Edythe Chapman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

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 Spirit of '17

    The Spirit of '17

  • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

  • A Tailor-Made Man

    A Tailor-Made Man

  • Broken Barriers

    Broken Barriers

  • Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

  • Richelieu

    Richelieu

  • American Beauty

    American Beauty

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Lazybones

    Lazybones

  • Manslaughter

    Manslaughter

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Bunty Pulls the Strings

    Bunty Pulls the Strings

  • Synthetic Sin

    Synthetic Sin

  • Havoc

    Havoc

  • Sandy

    Sandy

  • Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

  • Learning to Love

    Learning to Love

  • Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

  • Lightnin'

    Lightnin'

  • Old Wives for New

    Old Wives for New

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • The Shadow of the East

    The Shadow of the East

  • Beyond the Rocks

    Beyond the Rocks

  • Love Hungry

    Love Hungry

  • Faithful Wives

    Faithful Wives

  • The Shepherd of the Hills

    The Shepherd of the Hills

  • The County Fair

    The County Fair

  • Three Week Ends

    Three Week Ends

  • The Whispering Chorus

    The Whispering Chorus

  • The Boob

    The Boob

  • North of the Rio Grande

    North of the Rio Grande

  • Up the River

    Up the River

  • Pinto

    Pinto

  • Rose o' Paradise

    Rose o' Paradise

  • Bits of Life

    Bits of Life

  • The Little Yellow House

    The Little Yellow House

  • Flame of the Desert

    Flame of the Desert

  • The Only Road

    The Only Road

  • A Modern Musketeer

    A Modern Musketeer

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • The Little American

    The Little American

  • A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

  • The Crystal Cup

    The Crystal Cup

  • Secret Service

    Secret Service

  • Alias Ladyfingers

    Alias Ladyfingers

  • Unexpected Places

    Unexpected Places

  • One Minute to Play

    One Minute to Play

  • The Heir to the Hoorah

    The Heir to the Hoorah

  • The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

  • The Countess Charming

    The Countess Charming

  • Bound in Morocco

    Bound in Morocco

  • Huck and Tom

    Huck and Tom

  • The Idle Rich

    The Idle Rich

  • The Breaking Point

    The Breaking Point

  • On the Level

    On the Level

  • Double Cross Roads

    Double Cross Roads

  • Take the Heir

    Take the Heir

  • The Evil Eye

    The Evil Eye

  • Just Out of College

    Just Out of College

  • Her Husband’s Trademark

    Her Husband’s Trademark

  • The Golden Chance

    The Golden Chance

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • One Wild Week

    One Wild Week

  • A Mormon Maid

    A Mormon Maid

  • Daughters of Pleasure

    Daughters of Pleasure

  • The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

    The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

  • Twin Beds

    Twin Beds

  • A School for Husbands

    A School for Husbands

  • Chastity

    Chastity

  • In the Name of Love

    In the Name of Love

  • Naughty But Nice

    Naughty But Nice

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • Voices of the City

    Voices of the City

  • Everywoman

    Everywoman

  • The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

    The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

  • The Wise Virgin

    The Wise Virgin

  • Soul Mates

    Soul Mates

  • Worldly Goods

    Worldly Goods

  • Alias Mike Moran

    Alias Mike Moran

  • The Winning Girl

    The Winning Girl

  • Heart Trouble

    Heart Trouble

  • Experimental Marriage

    Experimental Marriage

  • Dangerous Curve Ahead

    Dangerous Curve Ahead

  • The Crystal Gazer

    The Crystal Gazer

  • The Girl at Home

    The Girl at Home

  • The Runaway

    The Runaway

  • Say! Young Fellow

    Say! Young Fellow

  • Three Faces East

    Three Faces East

  • Borrowed Clothes

    Borrowed Clothes

  • An Innocent Adventuress

    An Innocent Adventuress

  • The Selfish Woman

    The Selfish Woman

  • Peg o' My Heart

    Peg o' My Heart

  • A Double-Dyed Deceiver

    A Double-Dyed Deceiver

  • The Pride of the Force

    The Pride of the Force

  • Sally's Shoulders

    Sally's Shoulders

  • The Pretty Sister of Jose

    The Pretty Sister of Jose

  • Fires of Faith

    Fires of Faith

  • The Gypsy Trail

    The Gypsy Trail

  • Out of the Storm

    Out of the Storm

  • The Home Town Girl

    The Home Town Girl

  • The Ghost House

    The Ghost House

  • His Majesty, Bunker Bean

    His Majesty, Bunker Bean