Mary Alden
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood. Born in New York City, Alden began her career on the Broadway stage. She spent five years on Broadway before moving to Hollywood where she worked for the Biograph Company and Pathé Exchange in the first portion of her career. Her most popular role in movies came in Birth of a Nation directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915. Alden played the role of a mulatto girl in love with a northern politician. The following year she was in Griffith's Intolerance with Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, and Vera Lewis. After making Less Than The Dust with Mary Pickford in 1917, she took a temporary leave from motion pictures, acting for a while on the stage. Critics acclaimed Alden's portrayal of the mother, Mrs. Anthon, in The Old Nest (1921) and her characterization of an old lady in The Man With Two Mothers (1922). The latter feature was produced by Sam Goldwyn. Alden was prolific as a motion picture actress throughout the 1920s and into the early 1930s. A sampling of movies in which she had roles are The Plastic Age (1925), The Joy Girl (1927), Ladies of the Mob (1928), and Port of Dreams (1929). The final films she received screen credit for are Hell's House, Rasputin and the Empress, and Strange Interlude, each from 1932. Alden died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1946. This had been her residence for the last four years of her life. She was 63 years of age.
Filmography
I Am Not a Racist
as The Housekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Am Not a Racist
as The Housekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
One More Spring
One More Spring
Strange Interlude
as Mary, Leeds' Maid
Strange Interlude
as Mary, Leeds' Maid
Hell's House
as Lucy Mason
Hell's House
as Lucy Mason
The Bad Sister
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Bad Sister
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Politics
as Mary Evans
Politics
as Mary Evans
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard
Someone to Love
as Harriet Newton
Someone to Love
as Harriet Newton
Ladies of the Mob
as Soft Annie
Ladies of the Mob
as Soft Annie
The Sawdust Paradise
as Mother
The Sawdust Paradise
as Mother
The Cossacks
as Lukashka's mother
The Cossacks
as Lukashka's mother
Fools for Luck
as Mrs. Hunter
Fools for Luck
as Mrs. Hunter
Twin Flappers
Twin Flappers
The Joy Girl
as Mrs. Courage
The Joy Girl
as Mrs. Courage
The Potters
as Ma Potter
The Potters
as Ma Potter
April Fool
as Amelia Rosen
April Fool
as Amelia Rosen
Lovey Mary
as Mrs. Wiggs
Lovey Mary
as Mrs. Wiggs
Brown of Harvard
as Mrs. Brown
Brown of Harvard
as Mrs. Brown
The Plastic Age
as Mrs. Carver
The Plastic Age
as Mrs. Carver
Soiled
as Mrs. Brown
Soiled
as Mrs. Brown
Under the Rouge
as Martha Maynard
Under the Rouge
as Martha Maynard
The Unwritten Law
as Miss Grant
The Unwritten Law
as Miss Grant
When a Girl Loves
as The Czarina
When a Girl Loves
as The Czarina
The Steadfast Heart
as Mrs. Burke
The Steadfast Heart
as Mrs. Burke
Has the World Gone Mad!
as Mrs. Bell
Has the World Gone Mad!
as Mrs. Bell
Notoriety
as Ann Boland
Notoriety
as Ann Boland
A Woman's Woman
as Densie Plummer
A Woman's Woman
as Densie Plummer
The Hidden Woman
as Mrs. Randolph
The Hidden Woman
as Mrs. Randolph
Man With Two Mothers
Man With Two Mothers
The Old Nest
as Mrs. Anthon
The Old Nest
as Mrs. Anthon
The Witching Hour
as Helen Whipple
The Witching Hour
as Helen Whipple
Honest Hutch
as Mrs. Hutchins
Honest Hutch
as Mrs. Hutchins
Miss Nobody
as Jason's Wife
Miss Nobody
as Jason's Wife
The Inferior Sex
as Clarissa Mott-Smith
The Inferior Sex
as Clarissa Mott-Smith
Erstwhile Susan
as Erstwhile Susan
Erstwhile Susan
as Erstwhile Susan
The Unpardonable Sin
as Mrs. Parcot
The Unpardonable Sin
as Mrs. Parcot
The Narrow Path
as Margaret Dunn
The Narrow Path
as Margaret Dunn
Less Than the Dust
as Mrs. Bradshaw
Less Than the Dust
as Mrs. Bradshaw
Pillars of Society
as Lona Tonnesen
Pillars of Society
as Lona Tonnesen
Hell-to-Pay Austin
as Doris Valentine
Hell-to-Pay Austin
as Doris Valentine
Macbeth
as Lady Macduff
Macbeth
as Lady Macduff
The Good Bad-Man
as Jane Stuart
The Good Bad-Man
as Jane Stuart
Her Mother's Daughter
as Marie's Mother
Her Mother's Daughter
as Marie's Mother
The Lucky Transfer
as Helen Holland
The Lucky Transfer
as Helen Holland
The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
The Little Country Mouse
as Dorothy's Cousin
The Little Country Mouse
as Dorothy's Cousin
The Second Mrs. Roebuck
as Katherine Roebuck
The Second Mrs. Roebuck
as Katherine Roebuck
The Quicksands
The Quicksands
A Brass Button
as Mrs. Lowden
A Brass Button
as Mrs. Lowden