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Pauline Starke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1901-01-10

Day of Death

1977-02-03

Place of Birth

Joplin, Missouri, USA

Pauline Starke

Biography

Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901 – February 3, 1977) was an American silent-film actress born in Joplin, Missouri. She made her acting debut appearing as a dance extra in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance (1916). She continued to play bit parts until director Frank Borzage started casting her in leading roles, beginning in 1917. Selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922, Starke starred in a number of films from 1916 to 1935. She had been introduced into the film industry by a friend following the completion of her education. She scored several lead roles in films, establishing her as a prominent silent-film actress during the 1920s. She married twice in her lifetime. She first married producer/director Jack White in 1927 and later married actor George Sherwood. She died from the aftermath of a stroke on February 3, 1977 in Santa Monica, California. Pauline Starke has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6125 Hollywood Blvd, for her contributions to Motion Pictures. --From Wikipedia

Filmography (58)

⭐ 8.0 Role: Bobby's Mother (uncredited)

Lost Angel

1943
⭐ 3.3 Role: Lee Joyce

What Men Want

1930
⭐ 7.0 Role: Countess von Baden

A Royal Romance

1930
⭐ 5.5 Role: (uncredited)

The Mysterious Island

1929
⭐ 7.0 Role: Julia / Rita

Man, Woman and Wife

1929
⭐ 6.8 Role: Helga Nilsson

The Viking

1928
⭐ 9.0 Role: Mary Sanger

Streets of Shanghai

1927
⭐ 6.0 Role: Bess Morgan

Captain Salvation

1927
⭐ 8.0 Role: Mavis Ray

Women Love Diamonds

1927
⭐ 7.0 Role: Polly Stoddard

The Perfect Sap

1927
⭐ 8.0 Role: Vanessa Levy

Love's Blindness

1926
⭐ 7.0 Role: Polly Hopkins

War Paint

1926
⭐ 4.2 Role: Nan

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926
⭐ 9.0 Role: Patsy Delaney

Bright Lights

1925
⭐ 10.0 Role: Emmy

Sun-Up

1925