Mildred Manning was an actress who appeared in films. She had a starring role in the 1917 film adaptation of

Edith Ellis Edith Mary Oldham Ellis (née Lees; 9 March 1861 – 14 September 1916) was an English writer and women's rights activist. She was married to the early sexologist Havelock Ellis. Biography Ellis was born on 9 March 1861 in Newton, Lancash ...

' play ''

Mary Jane's Pa ''Mary Jane's Pa'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Tom Reed and Peter Milne. The film stars Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Robert McWade, Minor Watson, and Nan Grey. The film was released by W ...

''. She was also cast in a starring role in '' Next Door to Nancy''. She was cast as the heroine in '' The Princess of Park Row''. She performed in Broadway shows with singing and dancing roles where she was discovered by

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 ...

who cast her in Biograph films. She later worked with Vitagraph. She was an outdoors enthusiast who rode horses and shot rifles. She was in the O. Henry series produced by Broadway Star Features Co. (part of Vitagraph).

Filmography

*'' A Chance Deception'' (1913) as Raffles' Woman *''

A Mother's Atonement ''A Mother's Atonement'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Ida May Park, and featuring Lon Chaney and Cleo Madison. Chaney played a dual role as Ben Morrison (both as an old man and his younger self). ...

'' (1915) as Dorothy Hilton *'' An Enemy to the King'' (1916) as Jeanotte *''Vanity and Some Sables'' (1917) *''The Last Leaf'' (1917) *''Love Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein'' (1917) *''Gold that Glittered'' (1917) *''The Green Door'' (1917) *''The Mraionettes'' (1917) *''Past One at Roomey's'' (1917) *''The Third Ingredient'' (1917) *''The Thing's the Play'' (1917) *''A Service of Love'' (1917) *'' The Princess of Park Row'' (1917) as Margot *'' The Marriage Speculation'' (1917) as Clara Wilson *''

'' (1917) as Mary Jane *''

The Unchastened Woman ''The Unchastened Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring vamp Theda Bara, directed by James Young, the former husband of Clara Kimball Young, and released by start-up studio Chadwick Pictures. The film is based on a 1915 Bro ...

'' (1918) as Emily Madden *''

The Westerners ''The Westerners'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Robert McKim and Wilfred Lucas.Goble, p. 499. Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as Cheyenne Harry * Robert McKim as Michael 'Black Mike' La ...

'' (1919) as Prue Welch / Molly Lafond *''

Kitty Kelly, M.D. ''Kitty Kelly, M.D.'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film directed by Howard Hickman and starring Bessie Barriscale, Jack Holt (actor), Jack Holt and Joseph J. Dowling.Gmür p.381 Cast * Bessie Barriscale as Dr. Kitty Kelly ...

'' (1919) as Lola *''

The Foolish Matrons ''The Foolish Matrons'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur and starring Hobart Bosworth, Doris May, and Mildred Manning. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Is Marriage a Failure?''. ...

'' (1921) *''

While Paris Sleeps ''While Paris Sleeps'', aka ''The Glory of Love'', is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the novel ''The Glory of Love'' by Leslie Beresford (a.k.a. "Pan"), directed by Maurice Tourneur, and starring Lon Chaney and John Gilbert. Whoev ...

'' (1923) as model Bebe Larvache *''

The Acquittal ''The Acquittal'' is a 1923 American silent mystery film based on the play of the same name by Rita Weiman. The film was directed by Clarence Brown, who would later start a long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Norman Kerry, Clair ...

'' (1923) as Mrs. Crown

References

External links

Findagrave entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manning, Mildred Year of birth missing Year of death missing American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses