Ada Williams (actress)
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| File:Ada Williams, "Miss Florida," 1927.jpg Williams as "Miss Florida" 1927 | |
| Born | Ada Williams June 2, 1913 |
| Died | August 12, 1975 (aged 62) |
| Years active | 1929–1935 |
| Spouse(s) | William Thomas Ince (1929-1934) Ray Dodge (1935-1975) |
Ada Williams (June 2, 1913 – August 12, 1975) was an American film actress.
Biography
[edit | edit source]She was the daughter of Calvin Williams of Knoxville, Kentucky.[1]
In 1927, she won the Miss Florida beauty contest,[2] and became first runner-up in the Miss United States contest.[3]
Her film career began with a role was in Joy Street (1929) for the William Fox Film corporation. As she was 16 at the time, her contract needed to be validated by the California court system. She was chaperoned by her mother, A. G. Williams. In 1929, at the age of 18, she was married to William Thomas Ince, a son of a movie producer. She took the name Ada Ince, which appeared in her subsequent film credits.[4][5][6]
They were divorced in 1934.[7] The following year, she was married to Ray Dodge, a middle-distance runner who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[8] Their daughters were named Diana Ada and Darlene Rae Dodge.[1]
Filmography
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- Joy Street[6] (1929) as Beverly
- Common Clay[9] (1930) as Hugh's sister
- The Vanishing Shadow[10] (1934, Serial) as Gloria Grant
- The Fighting Rookie[10] (1934) as Molly Malone
- Frontier Days[10] (1934) as Beth Wilson
- Stolen Harmony[11] (1935) as Girl in Sextette (uncredited)
- Rainbow's End[10] (1935) as Gwen Gibson (final film role)
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External links
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- Ada Williams at IMDb
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