Lora Lee Michel

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Biography

Lora Lee Michel was born on September 13, 1940 in Schulenburg, Texas, USA. She was a child actress, once deemed the next Shirley Temple due to her charms and talent. She appeared in movies such as Good Sam (1948), The snake pit (1949), and Tokyo Joe (1949). She retired from screen acting in the 1950s, following a custody battle between her foster parents and biological mother. She died in 1979 in Texas.

Timeline

1950Aged 10

  • Poster for Paid in Full

    Betsy

  • Poster for It's a Small World

    Janie at Age 8

  • Poster for Between Midnight and Dawn

    Kathy Blake

1949Aged 9

  • Poster for State Department: File 649

    Jessica

  • Poster for Mighty Joe Young

    Jill (as a child)

  • Poster for Mr. Soft Touch

    Sonya (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Tokyo Joe

    Anya

1948Aged 8

  • Poster for Lady at Midnight

    Tina Wiggins

  • Poster for The Snake Pit

    Six-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)

  • Poster for Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

    (Unknown)