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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Female

Birthday

1884-09-02

Day of Death

1968-11-20 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Binghamton, New York, USA

Also Known As

Miss Gardner

Helen Louise Gardner

Helen Gardner

Biography

Not only was Helen Gardner the first American film actress to form her own production company, she was also the among the first filmmakers to embrace making features, and was the first vamp on screen.

Known For

Acting

Cleopatra

1912

Cleopatra

as

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt

The Illumination

1912

The Illumination

as

Sabina

How She Won Him

1910

How She Won Him

as

Muriel Hanson

The Inherited Taint

1911

The Inherited Taint

as

The Nurse

The Butterfly

1914

The Butterfly

as

Nancy North - the Butterfly

The Moonshine Maid and the Man

1914

The Moonshine Maid and the Man

as

Nancy - the Moonshine Maid

For Her Brother's Sake

1911

For Her Brother's Sake

as

Bessie Black - The Sister

The Sleep Walker

1911

The Sleep Walker

as

Lucy Langham

Barriers Burned Away

1911

Barriers Burned Away

as

John's Wife

The Lure of Vanity

1911

The Lure of Vanity

as

Edna White

Underneath the Paint

1914

Underneath the Paint

as

Tryphena Winter

The Breath of Araby

1915

The Breath of Araby

as

Clothilde

A Princess of Bagdad

1913

A Princess of Bagdad

as

Princess Ojira

A Quaker Mother

1911

A Quaker Mother

as

Lois Pearson Harmon - A Quaker Wife

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

1911

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

as

Rose Leigh - a Young Schoolteacher

The Death of King Edward III

1911

The Death of King Edward III

as

Alice Ferrers

Snatched from a Burning Death

1915

Snatched from a Burning Death

as

Joan Le Grande

Miss Jekyll and Madame Hyde

1915

Miss Jekyll and Madame Hyde

as

Madeleine Jekyll / Madame Hyde

Sandra

1924

Sandra

as

La Flamme's wife

For Love and Glory

1911

For Love and Glory

as

Rose Seaton

By Woman's Wit

1911

By Woman's Wit

as

The Wife

Ups and Downs

1911

Ups and Downs

as

The Young Wife

Regeneration

1911

Regeneration

as

Elfie - Ross's Sweetheart

Madge of the Mountains

1911

Madge of the Mountains

as

Madge of the Mountains

Arbutus

1911

Arbutus

as

The Mountain Woman Who Becomes a Celebrated Singer

The Girl and the Sheriff

1911

The Girl and the Sheriff

as

The Mountain Girl

The Freshet

1911

The Freshet

as

Meg Matthews

A Reformed Santa Claus

1911

A Reformed Santa Claus

as

The Widow

Where the Money Went

1912

Where the Money Went

as

Mrs. Fred Hart - the Jealous Wife

A Problem in Reduction

1912

A Problem in Reduction

as

Mrs. Smartly - a Woman Who Wants to Reduce

Her Boy

1912

Her Boy

as

Sue - Harry's Sweetheart

The Love of John Ruskin

1912

The Love of John Ruskin

as

Mrs. John Ruskin

The Serpents

1912

The Serpents

as

Linda

Yellow Bird

1912

Yellow Bird

as

Song Bird, a Young Indian

The Miracle

1912

The Miracle

as

Abbasah, the Caliph's Wife

The Heart of Esmeralda

1912

The Heart of Esmeralda

as

Louise Lennox - a Novelist

The Party Dress

1912

The Party Dress

as

Lydia Borne

Becky, Becky

1913

Becky, Becky

as

Becky

The Sleep of Cyma Roget

1920

The Sleep of Cyma Roget

as

Cymba Roget

Eureka!

1913

Eureka!

as

The Castaway

Vampire of the Desert

1913

Vampire of the Desert

as

Lispeth, Vampire of the Desert

The Wife of Cain

1913

The Wife of Cain

as

Save - the Wife of Cain

Vanity Fair

1911

Vanity Fair

as

Becky Sharp

An Innocent Theft

1912

An Innocent Theft

as

Malcolm's Mother

The Show Girl

1911

The Show Girl

as

Audrey, an Actress

The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray

1914

The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray

as

Sylvia Gray / Silvery

Production

Cleopatra

1912

Cleopatra

as

Crew

Directing