Mabel Poulton

Mabel Poulton

1901-07-29 – 1994-12-21 (age 93) Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
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Biography

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Mabel Lilian Poulton (29 July 1901 – 21 December 1994) was an English film actress, popular in Britain during the era of silent films.

Born in Bethnal Green, London, England, Poulton worked as a stenographer and entered films by chance. Her first role in George Pearson's Nothing Else Matters (1920) was opposite Betty Balfour, who was also making her debut, and the film was a success. Over the next several years, Poulton was cast in a succession of roles, and usually played feisty or mischievous characters. A petite blonde, she also became well regarded for her fashion style, and was a highly recognisable celebrity. In 1928, she starred in The Constant Nymph by Adrian Brunel and received excellent reviews for her performance.[4] By the end of the decade she was considered to be one of Britain's leading screen actresses along with Balfour, and was described by critics as Balfour's only serious rival.

However the advent of sound film brought a premature end to Poulton's film career.

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Known For

Escape!
Escape!

1930

as The Girl in Hyde Park

The Alley Cat
The Alley Cat

1929

as Polly

Crown v. Stevens
Crown v. Stevens

1936

as Mamie

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The Hellcat

1928

as Hetty

Heart of an Actress
Heart of an Actress

1924

as Helen Taylor

Talking Proper
Talking Proper

1985

as Self

The Silent House
The Silent House

1929

as T'Mala

The Glad Eye
The Glad Eye

1927

as Suzanne

Children of Chance
Children of Chance

1930

as Molly

The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph

1928

as Tessa Sanger

Star Impersonations
Star Impersonations

1930

as Mary Pickford

Taxi for Two
Taxi for Two

1929

as Molly

Palais De Danse
Palais De Danse

1928

as No. 16

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Troublesome Wives

1928

as Betty Paget