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Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell

Actor

Born January 10, 1859 in Nova Scotia, Canada

Died July 27, 1932

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Josephine Crowell, a Canadian-born character actress, began performing in vaudeville as early as 1879. She is most renowned for her dramatic role as the mother in D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), as well as her comedic roles in Harold Lloyd's Speedy (1928) and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's Wrong Again (1929). Additionally, she portrayed a series of queens and princesses in films such as Main Street (1923), Mantrap (1926), The King of Kings (1927), and The Man Who Laughs (1928).

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Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection: Mini Biographies Documentary2005Hubby's mother

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's Poster

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's Feature Film1965Painting Owner's mother

The Big Parade of Comedy Poster

The Big Parade of Comedy Documentary1964Countess van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus'

Wrong Again Poster

Wrong Again Short Film1929Painting Owner's mother

Dad's Choice Poster

Dad's Choice Short Film1928A Bargain Hunter

Scrambled Weddings Poster

Scrambled Weddings Short Film1928Her Mother

Speedy Feature Film1928Lady in car

The Man Who Laughs Poster

The Man Who Laughs Feature Film1928Queen Anne

Fighting Love Poster

Fighting Love Feature Film1927Princess Torini

No Publicity Poster

No Publicity Short Film1927Mrs. Van Pelt

The King of Kings Poster

The King of Kings Feature Film1927

Bred in Old Kentucky Poster

Bred in Old Kentucky Feature Film1926Landlady

Dog Shy Short Film1926The Girl's Mother

For Wives Only Poster

For Wives Only Feature Film1926Housekeeper

Mantrap Feature Film1926Mrs. McGavity

Padlocked Poster

Padlocked Feature Film1926Mrs. Galloway

Yellow Fingers Poster

Yellow Fingers Feature Film1926Mrs. Van Kronk

New Brooms Poster

New Brooms Feature Film1925Margaret

No Father to Guide Him Poster

No Father to Guide Him Short Film1925Jimmy's Mother-in-Law

The Golden Bed Poster

The Golden Bed Feature Film1925Boarding House Proprietress

The Merry Widow Poster

The Merry Widow Feature Film1925Queen Milena

The Splendid Crime Poster

The Splendid Crime Feature Film1925Mary

The Sporting Venus Poster

The Sporting Venus Feature Film1925Countess Van Alstyne

Welcome Home Poster

Welcome Home Feature Film1925Miss Pringle

Zander the Great Poster

Zander the Great Feature Film1925Orphanage Trustee

Flowing Gold Poster

Flowing Gold Feature Film1924Ma Briskow

Hot Water Poster

Hot Water Feature Film1924Wifey's Mother - Mrs. Winnifred Ward Stokes

Ashes of Vengeance Poster

Ashes of Vengeance Feature Film1923Catherine De Medici

Main Street Poster

Main Street Feature Film1923Widow Bogart

Nobody's Money Poster

Nobody's Money Feature Film1923Mrs. Judson

Rupert of Hentzau Poster

Rupert of Hentzau Feature Film1923Mother Holf

Yesterday's Wife Poster

Yesterday's Wife Feature Film1923Mrs. Harbours

A Homespun Vamp Poster

A Homespun Vamp Feature Film1922Mrs. Dobbs

Lights of the Desert Feature Film1922Ma Curtis

Minnie Feature Film1922Stepmother

Seeing's Believing Poster

Seeing's Believing Feature Film1922Martha Scribbins

Shattered Idols Poster

Shattered Idols Feature Film1922Mrs. Chichester

Bunty Pulls the Strings Poster

Bunty Pulls the Strings Feature Film1921Susie Simpson

Don't Neglect Your Wife Poster

Don't Neglect Your Wife Feature Film1921Mrs. Abott

Home Stuff Poster

Home Stuff Feature Film1921'Ma' Deep

Live and Let Live Poster

Live and Let Live Feature Film1921Mrs. Boland

The Snob Poster

The Snob Feature Film1921

Crooked Streets Poster

Crooked Streets Feature Film1920Mrs. Griswold

Dangerous to Men Poster

Dangerous to Men Feature Film1920Henrietta

Flames of the Flesh Poster

Flames of the Flesh Feature Film1920Madame Binnat

