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Laura La Plante (born Laura La Plant on November 1, 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri; died October 14, 1996 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success in silent movies.

Career

La Plante made her acting debut at the age of 15, and in 1923 was named as one of the years WAMPAS Baby Stars. During the 1920s she appeared in more than sixty films, and achieved her greatest success in the 1929 film Show Boat.

The advent of 'talkies' effectively shortened her career. She appeared in only a handful of talking pictures, and retired in 1957. Although she had been on a 'short list' to take over for Myrna Loy in the Thin Man series when Loy was considering leaving, but Loy stayed as Nora Charles, and LaPlante's career never rebounded.

Her younger sister was actress Violet La Plante, who never achieved her sister Laura's level of fame.

She died in Woodland Hills, California from Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 91.

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