Laverne Andrews
Birthday
1911/07/06
Day of death
1967/05/09 (55 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Mound, Minnesota, USA
Also know as
Laverne Sophie Andrews, The Andrews Sisters
Biography
Laverne Andrews and her sisters, Patty and Maxene, were one of the most successful women's singing groups, with 19 gold records and sales of nearly 100 million copies. The sisters began performing in the early 1930s when the Depression wiped out their father's business. In 1937, the sisters scored their first big hit with 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen.' In addition to 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy', their best-known songs included 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree' and 'Rum and Coca Cola'. The trio of...Read more
Acting
(1941) Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
(1990) Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as Archival
(1942) What's Cookin'?
as Laverne Andrews
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1942) Give Out, Sisters
as Laverne Andrews
(1944) Swingtime Johnny
as Laverne Andrews
(1945) Her Lucky Night
as Laverne Andrews
(1944) Moonlight and Cactus
as Laverne
(1942) Private Buckaroo
as Laverne Andrews
(1941) Buck Privates
as Laverne Andrews
(1944) Hollywood Canteen
as Self - The Andrews Sisters
(1941) In the Navy
as Laverne Andrews
(1940) Argentine Nights
as Laverne Andrews
(1941) Hold That Ghost
as Laverne Andrews
(1947) Road to Rio
as Laverne Andrews
(1943) Always a Bridesmaid
as Laverne Andrews
(1943) How's About It
as Laverne Andrews
(1981) Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
as Self (as The Andrews Sisters)
(1948) Little Toot
as Laverne Andrews (voice)
(1946) Make Mine Music
as Andrews Sisters (singing voice) (uncredited)
(1948) Melody Time
as Laverne Andrews
(1944) Follow the Boys
as Laverne Andrews (uncredited)
(1936) New Shoes
as Herself - The Andrews Sisters
(1955) Music Land
as Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1946) Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
as Voice
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(2006) Legends
as Self - The Andrews Sisters (archive footage)
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self