Other names Nell Role Actress Name Mabel Taliaferro | Years active 1899–1956 Occupation Actress | |
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Full Name Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro Born May 21, 1887 ( 1887-05-21 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Children Bill Taliaferro (b. 1924) Died January 24, 1979, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Movies The Jury of Fate, The Dawn of Love Spouse Joseph O'Brien (m. 1920–1929) Siblings Edith Taliaferro, Bessie Barriscale Similar People Bessie Barriscale, Edward Carewe, Tod Browning, John S Robertson, Maude Fulton | ||
Mabel "Nell" Taliaferro (May 21, 1887 – January 24, 1979) was an American stage and silent-screen actress, known as the Sweetheart of American Movies.
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Biography
She was born as Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro in Manhattan, New York City and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Taliaferro was descended on her father's side from one of the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century, the Taliaferros, whose roots are from a northern Italian immigrant to England in the 16th century.
In 1907 she was injured in a car crash. In 1912 her career began with the Selig Studios film version of Cinderella co-starring her then husband Thomas Carrigan. She continued performing in films through her retirement in 1921. In 1940, she appeared in her final picture, My Love Came Back. Taliaferro was a sister of film and stage actress Edith Taliaferro and the cousin of actress Bessie Barriscale.
Her first husband was amusement park designer and manager Frederic Thompson.
She died on January 24, 1979.