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Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 07, 1863
Died Oct 15, 1948 (85)
Birthplace Rochester, New York, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The L ... ight Eternal in 1907. Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two began making movies with Cecil B. Demille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Mr. Neill died in 1931. The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929). Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.

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Filmography

Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads

1930

as Mrs. Carlyle

Man Trouble

Man Trouble

1930

as Aunt Maggie

Up the River

Up the River

1930

as Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)

Synthetic Sin

Synthetic Sin

1929

as Mrs. Fairfax

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1929

as Mrs. Brown

The Idle Rich

The Idle Rich

1929

as Mrs. Alice Thayer

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1928

as Mrs. Randall

Three Week Ends

Three Week Ends

1928

as Ma O'Brien

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1928

as Aunt Mollie

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928

as Young Karl's Nanny (uncredited)

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1927

as Mrs. Altewood

The Crystal Cup

The Crystal Cup

1927

as Mrs. Carteret

American Beauty

American Beauty

1927

as Madame O'Riley

Three Faces East

Three Faces East

1926

as Mrs. Bennett

The Runaway

The Runaway

1926

as Mrs. Murrell

The Boob

The Boob

1926

as The Old Lady (uncredited)

One Minute to Play

One Minute to Play

1926

as Mrs. Wade

Learning to Love

Learning to Love

1925

as Aunt Penelope

Lightnin'

Lightnin'

1925

as Mrs. Jones

In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love

1925

as Mother Melnotte

Lazybones

Lazybones

1925

as Mrs. Tuttle

The Pride of the Force

The Pride of the Force

1925

as Mother Moore

Havoc

Havoc

1925

as Mrs. Chappel

Daughters of Pleasure

Daughters of Pleasure

1924

as Mrs. Hadley

The Shadow of the East

The Shadow of the East

1924

as Aunt Caroline

Broken Barriers

Broken Barriers

1924

as Beulah Reynolds

The Girl I Loved

The Girl I Loved

1923

as Mother Middleton

Chastity

Chastity

1923

as Mrs. Harris

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1923

as Mrs. Martha McTavish

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Edythe Chapman

Beyond the Rocks

Beyond the Rocks

1922

as Lady Bracondale

Her Husband’s Trademark

Her Husband’s Trademark

1922

as Mother Berkeley

My American Wife

My American Wife

1922

as Donna Isabella LaTassa

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

as Adeline Bennett

North of the Rio Grande

North of the Rio Grande

1922

as Belle Hannon

Alias Ladyfingers

Alias Ladyfingers

1921

as Rachel Stetherill

Dangerous Curve Ahead

Dangerous Curve Ahead

1921

as Mrs. Mabee

Bunty Pulls the Strings

Bunty Pulls the Strings

1921

as Eelen Dunlap

Voices of the City

Voices of the City

1921

as Mrs. Rodman

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

1920

as Senora Urique

Pinto

Pinto

1920

as Mrs. Audry

The County Fair

The County Fair

1920

as Aunt Abigail Prue

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1920

as Aunt Polly

Secret Service

Secret Service

1919

as Mrs. Varney

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

1919

as Teddy's Mother

Experimental Marriage

Experimental Marriage

1919

as Mrs. Ercoll

Alias Mike Moran

Alias Mike Moran

1919

as Ma Young

The Winning Girl

The Winning Girl

1919

as Second Mrs. Milligan

Everywoman

Everywoman

1919

as Truth

The Spirit of '17

The Spirit of '17

1918

as Mrs. Glidden

Bound in Morocco

Bound in Morocco

1918

as Ysail's Mother

The Only Road

The Only Road

1918

as Clara Hawkins

The Whispering Chorus

The Whispering Chorus

1918

as John Tremble's mother

Say! Young Fellow

Say! Young Fellow

1918

as A Sweet Spinster

Rose o' Paradise

Rose o' Paradise

1918

as Peg Grandoken

Huck and Tom

Huck and Tom

1918

as Aunt Polly

Unexpected Places

Unexpected Places

1918

as Mrs. Penfield

Old Wives for New

Old Wives for New

1918

as Mrs. Berkeley (uncredited)

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1917

as Aunt Polly

A Mormon Maid

A Mormon Maid

1917

as Nancy Hogue

The Girl at Home

The Girl at Home

1917

as Mary Dexter

A Modern Musketeer

A Modern Musketeer

1917

as Mrs. Thacker

The Countess Charming

The Countess Charming

1917

as Mrs. Lovering

A Little Princess

A Little Princess

1917

as (uncredited)

The Little American

The Little American

1917

as Mrs. von Austreim

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1916

as Mrs. Brownlow

The Selfish Woman

The Selfish Woman

1916

as Mrs. Hale

The Pretty Sister of Jose

The Pretty Sister of Jose

1915

as The Mother

The Golden Chance

The Golden Chance

1915

as Mrs. Hillary

Richelieu

Richelieu

1914

as The Queen

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