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Mary Jane Lee (September 4, 1848 – August 5, 1925; known professionally as Jennie Lee) was an American actress of the stage and screen. Lee appeared in more than 50 films between 1912 and 1924, working especially in character parts under the directors
John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...
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D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the n ...
. She began her stage career at age nine and went on to support such actors as John Edward McCullough,
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Helena Modjeska Helena Modrzejewska (; born Jadwiga Helena Mizel; October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909), known professionally in the United States as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish-American actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles. She was success ...
.Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1921, p. 146 She and her husband, actor
William Courtright William Courtright (February 10, 1848 – March 6, 1933) was an American film actor. Early years He was born Theodore Courtright in New Milford, Illinois, and was educated in the public schools of Ione, California. When he was 16, he ran ...
, appeared together in Griffith's ''
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'' (1916). Lee portrayed Mammy in ''
The Birth of a Nation ''The Birth of a Nation'' is a 1915 American Silent film, silent Epic film, epic Drama (film and television), drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and ...
'' (1915). Another notable performance of the actress occurs in
Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...
's ''A Child of the Paris Streets'', in which she portrays Madame Dufrane.


Selected filmography

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The Mothering Heart ''The Mothering Heart'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Plot The film opens by showing a young woman (Lillian Gish) in a garden. S ...
'' (Griffith, 1913, Short) - The Wash Customer * '' The Sorrowful Shore'' (Griffith, 1913, Short) - On Shore (uncredited) * '' Two Men of the Desert'' (Griffith, 1913, Short) - Old Indian Woman * ''
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch ''The Battle at Elderbush Gulch'' (also known as ''The Battle of Elderbush Gulch'') is a 1913 American silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, and Alfred Paget. Plot Orphans Sally (Mae Marsh) an ...
'' (Griffith, 1913, Short) - The Waifs' Guardian * ''
Judith of Bethulia ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself was an ada ...
'' (Griffith, 1913) - Bethulian * '' The Yaqui Cur'' (1913) as Yaqui Woman * ''
Almost a Wild Man ''Almost a Wild Man'' is a 1913 Canadian silent short black and white film directed by Dell Henderson, written by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Gish. Cast * Charles Murray as McDoo * Gus Pixley as The Wild Man * Edward Dillon as Rool ...
'' (1913) as In Audience * '' Brute Force'' (Griffith, 1914, Short) - Cavewoman * ''
The Birth of a Nation ''The Birth of a Nation'' is a 1915 American Silent film, silent Epic film, epic Drama (film and television), drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and ...
'' (Griffith, 1915) - Mammy - The Faithful Servant * '' The Slave Girl'' (Browning, 1915, Short) * ''Her Shattered Idol'' (1915) - Ben's Mother * ''A Child of the Paris Streets'' (1916) - Madame Dufrane * ''
An Innocent Magdalene ''An Innocent Magdalene'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan. It is considered to be a lost film and was added to the National Film Preservation Board's list of lost American silent feature films in February 2021. Plo ...
'' (Dwan, 1916) - Mammy * ''Pillars of Society'' (1916) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''
Intolerance Intolerance may refer to: * Hypersensitivity or intolerance, undesirable reactions produced by the immune system * ''Intolerance'' (film), a 1916 film by D. W. Griffith * ''Intolerance'' (album), the first solo album from Grant Hart, formerly ...
'' (1916) - Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited) * ''The Little Liar'' (1916) - Boardinghouse Keeper * ''
The Children Pay ''The Children Pay'' is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Lillian Gish. Cast * Lillian Gish as Millicent * Violet Wilkey as Jean, her sister * Keith Armour as Horace Craig * Ralph Lewis as T ...
'' (Ingraham, 1916) - Susan - the Girls' Governess * ''
Nina, the Flower Girl ''Nina, the Flower Girl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by D. W. Griffith through his Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film starred Bessie Love, an up-and-coming ingénue actress. It marked ...
'' (Ingraham, 1917) - Nina's grandmother * '' Stage Struck'' (Morrissey, 1917) - Mrs. Teedles * ''
A Woman's Awakening ''A Woman's Awakening'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Kate Bruce and Spottiswoode Aitken. Plot A young naive girl comes to the big city where she is negatively influenced by ...
'' (1917) - Mammie * ''
Her Official Fathers ''Her Official Fathers'' is a 1917 American silent film that was co-directed by Elmer Clifton and Joseph Henabery. It was produced as a starring vehicle for Dorothy Gish, and she may have directed some parts of the film. ''Her Official Fathers'' ...
'' (1917) - Aunt Lydia * '' Souls Triumphant'' (O'Brien, 1917) * ''
Madame Bo-Peep ''Madame Bo-Peep'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Allan Sears, and F.A. Turner. It is based on the short story "Madame Bo-Peep of the Ranches" by O. Henry William Sydney Porter (Sep ...
'' (1917) - Housekeeper * ''
The Innocent Sinner ''The Innocent Sinner'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Miriam Cooper, Charles Clary and Jack Standing.Solomon p.240 Cast * Miriam Cooper as Mary Ellen Ellis * Charles Clary as David Graham * Jack S ...
'' (1917) - Mother Ellis * '' The Clever Mrs. Carfax'' (1917) - Mrs. Mary Keyes * ''
Sandy Sandy may refer to: People and fictional characters *Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sandy (surname), a list of people * Sandy (Iranian music band), Iranian singer, comp ...
'' (1918) - Aunt Melvy * ''
Riders of Vengeance ''Riders of Vengeance'' is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot Harry's bride is murdered at their wedding along with Harry's mother and father, and the good-hea ...
'' (Ford, 1919) - Harry's Mother * '' Bill Henry'' (Storm, 1919) - Aunt Martha Jenkins * '' Rider of the Law'' (Ford, 1919) - Jim's Mother * ''The Secret Gift'' (1920) - Aunt Soiphie * ''
The Big Punch ''The Big Punch'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford. No copy of the film is known to survive in either a public repository or private collection, so it is currently presumed to be a lost film. In France, the film was ...
'' (Ford, 1921) - Buck's Mother * '' One Man in a Million'' (1921) - Mrs. Koppel * ''
North of Hudson Bay ''North of Hudson Bay'' is a 1923 American silent action film directed by John Ford starring Tom Mix and Kathleen Key. It was released as ''North of the Yukon'' in Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean ...
'' (Ford, 1923) - Mother Dane * ''
Young Ideas ''Young Ideas'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Susan Peters, Herbert Marshall and Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an Americ ...
'' (1924) - Grandma * '' Hearts of Oak'' (Ford, 1924) - Grandma Dunnivan


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