Cissy Fitzgerald

Born: 1873-02-01 in England, UK

Died: 1941-05-10

Known For: Acting

Biography

Cissy Fitzgerald (born Mary Kate Kipping; 1 February 1873 – 10 May 1941) was an English-American vaudeville actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in numerous silent and sound films. Fitzgerald acted in a popular Gaiety Girl show beginning in 1894 and was filmed in the role in 1896 in a self-titled short film shot by Thomas Edison's film company. She did not appear in films again until 1914 where she signed with the Vitagraph company and was quite popular in feature films and her own series of Cissy short films. Very little of Fitzgerald's silent material survives except her comic backup role in the 1928 Lon Chaney vehicle Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Filmography

1934

Flirtation as Mrs. Nerps

1933

Maids a la Mode as Mrs. Von Eckterhorse

1930

Du Barry, Woman of Passion as Bit role

1929

The Painted Angel as Ma Hudler
Seven Footprints to Satan as Old Lady at Party
His Lucky Day as Mrs. Dan Dyne

1928

Laugh, Clown, Laugh as Giancinta
Ladies of the Night Club as Bossy Hart

1927

Women Love Diamonds as Mrs. Ray
Two Flaming Youths as Madge Malarkey
The Beauty Shoppers as Mrs. Schuyler
Matinee Ladies as Madame Leonine
Fire and Steel as Mary O'Farrell
The Arizona Wildcat as Mother Schyler
Women's Wares as Mrs. Frank Stanton

1926

The High Flyer
The Danger Girl as Henrietta Travers
The Crown of Lies as Leading Lady
Redheads Preferred as Mrs. Henry Carter
Long Pants as The Widow
The Love Thief as Countess Leopold Marjenka
Flames as Mrs. Edgerton
Her Big Night as Mrs. Harmon

1925

I'll Show You the Town as Agnes Clevenger

1924

Babbitt as Mrs. Zilla Reisling
Lilies of the Field as Florette
A Woman Who Sinned as Burlesque Queen
Cornered
Flowing Gold as The Suicide Blonde
Vanity's Price as Mrs. Connors

1916

Look Out Below as Mme. Cayenne

1915

Keep Moving as Cissie
A Madcap Adventure as Pearl Courthope
Heavy Villains as Mrs. Lawrence
The Dust of Egypt as Mrs. Manning
The Esterbrook Case as Helen Van Austin