Fannie Ward

Born: 1871-02-22 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: 1952-01-27

Known For: Acting

Biography

Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1871 – January 27, 1952) was an American actress. She was known for her ageless appearance, and is best known for her role in the 1915 silent film “The Cheat,” one of the earliest films directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Filmography

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema as Self (archive footage)

1920

She Played and Paid as Hélène
The Secret of Lone Star as Ellen Frendy

1919

Our Better Selves as Loyette Merval
The Profiteers as Beverly Randall
Common Clay as Ellen Neal
The Only Way
The Cry of the Weak as Mary Dexter

1918

The Narrow Path as Marion Clark
A Japanese Nightingale as Yuki
Innocent as Innocent
The Yellow Ticket as Anna Mirrel

1917

On the Level as Merlin Warner, aka Mexicali May
The Crystal Gazer as Rose Jorgensen
Unconquered as Mrs. Jackson
Betty to the Rescue as Betty Sherwin
Her Strange Wedding as Coralie Grayson
A School for Husbands as Lady Betty Manners
The Winning of Sally Temple as Sally Temple

1916

For the Defense as Fidele Roget
Tennessee's Pardner as Tennessee
Witchcraft as Suzette
The Years of the Locust as Lorraine Roth
A Gutter Magdalene as Maida Carrington
Each Pearl a Tear as Diane Winston

1915

The Cheat as Edith Hardy
The Marriage of Kitty as Katherine ''Kitty'' Silverton