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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-05-14

Day of Death

1997-12-31 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Bertha Bohny

Lillian Bohny

Lillian 'Billie' Dove

Lillian Kenaston

Billie Dove

Biography

Billie Dove (born Bertha Bohny) was an American star actress of 1920s Silent cinema and of the first few years of the 'talkies' era. She retired from show business in 1932.

Known For

Acting

Blondie of the Follies

1932

Blondie of the Follies

as

Lottie Callahan aka Lurline Cavanaugh

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

1921

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

as

Dorothy Wells

The Ancient Highway

1925

The Ancient Highway

as

Antoinette St. Ives

The Light of Western Stars

1925

The Light of Western Stars

as

Madeline Hammond

The Black Pirate

1926

The Black Pirate

as

Princess Isobel

A Notorious Affair

1930

A Notorious Affair

as

Patricia Hanley

Kid Boots

1926

Kid Boots

as

Eleanore Belmore

The Lady Who Dared

1931

The Lady Who Dared

as

Margaret Townsend

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

2000

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

as

Self (archive footage)

The Yellow Lily

1928

The Yellow Lily

as

Judith Peredy

The Age for Love

1931

The Age for Love

as

Jean Hurd

Cock of the Air

1932

Cock of the Air

as

Lilli de Rosseau

Sensation Seekers

1927

Sensation Seekers

as

Luena 'Egypt' Hagen

One Night at Susie's

1930

One Night at Susie's

as

Mary Martin

The Marriage Clause

1926

The Marriage Clause

as

Sylvia Jordan

The Air Mail

1925

The Air Mail

as

Alice Rendon

The Lone Wolf Returns

1926

The Lone Wolf Returns

as

Marcia Mayfair

Sweethearts and Wives

1930

Sweethearts and Wives

as

Femme de Chambre

The Fighting Heart

1925

The Fighting Heart

as

Doris Anderson

Wild Horse Mesa

1925

Wild Horse Mesa

as

Sue Melberne

Adoration

1928

Adoration

as

Elena

Careers

1929

Careers

as

Hélène Gromaire

Beyond the Rainbow

1922

Beyond the Rainbow

as

Marion Taylor (as Lillian 'Billie' Dove)

Her Private Life

1929

Her Private Life

as

Lady Helen Haden

The Lucky Horseshoe

1925

The Lucky Horseshoe

as

Eleanor Hunt

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1923

All the Brothers Were Valiant

as

Priscilla Holt

The Love Mart

1927

The Love Mart

as

Antoinette Frobelle

American Beauty

1927

American Beauty

as

Millicent Howard

The Painted Angel

1929

The Painted Angel

as

Mamie Hudler / Rodeo West

The Other Tomorrow

1930

The Other Tomorrow

as

Edith Larrison

The Stolen Bride

1927

The Stolen Bride

as

Sari, Countess Thurzo

The Tender Hour

1927

The Tender Hour

as

Marcia Kane

The Lone Star Ranger

1923

The Lone Star Ranger

as

Helen Longstreth

The Roughneck

1924

The Roughneck

as

Felicity Arden

The Thrill Chaser

1923

The Thrill Chaser

as

Olala Ussan

Soft Boiled

1923

Soft Boiled

as

The Girl

Folly of Vanity

1925

Folly of Vanity

as

Alice (modern sequence)

On Time

1924

On Time

as

Helen Hendon

Polly of the Follies

1922

Polly of the Follies

as

Alysia Potter

Production

Crew

Directing