Frances Robinson

Frances Robinson (born Marion Frances Ladd; April 26, 1916 – August 16, 1971) was an American actress.

Early life Robinson was born Marion Frances Ladd

At age 5, Robinson portrayed Little Henrietta in the silent film Orphans of the Storm (1921). Before acting in films as an adult, she was a model for the agency operated by John Robert Powers. and Marcia in the 1941 version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. On television, she portrayed Louise Stewart in 1957 as a member of the regular cast of the CBS situation comedy Mr. Adams and Eve during its first season.

Personal life Robinson was married to Sonny Chalif, a nephew of actress Mary Pickford; and they had a son, Louis.

She died on August 16, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 55 of an apparent heart attack.

Partial filmography

Tim Tyler's Luck (1937, Serial) Forbidden Valley (1938) His Exciting Night (1938) Personal Secretary (1938) The Last Warning (1938) Desperate Trails (1939) So You Won't Talk (1940) The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) Glamour for Sale (1940) Outlaws of the Panhandle (1941) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1941) as Marcia Bedtime Story (1964)