Alice Hollister
From Wikipedia Alice Hollister (September 28, 1886 – February 24, 1973) was an American silent film actress who appeared in 85 films between 1911 and 1925. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she is believed to have been the daughter of French-Canadian immigrants. In 1903, at age seventeen, she married George K. Hollister who a few years later became a pioneer cinematographer with Kalem Studios in New York City. They had a daughter, Doris Ethel, born in 1906, and George Jr., born in 1908. When Kalem Studios began sending a film crew to Florida in the wintertime, Alice Hollister accompanied her husband. She began appearing in film in 1911, at first because of the small crew and the frequent need for a female in a bit part. However, she liked acting and went on to appear in many films, the last in 1925. One of Hollister's most important roles was that of Mary Magdalene in the film From the Manger to the Cross (1912). Filmed on location in Palestine, this film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The Vampire (1913) made her the first recognized vamp in cinema, predating Theda Bara in A Fool There Was (1915). For that role, she was dubbed "the original vampire". She reprised the character in The Vampire's Trail (1914) and The Lotus Woman (1916), her last film for Kalem. Alice Hollister's husband died in 1952 and she died in 1973, aged 86, in Costa Mesa, California. They are interred together in the Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Solace at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Filmography
The Dancers
as Mrs. Mayne
The Dancers
as Mrs. Mayne
Married Flirts
as Mrs. Callender
Married Flirts
as Mrs. Callender
The Forgotten Law
as Rosalie
The Forgotten Law
as Rosalie
A Wise Fool
as Carmen Dolores
A Wise Fool
as Carmen Dolores
A Voice in the Dark
as Amelia Ellingham
A Voice in the Dark
as Amelia Ellingham
The Great Lover
as Bianca
The Great Lover
as Bianca
Milestones
as Gertrude Rhead
Milestones
as Gertrude Rhead
Loaded Dice
Loaded Dice
The Knife
as Stella Hill
The Knife
as Stella Hill
A Son of Strife
as Xenia Vaskova
A Son of Strife
as Xenia Vaskova
Her Better Self
as Aggie May
Her Better Self
as Aggie May
The Lotus Woman
as Juana
The Lotus Woman
as Juana
The Money Gulf
as Ruth Mason
The Money Gulf
as Ruth Mason
The Sign of the Broken Shackles
as Irene Cross - a Tenant
The Sign of the Broken Shackles
as Irene Cross - a Tenant
The Net of Deceit
as Gabrielle - an Adventuress
The Net of Deceit
as Gabrielle - an Adventuress
The Man in Hiding
as Ruth - Tom's Sweetheart
The Man in Hiding
as Ruth - Tom's Sweetheart
The Maker of Dreams
as Lorna Greene - the Daughter
The Maker of Dreams
as Lorna Greene - the Daughter
The Crooked Path
as Mary - an Orphan
The Crooked Path
as Mary - an Orphan
Don Caesar de Bazan
as Maritana
Don Caesar de Bazan
as Maritana
Honor Thy Father
as Alma Fenway - Chick's Wife
Honor Thy Father
as Alma Fenway - Chick's Wife
The Haunting Fear
as Katherine
The Haunting Fear
as Katherine
A Sister's Burden
as Martha Hensley - the Elder Daughter
A Sister's Burden
as Martha Hensley - the Elder Daughter
The Destroyer
as Cherie - a Dancer
The Destroyer
as Cherie - a Dancer
The Siren's Reign
as Grace - a Soubrette
The Siren's Reign
as Grace - a Soubrette
The Stolen Ruby
as Marcia Judson - an Adventuress
The Stolen Ruby
as Marcia Judson - an Adventuress
The Scorpion's Sting
as Lyda Marston - the Daughter
The Scorpion's Sting
as Lyda Marston - the Daughter
The Hate That Withers
as Iola Neville - a Flirt
The Hate That Withers
as Iola Neville - a Flirt
The Mystery of the Yellow Sunbonnet
as Jessica Spear - an Adventuress
The Mystery of the Yellow Sunbonnet
as Jessica Spear - an Adventuress
Her Bitter Lesson
as Mrs. Evelyn Dane
Her Bitter Lesson
as Mrs. Evelyn Dane
The Man of Iron
as Margery Stanley - the Daughter
The Man of Iron
as Margery Stanley - the Daughter
A Midnight Tragedy
as Marjory Priestman - the Wife
A Midnight Tragedy
as Marjory Priestman - the Wife
The Menace of Fate
as Ethel WIlton - the Daughter, age 19
The Menace of Fate
as Ethel WIlton - the Daughter, age 19
The False Guardian
as Helen Graham - an Orphan
The False Guardian
as Helen Graham - an Orphan
Seed and the Harvest
as Ida McIntyre - Lawyer
Seed and the Harvest
as Ida McIntyre - Lawyer
Into the Depths
Into the Depths
The Devil's Dansant
as Valerie Farrar - the Wife
The Devil's Dansant
as Valerie Farrar - the Wife
The Hand of Fate
as Florence - a Stenographer
The Hand of Fate
as Florence - a Stenographer
