Mary Anderson (June 28, 1897 – June 22, 1986) was an American actress, who appeared in 77 silent films between 1914 and 1923.
Anderson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was educated at Erasmus Hall High School in the same city. Anderson also attended Holy Cross School and made her first appearance in public as a Grecian dancer at charity functions. Anderson had been seen in many productions since the day she first made her bow on the silver screen for Vitagraph Studios.
A popular player, she probably did her best work in Irvin Willat's feature production, The False Faces (1919), for release through Ince-Paramount. Anderson produced her own film, Bubbles (1920), which had a splendid reception by the public. She was four feet and eleven inches in height and weighed one hundred and five pounds, and had golden hair and blue eyes. She was an expert swimmer.
She later worked for Famous Players-Lasky and Canyon Pictures.
She was daughter of actress Nellie Anderson. She married cinematographer Pliny Goodfriend but they divorced in 1937. She died in El Cajon, California, six days before her 89th birthday.
Actress
1923
The Fatal Photo (Short) as
Mary Hinkle
1923
The Four Orphans (Short) as
The Wife
1922
A Social Error (Short)
1922
Faint Hearts (Short) as
The Girl
1922
Wildness of Youth as
Julie Grayton
1922
The Half Breed as
Evelyn Huntington
1922
Bluebeard, Jr. as
Nan Beech
1921
Too Much Married as
Betty Colford
1921
Two Minutes to Go as
Ruth Turner
1921
Rip Van Winkle as
Dreamland Queen (uncredited)
1920
Vanishing Trails as
Lou - Durant's Daughter
1919
The Hushed Hour as
Birdie Sankey
1919
Johnny Get Your Gun as
Ruth Gordon
1919
The False Faces as
Cecilia Brooke
1919
The Spender as
Helen Stetson
1918
His Birthright as
Helen Milton
1917
When Men Are Tempted as
Jessie Garden
1917
The Flaming Omen as
Blanca
1917
Sunlight's Last Raid as
Janet Warned
1917
The Divorcee as
Wanda Carson
1917
By Right of Possession as
Kate Saxon
1917
The Magnificent Meddler as
Jess Roth
1917
The Gang (Short) as
Doris
1917
The Road to Eternity (Short) as
Doris
1917
The Old Fourth Ward (Short) as
Doris
1917
The Suitor from Siam (Short) as
Doris
1917
Up and Down (Short) as
Doris
1917
The Footlight Lure (Short) as
Doris
1917
One Good Turn (Short) as
Doris
1917
The Twin Fedoras (Short) as
Doris
1916
The Luck Charm (Short) as
Doris
1916
A Bit of Bent Wire (Short) as
Doris
1916
Taking the Honey Out of Honeymoon (Short)
1916
The Game That Failed (Short) as
Mable
1916
The Last Man as
Jeanne MacDonald
1916
It's a Bear (Short) as
Daisy
1916
The Race for Life (Short) as
Kitty
1916
The Waters of Lethe (Short) as
Constance Tourney
1916
When It Rains, It Pours! (Short) as
Sue Monroe
1916
Her Loving Relations (Short) as
Dorothy Rich
1916
The Rich Idler (Short) as
Mary Brown
1916
Miss Adventure (Short) as
Bess AKA Miss Adventure
1916
Some Chicken (Short) as
Mother's Daughter
1916
Sin's Penalty (Short) as
Helen Grant
1916
The Hoyden (Short) as
Bess
1916
Her Partner (Short) as
Harmony
1916
Pansy's Papas (Short) as
Pansy
1916
The Human Cauldron (Short) as
Liz - Mugsy's Girl
1916
La paloma (Short) as
Bettina
1916
Bill Peter's Kid (Short) as
Winnie Peters
1915
He Got Himself a Wife (Short) as
Sue
1915
Cal Marvin's Wife (Short) as
Dolly Leslie
1915
Getting Rid of Aunt Kate (Short) as
Helen
1915
The Wardrobe Woman (Short) as
Ella - the Dancer
1915
The Goddess as
Nellie - Freddy's Sister
1915
Twice Rescued (Short) as
Elsie - a Model
1915
The Homecoming of Henry (Short)
1915
The Evil Men Do (Short) as
Margaret Forsythe (see note)
1915
The Silent Plea (Short) as
Mary
1914
Within an Ace (Short)
1914
Regan's Daughter (Short) as
Salvation Bess
1914
A Horseshoe -- for Luck (Short) as
Edwards' Daughter
1914
A Double Error (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role
1914
Buddy's Downfall (Short)
1914
My Official Wife as
Marguerite
1914
A Train of Incidents (Short) as
Betty Browne
1914
The Old Maid's Baby (Short)
1914
Father's Flirtation (Short) as
Betty Bunny
1914
Buddy's First Call (Short)
1914
Tangled Tangoists (Short)
1914
A Helpful Sisterhood (Short) as
Alice
1914
A Pair of Frauds (Short)
1914
A Change in Baggage Checks (Short)
Self
1920
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 6 (Documentary short) as
Self
