
Mary Alden
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 Plastic Age (1925), The Joy Girl (1927), Ladies of the Mob (1928), and Port of Dreams (1929). The final films she received screen credit for are Hell's House, Rasputin and the Empress, and Strange Interlude, each from 1932. Alden died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1946. This had been her residence for the last four years of her life. She was 63 years of age.
Known For
Credits
- 2019 ·I Am Not a Racistas the housekeeper
- 1935 ·One More Springas
- 1932 ·Strange Interludeas Mary, Leeds' Maid
- 1932 ·Hell's Houseas Lucy Mason
- 1931 ·The Bad Sisteras Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1931 ·Politicsas Mary Evans
- 1929 ·Girl Overboardas
- 1928 ·Someone to Loveas Harriet Newton
- 1928 ·Ladies of the Mobas Soft Annie
- 1928 ·The Sawdust Paradiseas Mother
- 1928 ·The Cossacksas Lukashka's mother
- 1928 ·Fools for Luckas Mrs. Hunter
- 1927 ·Twin Flappersas
- 1927 ·The Joy Girlas Mrs. Courage
- 1927 ·The Pottersas Ma Potter
- 1926 ·April Foolas Amelia Rosen
- 1926 ·Lovey Maryas Mrs. Wiggs
- 1926 ·Brown of Harvardas Mrs. Brown
- 1926 ·The Earth Womanas Martha Tilden (The Earth Woman)
- 1925 ·The Plastic Ageas Mrs. Carver
- 1925 ·Under the Rougeas Martha Maynard
- 1925 ·Siegeas
- 1925 ·The Unwritten Lawas Miss Grant
- 1925 ·The Happy Warrioras Aunt Maggie
- 1925 ·Faint Perfumeas Ma Crumb
- 1924 ·The Beloved Bruteas Augustina
- 1924 ·Babbittas Mrs. Myra Babbitt
- 1924 ·Painted Peopleas Mrs. Bryne
- 1923 ·Pleasure Madas Marjorie Benton
- 1923 ·The Bond Boyas Mrs. Newboat
- 1922 ·A Woman's Womanas Densie Plummer
- 1922 ·The Hidden Womanas Mrs. Randolph
- 1921 ·The Old Nestas Mrs. Anthon
- 1921 ·The Witching Houras Helen Whipple
- 1921 ·Snowblindas Bella
- 1920 ·Honest Hutchas Mrs. Hutchins
- 1920 ·Milestonesas Rose Sibley
- 1920 ·Miss Nobodyas Jason's Wife
- 1920 ·Parted Curtainsas Mrs. Masters
- 1920 ·Silk Husbands and Calico Wivesas
- 1919 ·Erstwhile Susanas Erstwhile Susan
- 1919 ·The Broken Butterflyas Zabie Elliot
- 1919 ·The Unpardonable Sinas Mrs. Parcot
- 1918 ·The Narrow Pathas Margaret Dunn
- 1918 ·The Naulahkaas Prince's Mother
- 1917 ·The Land of Promiseas Gertie Marsh
- 1916 ·Less Than the Dustas Mrs. Bradshaw
- 1916 ·Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Agesas Uplifter
- 1916 ·The Narrow Pathas Shirley Martin
- 1916 ·Pillars of Societyas Lona Tonnesen
- 1916 ·Hell-to-Pay Austinas Doris Valentine
- 1916 ·An Innocent Magdaleneas The Woman
- 1916 ·The Good Bad-Manas Jane Stuart
- 1916 ·Acquittedas Mrs. Carter
- 1916 ·Macbethas Lady Macduff
- 1915 ·Her Mother's Daughteras Marie's Mother
- 1915 ·The Lily and the Roseas Mrs. Fairfax
- 1915 ·Ghostsas Helen Alving
- 1915 ·Man's Prerogativeas Elizabeth Towne
- 1915 ·The Lucky Transferas Helen Holland
- 1915 ·The Birth of a Nationas Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
- 1914 ·Another Chanceas Mrs. Mason
- 1914 ·The Little Country Mouseas Dorothy's Cousin
- 1914 ·The Second Mrs. Roebuckas Katherine Roebuck
- 1914 ·Lord Chumleyas Jessie - Butterworth's Sweetheart
- 1914 ·Home, Sweet Homeas The Mother
- 1914 ·The Quicksandsas
- 1914 ·Cigar Buttsas
- 1914 ·The Battle of the Sexesas Mrs. Frank Andrews
- 1911 ·A Brass Buttonas Mrs. Lowden