Miriam Cooper

Born: 1891-11-06 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died: 1976-04-12

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miriam Cooper (November 7, 1891 – April 12, 1976) was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D.W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh. She retired from acting in 1923 but was rediscovered by the film community in the 1960s, and toured colleges lecturing about silent films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miriam Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2019

I Am Not a Racist as Margaret (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation' as Self (Archive footage)

1975

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)

1924

After the Ball as Lorraine Trevelyan

1923

Her Accidental Husband as Rena Goring
The Broken Wing as Inez Villera
Is Money Everything? as Marion Brand
The Hero as Martha Baker
The Girl Who Came Back as Sheila
Daughters of the Rich as Maud Barhyte

1922

Kindred of the Dust as Nan of the Sawdust Pile

1921

Serenade as Maria del Carmen

1920

The Deep Purple as Doris Moore

1919

The Mother and the Law as The Friendly One
Evangeline as Evangeline
Should a Husband Forgive? as Ruth Fulton

1918

The Woman and the Law as Blanquetta La Salle
The Prussian Cur as Rosie O'Grady

1917

The Honor System as Edith
The Silent Lie as Lady Lou
The Innocent Sinner as Mary Ellen Ellis

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as The Friendless One

1915

The Birth of a Nation as Margaret Cameron
The Burned Hand as Marietta

1914

The Odalisque as Annie, May's Friend
Their First Acquaintance as Grace Curley
Home, Sweet Home as The Fiancee

1913

Uncle Tom's Cabin as Topsy - Aunt Ophelia's Slave
Shenandoah as Madeline West
A Railroad Wooing as Alice Holmes - Jim's Sweetheart
The Pseudo Prodigal as The Prodigal's Sweetheart

1912

The Confederate Ironclad as Rose
The Darling of the CSA
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher as The Boarding House Servant Girl