Helen Jerome Eddy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York, New York. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917). Eddy was born on February 25, 1897, and was raised in Los Angeles, California. As a youth, she acted in productions put on by the Pasadena Playhouse. She became interested in films through the studios of Siegmund Lubin, which was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In her youth they opened a backlot in her Los Angeles neighborhood. Eddy died of heart failure on January 27, 1990, in Alhambra, California, at the age of 92. Eddy's first movie was The Discontented Man (1915). Soon after, she left Lubin and joined Paramount Pictures. At this time she began to play the roles for which she is best remembered. Other films in which the actress participated include The March Hare (1921), The Dark Angel, Camille, Quality Street, The Divine Lady (1929) and the first Our Gang talkie Small Talk (1929). She made Girls Demand Excitement in 1931 and her final film, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, in 1947. Even as a seasoned performer in the late 1920s it was remarked that Eddy looked "astonishingly young in appearance to have been in pictures for so many years".
Filmography
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. Brewster
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. Brewster
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Tearoom Hostess (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Tearoom Hostess (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Susan, Laboratory Analyst (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Susan, Laboratory Analyst (uncredited)
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Mrs. Lacey
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Mrs. Lacey
Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Thompson
Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Thompson
Crime Ring
as Mrs. Myles
Crime Ring
as Mrs. Myles
City Streets
as Miss North
City Streets
as Miss North
The Women Men Marry
as Sister Martin
The Women Men Marry
as Sister Martin
The Soldier and the Lady
as Shepherd's Wife (Uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Shepherd's Wife (Uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Mrs. Tom Ellis
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Mrs. Tom Ellis
Stowaway
as Mrs. Kruikshank
Stowaway
as Mrs. Kruikshank
Winterset
as Maria Romagna
Winterset
as Maria Romagna
Show Boat
Show Boat
The Country Doctor
as Mrs. Ogden
The Country Doctor
as Mrs. Ogden
Klondike Annie
as Sister Annie Alden
Klondike Annie
as Sister Annie Alden
The Keeper of the Bees
as Priscilla / Shorty
The Keeper of the Bees
as Priscilla / Shorty
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Miss Mansfield
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Miss Mansfield
Bride of Frankenstein
as Gypsy's Wife (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
as Gypsy's Wife (uncredited)
Carnival
as Dr. Hodges
Carnival
as Dr. Hodges
Rendezvous at Midnight
as Emmy
Rendezvous at Midnight
as Emmy
A Shot in the Dark
as Miss Lottie Case
A Shot in the Dark
as Miss Lottie Case
Helldorado
as Miss Fife
Helldorado
as Miss Fife
Dr. Monica
as Miss Gelsey (uncredited)
Dr. Monica
as Miss Gelsey (uncredited)
Unknown Blonde
as Miss Adams
Unknown Blonde
as Miss Adams
Riptide
as Celeste
Riptide
as Celeste
Night Flight
as Worried Mother
Night Flight
as Worried Mother
Torch Singer
as Miss Spaulding
Torch Singer
as Miss Spaulding
Strictly Personal
as Mrs. Lovett (uncredited)
Strictly Personal
as Mrs. Lovett (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
as Amah
Frisco Jenny
as Amah
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
as Miss Reed
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
as Miss Reed
The Night of June 13
as Martha Blake
The Night of June 13
as Martha Blake
Make Me a Star
as Tessie Kearns
Make Me a Star
as Tessie Kearns
No Greater Love
as Superintendent
No Greater Love
as Superintendent
The Impatient Maiden
as Mrs. Gilman
The Impatient Maiden
as Mrs. Gilman
Mata Hari
as Sister Genevieve
Mata Hari
as Sister Genevieve
Manhattan Parade
as Delman's Secretary
Manhattan Parade
as Delman's Secretary
Skippy
as Mrs. Wayne
Skippy
as Mrs. Wayne
The Great Meadow
as Sally Tolliver
The Great Meadow
as Sally Tolliver
Reaching for the Moon
as Larry's Secretary
Reaching for the Moon
as Larry's Secretary
War Nurse
as Marion ("Kansas")
War Nurse
as Marion ("Kansas")
Niagara Falls
as Wife / Edna Smith
Niagara Falls
as Wife / Edna Smith
Midstream
as Mary Mason
Midstream
as Mary Mason
Small Talk
as Wheezer's new mother
Small Talk
as Wheezer's new mother
Blue Skies
as Second Assistant Matron (episode 2)
Blue Skies
as Second Assistant Matron (episode 2)
The Divine Lady
as Lady Nelson
The Divine Lady
as Lady Nelson
Quality Street
as Susan Throssel
Quality Street
as Susan Throssel
To the Ladies
as Elsie Beebe
To the Ladies
as Elsie Beebe
The Fire Patrol
as Emma Thatcher
The Fire Patrol
as Emma Thatcher
The Country Kid
as Hazel Warren
The Country Kid
as Hazel Warren
An Old Sweetheart of Mine
as Mary Ellen Anderson
An Old Sweetheart of Mine
as Mary Ellen Anderson
The Flirt
as Laura Madison
The Flirt
as Laura Madison
When Love Comes
as Jane Coleridge
When Love Comes
as Jane Coleridge
The March Hare
as Susie
The March Hare
as Susie
The Ten Dollar Raise
as Emily
The Ten Dollar Raise
as Emily
One Man in a Million
as Flora Valenzi
One Man in a Million
as Flora Valenzi
The First Born
as Loey Tsing
The First Born
as Loey Tsing
The Forbidden Thing
as Joan
The Forbidden Thing
as Joan
A City Sparrow
as Hester Neil
A City Sparrow
as Hester Neil
A Light Woman
as Doris Kane
A Light Woman
as Doris Kane
The County Fair
as Sally Greenway
The County Fair
as Sally Greenway
Miss Hobbs
as Beulah Hackett
Miss Hobbs
as Beulah Hackett
The Man Beneath
as Kate Erskine
The Man Beneath
as Kate Erskine
The Turn in the Road
as Jane Barker
The Turn in the Road
as Jane Barker
Old Wives for New
as Norma Murdock
Old Wives for New
as Norma Murdock
Jules of the Strong Heart
as Joy Farnsworth
Jules of the Strong Heart
as Joy Farnsworth
The Fair Barbarian
as Maid
The Fair Barbarian
as Maid
Lost in Transit
as Nita Lapi
Lost in Transit
as Nita Lapi
The Cook of Canyon Camp
as Marie
The Cook of Canyon Camp
as Marie
His Sweetheart
as Trina Capino
His Sweetheart
as Trina Capino
Her Father's Son
as Betty Fletcher
Her Father's Son
as Betty Fletcher
Madame la Presidente
as Denise Galipaux (as Helen Eddy)
Madame la Presidente
as Denise Galipaux (as Helen Eddy)
The Gentleman from Indiana
The Gentleman from Indiana
As the Twig Is Bent
as Grace Thomas (as Helen Eddy)
As the Twig Is Bent
as Grace Thomas (as Helen Eddy)