Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Female

Birthday

1884-07-12

Day of Death

1949-07-26 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Linda Arvidson Johnson

Linda A. Griffith

Linda Griffith

Linda Arvidson

Biography

Linda Arvidson (born Linda Arvidson Johnson, July 12, 1884 – July 26, 1949; sometimes credited as Linda Griffith) was an American stage and film actress and philanthropist through the Linda A. Griffith Fund. She became one of America's early motion picture stars while working at Biograph Studios in New York, where none of the company's actors, until 1913, were credited on screen. Along with Florence Lawrence, Marion Leonard, and other female performers there, she was often referred to by theatergoers and in trade publications as simply one of the "Biograph girls". Arvidson began working in the new, rapidly expanding film industry after meeting her future husband D. W. Griffith, who impressed her as an innovative screen director. Their marriage was kept secret for reasons of professional discretion. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

Acting

The Honor of His Family

1910

The Honor of His Family

as

Woman at Farewell

To Save Her Soul

1909

To Save Her Soul

as

In Audience

A Corner in Wheat

1909

A Corner in Wheat

as

Farmer's Wife

Enoch Arden: Part I

1911

Enoch Arden: Part I

as

Enoch Arden: Part II

1911

Enoch Arden: Part II

as

The Miser's Heart

1911

The Miser's Heart

as

Kathy's Mother

Fate's Turning

1911

Fate's Turning

as

At the French Ball

1908

At the French Ball

as

Wife

The Unchanging Sea

1910

The Unchanging Sea

as

The Fisherman's Wife

The Fatal Hour

1908

The Fatal Hour

as

Kidnapped Woman

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

1909

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

as

The Maid

The Cricket on the Hearth

1909

The Cricket on the Hearth

as

Sister Dorothy

Balked at the Altar

1908

Balked at the Altar

as

Betrayed by a Handprint

1908

Betrayed by a Handprint

as

The Maid / Party Guest

The Song of the Shirt

1908

The Song of the Shirt

as

Dying Woman

A Drunkard's Reformation

1909

A Drunkard's Reformation

as

Mrs. John Wharton

Resurrection

1909

Resurrection

as

At Prison

Confidence

1909

Confidence

as

Dinner Guest

A Fair Rebel

1914

A Fair Rebel

as

Clairette Montieth - Steve's Sister

The Wife

1914

The Wife

as

Helen Truman

Her First Biscuits

1909

Her First Biscuits

as

The Winning Coat

1909

The Winning Coat

as

Servant

The Taming of the Shrew

1908

The Taming of the Shrew

as

Bianca

The Cord of Life

1909

The Cord of Life

as

In Tenement

The Curtain Pole

1909

The Curtain Pole

as

Party planner / Woman on street

An Awful Moment

1908

An Awful Moment

as

The Maid

At the Altar

1909

At the Altar

as

Pippa Passes

1909

Pippa Passes

as

Greek Model

The Lure of the Gown

1909

The Lure of the Gown

as

Rich Woman

Edgar Allan Poe

1909

Edgar Allan Poe

as

Those Awful Hats

1909

Those Awful Hats

as

Theatre Audience

Pranks

1909

Pranks

as

The King's Messenger

1908

The King's Messenger

as

Person in Court

The Stage Rustler

1908

The Stage Rustler

as

Mother on Street

The Red Girl

1908

The Red Girl

as

Woman in Second Bar

Where the Breakers Roar

1908

Where the Breakers Roar

as

Alice Fairchild

After Many Years

1908

After Many Years

as

The Pirate's Gold

1908

The Pirate's Gold

as

Mrs. Wilkinson

The Feud and the Turkey

1908

The Feud and the Turkey

as

Mrs. Caufield

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

as

Emily

The Helping Hand

1908

The Helping Hand

as

Daisy Harcourt

One Touch of Nature

1909

One Touch of Nature

as

Nurse

Love Finds a Way

1909

Love Finds a Way

as

Lady-in-Waiting

A Rural Elopement

1909

A Rural Elopement

as

Cynthia Stebbins

The Sacrifice

1909

The Sacrifice

as

At Wigmaker's

The Criminal Hypnotist

1909

The Criminal Hypnotist

as

