![Jody Lawrance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/y6SDd7zZfgREIpNIyeZXCUX4s67.jpg)
Jody Lawrance
As the 1950s began, Jody Lawrance (born Nona Josephine Goddard) showed much promise as a contract player for Columbia. In 1951 alone, she was the female lead in four features including "Ten Tall Men," playing opposite Burt Lancaster. However, her reticence to appear in the Mickey Rooney musical, "All Ashore" (1953) because she didn't feel she had the singing ability required for the role and her reluctance to do publicity for the studio resulted in an early release from her contract. After her appearance as Pocahontas in the independent film, "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" (1953) was a critical and commercial flop, Lawrance was effectively out of the movie business. Now working as a waitress in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, she was the subject of a feature article on her plight as an actress. Soon afterward, she received a surprise visit at the restaurant by her former co-star Burt Lancaster, who promised to help restart her acting career. This led to a role in the film noir, "The Scarlet Hour" (1956) and a contract with Paramount. While her billing had dropped a few notches from her Columbia days, her career was clearly on the mend. However, when Paramount learned that she had eloped and was expecting her first child, they terminated her contract. Despite this latest setback in her career, Lawrance found work on the small screen and appeared on some of the most popular television series of the late 1950s, including "The Loretta Young Show," "The Rebel," and "Perry Mason." She succeeded during this period despite the failure of her first marriage and the subsequent custody battle. After her second marriage, she effectively retired from show business to raise a family with her new husband.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 12.441 |
Birthday | 1930-10-19 |
Place of Birth | Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
Also Known As | ジョディ・ローレンス, Nona Josephine Goddard, |
![The Scarlet Hour](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AtObLezqgP23nhePWHuwTDigVc.jpg)
1956
![The Scarlet Hour](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AtObLezqgP23nhePWHuwTDigVc.jpg)
The Scarlet Hour
5.028/18
An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
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The Scarlet Hour
![All Ashore](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e6l53QLbPn38YeRLM9twTJId5ZR.jpg)
1953
![All Ashore](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e6l53QLbPn38YeRLM9twTJId5ZR.jpg)
All Ashore
6/1
Three sailors finally get some shore leave, and go in search of fun and girls.
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![Captain John Smith and Pocahontas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m5sEww1bUfs0KtZS0iSlfagfb4R.jpg)
1953
![Captain John Smith and Pocahontas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m5sEww1bUfs0KtZS0iSlfagfb4R.jpg)
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
3/2
With the help of Pocahontas, Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish t...
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![The Son of Dr. Jekyll](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7FP9FwucgIzWpEgpmtEZy5KWcDh.jpg)
1951
![The Son of Dr. Jekyll](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7FP9FwucgIzWpEgpmtEZy5KWcDh.jpg)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
4/8
The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his f...
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![Ten Tall Men](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f6ZdVuBvdzR9fbK343uwPmocWtq.jpg)
1951
![Ten Tall Men](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f6ZdVuBvdzR9fbK343uwPmocWtq.jpg)
Ten Tall Men
6.2/14
Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's...
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![Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eQ9iHX286SNcs4cUgPTTKcKFvzC.jpg)
1962
![Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eQ9iHX286SNcs4cUgPTTKcKFvzC.jpg)
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3.8/4
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![Mask of the Avenger](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sZxkF55EuO8b1Sl6Q9LeV5EO6P1.jpg)
1951
![Mask of the Avenger](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sZxkF55EuO8b1Sl6Q9LeV5EO6P1.jpg)
Mask of the Avenger
5.2/5
Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.
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![The Brigand](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A3oAPhwyAmXcgdEkN0LB5h9AiBq.jpg)
1952
![The Brigand](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A3oAPhwyAmXcgdEkN0LB5h9AiBq.jpg)
The Brigand
5.5/6
Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by...
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![The Purple Gang](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4ZxE7M5UXbx5ptTkyVrmFsOfzDj.jpg)
1959
![The Purple Gang](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4ZxE7M5UXbx5ptTkyVrmFsOfzDj.jpg)
The Purple Gang
6.3/3
The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.
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![The Leather Saint](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1956
![The Leather Saint](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
The Leather Saint
0/0
Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines offers...
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![Hot Spell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mJwdq74GWTaEXTOS4CXRI2ARHx7.jpg)
1958
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Hot Spell
6/6
Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve...
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![The Family Secret](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e1O74nMmeMzFrWuQpDJNiJ7H3u3.jpg)
1951
![The Family Secret](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e1O74nMmeMzFrWuQpDJNiJ7H3u3.jpg)
The Family Secret
5.7/11
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.
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