Amelia Summerville

Born: 1862-10-13

From Wikipedia Amelia Summerville (1862–1934), born Amelia Shaw, was an Irish-born American stage and silent film actress. Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland and migrated to Toronto, Canada as a child. She first appeared on stage at the age of 7 in an operetta in Toronto. In 1884, Summerville appeared in her first leading role in the play Adonis. She originated the role of Rosetta, the Mountain Maid. Summerville appeared in fourteen Broadway plays from 1899 to 1925. She also performed in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.


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The Probation Wife

as Eunice Galway
Released: 1919-05-24

A 1919 film directed by Sidney Franklin.

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Romola

as Brigida
Released: 1924-12-06

In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces...

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How Could You, Caroline?

as Mrs. Rogers
Released: 1918-05-05

Caroline Rogers, a spirited young girl with a taste for highly romantic novels, comes home from...

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The Great Deception

as Lady Jane
Released: 1926-07-26

Cyril Mansfield, a handsome young Englishman, is associated with the German Secret Service as a...

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Getting Mary Married

as Mrs. Bussard
Released: 1919-04-19

Early feature from American cinema pioneer Allan Dwan, starring Marion Davies

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Romance

as uncredited
Released: 1920-05-16

A young man planning to marry receives a cautionary tale from his bishop based on the sad tale...

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April Folly

as Olive Connal
Released: 1920-03-20

April Poole (Davies), a young writer in love with publisher Kerry Sarle (Tearle), visits the...

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The Witness for the Defense

as Margaret Pettifer
Released: 1919-09-14

Stella Derrick and Dick Hazelwood love each other, but their families want them to make better...

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Mrs. Dane's Defense

as The Duchess of Grantby
Released: 1918-01-07

An Englishwoman misbehaves in Canada, driving a traveling companion to suicide and bearing a...

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