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Pages in category "American silent film actresses" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,151 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Theda Bara (/ ˈ θ iː d ə ˈ b ær ə / THEE-də BARR-ə; [1] born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols.
[10] [11] “There is no single number for existing American silent-era feature films, as the surviving copies vary in format and completeness.” [10] There are silent films that would only some portions of it that have survived such as its title, but would be missing one or two reels of film. Only 2,749 (25%) of American silent feature films ...
Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was an American silent film actress from Arcade, New York, United States. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s. She first performed on stage at the age of three and on screen when she was seven years old. Hulette was also a talented artist.
Gloria Josephine Mae Swanson [1] (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 turn in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award.
Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 [1] [2] – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter.
Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 [1] [note 1] – March 1, 1979) [2] [3] was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies.She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen" by her first husband, the actor John Barrymore.
Agnes Ayres (born Agnes Henkel; April 4, 1892 [1] – December 25, 1940) was an American actress who rose to fame during the period of silent films. [2] She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in The Sheik opposite Rudolph Valentino .