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Noel Frances Sweeney
Noel Frances
Noel Francis
Acting
Biography
Noel Francis was born in Temple, Texas in 1906. By age 20 she was appearing in the Ziegfeld Follies, working opposite the comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey. Eventually Fox scouts noticed her and in 1929 she was signed to a Hollywood contract. Because of her Follies background, Fox intended to develop Noel as a musical and dance star. Unfortunately, musicals were on the wane at the time (they did rebound) and her contract was dropped. Luckily, she was picked up by Warner Brothers, and featured in a number of films that had her portraying the tough talking, sassy female connected to gangsters, …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Sudden Bill Dorn
as Lorna Kent
Left-Handed Law
as Betty Golden
Mutiny Ahead
as Mimi
Stone of Silver Creek
as Lola
The White Cockatoo
as Elise
Imitation of Life
as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Good Dame
as Puff Warner
Strictly Dynamite
as Lady Waiting in Georgie's Lobby (uncredited)
The Loudspeaker
as Dolly
What's Your Racket
as Mae Cosgrove