Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1863-10-07
Day of Death
1948-10-15
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Edythe Chapman
Biography
From Wikipedia 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.
Filmography (117)
Up the River
1930
Man Trouble
1930
Double Cross Roads
1930Take the Heir
1930
Navy Blues
1929
Twin Beds
1929
The Idle Rich
1929
Synthetic Sin
1929
Three Week Ends
1928
Sally's Shoulders
1928
Heart Trouble
1928
Happiness Ahead
1928
The Little Yellow House
1928
Love Hungry
1928
