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Juanita Quigley

Juanita Quigley

Actor

Born June 24, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died October 29, 2017

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Juanita Quigley (24 June 1931 – 29 October 2017) was an American child actress in motion pictures of the 1930s and 1940s. She had a sister, Rita Quigley, who was also a child actress.

Juanita Quigley was billed as "Baby Jane" in several early roles. Her screen debut was as Claudette Colbert's three-year-old daughter in Imitation of Life (1934). She went on to play featured parts in several films, including The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) and was Jean Harlow's niece in Riffraff (1936). Quigley became a familiar face to moviegoers of the era, but major roles for children so young were few and she often played bits as well as featured roles. She was one of the most popular child stars of her day, and was Universal Pictures' youngest star in 1934.

Quigley was briefly involved in the Our Gang film series. In 1940, she was the guest-starring lead in The New Pupil when cast as Sally, who briefly takes Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer away from Darla Hood. Two years later, she reprised the character in Going to Press (1942), the only time in the MGM era where the female lead was played by someone other than Darla Hood (who had recently left the series) or Janet Burston.

Quigley acted alongside her older sister, Rita Quigley, in Whispering Footsteps (1943). Her last major role was in National Velvet (1944), in which she played Elizabeth Taylor's sister.

Quigley made only a handful of small appearances after National Velvet, her last being in 1950. At the age of 20, in August 1951, she became a religious sister in the order of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, teaching at Precious Blood Catholic School. After several years in her convent, she left the vocation and married.

Inaccurate documentation exists that Juanita made an uncredited appearance as an extra in the locally filmed Porky's II: The Next Day. At the time of this filming, Juanita lived in Pennsylvania pursuing her post-convent career full-time. Juanita was retired and was an intensely private person with regard to her past. Most who knew her as a friend were unaware of her previous life as an actress. As of 2016, Juanita lived a peaceful retired life with her son and daughter-in-law in Massachusetts.

Juanita Quigley died in Sudbury, MA, on 29 October 2017, aged 86.

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Porky's II: The Next Day Poster

Porky's II: The Next Day Feature Film1983Woman at Rally

Mystery Street Poster

Mystery Street Feature Film1950Daughter

Luxury Liner Poster

Luxury Liner Feature Film1948Jean

National Velvet Poster

National Velvet Feature Film1944Malvolia Brown

The Lady and the Monster Poster

The Lady and the Monster Feature Film1944Mary Lou

Assignment in Brittany Poster

Assignment in Brittany Feature Film1943Jeannine

Happy Land Poster

Happy Land Feature Film1943Sally Pierce

Whispering Footsteps Poster

Whispering Footsteps Feature Film1943Rose Murphy

A Yank at Eton Poster

A Yank at Eton Feature Film1942Jane 'The Runt' Dennis

Going to Press Poster

Going to Press Short Film1942Sally

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 Poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 Documentary1942Self

The Vanishing Virginian Poster

The Vanishing Virginian Feature Film1942Caroline Yancey

Bachelor Daddy Poster

Bachelor Daddy Feature Film1941Girl with Pigtails at Movie

Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 Short Film1941Self

Paper Bullets Poster

Paper Bullets Feature Film1941Rita as a Child

Cinderella's Feller Poster

Cinderella's Feller Short Film1940Cinderella

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Poster

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Feature Film1940'Junior'

The Blue Bird Poster

The Blue Bird Feature Film1940Child

The New Pupil Poster

The New Pupil Short Film1940Sally

Code of the Streets Poster

Code of the Streets Feature Film1939Cynthia

The Family Next Door Poster

The Family Next Door Feature Film1939Susan Pierce

Having Wonderful Time Poster

Having Wonderful Time Feature Film1938Mabel

Hawaii Calls Poster

Hawaii Calls Feature Film1938Doris Milburn

Men with Wings Poster

Men with Wings Feature Film1938Patricia Falconer at Age 6

That Certain Age Poster

That Certain Age Feature Film1938The Pest

The Devil's Party Poster

The Devil's Party Feature Film1938Helen McCoy as a Child

Woman Against Woman Poster

Woman Against Woman Feature Film1938Ellen

You and Me Poster

You and Me Feature Film1938Nasty Little Girl

Absolute Quiet Poster

Absolute Quiet Feature Film1936Young Girl

Born to Dance Poster

Born to Dance Feature Film1936Sally Saks

Riffraff Poster

Riffraff Feature Film1936Rosie

The Devil-Doll Poster

The Devil-Doll Feature Film1936Marguerite Coulvet

Alias Mary Dow Poster

Alias Mary Dow Feature Film1935Mary Dow

Straight from the Heart Poster

Straight from the Heart Feature Film1935Maggie Haines

Have a Heart Poster

Have a Heart Feature Film1934Rosy - At the Dance School

Imitation of Life Poster

Imitation of Life Feature Film1934Baby Jessie Pullman

In Love with Life Poster

In Love with Life Feature Film1934Little Girl with serving tray

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Poster

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Feature Film1934Linette Verin

We're Rich Again Poster

We're Rich Again Feature Film1934Child with Nanny

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