Mabel Ballin
Actor
Biography
From Wikipedia
Mabel Ballin (January 1, 1887 – July 24, 1958) was an
American motion-picture actress of the silent film era.
Born Mabel Croft in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she
originally studied painting. Her landscapes were noticed at an exhibition and
led to an offer to appear in films. Ballin appeared in 28 films between 1917
and 1925. She achieved popularity during World War I.
She is best known for her role in Riders of the Purple Sage
(1925). Her other notable roles included The Glorious Adventure (1918), Jane
Eyre (1921), and Vanity Fair (1923), in which she played Becky Sharp.
She married artist-turned-director Hugo Ballin in 1917, and
they remained married until his death in 1956.
She died in 1958 in Santa Monica, California. She was
interred in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica with her husband.
Filmography
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Jane Withersteen 1925
The White Heather
as Marion Hume 1919
Lord and Lady Algy
as Mrs. Tudway 1919
Laughing Bill Hyde
as Alice Walker 1918
The Danger Game
as May Wentworth 1918
Jane Eyre
as Jane Eyre 1921
Vanity Fair
as Becky Sharp 1923
Code of the West
as Mary Stockwell 1925
Pagan Love
as Kathleen Levinsky 1920
Under Crimson Skies
as Helen Clayton 1920
For Valour
as Alice Davis 1917
Barriers Burned Away
as Christine Randolph 1925
The Spreading Dawn
as Georgina Vanderpyl 1917
The Illustrious Prince
as Penelope Morse 1919
Other Women's Clothes
as Jacqueline Lee 1922