The Barefoot Boy
as Eleanor Hastings - the Mother
The Barefoot Boy
as Eleanor Hastings - the Mother
The Brand
as Rose Hayden - a Girl of the Slums
The Brand
as Rose Hayden - a Girl of the Slums
The Storm at Sea
as Jane
The Storm at Sea
as Jane
The Vampire's Trail
as Rita Caselli - a Cabaret Singer
The Vampire's Trail
as Rita Caselli - a Cabaret Singer
Kit, the Arkansaw Traveler
as Mary Redding - Kit's Wife
Kit, the Arkansaw Traveler
as Mary Redding - Kit's Wife
Through the Flames
as Marion Hall - Donald's Wife
Through the Flames
as Marion Hall - Donald's Wife
The Show Girl's Glove
as Stella Desmond - the Show Girl
The Show Girl's Glove
as Stella Desmond - the Show Girl
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
as Katherine Lowther
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
as Katherine Lowther
The Treasure Ship
as Beth Bascom - the Daughter
The Treasure Ship
as Beth Bascom - the Daughter
A Celebrated Case
A Celebrated Case
The Cabaret Dancer
as Martha - Don's Sweetheart
The Cabaret Dancer
as Martha - Don's Sweetheart
The Shadow
as Jane Dean - the Daughter
The Shadow
as Jane Dean - the Daughter
Her Husband's Friend
as Alice Lund - the Wife
Her Husband's Friend
as Alice Lund - the Wife
Frayed Fagin's Adventures
Frayed Fagin's Adventures
The Padrone's Plot
as Tony's Wife
The Padrone's Plot
as Tony's Wife
Primitive Man
as Betty - a Girl of the Mountains
Primitive Man
as Betty - a Girl of the Mountains
The Vampire
as Sybil
The Vampire
as Sybil
The Hobo and the Myth
The Hobo and the Myth
The Fatal Legacy
as Maud Halleck - Jack's Wife
The Fatal Legacy
as Maud Halleck - Jack's Wife
The Bribe
as Dora Malcolm
The Bribe
as Dora Malcolm
The Blind Basket Weaver
as Anna - Paul's Crippled Sweetheart
The Blind Basket Weaver
as Anna - Paul's Crippled Sweetheart
A Virginia Feud
as Rose McDonald
A Virginia Feud
as Rose McDonald
The Lost Diamond
as Nancy - the Accomplice
The Lost Diamond
as Nancy - the Accomplice
A Stolen Identity
as Mildred Anderson
A Stolen Identity
as Mildred Anderson
The Hidden Witness
as Bernice Hamilton - the Governess
The Hidden Witness
as Bernice Hamilton - the Governess
Shenandoah
as Mrs. Constance Haverhill
Shenandoah
as Mrs. Constance Haverhill
The Wheel of Death
as Mary Brown - the Wife
The Wheel of Death
as Mary Brown - the Wife
The Terror of Conscience
as Carmela - the Street Singer
The Terror of Conscience
as Carmela - the Street Singer
A Victim of Heredity
as Jane - the Thief's Daughter
A Victim of Heredity
as Jane - the Thief's Daughter
Man's Greed for Gold
as Mrs. Carter
Man's Greed for Gold
as Mrs. Carter
The Alien
as Josina - Paola's Wife
The Alien
as Josina - Paola's Wife
The Scimitar of the Prophet
as Doris Harris - his wife
The Scimitar of the Prophet
as Doris Harris - his wife
A Mississippi Tragedy
A Mississippi Tragedy
The Wartime Siren
as Rosalie Ashby
The Wartime Siren
as Rosalie Ashby
The Message of the Palms
as Lovie Carlton - the Colonel's Daughter
The Message of the Palms
as Lovie Carlton - the Colonel's Daughter
The Peril of the Dance Hall
as Pepita Florenti
The Peril of the Dance Hall
as Pepita Florenti
The Prosecuting Attorney
as The Attorney's Wife
The Prosecuting Attorney
as The Attorney's Wife
A Desperate Chance
as Ruth - the Telegraph Operator
A Desperate Chance
as Ruth - the Telegraph Operator
A Sawmill Hazard
as Alice Hollister
A Sawmill Hazard
as Alice Hollister
The Shaughraun
as Moyra
The Shaughraun
as Moyra
Ireland, the Oppressed
as Peggy
Ireland, the Oppressed
as Peggy
The Little Gluers
as Nora Drew
The Little Gluers
as Nora Drew
From the Manger to the Cross
as Mary Magdalene
From the Manger to the Cross
as Mary Magdalene
The Poacher's Pardon
as Dora - the Gamekeeper's Daughter
The Poacher's Pardon
as Dora - the Gamekeeper's Daughter
A Prisoner of the Harem
as Zorah
A Prisoner of the Harem
as Zorah
Tragedy of the Desert
as Zenab, The Arab Girl
Tragedy of the Desert
as Zenab, The Arab Girl
An Arabian Tragedy
as Hanifi (Slave Girl) Ayub's 2nd Wife
An Arabian Tragedy
as Hanifi (Slave Girl) Ayub's 2nd Wife
Dust of the Desert
Dust of the Desert
Far from Erin's Isle
Far from Erin's Isle
Vagabonds
as Jane
Vagabonds
as Jane
Driving Home the Cows
Driving Home the Cows
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as Policeman's Wife
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as Policeman's Wife
The Colleen Bawn
as Anne Chute
The Colleen Bawn
as Anne Chute
The Fiddler’s Requiem
as Bridesmaid
The Fiddler’s Requiem
as Bridesmaid
By a Woman's Wit
as Pamela
By a Woman's Wit
as Pamela