Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Known For

The Little Princess

Biography

Anita Louise (born January 9, 1915) was an American actress.

She made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of six, and within a year was appearing regularly in Hollywood films. By her late teens she was being cast in leading and supporting roles in major productions. As her stature in Hollywood grew, she was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star.

Among her film successes were Madame Du Barry, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Story of Louis Pasteur, Anthony Adverse, Marie Antoinette, The Sisters, and The Little Princess.

By the 1940s, Louise was reduced to minor roles and acted very infrequently until the advent of television in the 1950s provided her with further opportunities. In middle age she played one of her most widely seen roles as the gentle mother on My Friend Flicka.

Movies Featuring Anita Louise

The Greer Case

The Greer Case (1957)

as Mabel Seymour Greer
Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)

as Doris Hamilton / Doris Meredith
Shadowed

Shadowed (1946)

as Carol Johnson
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)

as Lady Catherine Maitland
Love Letters

Love Letters (1945)

as Helen Wentworth
The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman (1945)

as Amelie de Montrevel
Nine Girls

Nine Girls (1944)

as Paula Canfield
Wagons Westward

Wagons Westward (1940)

as Phyllis O'Conover
Reno

Reno (1939)

as Mrs. Joanne Ryder
Hero for a Day

Hero for a Day (1939)

as Sylvia Higgins
The Gorilla

The Gorilla (1939)

as Norma Denby
Going Places

Going Places (1938)

as Ellen Parker
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)

as Emmy Page (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sisters

The Sisters (1938)

as Helen Elliott Johnson
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

as Princesse de Lamballe
My Bill

My Bill (1938)

as Muriel Colbrook
Tovarich

Tovarich (1937)

as Helene Dupont
That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman (1937)

as Florence 'Flip' Carson Merrick
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter (1937)

as Margaret Ricks
Green Light

Green Light (1937)

as Phyllis Dexter
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True (1935)

as Herself (uncredited)
Lady Tubbs

Lady Tubbs (1935)

as Wynne Howard
The Firebird

The Firebird (1934)

as Mariette Pointer
Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry (1934)

as Marie Antoinette
Judge Priest

Judge Priest (1934)

as Ellie May Gillespie
Millie

Millie (1931)

as Constance 'Connie' Maitland
What a Man

What a Man (1930)

as Marion Kilbourne
The Florodora Girl

The Florodora Girl (1930)

as Younger Vibart Daughter
Wonder of Women

Wonder of Women (1929)

as Lottie, as a child
A Woman of Affairs

A Woman of Affairs (1928)

as Young Diana (uncredited)
4 Devils

4 Devils (1928)

as Louise as a girl
The Street of Forgotten Men

The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)

as Flower Girl (uncredited)