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Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Actor

Born October 7, 1863 in Rochester, New York, USA

Died October 15, 1948

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Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907.

Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927).

Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two began making movies with Cecil B. Demille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Mr. Neill died in 1931.

The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929).

Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.

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Double Cross Roads Poster

Double Cross Roads Feature Film1930Mrs. Carlyle

Man Trouble Poster

Man Trouble Feature Film1930Aunt Maggie

Take the Heir Feature Film1930Lady Tweedham

Up the River Poster

Up the River Feature Film1930Mrs. Jordan

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1929Mrs. Brown

Synthetic Sin Poster

Synthetic Sin Feature Film1929Mrs. Fairfax

The Idle Rich Poster

The Idle Rich Feature Film1929Mrs. Thayer

Twin Beds Poster

Twin Beds Feature Film1929Ma Dolan

Happiness Ahead Poster

Happiness Ahead Feature Film1928Mrs. Randall

Heart Trouble Poster

Heart Trouble Feature Film1928

Love Hungry Poster

Love Hungry Feature Film1928Ma Robinson

Sally's Shoulders Poster

Sally's Shoulders Feature Film1928Emily

The Count of Ten Poster

The Count of Ten Feature Film1928Mother McKinney

The Little Yellow House Poster

The Little Yellow House Feature Film1928Grandmother Pentland

The Shepherd of the Hills Poster

The Shepherd of the Hills Feature Film1928Aunt Mollie

Three Week Ends Poster

Three Week Ends Feature Film1928Ma O'Brien

Man Crazy Poster

Man Crazy Feature Film1927Grandmother Janeway

Naughty But Nice Poster

Naughty But Nice Feature Film1927Mrs. Altewood

The American Beauty Poster

The American Beauty Feature Film1927Madame O'Riley

The Crystal Cup Poster

The Crystal Cup Feature Film1927Mrs. Carteret

The King of Kings Poster

The King of Kings Feature Film1927

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Poster

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Feature Film1927Young Karl's Nanny

Faithful Wives Feature Film1926The Mother

One Minute to Play Poster

One Minute to Play Feature Film1926Mrs. Wade

The Boob Poster

The Boob Feature Film1926the Old Lady

The Runaway Poster

The Runaway Feature Film1926Mrs. Murrell

Three Faces East Poster

Three Faces East Feature Film1926Mrs. Bennett

Classified Poster

Classified Feature Film1925'Maw' Comet

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Poster

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Feature Film1925Mrs. Greenough

