Occupation Actress Ex-spouse Emile La Croix Role Film actress | Name Josephine Crowell Years active 1912–1929 | |
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Born January 11, 1859 ( 1859-01-11 ) Nova Scotia, British North America Died July 27, 1932, Amityville, New York, United States Movies The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, The Man Who Laughs, Wrong Again, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Similar People Joseph Henabery, Elmer Clifton, Billy Bitzer, Joseph Carl Breil, Paul Leni | ||
Stella Maris (1918)
Josephine Crowell (January 11, 1859 – July 27, 1932) was a Nova Scotian film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 94 films between 1912 and 1929.
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Biography
She was born Josephine Boneparte Crowell in Nova Scotia, British North America and began her film acting career in the 1912 film The School Teacher and the Waif. By 1919 she had appeared in 50 films, many of which were film shorts. Her most notable film appearance during that period was in the early film classic The Birth of a Nation, starring Lillian Gish and directed by D. W. Griffith. In 1920 she appeared with Gladys Brockwell in Flames of the Flesh, which was followed by another six film appearances that year. From 1921 until 1929 she had 34 more film appearances, including Hot Water in which she played Harold Lloyd's mother-in-law and The Splendid Crime starring Bebe Daniels in 1925.
Her last role was in the 1929 film Wrong Again, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. With the coming of "talking films", her career abruptly ended. She had married actor Emile La Croix earlier in her career, and was residing in Amityville, New York at the time of her death on July 27, 1932, at the age of 73.
Filmography
Actress
1929
Wrong Again (Short) as
Painting Owner's mother
1928
Scrambled Weddings (Short) as
Her Mother
1928
The Man Who Laughs as
Queen Anne
1928
Speedy as
Lady in Car (uncredited)
1928
Dad's Choice (Short) as
A Bargain Hunter
1927
No Publicity (Short) as
Mrs. Van Pelt
1927
The King of Kings (uncredited)
1927
Fighting Love as
Princess Torini
1926
Bred in Old Kentucky as
Landlady
1926
For Wives Only as
Housekeeper
1926
Padlocked as
Mrs. Galloway
1926
Mantrap as
Mrs. McGavity
1926
Dog Shy (Short) as
The Girl's Mother
1926
Yellow Fingers as
Mrs. Van Kronk
1925
The Splendid Crime as
Mary
1925
New Brooms as
Margaret
1925
No Father to Guide Him (Short) as
Jimmy's Mother-in-Law
1925
The Merry Widow as
Queen Milena
1925
Welcome Home as
Miss Pringle
1925
Zander the Great as
Orphanage Trustee (uncredited)
1925
The Sporting Venus as
Countess Van Alstyne
1925
The Golden Bed as
Boarding House Proprietress (uncredited)
1924
Hot Water as
Wifey's Mother - Mrs. Winnifred Ward Stokes
1924
Flowing Gold as
Ma Briskow
1923
Yesterday's Wife as
Mrs. Harbours
1923
Ashes of Vengeance as
Catherine de Medici
1923
Rupert of Hentzau as
Mother Holf
1923
Main Street as
Widow Bogart
1923
Nobody's Money as
Mrs. Judson
1922
Minnie as
Stepmother
1922
Lights of the Desert as
Ma Curtis
1922
Seeing's Believing as
Martha Scribbins
1922
A Homespun Vamp as
Mrs. Dobbs
1922
Shattered Idols as
Mrs. Chichester
1921
Don't Neglect Your Wife as
Mrs. Abott
1921
Live and Let Live as
Mrs. Boland
1921
Home Stuff as
'Ma' Deep
1921
The Snob
1921
Bunty Pulls the Strings as
Susie Simpson
1920
Half a Chance as
Mother Rogers
1920
Held by the Enemy as
Sarah Hayne
1920
Crooked Streets as
Mrs. Griswold
1920
White Lies as
Baroness De Beaurepaire
1920
Dangerous to Men as
Henrietta
1920
The Six Best Cellars as
Mrs. Teak
1920
Flames of the Flesh as
Madame Binnat
1919
The Greatest Question as
Mrs. Cain
1919
The House of Intrigue as
Aunt Betsy
1919
Rose o' the River as
Grandmother Wiley
1919
Josselyn's Wife as
Aunt Elsie
1919
The Woman Next Door as
Aunt Eleanor Endicott
1919
Diane of the Green Van as
Aunt Agatha
1919
Peppy Polly as
Mrs. Crafton
1919
Puppy Love as
Mercy Winters
1918
Women's Weapons as
Margaret
1918
Me und Gott as
Nanette
1918
The Bravest Way as
Janitress
1918
Hearts of the World as
The Mother
1918
Stella Maris as
Aunt Gladys Linden
1917
The Fair Barbarian as
Lady Theobald
1917
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as
Miranda Sawyer
1917
Cheerful Givers as
Mrs. Harriet Gray
1917
Betsy's Burglar as
Mrs. Dunn
1917
The Bad Boy as
Mrs. Bates
1916
The House Built Upon Sand as
Mrs. Shockley
1916
The Wharf Rat as
Mrs. McCracken
1916
The Old Folks at Home as
Mrs. Coburn
1916
Intolerance as
Catherine de Médici
1916
Pillars of Society as
Karsten's Mother (as Josephine B. Crowell)
1916
The Little School Ma'am as
Widow Larkin
1916
A Child of the Paris Streets as
The Landlady
1916
Martha's Vindication as
Jennie Hawkins
1916
The She-Devil (Short)
1915
The Penitentes as
Carmelia's Mother
1915
A Yankee from the West as
Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron
1915
The Way of a Mother (Short) as
Mrs. Harding
1915
Old Mother Grey (Short) as
Old Mother Grey (as Mrs. Crowell)
1915
A Man and His Mate as
Betty's Aunt
1915
The Birth of a Nation as
Mrs. Cameron
1915
The Craven (Short) as
Mrs. Walton
1914
The Better Way (Short) as
Sunbeam's Employer
1914
A Question of Courage (Short) as
The Widow (as Mrs. Crowell)
1914
The Old Good-for-Nothing (Short) as
Morton's Wife
1914
The Sisters (Short)
1914
The Hop Smugglers (Short) as
Helen's Mother (as Mrs. Crowell)
1914
The Folly of Anne (Short)(as Mrs. Crowell)
1914
The Tear That Burned (Short) as
The Blind Mother
1914
Sheriff for an Hour (Short) as
Mrs. Jones - Jim's Mother (as Mrs. Crowell)
1914
The Idiot (Short) as
The Idiot's Mother
1914
Lest We Forget (Short)(as Mrs. Crowell)
1914
The Painted Lady (Short) as
The Mother (as Mrs. Crowell)
1914
The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' as
The Sweetheart's Mother (uncredited)
1914
The Weaker Strain (Short)
1914
The Mountain Rat (Short) as
Mrs. Williams - Douglas's Mother
1914
Golden Dross (Short)
1914
Home, Sweet Home as
Payne's Mother
1913
The Mothering Heart (Short) as
Woman Collecting Ironing (uncredited)
1913
His Mother's Son (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1912
The School Teacher and the Waif (Short)
1911
Her Mother's Sins (Short) as
Mother
Archive Footage
2005
Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection: Mini Biographies (Video documentary short) as
Hubby's mother
1989
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Mother-in-Law from 'Hot Water'
- Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) - Mother-in-Law from 'Hot Water'
1965
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's as
Painting Owner's Mother
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) as
Countess van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (uncredited)
References
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