Vondell Darr Wilson (April 18, 1919 – September 10, 2012) was an American

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. She achieved success in the late 1920s as a

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and later played bit parts in her adult years. Her last role was in ''The Chocolate Soldier'' in 1941. Darr died on September 10, 2012.

Early years

Vondell Darr was born in

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to Ralph Darr and Homa Dupree Darr. She attended the Normandie Grammar School and the Ambassador School for Girls.

Personal life

Darr met her husband, Fred Wilson, in high school, and the pair lived in Encino, Rancho Mirage and Lake Arrowhead during their marriage. The couple had three children.Obituaries
''Los Angeles Times''. 14 September 2012. Accessed 21 April 2019.

Partial filmography

*'' The City That Never Sleeps'' (1924) - Baby Molly *'' One Glorious Night'' (1924) - Mary *''Border Vengeance'' (1925) - Bumps Jackson *'' The Pony Express'' (1925) - Baby *'' The Golden Cocoon'' (1925) *'' The Blind Goddess'' (1926) *''

Silence Silence is the absence of ambient hearing, audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low sound intensity, intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be exten ...

'' (1926) - Flower girl *'' On Trial'' (1928) - Doris Strickland *''

The Dummy "The Dummy" is the 98th episode of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'' starring Cliff Robertson as a ventriloquist. It is not to be confused with a similar episode " Caesar and Me", in which Jackie Cooper plays a ve ...

'' (1929) - Peggy Meredith *''

That Certain Age ''That Certain Age'' is a 1938 American musical film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas. Based on a story by Aleen Leslie (Wetstein) that was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert, the film is about a dashing reporter w ...

'' (1938) - Friend *'' Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever'' (1939) - Prompter (uncredited) *'' Scouts to the Rescue'' (1939) - Mary Scanlon *'' Strike Up the Band'' (1940) - Indian Love Lyrics Student (uncredited) *''

Little Nellie Kelly ''Little Nellie Kelly'' is a 1940 American musical-comedy film based on the stage musical of the same title by George M. Cohan which was a hit on Broadway in 1922 and 1923. The film was written by Jack McGowan and directed by Norman Taurog. ...

'' (1940) - Girl Dancing with Boy at Dance (uncredited) *'' More Trifles of Importance'' (1941) (short) - Patient *''

Men of Boys Town ''Men of Boys Town'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film ''Boys Town (film), Boys Town''. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nu ...

'' (1941) - Agnes, Whitey's Marysport Dance Partner (uncredited) *''

The Chocolate Soldier ''The Chocolate Soldier'' (German: ''Der tapfere Soldat'' he courageous soldieror ''Der Praliné-Soldat'') is an operetta composed in 1908 by Oscar Straus based on George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play, '' Arms and the Man''. The German language li ...

'' (1941) - Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

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* American silent film actresses American child actresses 1919 births 2012 deaths 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub