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Sunshine Hart

Sunshine Hart

Actor

Born July 4, 1886 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Died January 3, 1930

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Sunshine Hart, born Lucia Adams on July 6, 1886, in Vevay, Indiana, later claimed her father was a minister on an Indian reservation and that an Indian nurse gave her the nickname "Sunshine." After finishing high school, she began acting in stock companies and spent many years performing in vaudeville under the stage name "Miss Sunshine." In 1910, she married machinist Charles W. Hart and had a daughter named Leora. At thirty, Sunshine made her film debut in the 1916 comedy short A Scoundrel's Toll. She continued stage work and appeared in several of Jack White's Mermaid comedies. Producer Mack Sennett cast her in his 1924 short Scarem Much and offered her a long-term contract. She went on to star in over two dozen of Sennett's comedies, including Crazy To Act, Hoboken To Hollywood, and Smith's Baby.

Weighing more than 250 pounds, Sunshine typically portrayed humorous mother roles. She became a popular character actress, often dubbed a female Fatty Arbuckle. Despite her age and size, she was always eager to perform dangerous stunts for laughs. Although she loved making films, she told an interviewer that raising her daughter was her top priority. In 1927, she played Mary Pickford's mother in My Best Girl. During filming, she severely injured her foot in a fall while performing an automobile stunt. Though she continued working, she never fully recovered. Her final role was a small part in the 1930 comedy Midnight Daddies. Sunshine died from heart failure on January 3, 1930, at the age of forty-three. Tragically, she spent her last weeks bedridden. She was laid to rest at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

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Midnight Daddies Poster

Midnight Daddies Feature Film19302nd Bridge Player

Foolish Husbands Short Film1929Committee Woman

The Bride's Relations Poster

The Bride's Relations Short Film1929Aunt Em

The Rodeo Poster

The Rodeo Short Film1929Mabel's Mother - Jimmy's Mother-in-Law

Five and Ten Cent Annie Poster

Five and Ten Cent Annie Feature Film1928Wedding Party Guest

His Unlucky Night Poster

His Unlucky Night Short Film1928Hotel Manager's Wife

Motorboat Mamas Poster

Motorboat Mamas Short Film1928Mother-in-law

Smith's Holiday Short Film1928Fat Woman

The Bargain Hunt Poster

The Bargain Hunt Short Film1928Shopping Wife

The Best Man Poster

The Best Man Short Film1928The Bride's Mother

The Burglar Poster

The Burglar Short Film1928Mabel's Mother - Jimmy's Mother-in-Law

The Campus Carmen Poster

The Campus Carmen Short Film1928Woman in Balcony

The Girl from Nowhere Poster

The Girl from Nowhere Short Film1928

The Man in Hobbles Poster

The Man in Hobbles Feature Film1928Ma Harris

A Small Town Princess Short Film1927Mrs. Murphy

Crazy to Act Poster

Crazy to Act Short Film1927Mrs. St. John

Gold Digger of Weepah Poster

Gold Digger of Weepah Short Film1927The Barber's Wife

Love's Languid Lure Poster

Love's Languid Lure Short Film1927Gerald's Mother

My Best Girl Poster

My Best Girl Feature Film1927Ma Johnson

Peaches and Plumbers Poster

Peaches and Plumbers Short Film1927The Plumber's Mother

Should Sleepwalkers Marry? Short Film1927Churchgoer

The Jolly Jilter Poster

The Jolly Jilter Short Film1927Mrs. Murdock - Myrtle's Mother

A Sea Dog's Tale Poster

A Sea Dog's Tale Short Film1926Wedding Guest

Gooseland Poster

Gooseland Short Film1926Alice's Mother

Love's Last Laugh Short Film1926Ruth's Mother

Lovey Mary Poster

Lovey Mary Feature Film1926Mrs. Chultz

Muscle-Bound Music Poster

Muscle-Bound Music Short Film1926Boarding House Cook

Smith's Baby Poster

Smith's Baby Short Film1926Mabel's Mother, Jimmy's Mother-in-Law

Smith's Picnic Short Film1926Mabel's Mother, Smith's Mother-in-Law

Smith's Visitor Short Film1926Jimmy's Mother-in-Law

Spanking Breezes Poster

Spanking Breezes Short Film1926Alice's Mother

Syncopating Sue Poster

Syncopating Sue Feature Film1926Landlady

The Funnymooners Short Film1926Thelma's Mother

When a Man's a Prince Poster

When a Man's a Prince Short Film1926Katinka - Queen of Jestphalia

Bashful Jim Poster

Bashful Jim Short Film1925Theatregoer

Cold Turkey Poster

Cold Turkey Short Film1925The Wife's Mother

Dangerous Curves Behind Short Film1925Dress Shop Customer

Don't Tell Dad Short Film1925Woman Outside Manicure Shop

From Rags to Britches Poster

From Rags to Britches Short Film1925Aggie O'Malley

Honeymoon Hardships Poster

Honeymoon Hardships Short Film1925Farmer's wife

Hotsy-Totsy Poster

Hotsy-Totsy Short Film1925Glove Customer

Isn't Love Cuckoo? Poster

Isn't Love Cuckoo? Short Film1925Mrs. Dodge - Peggy's Mother

Love and Kisses Short Film1925Mrs. Pike

Over Thereabouts Poster

Over Thereabouts Short Film1925Mrs. Mooney

Skinners in Silk Short Film1925Minor Role

Spot Light Poster

Spot Light Short Film1925

The Iron Nag Poster

The Iron Nag Short Film1925Sophie Calhoun

The Lion's Whiskers Poster

The Lion's Whiskers Short Film1925Victoria's Mother

The Marriage Circus Poster

The Marriage Circus Short Film1925Madeline's Mother

The Soapsuds Lady Poster

The Soapsuds Lady Short Film1925Mrs. Tucker - Betty's Mother

Air Pockets Poster

Air Pockets Short Film1924Peg's Mother

Dizzy Daisy Poster

Dizzy Daisy Short Film1924

East of the Water Plug Poster

East of the Water Plug Short Film1924Customer

Family Life Poster

Family Life Short Film1924Mother Duff

Galloping Bungalows Poster

Galloping Bungalows Short Film1924Olive Palmer - Diana's Mother

Off His Trolley Poster

Off His Trolley Short Film1924Neighborhood Woman

Scarem Much Poster

Scarem Much Short Film1924Slashed Dress Victim

The Hollywood Kid Poster

The Hollywood Kid Short Film1924Sunshine Hart

Wall Street Blues Poster

Wall Street Blues Short Film1924The Fat Woman with the Dog

A Man About Town Poster

A Man About Town Short Film1923Minor Role

Asleep at the Switch Poster

Asleep at the Switch Short Film1923The Fat Woman

Down to the Sea in Shoes Short Film1923The Wife

The High Life Short Film1923

This Way Out Short Film1923

Three Strikes Poster

Three Strikes Short Film1923

Uncle Sam Poster

Uncle Sam Short Film1923

Blazes Short Film1922

High Power Short Film1922

The Steeplechaser Poster

The Steeplechaser Short Film1922

Free and Easy Short Film1921

The Late Lamented Poster

The Late Lamented Short Film1917Woman with Blown Skirt

A Scoundrel's Toll Poster

A Scoundrel's Toll Short Film1916The Daughter's Maid

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