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
- The Fires of Youth as Billy
- When Love Was Blind
- A Modern Monte Cristo as Virginia Deane, age 6
- A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
1916
- The Stolen Triumph as Little Alice
1915
- 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
1914
- The Woman Pays as The Watson 4-year old son
- A Dog's Love as Baby Helen
- Zudora
- The Barrier of Flames as The Mayor's Daughter
- The Dancer as Anna's Little Daughter
1913
- Just a Shabby Doll as The Daughter
- The Girl of the Cabaret as Their Daughter
- Little Dorrit as Young Little Dorrit
- When the Studio Burned as Self
- The Tiniest of Stars as Little Girl
- The Spoiled Darling's Doll as The Spoiled Darling's Doll
- Their Great Big Beautiful Doll as Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl
1912
- The Forest Rose
- Dottie's New Doll as Dottie's New Doll
- Cross Your Heart
- My Baby's Voice as Ruth Mackey - the Baby
- In a Garden as Child visitor to garden
- The County's Prize Baby as The Prize Baby
- The Repeater as The Reformer's Little Daughter
- Baby Hands as The Child