Mabel Ballin

Mabel Ballin

1884-12-31 – 1958-07-24 (age 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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). 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.

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Known For

Pagan Love
Pagan Love

1920

as Kathleen Levinsky

Barriers Burned Away
Barriers Burned Away

1925

as Christine Randolph

Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale

1923

as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

as Jane Withersteen

For Valour
For Valour

1917

as Alice Davis

Lord and Lady Algy
Lord and Lady Algy

1919

as Mrs. Tudway

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair

1923

as Becky Sharp

The Spreading Dawn
The Spreading Dawn

1917

as Georgina Vanderpyl

Laughing Bill Hyde
Laughing Bill Hyde

1918

as Alice Walker

Beauty and the Bad Man
The White Heather
The White Heather

1919

as Marion Hume

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre

1921

as Jane Eyre

Code of the West
Code of the West

1925

as Mary Stockwell

The Illustrious Prince
The Illustrious Prince

1919

as Penelope Morse

Other Women's Clothes
Other Women's Clothes

1922

as Jacqueline Lee

Under Crimson Skies
Under Crimson Skies

1920

as Helen Clayton

The Danger Game
The Danger Game

1918

as May Wentworth

The Quickening Flame
The Quickening Flame

1919

as Hester Blaine