Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd; 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1933.

Biography

Yorke was born in

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; her family later moved to

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. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local

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. She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. Yorke died in Southgate, California, aged 66.

Selected filmography

* '' The False Road'' (1920) * '' Below the Surface'' (1920) * '' The Jailbird'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' One Clear Call'' (1922) * '' Step on It!'' (1922) * '' Souls for Sale'' (

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) * '' Slippy McGee'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Age of Desire'' (1923) * '' Burning Words'' (1923) *'' The Fourth Musketeer'' (1923) * '' The Miracle Makers'' (1923) * '' The Beauty Prize'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Riders Up'' (1924) * '' The Tenth Woman'' (1924) * '' The Other Kind of Love'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Excuse Me'' (1925) * '' Silent Sanderson'' (1925) * '' Wild Horse Mesa'' (1925) * '' Souls for Sables'' (1925) * '' Below the Line'' (1925) * '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1925) * '' Red Dice'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Volcano!'' (1926) * '' The Belle of Broadway'' (1926) * '' Oh! What a Nurse!'' (1926) * '' Rustlers' Ranch'' (1926) * '' Rustling for Cupid'' (1926) * '' The Silent Flyer'' (1926) * '' The Bachelor's Baby'' (1927) * '' Sensation Seekers'' (1927) * '' The Port of Missing Girls'' (1928) * '' The Valiant'' (1929) * '' The Love Racket'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1929) * '' City Girl'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1932, uncredited) * '' Luxury Liner'' (1933)

References

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* 1867 births 1934 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses Actresses from Derby 20th-century English actresses {{England-film-actor-stub