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Thelma Todd Biography
Birth Name:Thelma Alice Todd
Birth Place:Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Made her screen acting debut in the film "Fascinating Youth" in 1926
- In her youth she wanted to become a school teacher, but began entering beauty pageants in her late teens and won the Miss Massachusetts title in 1925
- Opened a successful café called Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Café in Pacific Palisades in 1934
- Best known for her role as Connie Bailey in "Horse Feathers" and as Lucille in "Monkey Business․"
- Appeared in a series of comedies with ZaSu Pitts, which was producer Hal Roach's attempt at a female version of Laurel and Hardy