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Veronica Lake

Born 1922-11-14

Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Her success did not last; she had a string of broken marriages and long struggles with mental illness and alcoholism until she died of hepatitis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Veronica Lake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Sullivan's Travels 1941 · 7.9 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982 · 6.8 I Married a Witch 1942 · 7.1 The Blue Dahlia 1946 · 7.1 The Glass Key 1942 · 7.0 So Proudly We Hail! 1943 · 7.4 Ramrod 1947 · 6.7 Saigon 1947 · 6.2 The Hour Before the Dawn 1944 · 5.6 Hold That Blonde! 1945 · 6.1