9 Best Veronica Lake Movies, Ranked
We rank the best movies from actress Veronica Lake, including The Glass Key, This Gun For Hire, and Sullivan's Travels.
Veronica Lake was one of the hottest stars of the 1940s, known for her femme fatale roles in classic noirs films such asThis Gun for Hire and The Blue Dahlia and her signature peek-a-boo hairstyle and glamorous presence, which made her a cinematic icon. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lake and her family moved around a bit before settling in Beverly Hills, California in 1938, where she signed a brief contract with MGM Studios and studied at the Bliss-Hayden School of Acting. After appearing in various stage productions and extra roles in films, Lake earned her first major feature film role in the 1941 military drama, I Wanted Wings, which made her an overnight sensation.
