Years active 1912-1924 Name Jennie Lee | Role Actress Spouse William Courtright | |
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Born September 4, 1848 ( 1848-09-04 ) Sacramento, California Died August 5, 1925, Hollywood, California, United States Movies The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, The Mothering Heart, Nina, the Flower Girl, Bill Henry, The Clever Mrs. Carfax, Sandy Similar People John Enos III, Billy Bitzer, D W Griffith, Donald Crisp, Lloyd Ingraham | ||
Jennie Lee (née Mary Jane Lee; September 4, 1848 – August 5, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Jennie Lee appeared in 58 films between 1912 and 1924, working especially in character parts under the directors John Ford and D. W. Griffith. She began her stage career at age nine and went on to support such actors as John Edward McCullough, Joseph Jefferson, Edwin Booth, and Helena Modjeska. She and her husband, actor William Courtright, appeared together in Griffith's Intolerance (1916). Incontestably, Lee's most famous portrayal was that of servant Mammy in The Birth of a Nation (1915), a role she played in blackface.
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