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Philadelphia-born Eleanor Boardman had always wanted to be an actress, and as soon as she graduated high school she headed for New York to conquer Broadway. When Broadway proved not quite ready to be conquered yet, she took whatever jobs she could find, including one as an artist's model. In that capacity she heard that the Selwyn Organization... See full bio »

Born:

August 19, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

December 12, 1991 (age 93) in Santa Barbara, California, USA

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Known For

The Crowd

The Crowd (1928)

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale (1923)

The Circle

The Circle (1925)

Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)

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Actress (32 titles)

1935 The Three Cornered Hat
The Miller's Wife

1931 The Squaw Man
Lady Diana Kerhill

1931 Women Love Once
Helen Fields

1931 The Flood
Joan Marshall

1931 The Great Meadow
Diony Hall

1930 Redemption
Lisa Protasoff

1930 Mamba
Helen von Linden

1929 She Goes to War
Joan

1928 Diamond Handcuffs
Tillie

1928 The Crowd
Mary

1926 Tell It to the Marines
Norma Dale

1926 Bardelys the Magnificent
Roxalanne de Lavedan

1926 Memory Lane
Mary

1926 The Auction Block
Lorelei Knight

1925 The Only Thing
Thyra, Princess of Svendborg

1925 Exchange of Wives
Margaret Rathburn

1925 The Circle
Elizabeth Cheney

1925 Proud Flesh
Fernanda

1925 The Way of a Girl
Rosamond

1924 The Wife of the Centaur
Joan Converse

1924 So This Is Marriage?
Beth Marsh

1924 The Silent Accuser
Barbara Jane

1924 The Turmoil
Mary Vertrees

1924 Sinners in Silk
Penelope Stevens

1924 Wine of Youth
Mary Hollister

1924 True As Steel
Ethel Parry

1923 The Day of Faith
Jane Maynard

1923 Three Wise Fools
Rena Fairchild/Sydney Fairfield

1923 Souls for Sale
Miss Remember Steddon

1923 Vanity Fair
Amelia Sedley

1923 Gimme
Clothilde Kingsley

1922 The Strangers' Banquet
Jean McPherson

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in "A Very Good Young Man" on Broadway, early 1920s. See more »

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Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)

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Personal Quote:

They (MGM) always gave me such goody, goody parts on the screen, and I do so want to play character. See more »

Trivia:

WAMPAS Baby Star of 1923. See more »

Nickname:

The Eastman Kodak Girl See more »

Star Sign:

Leo