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446:O'Hara's Godchild (1913) .... Mrs. Tom O'Grady
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293:The Law Decides (1916) .... Florence Wharton
282:The Secret Kingdom (1916) .... Madame Savatz
494:Aunty's Romance (1912) .... A Stenographer
476:None But the Brave Deserve the Fair (1912)
307:The Supreme Temptation (1916) .... Annette
482:Popular Betty (1912) .... A Jealous Rival
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341:Mother's Roses (1915) .... Helen Morrison
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558:"Marries Movie Actress"
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356:The Greater Love (1914)
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671:Photo at Silent Ladies
392:The Vanity Case (1914)
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268:(1917) .... Marguerite
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362:A Double Error (1914)
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