Amelita Ward | |
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Born | July 17, 1923 |
Died | April 26, 1987(1987-04-26) (aged 63) |
Resting place | Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)[1] |
Other names | Lita Ward |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1943–1949 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Amelita Ward (July 17, 1923 – April 26, 1987) was an American film actress. She played supporting roles in over 20 films between 1943 and 1949, generally in B Pictures such as Gangway for Tomorrow[2] and The Falcon in Danger (1943). She was sometimes credited as Lita Ward.
Ward's father was Claude "Bud" Ward, a production manager for NBC.[3]
Two producers discovered Ward while they were in Harlingen, Texas, filming scenes on location. That led to her first film role, in Aerial Gunner (1943).[4]
Ward married Leo Gorcey on February 10, 1949, in Ensenada, Mexico. They had two children and later divorced in February 1956.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1943 | Aerial Gunner | Peggy Lunt | |
1943 | Clancy Street Boys | Judy Monahan | |
1943 | The Sky's the Limit | Southern Girl | Uncredited |
1943 | The Falcon in Danger | Bonnie Caldwell | |
1943 | Let's Face It | Chorus Girl | Uncredited |
1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow | Mary Jones, Miss America | |
1943 | The Falcon and the Co-eds | Jane Harris | |
1944 | Seven Days Ashore | Lucy Banning | |
1944 | Gildersleeve's Ghost | Marie - Wells' Maid | |
1945 | Rough, Tough and Ready | Kitty Duval | |
1945 | The Jungle Captive | Ann Forrester | |
1945 | Swingin' on a Rainbow | Barbara Marsden | |
1945 | Come Out Fighting | Rita Joyce | |
1945 | Who's Guilty? | Ruth Allen | |
1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Counter Girl | Uncredited |
1947 | When a Girl's Beautiful | Bunty McGregor - Model | |
1948 | Smugglers' Cove | Teresa Mahoney | |
1949 | Rim of the Canyon | Lily | Uncredited |
1949 | Slattery's Hurricane | Marie | Uncredited, (final film role) |