Helen Lowell, born Helen Lowell Robb (1866–1937), was an American stage and film actress.

Life

Lowell was born in New York on June 2, 1866, to William and Mary Robb. In 1884, she debuted in the title role of

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at the Academy of Music in New York. At the age of 21, her mother died. She was known for playing the role of Mrs. Errol in ''

Little Lord Fauntleroy ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in ''St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Charles Scribner's Sons, Scribner's (the publisher of ...

''. In 1895, she played Charlotte Corday. She appeared in J.M.Barrie's '' Quality Street'', creating the role of Susan Throssell in the first New York production with

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, who starred as Phoebe Throssell. In October 1903, she appeared on stage in ''

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch ''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' is a 1901 novel by American author Alice Hegan Rice, about a southern family humorously coping with poverty. It was highly popular on its release,Lowell Hayes Harrison, ''A New History of Kentucky'' (1997), p ...

'' in Louisville, Kentucky. She toured Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the U.S. for the next seven years playing Miss Hazy "in the Cabbage Patch". She had a successful career as a stage comedienne, appearing on Broadway in '' The Torch-Bearers'' (1922), then she went to Hollywood in 1934 where she appeared in '' Side Streets'', which was a Warner Bros film. She became known as the first choice for playing middle-aged women. On June 29, 1937, Lowell was found dead in her hotel room in Hollywood.

Theater

* ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' * ''

'' as Miss Hazey * ''Cappy''

Selected filmography

* ''

Isn't Life Wonderful ''Isn't Life Wonderful'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for his company D. W. Griffith Productions, and distributed by United Artists. It was based on the short story "Isn’t Life Wonderful?" in th ...

'' (1924) as The Grandmother * '' Side Streets'' (1934) as Tillie * '' The Merry Frinks'' (1934) as Grandma Frink * '' Party Wire'' (1935) as Nettie Putnam * '' The Goose and the Gander'' (1935) as Aunt Julia * '' Strike Me Pink'' (1936) as Hattie 'Ma' Carson * '' I'd Give My Life'' (1936) as Mrs. Bancroft, Sr. * '' Wild Brian Kent'' (1936) Aunt Sue Prentice * '' Four Days' Wonder'' (1936) * '' Snowed Under'' (1936) as Mrs. Canterbury * '' Michael O'Halloran'' (1937) as Hettie

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowell, Helen 1866 births 1937 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses