Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. ...

, Langdon was a descendant of

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, discoverer of Pike's Peak, and Jasper Crane, founder of Newark. She acted on stage before she began her career in films. In private life, she was known as Lillie H. Bolles. She died at her home in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...

, aged 82.

Selected filmography

* '' A Girl of Yesterday'' (1915) – Mrs. A. H. Monroe * ''

Kindling Kindling may refer to: * Kindling, material for firelighting * ''Kindling'' (album), a 1973 album by Gene Parsons * ''Kindling'' (1915 film), a film by Cecil B. DeMille * Kindling (2023 film), a British drama film * ''Kindling'' (Mick Farren no ...

'' (1915) – Mrs. Jane Burke-Smith * '' The Wharf Rat'' (1916) * ''

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) –

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* ''

Diane of the Follies ''Diane of the Follies'' is a 1916 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. The film is considered to be lost film, lost. Cast * Lillian Gish in the role of Diane * Sam De Grasse in the role of Phillips Christy * Howard Gaye in the ro ...

'' (1916) – Marcia Christy * '' The Americano'' (1917) – Senora de Castille * ''

Jim Bludso ''Jim Bludso'' is a 1917 American drama film directed by Tod Browning. It was Browning's first feature film as a director. Contemporary sources are variable on the matter of whether the direction was a joint effort between Browning and the fi ...

'' (1917) * '' Might and the Man'' (1917) – Mrs. Sloan * '' Indiscreet Corinne'' (1917) * '' Because of a Woman'' (1917) * '' I Love You'' (1918) * '' Limousine Life'' (1918) * '' Society for Sale'' (1918) – Lady Mary * '' The Last Rebel'' (1918) * '' Everywoman's Husband'' (1918) – Mrs. Rhodes * '' False Ambition'' (1918) – Mrs. Van Dixon * '' Shifting Sands'' (1918) – Mrs. Stanford * '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' (1919) – Mrs. Pendleton * '' Prudence on Broadway'' (1919) * '' When a Man Loves'' (1919) * '' The Millionaire Pirate'' (1919) * '' His Majesty, the American'' (1919) – Princess Marguerite * '' A Regular Fellow'' (1919) – Mrs. Christy * '' The Triflers'' (1920) * ''

Going Some ''Going Some'' is a lost 1920 silent film directed by Harry Beaumont. It stars Cullen Landis, Helen Ferguson, Kenneth Harlan and Lillian Hall. It was released by Goldwyn Pictures.''Pictorial History of the Silent Film'', p.195 c.1953 by Daniel ...

'' (1920) * '' The Great Accident'' (1920) * '' The Hope'' (1920) * '' Oh, Lady, Lady'' (1920) – Mrs. Farringdon * '' The Triflers'' (1920) * '' The Mother Heart'' (1921) – Mrs. Lincoln * '' The Swamp'' (1921) – Mrs. Biddie * '' What's a Wife Worth?'' (1921) – Mrs. Penfield * ''

Kissed ''Kissed'' is a 1996 Canadian romantic/erotic drama film directed and co-written by Lynne Stopkewich, based on Barbara Gowdy's short story "We So Seldom Look on Love". It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 1996 ...

'' (1922) * '' The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) * '' Lights of the Desert'' (1922) * '' Fools of Fortune'' (1922) * '' The Glorious Fool'' (1922) * ''

Nobody's Bride ''Nobody's Bride'' is a 1923 American crime film directed by Herbert Blaché and written by Albert Kenyon. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Edna Murphy, Alice Lake, Harry von Meter, Frank Brownlee and Sidney Bracey. The film was released on ...

'' (1923) * '' Going Up'' (1923) * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan portrays Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a The Village (The Prisoner), mysteri ...

'' (1923) – Mrs. Garrison * '' The Wanters'' (1923) – Mrs. Worthington * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Cobra COBRA or Cobra, often stylized as CoBrA, was a European avant-garde art group active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels ...

'' (1925) * '' The Thoroughbred'' (1925) * '' After Business Hours'' (1925) * '' The Wall Street Whiz'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) – Mrs. Roxanna Adams * '' The Blonde Saint'' (1926) * '' The Millionaire Policeman'' (1926) * ''

Fifth Avenue Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the borough (New York City), borough of Manhattan in New York City. The avenue runs south from 143rd Street (Manhattan), West 143rd Street in Harlem to Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. The se ...

'' (1926) * '' The Cheer Leader'' (1928)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langdon, Lillian 1860 births 1943 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Newark, New Jersey 20th-century American actresses