Jane Fearnley (née Sadie J. Fearnley; –1952), was an American stage and film actress who appeared in

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s. Her name was sometimes spelled Jane Fernley.

Early life and education

Fearnley was born Sadie J. around 1885 in

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, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah who immigrated to the United States from England. She graduated from Dean Academy in 1904.

Career

After college, Fearnley moved to

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and began her acting career performing both on stage and film until the early 1920's. In 1907 she made her national debut in the leading role in the play ''Raffles'' as Gwendolin Conron with S. Miller Kent, then in 1909 as Hope Georgia in the play ''The Gentleman from Mississippi''. After tiring of traveling, she joined Reliance Film Company, later joining

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(IMP) and the

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among others. By 1913, she had solidified herself as a leading film actress, often starring opposite

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in films such as the ''Human Hearts'', ''Lady Audrey's Secret'' and '' A Cave Man Wooing.'' She was also noted for her roles in '' The Little Gray Lady and

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''. She returned to the stage 1916, touring with a company playing the role of Ruth Goldman in ''

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'' then in the early 1920s as Mrs. Marshall in ''

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Personal life

Fearnley married twice, first to Richard Clark in 1907 then to Charles Carey in 1923.

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lived with Fearnely for a short time around 1913 and traveled to Bermuda together. In 1952 Fearnley died while residing New York City, outside of Harlem.

Filmography

*'' Making Good'' (1912) *'' In Old Tennessee'' (1912) *'' Human Hearts'' (1912) *'' Lady Audrey's Secret'' (1912) *'' King, the Detective and the Opium Smugglers'' (1912) *'' Officer 174'' (1912) *''

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'' (1912), part of the Library of Congress' film collection *'' A Cave Man Wooing'' (1912) *'' The New Magdalen''(1912) *'' In a Woman's Power'' (1913) *'' The Stranglers of Paris'' (1913) as Mathilde *'' The Golden Pathway'' (1913) *'' Kathleen Mavourneen (1913 film)'' *'' The Christian'' (1914) *'' The Little Gray Lady'' (1914) *''

'' (1914) *''The Marble Heart'' (1915) *''

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'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917)

References

External links

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Jane Fearnley at BFI

Jane Fearnley at AFI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fearnley, Jane American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses 1885 births 1952 deaths People from Fall River, Massachusetts