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Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Actor · Born 1883-06-18 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood. Born in New York City, Alden began her career on the Broadway stage. She spent five years on Broadway before moving to Hollywood where she worked for the Biograph Company and Pathé Exchange in the first portion of her career. Her most popular role in movies came in Birth of a Nation directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915. Alden played the role of a mulatto girl in love with a northern politician. The following year she was in Griffith's Intolerance with Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, and Vera Lewis. After making Less Than The Dust with Mary Pickford in 1917, she took a temporary leave from motion pictures, acting for a while on the stage. Critics acclaimed Alden's portrayal of the mother, Mrs. Anthon, in The Old Nest (1921) and her characterization of an old lady in The Man With Two Mothers (1922). The latter feature was produced by Sam Goldwyn. Alden was prolific as a motion picture actress throughout the 1920s and into the early 1930s. A sampling of movies in which she had roles are The…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Birth of a Nation (1915) — Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
  2. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — Uplifter
  3. Hell's House (1932) — Lucy Mason
  4. The Bad Sister (1931) — Minor Role (uncredited)
  5. Home, Sweet Home (1914) — The Mother
  6. Brown of Harvard (1926) — Mrs. Brown
  7. The Good Bad-Man (1916) — Jane Stuart
  8. The Plastic Age (1925) — Mrs. Carver
  9. Strange Interlude (1932) — Mary, Leeds' Maid
  10. The Broken Butterfly (1919) — Zabie Elliot
  11. The Cossacks (1928) — Lukashka's mother
  12. Politics (1931) — Mary Evans
  13. One More Spring (1935)
  14. Miss Nobody (1920) — Jason's Wife
  15. The Joy Girl (1927) — Mrs. Courage
  16. Less Than the Dust (1916) — Mrs. Bradshaw
  17. Ghosts (1915) — Helen Alving
  18. Erstwhile Susan (1919) — Erstwhile Susan
  19. The Earth Woman (1926) — Martha Tilden (The Earth Woman)
  20. Fools for Luck (1928) — Mrs. Hunter
  21. The Quicksands (1914)
  22. The Beloved Brute (1924) — Augustina
  23. Pleasure Mad (1923) — Marjorie Benton
  24. Lord Chumley (1914) — Jessie - Butterworth's Sweetheart
  25. The Bond Boy (1923) — Mrs. Newboat
  26. Snowblind (1921) — Bella
  27. Ladies of the Mob (1928) — Soft Annie
  28. Twin Flappers (1927)
  29. April Fool (1926) — Amelia Rosen
  30. The Old Nest (1921) — Mrs. Anthon
  31. The Hidden Woman (1922) — Mrs. Randolph
  32. Cigar Butts (1914)
  33. Honest Hutch (1920) — Mrs. Hutchins
  34. Silk Husbands and Calico Wives (1920) — Edith Beecher Kendall
  35. Siege (1925)
  36. The Sawdust Paradise (1928) — Mother
  37. Painted People (1924) — Mrs. Bryne
  38. Faint Perfume (1925) — Ma Crumb
  39. Girl Overboard (1929)
  40. The Potters (1927) — Ma Potter