Priscilla Lawson: Priscilla Lawson. Actress: Flash Gordon. Born Priscilla Jones Shortridge on March 8, 1914 in Indianapolis, the daughter of a locomotive mechanic. The voluptuous, dark-haired Priscilla Lawson was a professional model in her early twenties. When she was crowned "Miss Miami Beach" in 1935 and found work as an Earl Carroll chorus girl in an area casino. A rather exotic, severe-looking beauty, her pageant title caught the eye and attention of Universal...
Known For: Flash Gordon (Princess Aura), Heroes of the Hills (Madeline Reynolds), Rose Bowl (Florence Taylor), Double Wedding (Felice)