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Thelma Todd (1906–1935)

Thelma Todd was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, an industrial city near the New Hampshire state line. She was a lovely child with good academic tendencies, so much so that she decided early on to become a schoolteacher. After high school she went on to college but at her mother's insistence entered several beauty contests (apparently her mother ... See full bio »
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Known For

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers Connie Bailey
(1932)
Monkey Business
Monkey Business Lucille
(1931)
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother Lady Pamela
(1933)
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl Gypsy Queen's Daughter
(1936)
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 1935 Top Flat (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1935 Hot Money (Short)
Miss Thelma Todd
 1935 Twin Triplets (Short)
 1935 Slightly Static (Short)
Thelma
 1935 Two for Tonight
Lilly
 1935 After the Dance
Mabel Kane
 1935 The Tin Man (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1935 Sing Sister Sing (Short)
Thelma
 1935 Treasure Blues (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1934 Bum Voyage (Short)
Thelma
 1934 Done in Oil (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1934 Opened by Mistake (Short)
Thelma
 1934 Take the Stand
Miss Sally Oxford
 1934 One-Horse Farmers (Short)
Thelma
 1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers
Lady Genevieve
 1934 I'll Be Suing You (Short)
Miss Todd
 1934 Maid in Hollywood (Short)
Thelma
 1934 Bottoms Up
Judith Marlowe
 1934 The Poor Rich
Gwendolyn Fetherstone
 1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Miss Frisby
 1934 Palooka
Trixie
 1933 Air Fright (Short)
Thelma
 1933 Son of a Sailor
The Baroness
 1933 Sitting Pretty
Gloria Duval
 1933 Backs to Nature (Short)
Thelma
 1933 Beauty and the Bus (Short)
Thelma
 1933 You Made Me Love You
Pamela Berne
 1933 Mary Stevens, M.D.
Lois
 1933 One Track Minds (Short)
 1933 The Devil's Brother
Lady Pamela
 1933 Cheating Blondes
Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners
 1933 Maids a la Mode (Short)
Miss Todd
 1933 Asleep in the Feet (Short)
Thelma
 1933 Air Hostess
Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton
 1932 Call Her Savage
Sunny De Lane
 1932 Deception
Lola Del Mont
 1932 The Soilers (Short)
Thelma
 1932 Alum and Eve (Short)
Thelma
 1932 Klondike
Klondike
 1932 Show Business (Short)
Thelma
 1932 Speak Easily
Eleanor Espere
 1932 The Old Bull (Short)
Thelma
 1932 This Is the Night
Claire Mathewson
 1932 Red Noses (Short)
Miss Todd
 1932 The Big Timer
Kay Mitchell
 1932 Sealskins (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1931 On the Loose (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1931 Corsair
Alison Corning (as Alison Loyd)
 1931 War Mamas (Short)
Thelma
 1931 The Pajama Party (Short)
Thelma
 1931 Monkey Business
Lucille
 1931 Catch-As Catch-Can (Short)
Thelma
 1931 Broadminded
Gertie Gardner
 1931 Let's Do Things (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1931 Aloha
Winifred Bradford
 1931 Rough Seas (Short)
Antoinette
 1931 Love Fever (Short)
Thelma Todd
 1931 The Hot Heiress
Lola
 1931 Swanee River
Caroline
 1931 Chickens Come Home- (Short)
Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
 1931 Command Performance
Lydia
 1931 No Limit
Betty Royce
 1930 High C's (Short)
Antoinette
 1930 Another Fine Mess (Short)
Lady Plumtree (uncredited)
 1930 Looser Than Loose (Short)
Thelma, Charley's Fiancee (uncredited)
 1930 Dollar Dizzy (Short)
Thelma Todd (uncredited)
 1930 Follow Thru
Ruth Van Horn
 1930 Her Man
Nelly
 1930 The King (Short)
The Queen
 1930 ¡Pobre infeliz! (Short)
 1930 The Shrimp (Short)
Jim's Girlfriend
 1930 All Teed Up (Short)
Thelma
 1930 Whispering Whoopee (Short)
Miss Todd
 1930 The Fighting Parson (Short)
The Blonde Dance Hall Girl
 1930 The Real McCoy (Short)
Thelma
 1930 The Head Guy (Short)
The Star
 1929 Stepping Out (Short)
 1929 Sky Boy (Short)
 1929 Crazy Feet (Short)
Dancer
 1929 Her Private Life
Mrs. Leslie
 1929 Look Out Below (Short)
Thelma
 1929 Hotter Than Hot (Short)
 1929 Snappy Sneezer (Short)
Mary White
 1929 Careers
Hortense
 1929 The Bachelor Girl
Gladys
 1929/I Hurdy Gurdy (Short)
Blondie
 1929 Unaccustomed As We Are (Short)
Mrs. Kennedy
 1929 Trial Marriage
Grace Logan
 1928 Naughty Baby
Bonnie Le Vonne
 1928 The Haunted House
The Nurse
 1928 The Crash
Daisy McQueen
 1928 Heart to Heart
Ruby Boyd
 1928 Vamping Venus
Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus
 1928 The Noose
Phyllis
 1927 The Gay Defender
Ruth Ainsworth
 1927 The Shield of Honor
Rose aka Flora Fisher
 1927 Fireman, Save My Child (uncredited)
 1927 Nevada
Hettie Ide
 1927 Rubber Heels
Princess Aline
 1926 God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
 1926 Fascinating Youth
Lorraine Lane
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Personal Details

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1 Biographical Movie | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 27 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alison Loyd

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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She was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. See more »

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Nickname:

The Ice Cream Blonde See more »

Star Sign:

Leo

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