Edythe Chapman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Female

Birthday

1863-10-07

Day of death

1948-10-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

Edythe Chapman

Biography

From Wikipedia Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907. Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two began making movies with Cecil B. Demille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Mr. Neill died in 1931. The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929). Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.

Known For

  • The Runaway

    The Runaway

  • Take the Heir

    Take the Heir

  • The Breaking Point

    The Breaking Point

  • Say! Young Fellow

    Say! Young Fellow

  • The Whispering Chorus

    The Whispering Chorus

  • Daughters of Pleasure

    Daughters of Pleasure

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • Manslaughter

    Manslaughter

  • The Spirit of '17

    The Spirit of '17

  • Soul Mates

    Soul Mates

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Broken Barriers

    Broken Barriers

  • Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • The Evil Eye

    The Evil Eye

  • Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

  • American Beauty

    American Beauty

  • The Golden Chance

    The Golden Chance

  • Pinto

    Pinto

  • Havoc

    Havoc

  • Bound in Morocco

    Bound in Morocco

  • Richelieu

    Richelieu

  • Double Cross Roads

    Double Cross Roads

  • The Little American

    The Little American

  • Three Week Ends

    Three Week Ends

  • The Shepherd of the Hills

    The Shepherd of the Hills

  • Up the River

    Up the River

  • Secret Service

    Secret Service

  • Beyond the Rocks

    Beyond the Rocks

  • Flame of the Desert

    Flame of the Desert

  • Rose o' Paradise

    Rose o' Paradise

  • Synthetic Sin

    Synthetic Sin

  • Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

  • A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

  • Lightnin'

    Lightnin'

  • A Modern Musketeer

    A Modern Musketeer

  • Love Hungry

    Love Hungry

  • Lazybones

    Lazybones

  • The Only Road

    The Only Road

  • One Wild Week

    One Wild Week

  • The Pride of the Force

    The Pride of the Force

  • On the Level

    On the Level

  • The County Fair

    The County Fair

  • In the Name of Love

    In the Name of Love

  • One Minute to Play

    One Minute to Play

  • Faithful Wives

    Faithful Wives

  • The Little Yellow House

    The Little Yellow House

  • North of the Rio Grande

    North of the Rio Grande

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Old Wives for New

    Old Wives for New

  • The Idle Rich

    The Idle Rich

  • Unexpected Places

    Unexpected Places

  • The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

  • Learning to Love

    Learning to Love

  • Bunty Pulls the Strings

    Bunty Pulls the Strings

  • The Crystal Cup

    The Crystal Cup

  • Bits of Life

    Bits of Life

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • A School for Husbands

    A School for Husbands

  • The Boob

    The Boob

  • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

  • The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

    The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

  • The Countess Charming

    The Countess Charming

  • The Crystal Gazer

    The Crystal Gazer

  • The Shadow of the East

    The Shadow of the East

  • Huck and Tom

    Huck and Tom

  • Dangerous Curve Ahead

    Dangerous Curve Ahead

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • A Tailor-Made Man

    A Tailor-Made Man

  • Borrowed Clothes

    Borrowed Clothes

  • Chastity

    Chastity

  • Her Husband’s Trademark

    Her Husband’s Trademark

  • Voices of the City

    Voices of the City

  • Fires of Faith

    Fires of Faith

  • Sally's Shoulders

    Sally's Shoulders

  • Experimental Marriage

    Experimental Marriage

  • Twin Beds

    Twin Beds

  • Peg o' My Heart

    Peg o' My Heart

  • Three Faces East

    Three Faces East

  • A Mormon Maid

    A Mormon Maid

  • The Pretty Sister of Jose

    The Pretty Sister of Jose

  • A Double-Dyed Deceiver

    A Double-Dyed Deceiver

  • The Gypsy Trail

    The Gypsy Trail

  • Alias Mike Moran

    Alias Mike Moran

  • Naughty But Nice

    Naughty But Nice

  • Everywoman

    Everywoman

  • The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

    The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • Alias Ladyfingers

    Alias Ladyfingers

  • The Winning Girl

    The Winning Girl

  • Heart Trouble

    Heart Trouble

  • The Selfish Woman

    The Selfish Woman

  • The Girl at Home

    The Girl at Home