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

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

1918

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

1917

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

1916

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

1915

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