Helen Wright (born Helen Boyd) was an American character actress who appeared on the stage and screen during Hollywood's silent era. She spent most of her career under contract at Universal.
Biography
Wright came from St. Paul, Minnesota, and she attended a women's seminary in Chicago. She acted with the Otis Turner Universal Company and the Wang Company.
Selected filmography
*''
The Mistress of Shenstone'' (1921)
*''
That Something'' (1920)
*''
The Speed Maniac'' (1919)
*''
The Brass Bullet'' (1918)
*''
Her One Mistake'' (1918)
*''
The Lash of Power'' (1917)
*''
Sirens of the Sea'' (1917)
*''Triumph'' (1917)
* ''
The Lash of Power'' (1917)
*''
The Car of Chance'' (1917)
*''
A Doll's House
''A Doll's House'' (Danish language, Danish and ; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act Play (theatre), play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 De ...
'' (1917)
*''
The Field of Honor
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...
'' (1917)
*''
Polly Redhead
''Polly Redhead'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ella Hall, Gertrude Astor and Charles Hill Mailes.Parish & Pitts p.75
Cast
* Ella Hall as Polly Redhead
* Gertrude Astor as Lady Caroline
* Char ...
'' (1917)
*''
A Stranger from Somewhere'' (1916)
*''
The Morals of Hilda
The Morals of Hilda is a 1916 American silent film, silent film directed by Lloyd B. Carleton. The melodrama is based on the story of Henry Christeen Warnack and features Gretchen Lederer, Lois Wilson (actress), Lois Wilson and Emory Johnson.
...
'' (1916)
*''
Is Any Girl Safe?'' (1916)
*''
Heartaches'' (1916)
*''
The Scarlet Sin'' (1915)
*''Heritage'' (1915)
*''
Under the Crescent'' (1915)
*''
The Black Box'' (1915)
*''
Damon and Pythias
The story of Damon (; , gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (;
or
; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dion ...
'' (1914)
References
American film actresses
Actresses from Saint Paul, Minnesota
1868 births
1928 deaths
{{US-film-actor-1860s-stub