Jane Gail

Jane Gail

1890-08-16 – 1963-01-30 (age 72) Salem, New York, USA
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Biography

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Jane Gail, born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress.

Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film Traffic in Souls (1913), and the adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's (King Baggot) imperiled fiancΓ©e. She also appeared in the 1912 version of Jekyll and Hyde, but as an extra.

A veteran of 19 film appearances between 1912 and 1920, Gail first got her acting start on the Broadway stage, appearing in two productions, The Rack and The City. She was only 30 years old when she made her last film, Bitter Fruit (1920). She never appeared on the silver screen after that. Gail died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963. She was 72 years old.

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Known For

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1916

as A child of nature/Princess Daaker

Traffic in Souls
Traffic in Souls

1913

as Mary Barton

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The Wanderer

1913

as The Wife

Convoy
Convoy

1927

as Mrs. Weyeth

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
His Hour of Triumph
His Hour of Triumph

1913

as Countess Zuekelia - the Adventuress

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Rupert of Hentzau

1915

as Queen Flavia

Twixt Love and Ambition
Twixt Love and Ambition

1912

as Dan's Mother