Helen Badgley
Actor
Biography
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
Filmography
A Modern Monte Cristo
as Virginia Deane, age 6 1917
The Fires of Youth
as Billy 1917
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
as The Spoiled Darling's Doll 1913
The Tiniest of Stars
as Little Girl 1913
Just a Shabby Doll
as The Daughter 1913
When the Studio Burned
as Self 1913
In a Garden
as Child visitor to garden 1912
The Barrier of Flames
as The Mayor's Daughter 1914
The Dancer
as Anna's Little Daughter 1914
My Baby's Voice
as Ruth Mackey - the Baby 1912
Dottie's New Doll
as Dottie's New Doll 1912
Cross Your Heart
1912
The Three Roses
as The Third Rose 1915
The Repeater
as The Reformer's Little Daughter 1912
The Girl of the Cabaret
as Their Daughter 1913
The Woman Pays
as The Watson 4-year old son 1914