Lillian Kemble (''née'' Schmidt) (

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1900–1922) was an American stage and silent film actress. Born in

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, to Karl (Carl) Schmidt, a German immigrant comedian and theatre manager, she made her first stage appearance at the age of 10, performing in German and English. She made her English-language debut at the Lyceum Theatre in Denver, and worked in several stock companies throughout the country. She made a name for herself on

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starring in

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's 1906 original ''The Man of the Hour''. She was leading lady for two seasons with the

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company in Boston before joining the Poli Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. She also appeared in silent films, including a chief supporting role in ''The House of Mirrors'' (1916) with

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. In 1898 she married the actor-singer Will S. Rising. They divorced in 1905, and a year later Kemble was co-respondent in the divorce case of fellow actor Charles D. Mackay and Georgie Elliott Porter, daughter of novelist Linn Boyd Porter. Kemble and Mackay were married shortly afterwards.

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Lillian Kemble
at the American Film Institute Catalog {{DEFAULTSORT:Kemble, Lillian American stage actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Year of death missing Date of death missing