Ida Waterman (born Ida Shaw; March 10, 1852 – May 22, 1941) was a stage and screen actress. Waterman was born in

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. She appeared some thirty or more Broadway productions between the late 1880s and early 1920s. She played Elise Claremont in the 1889 farce-comedy ''

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'' and the following year Mrs. Kirke in '' Men and Women'' opposite

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. In 1899 she was Mrs. Crawley in ''Becky Sharp'' (later made into 1934 film ''

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)'' and in 1922 closed out her Broadway career playing Mrs. French in ''Lawful Larceny''. Waterman was popular in numerous silent films in the teens and twenties as a supporting elderly actress much like

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. After decades of being a Victorian and Edwardian stage actress, Waterman moved into

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s in the 1910s.Who Was Who On Screen 3rd edition page 749; by Evelyn Mack Truitt c. 1983 She died in 1941 in

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Selected filmography

*'' The Eagle's Mate'' (1914) *'' Behind the Scenes'' (1914) *'' Aristocracy'' (1914) *'' Are You a Mason?'' (1915) *''

The Ringtailed Rhinoceros ''The Ringtailed Rhinoceros'' (also cited ''The Ring-Tailed Rhinoceros'') is a lost 1915 American silent comedy-drama film that depicted the ruinous effects of alcohol on a good-natured man and on the lives of the people around him.

'' (1915) *'' Esmerelda'' (1915) *'' Stella Maris'' (1918) *''

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco durin ...

'' (1918) *'' Mr. Fix-It'' (1918) *'' Sadie Love'' (1919) *'' A Misfit Earl'' (1919) *''

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'' (1919) *'' Lure of Ambition'' (1919) *'' On with the Dance'' (1920) *''

Lady Rose's Daughter ''Lady Rose's Daughter'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Elsie Ferguson and David Powell with directing being from Hugh Ford. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. The film was based o ...

'' (1920) *'' Her Lord and Master'' (1921) *'' The Inner Chamber'' (1921) *'' The Lotus Eater'' (1921) *'' Love's Redemption'' (1921) * '' Her Lord and Master'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) *''

A Society Scandal ''A Society Scandal'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan, and starring Gloria Swanson and Rod La Rocque. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on a 1922 play ''The Laughing Lady'', by Alfred Sutro which st ...

'' (1924) *'' The Enchanted Cottage'' (1924) *'' The Swan'' (1925) *''

That Royle Girl ''That Royle Girl'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edwin Balmer, and starred Carol Dempster, W. C. Fields and Harri ...

'' (1925) *'' A Social Celebrity'' (1926) *'' Say It Again'' (1926)

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portrait of Ida WatermanIda Waterman in scene from motion picture Lady Rose's Daughter 1920
with

Elsie Ferguson Elsie Louise Ferguson (August 19, 1883 – November 15, 1961) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Hiram and Amelia Ferguson. Her father was a successful attorney. Raise ...

and

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Ida Waterman with Alice Joyce in "The Inner Chamber" (1921)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waterman, Ida 1852 births 1941 deaths Actresses from Philadelphia American silent film actresses 19th-century American actresses American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses