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People active in the silent era and people who keep the silent era alive.
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Other Actresses
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Updated 5 November 2003
This brief biographical listing of silent era actresses is hardly complete. The information was originally assembled to keep track of actresses and their sometimes multiple identities. There are many omissions of both actresses and their biographical facts. This information is slowly being added to. We ask your patience, and also your help with information.
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Mathaleen Aamold
(same as Kathleen Aamold, Kathleen Asmold)
Actress.
Worked for Famous Players in 1914; Reliance in 1915.
Linda Abbey
Actress.
Worked for Morosco in 1917.
May Abbey
(same as May Abby)
Actress.
Worked for Edison from 1912 through 1914; Sparkle in 1917.
Genevieve Abbot
Actress.
Worked for Victor in 1916.
Aimee Abbott
Actress.
Worked for Fox in 1918.
Blanche Abbott
Actress.
Worked for Sunset Pictures in 1919.
Gypsy Abbott
Actress?
Worked for Alco in 1914; Balboa in 1915; Centaur, Vogue and Knickerbocker Star in 1916; Vogue and Marine Film in 1917.
Jean Acker
(1893-1978)
Actress.
Born 23 October 1893 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA, as Harriet Acker.
Died 16 August 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Married to actor Rudolph Valentino 6 November 1919; divorced 4 March 1923.
Began performing career in vaudeville. Worked for Famous Players and Famous Players-Lasky circa 1915 through circa 1921. Before her brief marriage to Valentino, Acker had affairs with Alla Nazimova and actress Grace Darmond.
References: Website-IMDb.
Claire Adams
(1900?-1978)
Canadian actress.
Born circa 1900 in Winnipeg, Canada.
Died 25 September 1978.
Worked for Hampton, Eminent Authors, Universal, Fox, Ralph Ince and MGM circa 1920 through circa 1925.
Corah Adams
(same as Cora Adams [director]?)
Actress.
Worked for Photo Drama in 1915.
Dora Mills Adams
Actress.
Worked for Pioneer in 1920.
Evangelina Adams
Actress.
Worked in the first Cuban feature film in 1913.
Kathryn Adams
(1894-1959)
Actress.
Died 17 February 1959.
Worked for Edison, Astra, Universal and Vitagraph circa 1917 through circa 1922.
Mildred Adams
Actress.
Worked for Keystone in 1916.
Stella Adams
Actress.
Worked for Selig in 1909.
Renée Adorée
(1898-1933)
French actress.
Born 1 September 1898 (McCaffrey-Guide p. 18 says September 30, 1898 — 1896, 1901 or 1902) in Lille, France, as Jeanne Renée de la Fonté.
Died 5 October 1933 in Sunland, California, USA, of [?] tuberculosis?
Married to actor Tom Moore.
References: McCaffrey-Guide pp. 18-19.
Elsie Albert
Actress.
Phyllis Allen
American actress.
Began in vaudeville and musical comedy theater. Began film work in 1910 with Selig.
Sara Allgood
(1883-1950)
British actress.
Born 31 October 1883.
Died 13 September 1950.
May Allison
(1895-1989)
Actress.
Born 14 June 1895.
Died 27 March 1989.
Married film journalist James R. Quirk.
Augusta Anderson
Actress.
Worked for Famous Players-Lasky in 1918.
Mary Anderson
Actress.
Worked for Vitagraph, Famous Players-Lasky and Canyon Picture circa 1914 through circa 1920.
Mignon Anderson
Actress.
Married actor Morris Foster April 1915. Married actor George Marlo.
Worked for Thanhouser and Universal circa 1912 through circa 1917.
References: Website-AFI.
Nellie Anderson
Actress.
Worked for Vitagraph in 1916.
Phyliss Anderson
Actress.
Worked for MGM in 1927.
Mrs. R.S. Anderson
Actress.
Worked for Famous Players-Lasky in 1918.
Laura Anson
Actress.
Active in films in 1922.
Jean Arthur
(1900-1991)
American actress.
Born 17 October 1900 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA.
Died 19 June 1991 in Carmel, California, USA.
Julia Arthur
Actress.
Linda Arvidson
(1884-1949)
American actress.
Married to director D.W. Griffith.
Worked for Biograph from 1908 through circa 1911.
Sylvia Ashton
Actress.
Kathleen Asmold
(see Mathaleen Aamold)
Gertrude Astor
(1906-?)
Actress.
Josephine Atkinson
Actress.
Married to actor Paul Panzer in 1909.
Worked for Vitagraph in 1908.
Florence Auer
(1880-1962)
Actress.
Worked for Biograph.
Agnes Ayres
(1898-1940)
American actress.
Born 4 April 1898 in Carbondale, Illinois, USA, as Agnes Eyre Henkle.
Died 25 December 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Began film work in 1915 at Essanay.
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