Occupation actress Years active 1914–1935 | Name Louise Emmons | |
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Born 1852 or 1861 Germany Died March 6, 1935
Hollywood, California U.S. | ||
Louise Emmons (born 1852 or 1861 - March 6, 1935) was a German-born character actress in the United States. (An article in Classic Images says that she was born in 1872.)
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Early years
Emmons was born Louise Atkinson in California. She was of German descent.
Career
Character actress Louise Emmons had already an advanced age when she made her first silent film in 1914. With "the kind of face that could stop a clock" she appeared in over 65 films until 1935, mostly in small, but memorable roles. She specialized in portraying old hags, perhaps most notable as the evil headmistress from the Our Gang film Mush and Milk (1933). Her last film was the horror movie Mark of the Vampire (1935), where she played an old gypsy.
Personal life
Emmons married Roswell Emmons on April 21, 1904, in Santa Barbara, California. They had one son. Her husband died in 1919, leaving her a widowed mother with a 12-year-son to raise.
Death
Emmons was buried in an unmarked grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles until her grave was given a marker on March 23, 2014.