King, Andrea (1919–2003)

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King, Andrea (1919–2003)

French-born actress. Name variations: Georgette McKee. Born Georgette André Barry, Feb 1, 1919, in Paris, France; died April 22, 2003, in Woodland Hills, CA; dau. of Belle Hart (dancer with Isadora Duncan); m. Nat Willis (lawyer), 1940 (died 1970); children: daughter.

Brought to US as an infant; made film debut as Hilda Bensinger in The Ramparts We Watch (1940), followed by The Very Thought of You, Hollywood Canteen, Hotel Berlin, God Is My Co-Pilot, The Beast with Five Fingers, Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, The Lemon Drop Kid, Darby's Rangers, Blackenstein and The Color of Evening, among others; on tv, appeared frequently on such shows as "Lux Theatre" and "Perry Mason."

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