Natalie Kingston
Born: 1905-05-19 in Vallejo, California, USA
Died: 1991-02-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Natalie Kingston was born as Natalia Ringstrom in Sonoma County, California, and raised in San Francisco. She was of Spanish and Hungarian descent. She was a great-granddaughter of General Mariano Vallejo, who commanded the army which surrendered California to General John C. Fremont. Her mother was Natalia Haraszthy, granddaughter of Agoston Haraszthy, founder of California's wine industry. She was educated in San Rafael, California. Starting her career as an actress on Broadway, she moved into films in the early 1920s. Her first movie appearance was in The Daredevil (1923). She joined the Mack Sennett studios in 1924, and co-starred with Harry Langdon in a series of comedy films including Remember When? (1925) and Her First Flame (1927). Kingston left the Sennett studio and comedies in 1926 to try for dramatic movie roles. She signed with Paramount Pictures and made three motion pictures in quick succession. All three were comedies: Miss Brewster's Millions (1926), The Cat's Pajamas (1926) and Wet Paint (1926). Kingston's first dramatic role was in Street Angel (1928). She played the part of Lisetta. The same year she made Painted Post with Tom Mix. In this film she portrayed a magazine illustrator seeking western types. She becomes caught up in an exciting feud in her search for them. As Dona Beatriz, Kingston was given a great opportunity in The Night of Love (1927). The movie starred Ronald Colman and Vilma Bánky. She appeared in two of the popular Tarzan films. She was Mary Trevor in Tarzan the Mighty (1928) and the fifth actress to play Jane in Tarzan the Tiger (1929). The Tarzan serial, which co-starred Frank Merrill, was produced by Universal Pictures. After a series of roles in B movies she made her last film, Only Yesterday (1933). She was uncredited in this movie. Natalie Kingston died in West Hills, California, aged 85, in 1991.
Filmography
1933
- Forgotten as May Strauss
- His Private Secretary as Polly
1932
1930
- Her Wedding Night as Eva
- Swellhead as Barbara Larkin
- The Last of the Duanes as Morgan's Moll
- Under Texas Skies as Joan Prescott
1929
- Tarzan the Tiger as Jane / Lady Jane
- The River of Romance as Mexico
1928
- Tarzan the Mighty as Mary Trevor
- A Girl in Every Port as Girl in South Sea Island (uncredited)
- Street Angel as Lisetta
- The Port of Missing Girls as Catherine King
- Painted Post as Barbara Lane
1927
- His First Flame as Ethel Morgan
- Figures Don't Lie as Dolores
- The Night of Love as Donna Beatriz
- Long Pants as Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Harvester as Ruth
- Framed as Diane Laurens
1926
- Fight Night as Tessie McNab
- Kid Boots as Carmen Mendoza
- Hayfoot, Strawfoot? as Mrs. Noah Fish
- Wet Paint as A Beautiful Woman
- Musclebound Music as The Landlady's Daughter
- The Silent Lover as Vera Sherman
- Soldier Man as The Soldier's Wife / The Queen of Bomania
- Lost at Sea as Nita Howard
- Don Juan's 3 Nights as Vilma Theodori
1925
- Remember When? as Rosemary Lee
- His Marriage Wow as The Bride - Agnes Fisher
- Lucky Stars as Miss Mazda
1924
- Galloping Bungalows as Diana Palmer
- Off His Trolley as Natalie Delys
- Black Oxfords as Lotta Waite
- The Hollywood Kid as Bathing Girl
- All Night Long as the Girl
- His New Mamma as Bathing Girl
- Wall Street Blues as The Boss's Daughter
- Feet of Mud as Nina March - The Girl
- Yukon Jake as Nell
1923
- The Dare-Devil as Minor Role