Mayme Kelso (February 28, 1867 – June 5, 1946) was an American actress of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1927. She was born in

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, an ...

, and died in South Pasadena, California from a

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. She is especially known for her performances in ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1925), ''Male and Female'' (1919), and ''Clarence'' (1922).

Broadway

Kelso's first Broadway performance was as Mrs. Magrueder in ''About Town'' in 1894. Other stage performances include: * ''The Geisha'' (1896, Dorothy Sweet) * ''Broadway to Tokio'' (1900, Anisette) * ''The Defender'' (1902, Mrs. Everly Chase) * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1903, Second Fairy) * ''The Hurdy-Gurdy Girl'' (1907, Gwendolyn Fitzgerald) * ''A Waltz Dream'' (1908, Friedericke) * ''The Shanghai Gesture'' (1928, Lady Blessington)

Partial filmography

*'' The Street Singer'' (1912) *'' Samson'' (1914) *'' The Bigger Man'' (1915) *'' Slander'' (1916) *'' Lost and Won'' (1917) *'' Those Without Sin'' (1917) *'' Castles for Two'' (1917) *''

The Cost of Hatred ''The Cost of Hatred'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Kathlyn Williams, Theodore Roberts, Tom Forman, Jack W. Johnston, Jack Holt and Charles Ogle. The film was re ...

'' (1917) *'' The Primrose Ring'' (1917) *'' The Silent Partner'' (1917) *''

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's jo ...

'' (1917) *'' The Secret Game'' (1917) *'' The Widow's Might'' (1918) *'' The Honor of His House'' (1918) *'' The White Man's Law'' (1918) *'' The Thing We Love'' (1918) *''

Old Wives for New ''Old Wives for New'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House. Plot As described in a film magazine, disgusted by ...

'' (1918) *''

The Cruise of the Make-Believes ''The Cruise of the Make-Believes'' is a lost 1918 American silent dramatic feature film starring Lila Lee in her first motion picture. It was directed by George Melford and is based on a 1907 novel by Tom Gallon. Famous Players-Lasky produced an ...

'' (1918) *''

Mirandy Smiles ''Mirandy Smiles'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Edith Kennedy based upon a short story by Belle K. Maniates. The film stars Vivian Martin, Douglas MacLean, William Freeman, and Frances Bee ...

'' (1918) *''

The Mystery Girl ''The Mystery Girl'' is a lost 1918 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and George Barr McCutcheon. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Henry Woodward, Clarence Burton, Charles West, Winter Hall a ...

'' (1918) *''

You Never Saw Such a Girl ''You Never Saw Such a Girl'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Marion Fairfax and George Weston. The film stars Vivian Martin, Harrison Ford, Mayme Kelso, Willis Marks, Edna Mae Cooper, an ...

'' (1919) *'' Men, Women, and Money'' (1919) *''

A Very Good Young Man ''A Very Good Young Man'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, written by Martin Brown, Robert Housum, and Walter Woods, and starring Bryant Washburn, Helene Chadwick, Julia Faye, Sylvia Ashton, Jane Wolfe, Hel ...

'' (1919) *''

Johnny Get Your Gun ''Johnny Get Your Gun'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Edmund Lawrence Burke and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Fred Stone, Mary Anderson, Casson Ferguson, James Cruze, Sylvia Ashton, Nina Byron ...

'' (1919) *''

Why Smith Left Home ''Why Smith Left Home'' is a 1919 American silent film farce directed by Donald Crisp and starring Bryant Washburn. Famous Players-Lasky produced the film with distribution through Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the turn of the century ...

'' (1919) *''

In for Thirty Days ''In for Thirty Days'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Webster Cullison. It stars May Allison, Robert Ellis, and Mayme Kelso, and was released on January 27, 1919. Cast list * May Allison as Helen Corning * Robert Ellis as ...

'' (1919) *'' Why Change Your Wife?'' (1920) *''

Don't Ever Marry ''Don't Ever Marry'' is a 1920 American comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and Victor Heerman and written by Marion Fairfax. The film stars Matt Moore, Marjorie Daw, Thomas Jefferson, Mayme Kelso, Betty Bouton and Christine Mayo. The f ...

'' (1920) *'' Jack Straw'' (1920) *''

Simple Souls ''Simple Souls'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Hampton and distributed through Pathé Exchange. It is based on a 1919 novel of the same name by John Hastings Turner and stars Blanche Sweet. Robert Thornby directed. It ...

'' (1920) *''

The Week-End ''The Week-End'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer and Milton Sills. It was produced and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Cast *Margarita Fischer as Vera Middleton * Milton Sil ...

'' (1920) * ''

Help Wanted - Male Help is a word meaning to give aid or signal distress. Help may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Help'' (2010 film), a Bollywood horror film * ''Help'' (2021 theatrical film), a British psychological thriller film * '' ...

'' (1920) *'' The Hope'' (1920) *'' The Furnace'' (1920) *'' Conrad in Quest of His Youth'' (1920) *''

Ducks and Drakes ''Ducks and Drakes'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film produced and released by Realart Pictures, an offshoot of Paramount Pictures. It was directed by stage producer/director Maurice Campbell and stars Bebe Daniels (also a producer on t ...

'' (1921) *'' The Lost Romance'' (1921) *''

Her Sturdy Oak ''Her Sturdy Oak'' (also known as ''The Clinging Vine'') is a 1921 black & white silent American comedy film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and written by Elmer Blaney Harris. Released by Realart Pictures Corporation, the film stars Wanda Hawl ...

'' (1921) *'' One Wild Week'' (1921) *'' For the Defense'' (1922) *''

Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a l ...

'' (1922) *'' Kick In'' (1922) * '' Glass Houses'' (1922) *''

The World's Applause ''The World's Applause'' is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. William C. deMille directed the film and it was written and scripted by his wi ...

'' (1923) * ''

Modern Matrimony ''Modern Matrimony'' is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Alice Lake, and Mayme Kelso Mayme Kelso (February 28, 1867 – June 5, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. ...

'' (1923) *'' Slander the Woman'' (1923) * '' The Love Piker'' (1923) * ''

The Marriage Market ''The Marriage Market'' (Leányvásár) is an operetta by Hungarian composer Victor Jacobi. It was premiered on 14 November 1911 at the Király Színház (King Theater) in Budapest and was the composer's first significant success not only in Hu ...

'' (1923) *'' Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model'' (1924) *''

Dollar Down ''Dollar Down'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. A print in the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreci ...

'' (1925) *''

Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate may refer to: * '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'', a novel by Earl Derr Biggers * ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (play), a 1913 play by George M. Cohan based on the novel * ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1916 film), a 1916 Australian si ...

'' (1925) *''

The Unchastened Woman ''The Unchastened Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring vamp Theda Bara, directed by James Young, the former husband of Clara Kimball Young, and released by start-up studio Chadwick Pictures. The film is based on a 1915 Broad ...

'' (1925) * ''

Flaming Waters ''Flaming Waters'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring Malcolm McGregor, Pauline Garon, and Mary Carr Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress a ...

'' (1925) * ''

Lightning Reporter ''Lightning Reporter'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Johnnie Walker, Sylvia Breamer and Burr McIntosh.Munden p.435 Cast * Johnnie Walker as Jimmy Blaine - Cub Reporter * Sylvia Breamer as Ruth Barlo ...

'' (1926) *'' Whispering Wires'' (1926) *''

Vanity Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic ...

'' (1927) *'' The Drop Kick'' (1927)

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