Helen Gardner
Acting
Biography
Not only was Helen Gardner the first American film actress to form her own production company, she was also the among the first filmmakers to embrace making features, and was the first vamp on screen.
Born: September 2, 1884
Place of Birth: Binghamton, New York, USA
Known For
Vanity Fair
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
The Show Girl
Audrey, a charming actress, but classed among the show girls, is invited with some of her stage companions, to have lunch with an old friend, by the name of Dr. Renfrew. The doctor and Audrey, eating together, talk over old times and renew their friendship; she takes his attentions seriously and becomes very much impressed with his pleasant companionship. Night after night the doctor attends the performance in which she appears as the "headliner," and never fails to greet her with generous applause and a bouquet of flowers as marks of admiration. To emphasize his friendship or infatuation he sends her a string of pearls, begging her to accept it as a souvenir of happy days gone by. Through a member of the company in which she is playing, she learns that Dr. Renfrew is married, and at her friend's suggestion redirects his note back to his wife.
A Tale of Two Cities
An early film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
Cleopatra
The fabled queen of Egypt's affair with Roman general Marc Antony is ultimately disastrous for both of them.
The Illumination
Set in Biblical times, this tells the story of how Jesus affected the lives of two people: Joseph, a young Jewish man, and Maximums, a centurion in the Roman army.
The Moonshine Maid and the Man
Dave wants to marry Nancy, and is determined to win a reward of $1000 for the arrest of some moonshiners. During a fight, Dave is mortally wounded. As he is dying, he learns that Nancy's father is the owner of the still, and Nancy is the "man" he suspected of being a moonshiner.
The Lure of Vanity
Miss Edna White is very much grieved when she has not a suitable gown to wear at a party. Mrs. Donald, a wealthy customer, calls and asks Edna to try the dress on she has bought for her inspection. It answers her purposes, and Edna is instructed to deliver the dress that night, on her way home.
A Princess of Bagdad
A caliph imprisons the cobbler's son his daughter has fallen in love with, but the cobbler's discovery of a treasure cave may be the key to freeing his son.
Snatched from a Burning Death
LeGrande, an old trapper, refuses to vacate his favorite hunting grounds when ordered to do so by Sampson and other settlers, and his life is only saved through the intervention of his daughter, Joan. The rascals soon learn to fear the girl's keen wit and daring, and Sampson, already pledged to marry Sanchezza, a Mexican girl, falls in love with Joan.
Sandra
BY DAY a beautiful wife-accepting a husband's humble love, his humble home, his humble pleasures. BY NIGHT a glittering butterfly yearning for the wine of life and tossing all to the winds when the glamour of romance calls.
Filmography
as La Flamme's wife
as Cymba Roget
as Joan Le Grande
as Nancy - the Moonshine Maid
as Sylvia Gray / Silvery
as Princess Ojira
as Margo
as Lispeth, Vampire of the Desert
as Save - the Wife of Cain
as Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
as Sabina
as Edna White
as Audrey, an Actress
as Becky Sharp