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Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Acting

Born June 18, 1883 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood. Born in New York City, Alden began her career on the Broadway stage. She spent five years on Broadway before moving to Hollywood where she worked for the Biograph Company and Pathé Exchange in the first portion of her career. Her most popular role in movies came in Birth of a Nation directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915. Alden played the role of a mulatto girl in love with a northern politician.…

Known For · 40 titles

The Sawdust Paradise

The Sawdust Paradise

1928
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916
The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister

1931
Snowblind

Snowblind

1921
Pleasure Mad

Pleasure Mad

1923
Painted People

Painted People

1924
Twin Flappers

Twin Flappers

1927
Parted Curtains

Parted Curtains

1920
Someone to Love

Someone to Love

1928
Cigar Butts

Cigar Butts

1914
Soiled

Soiled

1925
The Empty Cradle

The Empty Cradle

1923
Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

1920
The Steadfast Heart

The Steadfast Heart

1923
Babbitt

Babbitt

1924
The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age

1925
The Good Bad-Man

The Good Bad-Man

1916
The Unpardonable Sin

The Unpardonable Sin

1919
Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home

1914
I Am Not a Racist

I Am Not a Racist

2019
The Second Mrs. Roebuck

The Second Mrs. Roebuck

1914
The Earth Woman

The Earth Woman

1926
The Inferior Sex

The Inferior Sex

1920
Ladies of the Mob

Ladies of the Mob

1928
The Eagle's Feather

The Eagle's Feather

1923
Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

1932
When a Girl Loves

When a Girl Loves

1924
The Lucky Transfer

The Lucky Transfer

1915
Has the World Gone Mad!

Has the World Gone Mad!

1923
Man With Two Mothers

Man With Two Mothers

1922
The Happy Warrior

The Happy Warrior

1925
Politics

Politics

1931
Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

1926
Ghosts

Ghosts

1915
The Narrow Path

The Narrow Path

1916
The Little Country Mouse

The Little Country Mouse

1914
One More Spring

One More Spring

1935
A Brass Button

A Brass Button

1911
The Land of Promise

The Land of Promise

1917