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Dolores Costello (1903–1979)

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Dolores Costello was once known as the Goddess of the Silent Screen but is probably best remembered today as Drew Barrymore's grandmother. She was born in 1905 to actors Maurice Costello and Mae Costello. Her father began his film career in 1908. He would soon become the most popular matinée idol of his day... See full bio »

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Fallbrook, California, USA
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1943 This Is the Army
Mrs. Davidson
 
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons
Isabel
 
1939 Outside These Walls
Margaret Bronson
 
1939 Whispering Enemies
Laura Crandall
 
1939 King of the Turf
Eve Barnes
 
1938 Breaking the Ice
Martha Martin
 
1938 The Beloved Brat
Helen Cosgrove
 
1936 Yours for the Asking
Lucille Sutton (as Dolores Costello Barrymore)
 
1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy
'Dearest' (as Dolores Costello Barrymore)
 
1931 Expensive Women
Connie Newton
 
1930 Second Choice
Vallery Grove
 
1929 The Show of Shows
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
 
1929 Hearts in Exile
Vera Zuanova
 
1929 Madonna of Avenue A
Maria Morton
 
1929 Glad Rag Doll
Annabel Lee
 
1929 The Redeeming Sin
Joan Billaire
 
1928 Noah's Ark
Mary/Miriam
 
1928 Glorious Betsy
Betsy Patterson
 
1928 Tenderloin
Rose Shannon
 
1927 The College Widow
Jane Witherspoon
 
1927 The Heart of Maryland
Maryland Calvert
 
1927 Old San Francisco
Dolores Vasquez
 
1927 A Million Bid
Dorothy Gordon
 
1927 When a Man Loves
Manon Lescaut
 
1926 The Third Degree
Annie Daly
 
1926 The Little Irish Girl
Dot Walker
 
1926 Bride of the Storm
Faith Fitzhugh
 
1926 The Sea Beast
Esther Harper
 
1926 Mannequin
Joan Herrick
 
1925 Bobbed Hair
Bit part
 
1925 Greater Than a Crown
Isabel Frances/Princess of Lividia
 
1923 Lawful Larceny
Nora the maid
 
1923 The Glimpses of the Moon
Bit Part
 
1915 The Heart of Jim Brice (short)
 
1915 The Evil Men Do (short)
David - a Little Boy
 
1914 Too Much Burglar (short)
 
1914 Etta of the Footlights (short)
 
1914 Some Steamer Scooping (short)
The Little Stowaway
 
1913 Fellow Voyagers (short)
Little Dolores Gray
 
1913 In the Shadow (short)
Neighbor Girl
 
1913 The Hindoo Charm (short)
Dolores Tilbury - the Older Child
 
1913 A Birthday Gift (short)
 
1912 Ida's Christmas (short)
Ida - the Little Smith Girl
 
1912 Song of the Shell (short)
Little Bess M.
 
1912 The Toymaker (short)
Little Dot Avery
 
1912/I The Irony of Fate (short)
Fourth Child
 
1912 Bobby's Father (short)
Bobby Ramsay
 
1912 Captain Barnacle's Legacy (short)
Ruth - Barnacle's Adopted Daughter
 
1912 Her Grandchild (short)
Little Janet - the Grandchild
 
1912 Vultures and Doves (short)
 
1912 Wanted... a Grandmother (short)
 
1912 A Juvenile Love Affair (short)
Jane - Alvin's Sweetheart
 
1912 The Troublesome Step-Daughters (short)
 
1912 Lulu's Doctor (short)
Lulu
 
1912 She Never Knew (short)
Mr. Blinn's Granddaughter
 
1912 For the Honor of the Family (short)
Alice - the Child
 
1912 The Meeting of the Ways (short)
One of Tom's Children
 
1912 Captain Jenks' Dilemma (short)
One of Widow Brown's Children
 
1912 The Money Kings (short)
 
1911 Some Good in All (short)
Betty Lane - John's Daughter
 
1911 A Reformed Santa Claus (short)
The Widow's 1st Child
 
1911 His Sister's Children (short)
Buster aka Budge - One of the Children
 
1911 The Child Crusoes (short)
 
1911 The Geranium (short)
 
1911 Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land (short)
 
1910 The Telephone (short)
The Child
 
1909 A Midsummer Night's Dream (short)
Fairy
 
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1942 The Magnificent Ambersons (performer: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" 1892 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Show of Shows (performer: "My Sister" 1929 - uncredited)
 
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1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– Pioneers (1980) … Herself
 
1953 Magic Movie Moments (documentary short)
Stock footage from 'Noah's Ark'
 
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Herself
 
1926 WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926 (short)
Herself
 
1914 How Cissy Made Good (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2007 Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Herself
 
1954 Thrills from the Past (documentary short)
From 'Old San Francisco, 1927'
 
1950 The Golden Twenties (documentary)
Herself
 
1933 March of the Movies
Herself, film clip (uncredited)
 
1932 Movie Album Featurettes (short)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1924) Stage: Appeared in "George White's Scandals" on Broadway.

Alternate Names:

Dolores Costello Barrymore

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

John [ex-husband John Barrymore] came to me just before he died, and told me he was sorry. See more »

Trivia:

Mother of actor John Drew Barrymore and DeeDee Barrymore. See more »

Nickname:

Goddess of the Silent Screen See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo