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Josephine Crowell (1859–1932)

Actress

Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress. She appeared in vaudeville as early as 1879. On screen, she is best remembered for her dramatic portrayal of the mother in D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, her comedic performances in Harold Lloyd's Speedy and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's Wrong Again... See full bio »

Born:

Josephine Boneparte Crowell
in Nova Scotia, Canada

Died:

(age 73) in Amityville, New York, USA
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1929 Wrong Again (short)
Painting owner's mother
 
1928 The Man Who Laughs
Queen Anne
 
1928 Speedy
Lady in Car (uncredited)
 
1928 Dad's Choice (short)
A Bargain Hunter
 
1927 The King of Kings
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1927 Fighting Love
Princess Torini
 
1926 Bred in Old Kentucky
Landlady
 
1926 For Wives Only
Housekeeper
 
1926 Padlocked
Mrs. Galloway
 
1926 Mantrap
Mrs. McGavity
 
1926 Dog Shy (short)
The Girl's Mother
 
1926 Yellow Fingers
Mrs. Van Kronk
 
1925 The Splendid Crime
Mary
 
1925 New Brooms
Margaret
 
1925 No Father to Guide Him (short)
Her Mother
 
1925 The Merry Widow
Queen Milena
 
1925 Welcome Home
Miss Pringle
 
1925 The Sporting Venus
Countess Van Alstyne
 
1925 The Golden Bed
Boarding House Proprietress (uncredited)
 
1924 Hot Water
Her Mother
 
1924 Flowing Gold
Ma Briskow
 
1923 Yesterday's Wife
Mrs. Harbours
 
1923 Ashes of Vengeance
Catherine de Medicis
 
1923 Rupert of Hentzau
Mother Holf
 
1923 Main Street
Widow Bogart
 
1923 Nobody's Money
Mrs. Judson
 
1922 Minnie
Stepmother
 
1922 Lights of the Desert
Ma Curtis
 
1922 Seeing's Believing
Martha Scribbins
 
1922 A Homespun Vamp
Mrs. Dobbs
 
1922 Shattered Idols
Mrs. Chichester
 
1921 Don't Neglect Your Wife
Mrs. Abott
 
1921 Live and Let Live
Mrs. Boland
 
1921 Home Stuff
'Ma' Deep
 
1921 Bunty Pulls the Strings
Susie Simpson
 
1921 The Snob
 
1920 Half a Chance
Mother Rogers
 
1920 Held by the Enemy
Sarah Hayne
 
1920 Crooked Streets
Mrs. Griswold
 
1920 White Lies
Baroness De Beaurepaire
 
1920 Dangerous to Men
Henrietta
 
1920 The Six Best Cellars
Mrs. Teak
 
1920 Flames of the Flesh
Madame Binnat
 
1919 The Greatest Question
Mrs. Cain
 
1919 The House of Intrigue
Aunt Betsy
 
1919 Rose o' the River
Grandmother Wiley
 
1919 The Woman Next Door
Aunt Eleanor Endicott
 
1919 Josselyn's Wife
Aunt Elsie
 
1919 Peppy Polly
Mrs. Crafton
 
1919 Puppy Love
Mercy Winters
 
1919 Diane of the Green Van
Aunt Agatha
 
1918 Women's Weapons
Margaret
 
1918/I Me und Gott
Nanette
 
1918 The Bravest Way
Janitress
 
1918 Hearts of the World
The Mother
 
1918 Stella Maris
Aunt Gladys Linden
 
1917 The Fair Barbarian
Lady Theobald
 
1917 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Miranda Sawyer
 
1917 Cheerful Givers
Mrs. Harriet Gray
 
1917 Betsy's Burglar
Mrs. Dunn
 
1917 The Bad Boy
Mrs. Bates
 
1916 The House Built Upon Sand
Mrs. Shockley
 
1916 The Wharf Rat
Mrs. McCracken
 
1916 The Old Folks at Home
Mrs. Coburn
 
1916 Pillars of Society
Karsten's mother (as Josephine B. Crowell)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Catherine de Médicis
 
1916 The Little School Ma'am
Widow Larkin
 
1916 A Child of the Paris Streets
Landlady
 
1916 Martha's Vindication
Jennie Hawkins
 
1916 The She-Devil (short)
 
1915 The Penitentes
Her Mother
 
1915 A Yankee from the West
Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron
 
1915 The Way of a Mother (short)
Mrs. Harding
 
1915 Old Mother Grey (short)
Old Mother Grey (as Mrs. Crowell)
 
1915 A Man and His Mate
Betty's Aunt
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation
Mrs. Cameron
 
1915 The Craven (short)
 
1914/I The Better Way (short)
 
1914 A Question of Courage (short)
The Widow (as Mrs. Crowell)
 
1914 The Old Good-for-Nothing (short)
The Wife
 
1914 The Sisters (short)
 
1914 The Hop Smugglers (short)
Helen's Mother (as Mrs. Crowell)
 
1914 The Tear That Burned (short)
The Blind Mother
 
1914 Sheriff for an Hour (short)
Mrs. Jones - Jim's Mother (as Mrs. Crowell)
 
1914/I The Idiot (short)
 
1914 The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
The Sweetheart's Mother (uncredited)
 
1914 The Painted Lady (short)
The Mother (as Mrs. Crowell)
 
1914 The Weaker Strain (short)
 
1914 The Mountain Rat (short)
Mrs. Williams
 
1914 Golden Dross (short)
 
1914 Home, Sweet Home
Payne's Mother
 
1913 The Mothering Heart (short)
Woman Collecting Ironing (uncredited)
 
1913 His Mother's Son (short)
 
1912 The Painted Lady (short)
 
1912 The School Teacher and the Waif (short)
 
1911 Her Mother's Sins (short)
Mother
 
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1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1965 Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
Painting Owner's Mother
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Countess van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (uncredited)
 

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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages -- The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Josephine B. Crowell | Mrs. Crowell | Josephine Bonaparte Crowell La Croix
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Along with Jennie Lee and Dark Cloud, she was one of only three cast members of The Birth of a Nation who were alive during the American Civil War (1861-1865). See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn