| Ethel Jewett | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1877-09-08)September 8, 1877 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 1944(1944-12-08) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1901–1915 |
Ethel Jewett (September 8, 1877 – December 8, 1944) was an American silent film actress.
Biography
Jewett was born in Portland, Oregon in 1877. She was educated in Portland and San Francisco, California. In late 1901, she joined a stage company headed by Don Daly, and appeared in Philadelphia at the Garrick Theatre with Daly's troupe in a stage production of The New Yorkers in December that year. She also worked as a model, and later appeared in productions in New York City at the Weber Music Hall in 1906.
She would go on to appear in multiple silent films beginning in 1910, working for American Biograph, Gaumont, Famous Players, and Thanhouser. Her career in film earned her notable popularity, as she was the runner up to Clara Kimball Young in a December 1915 popularity contest sponsored by the New York Sunday Telegraph. She was awarded an Overland automobile in the contest. Jewett relocated to New York City in 1916, living on 207th street in the Bronx for several years.
She appeared in films such as The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912), L'article 47 (1913), The Undertow (1915) and Fairy Fern Seed (1915). She worked for a period with the Edison Stock Company.
Jewett died in Los Angeles, California in 1944.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | The Stenographer's Friend; Or, What Was Accomplished by an Edison Business Phonograph | Stenographer | Short film |
| 1910 | A Family of Vegetarians | The Bride | Short |
| 1910 | Bob and Rowdy | Bob's Sister | Short |
| 1911 | The Sign of the Three Labels | The Maid | Short |
| 1911 | How Sir Andrew Lost His Vote | Amateur Actress | Short |
| 1912 | The Spanish Cavalier | Fortune Teller | Short |
| 1912 | The Necklace of Crushed Rose Leaves | Girl | Short |
| 1912 | How Bobby Joined the Circus | Snake Charmer | Short |
| 1912 | The Land Beyond the Sunset | Committee Woman | Short |
| 1913 | Red and Pete, Partners | The Wife | Short |
| 1913 | L'article 47 | Cora | Short |
| 1913 | Eighty Million Women Want - ? | Mabel, Robert's Fiancé | Short |
| 1914 | Remorse | May Ransom | Short |
| 1914 | For Her Child | Aline Harper | Short |
| 1914 | Mother's Choice | Tenement Sick Woman | Short |
| 1914 | Pawns of Fate | Nurse | Short |
| 1914 | A Messenger of Gladness | Mrs. Graham | Short |
| 1914 | The Creator of 'Hunger' | Ethel Stewart | Short |
| 1915 | The Shoplifter | Meta | Short |
| 1915 | Who Got Stung? | Bess Bray | Short |
| 1915 | Fairy Fern Seed | Susanna Cross | Short |
| 1915 | It's an Ill Wind | Servant | Short |
| 1915 | The Undertow | Short | |
| 1915 | The Girl of the Sea | Martha Starr | Short |
| 1915 | Innocence at Monte Carlo | Eulalie Pedue | Short |
| 1915 | The Flying Twins | Lucia Marshall | |
| 1915 | His Two Patients | Wealthy Patient's Maid | Short |
| 1915 | Outcasts of Society | Marianna, the Lady | Short |
| 1915 | The Miracle | Mother | Short |
| 1915 | The Little Captain of the Scouts | Big Sister's Friend | Short |
| 1915 | The Valkyrie | Mountain Girl | Short |
| 1915 | The House Party at Carson Manor | Blondine Elliott | Short |
| 1915 | The Necklace of Pearls | Crook | Short |
| 1916 | Bubbles in the Glass | Vineyard Worker | Short |
| 1916 | Pete's Persian Princess | Siminia, the Persian Princess | Short |
| 1916 | Silas Marner | Nancy | Short |
| 1916 | The Reunion | Relée | Short |
| 1916 | The Net | Mysterious Girl | Feature |
References
- ^ "Jewett, Ethel". Thanhouser. Biographies. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- Eagan, Daniel (November 26, 2009). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4411-1647-5.
- DeCordova, Richard (2001). Picture Personalities: The Emergence of the Star System in America. University of Illinois Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-252-07016-7.
External links
- Ethel Jewett at IMDb
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