Effie Laird(1888-1986)

Actress

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Effie Laird was born on 30 July 1888 in Chatfield, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Strangler of the Swamp (1945), Beneath Western Skies (1944) and The Stu Erwin Show (1950). She was married to Emory Parnell. She died on 4 September 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Rosemary La Planche and Charles Middleton in Strangler of the Swamp (1945)

Strangler of the Swamp

6.0

Martina Sanders(as Effie Parnell)

1945

Smiley Burnette and Robert Livingston in Beneath Western Skies (1944)

Beneath Western Skies

5.6

Carrie Stokes

1944

Stuart Erwin in The Stu Erwin Show (1950)

The Stu Erwin Show

6.8

TV Series

Adele Johnson
Effie Parsons
Mrs. Parsons

Au fil de l'eau (1950)

Au fil de l'eau

7.0

Mrs. Gaunt

1950

Credits

Actress

Badge 714
7.5
TV Series
- 1959
Official Detective
7.9
TV Series
- Rita (uncredited)
- 1957
Circus Boy
7.3
TV Series
- Mrs. Buford
- 1957
Sky King
7.7
TV Series
- Mrs. Mason
- Granny
- 1956
Highway Patrol
7.7
TV Series
- Landlady
- 1955
Colorado Saloon
6.3
- Mrs. Dover (uncredited)
- 1955
The Stu Erwin Show
6.8
TV Series
- Adele Johnson
- Effie Parsons
- Mrs. Parsons
- 1951–1955
À l'est d'Eden
7.8
- Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
- 1955
Fireside Theatre
7.3
TV Series
- Housekeeper
- 1953–1954
General Electric Theater
6.7
TV Series
- 1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
7.7
TV Series
- Mrs. Cosgrove
- 1954
The Gene Autry Show
7.1
TV Series
- Amelia Trigg
- 1953
Sweethearts on Parade
6.7
- Townswoman (uncredited)
- 1953
Superman
7.7
TV Series
- Aunt Louisa Horne (uncredited)
- 1952
La Piste des démons
6.2
- Emma, Old Maid
- 1952

Personal details

Alternative names
- Effie L. Parnell
Born
- July 30, 1888
- Chatfield, Minnesota, USA
Died
- September 4, 1986
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Emory ParnellAugust 27, 1913 - June 22, 1979 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

Trivia
She also worked under the name "Effie Laird" and was known as well for her oil and watercolor paintings. She was a member of the American Institute of Fine Arts and Women Painters of the West.

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