Biography

Cleo Desmond(1880-1958)

Actress
Soundtrack

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Cleo Desmond was born on 25 April 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Mokey (1942), Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) and La voie facile (1917). She died on 6 October 1958 in San Diego, California, USA.

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Known for

Donna Reed, Robert Blake, and Dan Dailey in Mokey (1942)

5.0

Aunt Deedy

1942

Mantan Moreland and Marguerite Whitten in Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)

Mr. Washington Goes to Town

6.2

Old Maid

1941

Clara Kimball Young in La voie facile (1917)

Annie

1917

Charlotte Chesbro

1923

Credits

Actress

Mokey
5.0
- Aunt Deedy
- 1942
The Vanishing Virginian
6.8
- Aunt Mandy Brown (uncredited)
- 1942
Mr. Washington Goes to Town
6.2
- Old Maid
- 1941
Am I Guilty?
6.1
- Mrs. Thompson
- 1940
Spirit of Youth
5.4
- Nora Thomas
- 1938
The Millionaire
- 1927
Deceit
- Charlotte Chesbro
- 1923
La voie facile
- Annie
- 1917

Soundtrack

Mokey
5.0
- performer: "In the Sweet By and By" (1868) (uncredited)
- 1942

Personal details

Born
- April 25, 1880
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- October 6, 1958
- San Diego, California, USA
Other works
Stage play: Run, Little Chillun - as Sister Mahalie Ockletree; written and composed by Hall Johnson and directed by Clarence Muse; at the Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles

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