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Mabel Ballin
Actor

Mabel Ballin

31 Dec 1884Born
24 Jul 1958Died
73Age at death
17Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia

Mabel Ballin (January 1, 1887 – July 24, 1958) was an

American motion-picture actress of the silent film era.

Born Mabel Croft in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she

originally studied painting. Her landscapes were noticed at an exhibition and

led to an offer to appear in films. Ballin appeared in 28 films between 1917

and 1925. She achieved popularity during World War I.

She is best known for her role in Riders of the Purple Sage

(1925).

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Her other notable roles included The Glorious Adventure (1918), Jane

Eyre (1921), and Vanity Fair (1923), in which she played Becky Sharp.

She married artist-turned-director Hugo Ballin in 1917, and

they remained married until his death in 1956.

She died in 1958 in Santa Monica, California. She was

interred in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica with her husband.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1925Code of the WestFilm: Mary Stockwell
  2. 1925Beauty and the Bad ManFilm: Cassie
  3. 1925Riders of the Purple SageFilm: Jane Withersteen
  4. 1925Barriers Burned AwayFilm: Christine Randolph
  5. 1923Vanity FairFilm: Becky Sharp
  6. 1922Other Women's ClothesFilm: Jacqueline Lee
  7. 1921Jane EyreFilm: Jane Eyre
  8. 1920Pagan LoveFilm: Kathleen Levinsky
  9. 1920Under Crimson SkiesFilm: Helen Clayton
  10. 1919The Illustrious PrinceFilm: Penelope Morse
  11. 1919Lord and Lady AlgyFilm: Mrs. Tudway
  12. 1919The White HeatherFilm: Marion Hume
  13. 1919The Quickening FlameFilm: Hester Blaine
  14. 1918Laughing Bill HydeFilm: Alice Walker
  15. 1918The Danger GameFilm: May Wentworth
  16. 1917For ValourFilm: Alice Davis
  17. 1917The Spreading DawnFilm: Georgina Vanderpyl

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