Havoc Feature Film1925Mrs. Chappel

In the Name of Love Poster

In the Name of Love Feature Film1925Mother Melnotte

Lazybones Poster

Lazybones Feature Film1925Mrs. Tuttle

Learning to Love Poster

Learning to Love Feature Film1925Aunt Penelope

Lightnin' Poster

Lightnin' Feature Film1925Mrs. Jones

Soul Mates Poster

Soul Mates Feature Film1925Tancred's Mother

The Pride of the Force Feature Film1925Mother Moore

Broken Barriers Poster

Broken Barriers Feature Film1924Beulah Reynolds

Daughters of Pleasure Poster

Daughters of Pleasure Feature Film1924Mrs. Hadley

The Breaking Point Poster

The Breaking Point Feature Film1924Lucy Livingstone

The Shadow of the East Poster

The Shadow of the East Feature Film1924Aunt Caroline

The Wise Virgin Feature Film1924Mrs. John Farrington

Worldly Goods Poster

Worldly Goods Feature Film1924Mrs. Lawson

Chastity Poster

Chastity Feature Film1923Mrs. Harris

Divorce Feature Film1923Mrs. George Reed

Hollywood Poster

Hollywood Feature Film1923EDthe Chapman

The Girl I Loved Poster

The Girl I Loved Feature Film1923Mother Middleton

The Miracle Makers Poster

The Miracle Makers Feature Film1923Mrs. Martha Mansfield

The Ten Commandments Poster

The Ten Commandments Feature Film1923Mrs. Martha McTavish

A Tailor-Made Man Poster

A Tailor-Made Man Feature Film1922Mrs. Nathan

Beyond the Rocks Poster

Beyond the Rocks Feature Film1922Lady Bracondale

Her Husband's Trademark Poster

Her Husband's Trademark Feature Film1922Mother Berkeley

Manslaughter Poster

Manslaughter Feature Film1922Adeline Bennett

My American Wife Poster

My American Wife Feature Film1922Donna Isabella LaTassa

North of the Rio Grande Poster

North of the Rio Grande Feature Film1922Belle Hannon

Saturday Night Poster

Saturday Night Feature Film1922Mrs. Prentiss

The Sleep Walker Feature Film1922Sister Ursula

Youth to Youth Poster

Youth to Youth Feature Film1922Mrs. Cora Knittson

A Tale of Two Worlds Poster

A Tale of Two Worlds Feature Film1921Mrs. Newcombe

A Wife's Awakening Poster

A Wife's Awakening Feature Film1921Mrs. Kelcey

Alias Ladyfingers Poster

Alias Ladyfingers Feature Film1921Rachel Stetherill

Bits of Life Poster

Bits of Life Feature Film1921

Bunty Pulls the Strings Poster

Bunty Pulls the Strings Feature Film1921Eelen Dunlap

Dangerous Curve Ahead Poster

Dangerous Curve Ahead Feature Film1921Mrs. Mabee

One Wild Week Poster

One Wild Week Feature Film1921Mrs. Dorn

Voices of the City Poster

Voices of the City Feature Film1921Mrs. Rodman

A Double-Dyed Deceiver Poster

A Double-Dyed Deceiver Feature Film1920Senora Urique

Huckleberry Finn Poster

Huckleberry Finn Feature Film1920Aunt Polly

Just Out of College Poster

Just Out of College Feature Film1920Mrs. Pickering

Out of the Storm Poster

Out of the Storm Feature Film1920Lady Bridgeminster

Pinto Feature Film1920Mrs. Audry

The County Fair Poster

The County Fair Feature Film1920Aunt Abigail Prue

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Poster

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Feature Film1920Mrs. Dean

Alias Mike Moran Poster

Alias Mike Moran Feature Film1919Ma Young

An Innocent Adventuress Poster

An Innocent Adventuress Feature Film1919Aunt Heppy

Deliverance Poster

Deliverance Feature Film1919Sarah Fuller

Everywoman Poster

Everywoman Feature Film1919Truth

Experimental Marriage Poster

Experimental Marriage Feature Film1919Mrs. Ercoll

Faith Feature Film1919Martha Owen

Fires of Faith Poster

Fires of Faith Feature Film1919Mrs. Booth

Flame of the Desert Poster

Flame of the Desert Feature Film1919Lady Snowden

Peg o' My Heart Feature Film1919

Secret Service Poster

Secret Service Feature Film1919Mrs. Varney

The Home Town Girl Poster

The Home Town Girl Feature Film1919Mrs. Fanshawe

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo Poster

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo Feature Film1919Teddy's Mother

The Rescuing Angel Poster

The Rescuing Angel Feature Film1919Mrs. Deming

The Winning Girl Feature Film1919Second Mrs. Milligan

You Never Saw Such a Girl Poster

You Never Saw Such a Girl Feature Film1919Mrs. Burgess

Borrowed Clothes Poster

Borrowed Clothes Feature Film1918Mary's Mother

Bound in Morocco Poster

Bound in Morocco Feature Film1918Ysail's Mother

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Poster

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Feature Film1918Older Mrs. Breede

Huck and Tom Poster

Huck and Tom Feature Film1918Aunt Polly

Old Wives for New Poster

Old Wives for New Feature Film1918Mrs. Berkeley

Rose o' Paradise Poster

Rose o' Paradise Feature Film1918Peg Grandoken

Sandy Feature Film1918Mrs. Hollis

Say! Young Fellow Poster

Say! Young Fellow Feature Film1918A Sweet Spinster

The Gypsy Trail Poster

The Gypsy Trail Feature Film1918Grandma

The Only Road Poster

The Only Road Feature Film1918Clara Hawkins

The Spirit of '17 Poster

The Spirit of '17 Feature Film1918Mrs. Glidden

The Whispering Chorus Poster

The Whispering Chorus Feature Film1918John Tremble's mother

Unexpected Places Poster

Unexpected Places Feature Film1918Mrs. Penfield

A Little Princess Poster

A Little Princess Feature Film1917

A Modern Musketeer Poster

A Modern Musketeer Feature Film1917Mrs. Thacker

A Mormon Maid Poster

A Mormon Maid Feature Film1917Nancy Hogue

A School for Husbands Poster

A School for Husbands Feature Film1917Mrs. Manners

On the Level Poster

On the Level Feature Film1917Joe Blanchard's Mother

The Countess Charming Poster

The Countess Charming Feature Film1917Mrs. Lovering

The Crystal Gazer Poster

The Crystal Gazer Feature Film1917Mrs. Mannering

The Evil Eye Feature Film1917

The Ghost House Poster

The Ghost House Feature Film1917Mrs. Rawson

The Girl at Home Poster

The Girl at Home Feature Film1917Mary Dexter

The Little American Poster

The Little American Feature Film1917Mrs. von Austreim

Tom Sawyer Poster

Tom Sawyer Feature Film1917Aunt Polly

Anton the Terrible Poster

Anton the Terrible Feature Film1916Babushka

Oliver Twist Poster

Oliver Twist Feature Film1916Mrs. Brownlow

Public Opinion Feature Film1916Mrs. Carson Morgan

The Heir to the Hoorah Poster

The Heir to the Hoorah Feature Film1916Mrs. Kent

The Plow Girl Poster

The Plow Girl Feature Film1916Lady Brentwood

The Selfish Woman Poster

The Selfish Woman Feature Film1916Mrs. Hale

The Foundling Poster

The Foundling Feature Film1915

The Golden Chance Poster

The Golden Chance Feature Film1915Mrs. Hillary

The Pretty Sister of Jose Poster

The Pretty Sister of Jose Feature Film1915The Mother

Richelieu Poster

Richelieu Feature Film1914The Queen

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