Juanita Quigley

Juanita Quigley

Known for

Acting

Born

June 24, 1931

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

October 29, 2017 (aged 86)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Juanita Quigley (24 June 1931 – 29 October 2017) was an American child actress in motion pictures of the 1930s and 1940s. She had a sister, Rita Quigley, who was also a child actress.

Juanita Quigley was billed as "Baby Jane" in several early roles. Her screen debut was as Claudette Colbert's three-year-old daughter in Imitation of Life (1934). She went on to play featured parts in several films, including The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) and was Jean Harlow's niece in Riffraff (1936). Quigley became a familiar face to moviegoers of the era, but major roles for children so young were few and she often played bits as well as featured roles. She was...

Best known work

National Velvet
National Velvet
1945
The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll
1936
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
1934
Mystery Street
Mystery Street
1950
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
1940
You and Me
You and Me
1938
Born to Dance
Born to Dance
1936
The Lady and the Monster
The Lady and the Monster
1944
Riffraff
Riffraff
1936
Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time
1938

Filmography

  1. 1950

    Mystery Street

    as Harkley's Daughter (uncredited)

  2. 1945

    National Velvet

    as Malvolia 'Mally' Brown

  3. 1944

  4. 1943

    Whispering Footsteps

    as Rose Murphy

  5. 1943

    Happy Land

    as Sally Pierce (uncredited)

  6. 1943

  7. 1942

    A Yank at Eton

    as Jane 'The Runt' Dennis

  8. 1942

  9. 1942

    The Vanishing Virginian

    as Caroline Yancey

  10. 1941

    Gangs Inc.

    as Rita as a Child (uncredited)

  11. 1941

  12. 1940

    Cinderella's Feller

    as Cinderella

  13. 1940

  14. 1940

  15. 1940

  16. 1939

  17. 1939

    The Family Next Door

    as Susan Pierce

  18. 1938

    That Certain Age

    as Butch Warren ("The Pest" in credits)

  19. 1938

    Men with Wings

    as Patricia Falconer at Age 6

  20. 1938

  21. 1938

  22. 1938

    The Devil's Party

    as Young Helen

  23. 1938

    You and Me

    as Nasty Little Girl (uncredited)

  24. 1938

    Hawaii Calls

    as Doris Milburn

  25. 1936

    Born to Dance

    as Sally Saks

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