Laura La Varnie

born: 02 March 1853 Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

died: 18 September 1939 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (cerebral hemorrhage, age 86)

Elderly American actress. A family researcher at Ancestry.com says she also used the name "Jessie LeSeur" without a source. In the 1880 Census she is with her husband Frank Varnie as "Jessie" Varnie. Her Death Certificate gives a birth year of 1854 with information given by a non-family member. Her married name La Varnie has several spelling variations in the sources.

Real name: Laura Anderson Height: 5'5"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1924 The Goofy Age The girl's mother 1926 Raggedy Rose Janice's mother 1927 Duck Soup Colonel Blood's maid 1927 The Honorable Mr. Buggs The mother Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PH-7CB (1880 C San Fran: married actors "Jessie" & Frank Lavarnie) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2K2-G7W (1910 C Boston: Frank & Laura S Lavarnie stage actors marr 30 yrs: her 2nd marr https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/232544696:2469 (1915 LA City Dir: Laura "La Varnie": photo player: h 1020 W Pico https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJ1-XG4 (1930 Census LA: "Lavarne": widow: 1st marr age 17: actor Motion Pictures https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1P-XDK5 (1939 Sep 18 LA: Death Cert: cerebral hemorrhage Robin Cook (identification in Duck Soup) Jim Jarvis (research and bio notes) This page was last updated on: 02 March 2023