Mabel Ballin
Born: 1884-12-31 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1958-07-24
Known For: Acting
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
1925
- Riders of the Purple Sage as Jane Withersteen
- Beauty and the Bad Man as Cassie
- Barriers Burned Away as Christine Randolph
- Code of the West as Mary Stockwell
1923
- Vanity Fair as Becky Sharp
- Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
1922
- Other Women's Clothes as Jacqueline Lee
1921
- Jane Eyre as Jane Eyre
1920
- Pagan Love as Kathleen Levinsky
- Under Crimson Skies as Helen Clayton
1919
- The Illustrious Prince as Penelope Morse
- The Quickening Flame as Hester Blaine
- The White Heather as Marion Hume
- Lord and Lady Algy as Mrs. Tudway
1918
- The Danger Game as May Wentworth
- Laughing Bill Hyde as Alice Walker
1917
- For Valour as Alice Davis
- The Spreading Dawn as Georgina Vanderpyl