Jody Lawrance

Jody Lawrance

As the 1950s began, Jody Lawrance (born Nona Josephine Goddard) showed much promise as a contract player for Columbia. In 1951 alone, she was the female lead in four features including "Ten Tall Men," playing opposite Burt Lancaster. However, her reticence to appear in the Mickey Rooney musical, "All Ashore" (1953) because she didn't feel she had the singing ability required for the role and her reluctance to do publicity for the studio resulted in an early release from her contract. After her appearance as Pocahontas in the independent film, "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" (1953) was a critical and commercial flop, Lawrance was effectively out of the movie business. Now working as a waitress in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, she was the subject of a feature article on her plight as an actress. Soon afterward, she received a surprise visit at the restaurant by her former co-star Burt Lancaster, who promised to help restart her acting career. This led to a role in the film noir, "The Scarlet Hour" (1956) and a contract with Paramount. While her billing had dropped a few notches from her Columbia days, her career was clearly on the mend. However, when Paramount learned that she had eloped and was expecting her first child, they terminated her contract. Despite this latest setback in her career, Lawrance found work on the small screen and appeared on some of the most popular television series of the late 1950s, including "The Loretta Young Show," "The Rebel," and "Perry Mason." She succeeded during this period despite the failure of her first marriage and the subsequent custody battle. After her second marriage, she effectively retired from show business to raise a family with her new husband.

  • Title: Jody Lawrance
  • Popularity: 1.708
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1930-10-19
  • Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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  • Also Known As: ジョディ・ローレンス, Nona Josephine Goddard
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Jody Lawrance Movies

  • 1956
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    The Scarlet Hour

    The Scarlet Hour

    5 1956 HD

    An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.

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  • 1958
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    Hot Spell

    Hot Spell

    6 1958 HD

    Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve...

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  • 1953
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    All Ashore

    All Ashore

    6 1953 HD

    Three sailors finally get some shore leave, and go in search of fun and girls.

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  • 1953
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    Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

    Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

    3 1953 HD

    With the help of Pocahontas, Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish...

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  • 1951
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    The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    4 1951 HD

    The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his...

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  • 1951
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    Ten Tall Men

    Ten Tall Men

    6.2 1951 HD

    Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the...

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  • 1962
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    Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

    Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

    3.8 1962 HD

    Five passengers in a stagecoach are abandoned by their driver in the desert. Trying to survive, they struggle with illness, thirst, hunger, and the...

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  • 1956
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    The Leather Saint

    The Leather Saint

    1 1956 HD

    Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines...

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  • 1951
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    Mask of the Avenger

    Mask of the Avenger

    5.2 1951 HD

    Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.

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  • 1952
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    The Brigand

    The Brigand

    5.5 1952 HD

    Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by...

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  • 1951
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    The Family Secret

    The Family Secret

    5.7 1951 HD

    When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

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  • 1959
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    The Purple Gang

    The Purple Gang

    6.3 1959 HD

    The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.

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  • 1959
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    The Rebel

    The Rebel

    5.3 1959 HD

    The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on the ABC network from 1959 to 1961. The Rebel was one...

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  • 1959
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    The Rebel

    The Rebel

    5.3 1959 HD

    The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on the ABC network from 1959 to 1961. The Rebel was one...

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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1957
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    M Squad

    M Squad

    5.2 1957 HD

    Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's task is to root out organised crime and corruption...

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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

    The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

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