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

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

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

1917

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

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

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

1913

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

1912

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