Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 29

Also known as Alison Loyd, Тельма Тодд, Thelma Alice Todd, Hot Toddy, The Ice Cream BlondeGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/07/1906Born inLawrence, Massachusetts, USADied16/12/1935Died inPacific PalisadesCausecarbon monoxide poisoningWikidataQ271146 ↗Buried atBellevue CemeteryTMDb#97980 ↗

Thelma Alice Todd was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts, and in films such as the Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily.

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Filmography37 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1990	Death In HollywoodMovie	—	84
1988	Hollywood Scandals and TragediesMovie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	82
1942	Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie	Self (archive footage)	36
1936	The Bohemian GirlMovie	Gypsy Queen's Daughter	30
1935	Two for TonightMovie	Lilly	29
1935	Slightly StaticMovie	Thelma	29
1934	Take the StandMovie	Miss Sally Oxford	28
1934	Bottoms UpMovie	Judith Marlowe	28
1934	PalookaMovie	Trixie	28
1934	Bum VoyageMovie	Thelma	28
1934	Babes in the GoodsMovie	Thelma Todd	28
1934	Maid in HollywoodMovie	Thelma	28
1933	Cheating BlondesMovie	Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners	27
1933	You Made Me Love YouMovie	Pamela Berne	27
1933	Mary Stevens, M.D.Movie	Lois Cavanaugh	27
1933	Counsellor at LawMovie	Lillian La Rue	27
1933	Backs to NatureMovie	Thelma	27
1932	Horse FeathersMovie	Connie Bailey	26
1932	Show BusinessMovie	Thelma	26
1932	This Is the NightMovie	Claire Mathewson	26
1932	The Nickel NurserMovie	Thelma Todd	26
1932	Red NosesMovie	Miss Todd	26
1931	Monkey BusinessMovie	Lucille Briggs	25
1931	The Pip from PittsburgMovie	Thelma	25
1931	The Maltese FalconMovie	Iva Archer	25
1931	Catch-As Catch-CanMovie	Thelma	25
1931	The Pajama PartyMovie	Thelma	25
1930	Dollar DizzyMovie	Thelma Todd	24
1930	Follow ThruMovie	Ruth Van Horn	24
1929	House of HorrorMovie	Thelma	23
1929	Unaccustomed as We AreMovie	Mrs. Kennedy	23
1928	Naughty BabyMovie	Bonnie Le Vonne	22
1928	Vamping VenusMovie	Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus	22
1928	The NooseMovie	Phyllis	22
1927	NevadaMovie	Hettie Ide	21
1927	The Shield of HonorMovie	Rose aka Flora Fisher	21
1926	God Gave Me Twenty CentsMovie	Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)	20