Laurette Elizabeth Rutherford (1914-68) was the older sister of actor Ann Rutherford, who played one of the O’Hara sisters in Gone with the Wind (1939). Her parents were an opera singer and Lucille Mansfield, a silent film actor.
Arlen began her acting career with an appearance in MGM’s Madam Satan. She was in four more films, credited in the last two. Though chosen as a WAMPAS Baby Star, she had to watch her younger sister gain greater success. Arlen changed her name to Judith Rutherford and pursued a career in radio and as a recording artist. She also performed as a leading lady in local theatre.