Party Guest

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

1909

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

as

The Maid

The Fascinating Mrs. Francis

1909

The Fascinating Mrs. Francis

as

The Welcome Burglar

1909

The Welcome Burglar

as

The Maid

His Daughter

1911

His Daughter

as

Classmates

1908

Classmates

as

Extra

The Thread of Destiny

1910

The Thread of Destiny

as

Hotelkeeper's Wife

Enoch Arden

1911

Enoch Arden

as

Annie Lee

Fisher Folks

1911

Fisher Folks

as

Bertha

Comata, the Sioux

1909

Comata, the Sioux

as

Nellie Howe

The Converts

1910

The Converts

as

The Broken Doll

1910

The Broken Doll

as

Beverly of Graustark

1914

Beverly of Graustark

as

Beverly Calhoun

The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

1908

The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

as

Accomplice / Woman at Inn

A Calamitous Elopement

1908

A Calamitous Elopement

as

Jennie

The Stolen Jewels

1908

The Stolen Jewels

as

The Nurse

A Woman's Way

1908

A Woman's Way

as

The Camper's Wife

A Baby's Shoe

1909

A Baby's Shoe

as

The Daughter

Drive for a Life

1909

Drive for a Life

as

One of Mignon's Sisters

His Ward's Love

1909

His Ward's Love

as

The Maid

His Wife's Mother

1909

His Wife's Mother

as

Restaurant Patron

The Jilt

1909

The Jilt

as

Wedding Guest

The Medicine Bottle

1909

The Medicine Bottle

as

Telephone Operator / At Party

The Politician's Love Story

1909

The Politician's Love Story

as

Woman - Third Couple

The Roue’s Heart

1909

The Roue’s Heart

as

Noblewoman / Sculptress's Friend

Those Boys!

1909

Those Boys!

as

A Daughter

The Peachbasket Hat

1909

The Peachbasket Hat

as

Visitor

The Adventures of Dollie

1908

The Adventures of Dollie

as

Mother

The Sealed Room

1909

The Sealed Room

as

A Lady-in-Waiting

A Wreath in Time

1909

A Wreath in Time

as

At Stage Door

The Voice of the Violin

1909

The Voice of the Violin

as

At Party Meeting

The Faded Lilies

1909

The Faded Lilies

as

At the Crossroads of Life

1908

At the Crossroads of Life

as

Daughter

Father Gets in the Game

1908

Father Gets in the Game

as

The Test of Friendship

1908

The Test of Friendship

as

Guest / Woman at Wigmaker's

The Children's Friend

1909

The Children's Friend

as

The Eavesdropper

1909

The Eavesdropper

as

Mercedes' Friend

Fool's Revenge

1909

Fool's Revenge

as

At Court

The Golden Louis

1909

The Golden Louis

as

Reveller

When Knights Were Bold

1908

When Knights Were Bold

as

Leather Stocking

1909

Leather Stocking

as

One of the Colonel's Nieces

The Mills of the Gods

1909

The Mills of the Gods

as

Hulda - the Maid

The Salvation Army Lass

1909

The Salvation Army Lass

as

In First Bar / In Factory

Tragic Love

1909

Tragic Love

as

Mrs. Rankin

The Rocky Road

1910

The Rocky Road

as

The Day After

1909

The Day After

as

Servant

The Last Deal

1910

The Last Deal

as

The Two Brothers

1910

The Two Brothers

as

Mexican

Through the Breakers

1909

Through the Breakers

as

The Usurer

1910

The Usurer

as

Clerk's Wife

His Trust

1911

His Trust

as

His Trust Fulfilled

1911

His Trust Fulfilled

as

Heart Beats of Long Ago

1911

Heart Beats of Long Ago

as

The Scarlet Letter

1913

The Scarlet Letter

as

Hester Prynne

The Man and the Woman

1908

The Man and the Woman

as

Gladys

For a Wife's Honor

1908

For a Wife's Honor

as

The Maid

I Did It

1909

I Did It

as

A Visitor

Charity

1916

Charity

as

Mary Fleming

A Smoked Husband

1908

A Smoked Husband

as

Maid

The Planter's Wife

1908

The Planter's Wife

as

The Princess in the Vase

1908

The Princess in the Vase

as

Lady-in-Waiting

Lucky Jim

1909

Lucky Jim

as

Wedding Guest

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

as

The Restoration

1909

The Restoration

as

The King of the Cannibal Islands

1908

The King of the Cannibal Islands

as

Production

Crew

Directing