Loyola O'Connor
Acting
Biography
Loyola O'Connor (born Ignatia Loyola O'Connor; July 8, 1868 – December 26, 1931) was an American stage and silent film actress. In the early 20th century, she worked multi-year stints in stage productions such as Way Down East, Ben Hur and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. In 1913, she transitioned to silent films, appearing in 48 productions through 1922. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Born: July 8, 1868
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
True Heart Susie
Susie secretly loves her neighbor, William Jenkins, but neither, it seems, can confess their feelings for each other.
The Fall of Babylon
After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The first of the two was 'The Fall of Babylon', which depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus the Great of Persia.
Hoodoo Ann
A teenage orphan (who believes herself to be "hoodooed") is taken in by a childless couple and quickly falls for the boy next door; Her luck seems to have changed. But the idyll is broken up after a trip to the movies-- It seems the 'hoodoo' has returned after she tries to replicate what she'd seen on the screen.
The Courage of the Commonplace
A farmer's daughter, who devotedly endlessly gives selflessly of herself to her parents and younger siblings, dreams of going to college, which she's saved money to be able to pay for.
Out of the Darkness
Drama in which Hélène, the owner of a large company goes to work in her own factory, to find out that its staff working in poor working conditions.
The Kiss
Directed by Ulysses Davis, the screenplay was based on a story by Marc Edmund Jones. Long thought to have been a lost film, a copy was found and put on YouTube. The film is the only known surviving film in which director William Desmond Taylor appears as an actor. In 1964 Taylor's co-star Margaret Gibson, shortly before her death, reportedly confessed to having murdered him in 1921.
The Tree of Knowledge
The wicked Belle gets her hands on Nigel Stanyon, a young man who was about to embark on a career as a minister. She seduces him, empties his bank account and tosses him aside. In the depths of despair, Nigel is discovered by Brian, a wealthy old friend, who secures him a job as an overseer on his family estate. One day Brian embarks on a trip abroad, and Nigel is astounded when he returns home with a new wife—Nigel's old flame, Belle.
The Infidel
Lola Daintry (MacDonald) is an actress who's mad at the world, and especially ministers, one of whom -- her father -- was so cruel that he drove her mother out of the house. When Bully Haynes (Melbourne MacDonald) wants her help in showing up a group of South Seas missionaries, she's more than happy to assist. But Lola doesn't realize she's being used so that Haynes can gain control over the copra trade from his rival, Cyrus Flint (Robert Ellis).
The Love Burglar
A young man infiltrates the underworld by pretending to be a convicted burglar. While undercover, he meets a young woman who turns out to be no more a part of gangland than he, but with similar reasons for disguising herself.
Filmography
as Mrs. Scudder
as Martha Beeler
as Claudia Merriwane
as Mrs. Sullivan
as Madame Carter
as Mrs. Stanyon
as Attarea's Slave
as Mrs. Eleanor Strong
as Susie's Aunt
as Mrs. Parker
as Mrs. Townsend
as Elinor Ainsley, the Girls' Mother
as Attarea's Slave (uncredited)
as Betty's Aunt (uncredited)
as Lizette
as Elinor Knapp
as Miss Gaylord
as Letty Carrington
as Mrs. Sands
as Nanette's Mother
as Mrs. Wilson
as The Aunt
as The Landlady
as Mary's Mother