Helen Gardner
American actress (1884-1968) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 84
Helen Louise Gardner was an American stage and film actress, screenwriter, film producer and costume designer. She was the first film actor to form her own production company. Her productions were primarily feature-length films, making her one of the earliest adopters of the feature film.
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1968Died20 November 19681924
SandraFilm, La Flamme's wife1920
The Sleep of Cyma RogetFilm, Cymba Roget1915
Snatched from a Burning DeathFilm, Joan Le GrandeThe Breath of ArabyFilm, 1915Clothilde1914Underneath the PaintFilm, Tryphena Winter1913Alixe; or, the Test of FriendshipFilm, Alixe1912A Problem in ReductionFilm, Mrs. Smartly - a Woman Who Wants to Reduce
CleopatraFilm, 1912ProducerThe Party DressFilm, 1912Lydia Borne1911A Quaker MotherFilm, Lois Pearson Harmon - A Quaker WifeA Reformed Santa ClausFilm, 1911The WidowFor Her Brother's SakeFilm, 1911Bessie Black - The SisterThe FreshetFilm, 1911Meg Matthews1910How She Won HimFilm, Muriel Hanson1884Born2 September 1884
SandraFilm, La Flamme's wife1920The Sleep of Cyma RogetFilm, Cymba Roget1915Snatched from a Burning DeathFilm, Joan Le GrandeThe Breath of ArabyFilm, 1915Clothilde1914Underneath the PaintFilm, Tryphena Winter1913Alixe; or, the Test of FriendshipFilm, Alixe1912A Problem in ReductionFilm, Mrs. Smartly - a Woman Who Wants to ReduceCleopatraFilm, 1912ProducerThe Party DressFilm, 1912Lydia Borne1911A Quaker MotherFilm, Lois Pearson Harmon - A Quaker WifeA Reformed Santa ClausFilm, 1911The WidowFor Her Brother's SakeFilm, 1911Bessie Black - The SisterThe FreshetFilm, 1911Meg Matthews1910How She Won HimFilm, Muriel Hanson1884Born2 September 1884People around Helen
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Maurice Costello Also in A Tale of Two Cities and The Show Girl
Charles Kent Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Van Dyke Brooke Directed The Show Girl and The Sleep Walker
Leo Delaney Also in A Tale of Two Cities and By Woman's Wit
Helene Costello Also in A Quaker Mother (1911)
William V. Ranous Directed The Heart of Esmeralda and Yellow Bird
Tefft Johnson Also in A Tale of Two Cities and Vanity Fair
J. Stuart Blackton Produced A Tale of Two Cities and Vanity Fair
Earle Williams Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Edith Storey Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Harry Northrup Also in By Woman's Wit (1911)
John Bunny Also in A Tale of Two Cities and Vanity Fair
James W. Morrison Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Kenneth Casey Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Robert Gaillard Also in Vanity Fair and Arbutus
Eugene Mullin Wrote A Tale of Two Cities and Vanity Fair
Norma Talmadge Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Flora Finch Also in The Sleep Walker (1911)
Julia Swayne Gordon Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Paul Scardon Also in Miss Jekyll and Madame Hyde (1915)
Lillian Walker Also in A Tale of Two Cities and The Show Girl
William Humphrey Directed A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Mary Maurice Also in A Quaker Mother and Her Boy
William Shea Also in A Tale of Two Cities and Vanity Fair
Also in Français
Filmography 40
58 credits on file
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Gardner's work was distinct for frequently centering female characters. Gardner is also considered one of the screen's first vamps.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1968 · aged 84
