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Biography
Lora Lee Michel was born on September 13, 1940 in Schulenburg, Texas, USA. She was a child actress, once deemed the next Shirley Temple due to her charms and talent. She appeared in movies such as Good Sam (1948), The snake pit (1949), and Tokyo Joe (1949). She retired from screen acting in the 1950s, following a custody battle between her foster parents and biological mother. She died in 1979 in Texas.
Filmography6 titles

The Snake Pit
1948as Six-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)
1948as Six-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)

Mr. Soft Touch
1949as Sonya (Uncredited)
1949as Sonya (Uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young
1949as Jill (as a child)
1949as Jill (as a child)

Tokyo Joe
1949as Anya
1949as Anya

It's a Small World
1950as Janie at Age 8
1950as Janie at Age 8

State Department: File 649
1949as Jessica
1949as Jessica