Kate Toncray (1867 – December 6, 1927) was an American actress of the

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. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1905 and 1925. She was born in

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and died in

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.Bibliographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses by George A. Katchmer
Retrieved October 20, 2017

Selected filmography

* '' A Smoked Husband'' (1908) * '' A Flash of Light'' (1910) * '' His Trust'' (1911) * ''

Heart Beats of Long Ago ''Heart Beats of Long Ago'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring George Nichols and featuring Blanche Sweet. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress as a paper print. Cast See also * D. ...

'' (1911) * '' Fisher Folks'' (1911) * ''

Her Awakening ''Her Awakening'' is a 1911 American short silent drama film starring Mabel Normand and directed by D. W. Griffith. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. This ...

'' (1911) * ''

A Decree of Destiny ''A Decree of Destiny'' is a 1911 American short silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford and featuring Blanche Sweet. Cast See also * List of American films of 1911 A list of American films rele ...

'' (1911) * ''

Was He a Coward? ''Was He a Coward?'' is a 1911 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Cast See also * D. W. Griffith filmog ...

'' (1911) * '' The Spanish Gypsy'' (1911) * '' The New Dress'' (1911) * ''

The Primal Call ''The Primal Call'' is a 1911 American short silent romance film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet. Cast See also * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is t ...

'' (1911) * '' Fighting Blood'' (1911) * '' The Indian Brothers'' (1911) * '' Love in the Hills'' (1911) * '' The Battle'' (1911) * ''

The Miser's Heart ''The Miser's Heart'' is a 1911 American short film, short silent film, silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion pictu ...

'' (1911) * '' For His Son'' (1912) * '' Under Burning Skies'' (1912) * '' Won by a Fish'' (1912) * '' One Is Business, the Other Crime'' (1912) * '' An Outcast Among Outcasts'' (1912) * '' The Sands of Dee'' (1912) * '' The Inner Circle'' (1912) * '' A Change of Spirit'' (1912) * '' Blind Love'' (1912) * ''

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'' (1912) * '' A Welcome Intruder'' (1913) * '' So Runs the Way'' (1913) * '' Under the Shadow of the Law'' (1913) * '' Red Hicks Defies the World'' (1913) * '' The Wanderer'' (1913) * '' The Lady and the Mouse'' (1913) * '' The Hero of Little Italy'' (1913) * ''

Love in an Apartment Hotel ''Love in an Apartment Hotel'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Blanche Sweet as The Young Woman * Adolph Lestina as The Young Woman's Father * Henry B. Walthall as The Young Woman ...

'' (1913) * '' Almost a Wild Man'' (1913) * '' Brute Force'' (1914) * '' Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) * '' The Lamb'' (1915) * '' Père Goriot'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' Puppets'' (1916) * '' The Little Yank'' (1917) * '' Stage Struck'' (1917) * '' Hands Up!'' (1917) * '' Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917) * '' The Hope Chest'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' Peppy Polly'' (1919) * '' The Charm School'' (1921) * '' Prisoners of Love'' (1921) * ''

The Match-Breaker ''The Match-Breaker'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starred Viola Dana. Plot Cast *Viola Dana as Jane Morgan * Jack Perrin as Tho ...

'' (1921) * '' Silent Years'' (1921) * '' The Snowshoe Trail'' (1922) * '' Bobbed Hair'' (1925) * '' The Narrow Street'' (1925)

References

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left to right: Blanche Sweet and Kate Toncray in an early Biograph
1867 births 1927 deaths American silent film actresses Actresses from St. Louis 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub