Kate Lester
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kate Lester (12 June 1857 – 12 October 1924) born Sarah Cody was an English theatrical and silent film actress born in Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk, England. Her family, the Suydams of New York, were staying in England at the time of her birth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patsy Kate Lester, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: June 11, 1857
Known For
Officer 666
Upon learning that notorious art thief Alf Wilson plans to steal his valuable paintings, idle millionaire Travers Gladwyn decides to amuse himself by guarding his own home. After bribing Policeman Phelan, Officer 666, with a $500 bill, Travers dons the officer's uniform and identity. When Wilson appears at his mansion, Travers questions him and discovers that Wilson is posing as Travers, claiming that he is packing up his paintings for safe keeping. ...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
The Unbeliever
A wealthy young American, bred to class distinction and racial intolerance, enters the Marines during the First World War. In the course of his training and his experiences in the trenches fighting, being wounded by, and being hospitalized with Germans, he comes to a recognition of the equality and brotherhood of men.
The Crimson Gardenia
Wastrel New York millionaire Roland Van Dam travels to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, looking for adventure and romance. Because the costume he is wearing includes a red gardenia, he is mistaken for escaped prisoner Emile Le Duc by a woman (who turns out to be a long-lost cousin) who was to meet Le Duc, who was to be wearing a red gardenia. It turns out that Le Duc is the head of a vicious gang of counterfeiters, and Roland winds up getting in more adventures than he had hoped for.
The Social Secretary
An attractive young girl struggles to hold a job as she deals with unwanted romantic advances from her boss.
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
Raffles is an English gentleman with a secret life—he is the notorious jewel thief known as "The Amateur Cracksman." While sailing from India to England accompanied by his friend, Bunny Manners, it is rumored that the infamous cracksman is aboard ship. Raffles warns a lady passenger to keep an eye on her necklace, which is stolen soon afterward. Although a search reveals no evidence, the necklace is returned upon reaching London.
Black Oxen
A Manhattan playboy falls for a mysterious European woman, whom he notices is an exact double for a famous socialite who disappeared at the turn of the century. At first he thinks it's just a coincidence, as the beautiful young woman he's romancing is much younger than the woman who vanished, who would be in her late 50s or early 60s by now. Soon, however, he begins to believe that maybe it's not such a coincidence after all.
Betsy Ross
Revolutionary War heroine Betsy Ross finds herself in competition with her sister for the affections of a British soldier.
The Meddler
Richard Gilmore, a staid Wall Street broker, is jilted by Dot Parkhurst when he fails to provide her with the romance and adventure that she wants out of life. Richard then goes west in an effort to prove himself a man and becomes a highwayman known as "The Meddler," robbing people only to return to them all that he stole, keeping only a valueless memento for himself.
The Wife of the Centaur
Jeffrey Dwyer is a writer and a poet who wrestles with the conflicts between his idealism and his passion. The two sides of his nature are personified in the women he loves: the sweetly innocent Joan Converse, and the sexy, charismatic Inez Martin.
Filmography
as Mrs. Gilmore
as Lady Amersteth
as Mrs. Schuyler
as Mrs. Converse
as Mrs. Bellmore
as Jane Ogelthorpe
as Mrs. Brown-Potter
as Mrs. Stanford
as Harriet T. Whitcomb
as Mrs. Furth
as Mrs. Rutherford
as Madame de Condelaurier
as Mrs. Gray
as Mrs. Grant
as Mrs. Roland Ferris
as Mrs. Sawyer
as Honoria Van Dyke
as Mrs. Grout
as Princess de Vlamont-Chaurray
as Mrs. Stanlaw
as Lady Maggie
as Aunt Letitia
as Head Nurse
as Mrs. Van Courtlandt-Van Allstyn
as Mrs. Ramsey
as Mrs. Noxon
as Kathleen McEchran
as Mrs. Hunt McLane
as Mrs. Royce
as Mrs. Burton
as Miss DeWindt
as Mrs. Carr
as Lady Octavia
as Lottie Hanson
as Mrs. Austen
as Lady Webling
as Lady Owbridge
as Mrs. Cunningham
as Mrs. Vokins
as Mrs. Carter
as Mrs. Sterling Barry
as Mrs. Ralston
as Mrs. Banniman
as Señora de Cordova
as Mrs. Dale
as Mrs. Johnston DeLong
as Mrs. Gaythorne
as Marmee
as Mrs. Velma Vanderspent
as Countess d'Este
as The Cardinals Housekeeper
as Princess Diana's Aunt
as Mrs. Fleminng
as Margaret Landicutt
as Tabitha Mendenhall
as Mrs. Burkshaw
as Mrs. Vernon
as Mrs. Farington
as Katherine Karischeff
as Mrs. L'Hommedieu
as Madame Bourcet
as Mrs. de Puyster
as Mrs. Penfield
as Mrs. Calvin