Helen Badgley

Born: 1908-12-01 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Died: 1977-10-25

Known For: Acting

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

1917

Pots-and-Pans Peggy as Peggy's sister
A Modern Monte Cristo as Virginia Deane, age 6
When Love Was Blind
The Heart of Ezra Greer as The Poor Little Girl
The Candy Girl as Nell's Little Sister
The Fires of Youth as Billy
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

1916

The Stolen Triumph as Little Alice

1915

The Price of Her Silence as The Daughter
Mercy on a Crutch as The Sheriff's Daughter
The Six-Cent Loaf as Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister
The Baby and the Boss as Helen, the Baby
The Three Roses as The Third Rose
The Mother of Her Dreams as The Rich Boy

1914

Frou Frou as Georges, Frou Frou's son
A Dog's Love as Baby Helen
Zudora
Coals of Fire as Helen - Blodgett's Motherless Child
The Barrier of Flames as The Mayor's Daughter
The Dancer as Anna's Little Daughter
The Woman Pays as The Watson 4-year old son

1913

When the Studio Burned as Self
Their Great Big Beautiful Doll as Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl
The Tiniest of Stars as Little Girl
The Girl of the Cabaret as Their Daughter
Just a Shabby Doll as The Daughter
The Spoiled Darling's Doll as The Spoiled Darling's Doll
Jack and the Beanstalk as Golightly - A Fairy
Little Dorrit as Young Little Dorrit

1912

The Thunderbolt as The Broker's Daughter, as a Little Girl
The Repeater as The Reformer's Little Daughter
Baby Hands as The Child
Dottie's New Doll as Dottie's New Doll
The Forest Rose
The County's Prize Baby as The Prize Baby
Cross Your Heart
In a Garden as Child visitor to garden
My Baby's Voice as Ruth Mackey - the Baby