Half a Chance Poster

Half a Chance Feature Film1920Mother Rogers

Held by the Enemy Poster

Held by the Enemy Feature Film1920Sarah Hayne

The Six Best Cellars Poster

The Six Best Cellars Feature Film1920Mrs. Teak

White Lies Feature Film1920Baroness De Beaurepaire

Diane of the Green Van Poster

Diane of the Green Van Feature Film1919Aunt Agatha

Josselyn's Wife Poster

Josselyn's Wife Feature Film1919Aunt Elsie

Peppy Polly Poster

Peppy Polly Feature Film1919Mrs. Crafton

Puppy Love Poster

Puppy Love Feature Film1919Mercy Winters

Rose o' the River Poster

Rose o' the River Feature Film1919Grandmother Wiley

The Greatest Question Poster

The Greatest Question Feature Film1919Mrs. Cain

The House of Intrigue Feature Film1919Aunt Betsy

The Woman Next Door Feature Film1919Aunt Eleanor Endicott

Hearts of the World Poster

Hearts of the World Feature Film1918The Mother

Me und Gott Poster

Me und Gott Feature Film1918Nanette

Stella Maris Poster

Stella Maris Feature Film1918Aunt Gladys Linden

The Bravest Way Poster

The Bravest Way Feature Film1918Janitress

Women's Weapons Poster

Women's Weapons Feature Film1918Margaret

Betsy's Burglar Poster

Betsy's Burglar Feature Film1917Mrs. Dunn

Cheerful Givers Poster

Cheerful Givers Feature Film1917Mrs. Harriet Gray

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Poster

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Feature Film1917Miranda Sawyer

The Bad Boy Poster

The Bad Boy Feature Film1917Mrs. Bates

The Fair Barbarian Poster

The Fair Barbarian Feature Film1917Lady Theobald

A Child of the Paris Streets Poster

A Child of the Paris Streets Feature Film1916The Landlady

Intolerance Poster

Intolerance Feature Film1916Catherine De Medici

Martha's Vindication Poster

Martha's Vindication Feature Film1916Jennie Hawkins

Pillars of Society Poster

Pillars of Society Feature Film1916Karsten's Mother

The House Built Upon Sand Poster

The House Built Upon Sand Feature Film1916Mrs. Shockley

The Little School Ma'am Feature Film1916Widow Larkin

The Old Folks at Home Poster

The Old Folks at Home Feature Film1916Mrs. Coburn

The She-Devil Poster

The She-Devil Short Film1916

The Wharf Rat Poster

The Wharf Rat Feature Film1916Mrs. McCracken

A Man and His Mate Poster

A Man and His Mate Feature Film1915Betty's Aunt

A Yankee from the West Poster

A Yankee from the West Feature Film1915Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron

Old Mother Grey Poster

Old Mother Grey Short Film1915Old Mother Grey

The Birth of a Nation Poster

The Birth of a Nation Feature Film1915Mrs. Cameron

The Craven Short Film1915Mrs. Walton

The Penitentes Feature Film1915Carmelia's Mother

The Way of a Mother Short Film1915Mrs. Harding

A Question of Courage Poster

A Question of Courage Short Film1914The Widow

Golden Dross Short Film1914

Home, Sweet Home Poster

Home, Sweet Home Feature Film1914Payne's Mother

Lest We Forget Short Film1914

Sheriff for an Hour Short Film1914Mrs. Jones - Jim's Mother

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' Poster

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' Feature Film1914The Sweetheart's Mother

The Better Way Short Film1914Sunbeam's Employer

The Folly of Anne Short Film1914

The Hop Smugglers Poster

The Hop Smugglers Short Film1914Helen's Mother

The Idiot Short Film1914The Idiot's Mother

The Mountain Rat Poster

The Mountain Rat Short Film1914Mrs. Williams - Douglas's Mother

The Old Good-for-Nothing Short Film1914Morton's Wife

The Painted Lady Short Film1914The Mother

The Sisters Poster

The Sisters Short Film1914

The Tear That Burned Poster

The Tear That Burned Short Film1914The Blind Mother

The Weaker Strain Poster

The Weaker Strain Short Film1914

His Mother's Son Short Film1913Undetermined Secondary Role

The Mothering Heart Poster

The Mothering Heart Short Film1913Woman Collecting Ironing

The School Teacher and the Waif Poster

The School Teacher and the Waif Short Film1912

Her Mother's Sins Short Film1911Mother

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