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Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Acting

Born: October 7, 1863Rochester, New York, USA

From Wikipedia Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907. Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two began making movies with Cecil B. Demille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Mr. Neill died in 1931. The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929). Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.

Known For
Filmography
Up the River

Up the River

Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)

1930
Man Trouble

Man Trouble

Aunt Maggie

1930
Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads

Mrs. Carlyle

1930

Take the Heir

Lady Tweedham

1930
Navy Blues

Navy Blues

Mrs. Brown

1929
Twin Beds

Twin Beds

Ma Dolan

1929
The Idle Rich

The Idle Rich

Mrs. Alice Thayer

1929
Synthetic Sin

Synthetic Sin

Mrs. Fairfax

1929
Three Week Ends

Three Week Ends

Ma O'Brien

1928
Sally's Shoulders

Sally's Shoulders

Emily

1928
Heart Trouble

Heart Trouble

1928
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Mrs. Randall

1928
The Little Yellow House

The Little Yellow House

Grandmother Pentland

1928
Love Hungry

Love Hungry

Ma Robinson

1928
The Count of Ten

The Count of Ten

Mother McKinney

1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Young Karl's Nanny (uncredited)

1928
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

Aunt Mollie

1928

Man Crazy

Grandmother Janeway

1927
The Crystal Cup

The Crystal Cup

Mrs. Carteret

1927
American Beauty

American Beauty

Madame O'Riley

1927
Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

Mrs. Altewood

1927

Faithful Wives

The Mother

1926
One Minute to Play

One Minute to Play

Mrs. Wade

1926
The Boob

The Boob

The Old Lady (uncredited)

1926
The Runaway

The Runaway

Mrs. Murrell

1926
Three Faces East

Three Faces East

Mrs. Bennett

1926
Lazybones

Lazybones

Mrs. Tuttle

1925
Havoc

Havoc

Mrs. Chappel

1925

The Pride of the Force

Mother Moore

1925
Lightnin'

Lightnin'

Mrs. Jones

1925
In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love

Mother Melnotte

1925
Soul Mates

Soul Mates

Tancred's mother

1925
Learning to Love

Learning to Love

Aunt Penelope

1925
Worldly Goods

Worldly Goods

Mrs. Lawson

1924
Broken Barriers

Broken Barriers

Beulah Reynolds

1924
The Wise Virgin

The Wise Virgin

Mrs. John Farrington

1924
Daughters of Pleasure

Daughters of Pleasure

Mrs. Hadley

1924
The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

Lucy Livingstone

1924
The Shadow of the East

The Shadow of the East

Aunt Caroline

1924
Chastity

Chastity

Mrs. Harris

1923
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

Mrs. Martha McTavish

1923
The Miracle Makers

The Miracle Makers

Mrs. Martha Mansfield

1923
Hollywood

Hollywood

Edythe Chapman

1923
Divorce

Divorce

Mrs. George Reed

1923
The Girl I Loved

The Girl I Loved

Mother Middleton

1923
My American Wife

My American Wife

Donna Isabella LaTassa

1922
Youth to Youth

Youth to Youth

Mrs. Cora Knittson

1922
Manslaughter

Manslaughter

Adeline Bennett

1922
A Tailor-Made Man

A Tailor-Made Man

Mrs. Nathan

1922
North of the Rio Grande

North of the Rio Grande

Belle Hannon

1922
Beyond the Rocks

Beyond the Rocks

Lady Bracondale

1922
The Sleep Walker

The Sleep Walker

Sister Ursula

1922
Her Husband’s Trademark

Her Husband’s Trademark

Mother Berkeley

1922
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

Mrs. Prentiss

1922
Voices of the City

Voices of the City

Mrs. Rodman

1921
Alias Ladyfingers

Alias Ladyfingers

Rachel Stetherill

1921
Dangerous Curve Ahead

Dangerous Curve Ahead

Mrs. Mabee

1921
Bits of Life

Bits of Life

1921
A Wife's Awakening

A Wife's Awakening

Mrs. Kelcey

1921

One Wild Week

Mrs. Dorn

1921
A Tale of Two Worlds

A Tale of Two Worlds

Mrs. Newcombe

1921
Bunty Pulls the Strings

Bunty Pulls the Strings

Eelen Dunlap

1921
Just Out of College

Just Out of College

Mrs. Pickering

1920
The County Fair

The County Fair

Aunt Abigail Prue

1920
A Double-Dyed Deceiver

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

Senora Urique

1920
Out of the Storm

Out of the Storm

Lady Bridgeminster

1920
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

Aunt Polly

1920
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

Mrs. Dean

1920
Pinto

Pinto

Mrs. Audry

1920
Everywoman

Everywoman

Truth

1919
Flame of the Desert

Flame of the Desert

Lady Snowden

1919
Deliverance

Deliverance

Sarah Fuller

1919
Fires of Faith

Fires of Faith

Mrs. Booth

1919
Secret Service

Secret Service

Mrs. Varney

1919
An Innocent Adventuress

An Innocent Adventuress

Aunt Heppy

1919
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

Teddy's Mother

1919
The Home Town Girl

The Home Town Girl

Mrs. Fanshawe

1919
Experimental Marriage

Experimental Marriage

Mrs. Ercoll

1919
Alias Mike Moran

Alias Mike Moran

Ma Young

1919
The Winning Girl

The Winning Girl

Second Mrs. Milligan

1919

You Never Saw Such a Girl

Mrs. Burgess

1919
Faith

Faith

Martha Owen

1919

Peg o' My Heart

1919
The Gypsy Trail

The Gypsy Trail

Grandma

1918
Borrowed Clothes

Borrowed Clothes

Mary's Mother

1918
Unexpected Places

Unexpected Places

Mrs. Penfield

1918
Bound in Morocco

Bound in Morocco

Ysail's Mother

1918
Sandy

Sandy

Mrs. Hollis

1918
Say! Young Fellow

Say! Young Fellow

A Sweet Spinster

1918
The Only Road

The Only Road

Clara Hawkins

1918
Old Wives for New

Old Wives for New

Mrs. Berkeley (uncredited)

1918
Rose o' Paradise

Rose o' Paradise

Peg Grandoken

1918
His Majesty, Bunker Bean

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

Older Mrs. Breede

1918
The Whispering Chorus

The Whispering Chorus

John Tremble's mother

1918
Huck and Tom

Huck and Tom

Aunt Polly

1918
The Spirit of '17

The Spirit of '17

Mrs. Glidden

1918
A Modern Musketeer

A Modern Musketeer

Mrs. Thacker

1917
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

Aunt Polly

1917
A Little Princess

A Little Princess

(uncredited)

1917
The Ghost House

The Ghost House

Mrs. Rawson

1917
The Countess Charming

The Countess Charming

Mrs. Lovering

1917
On the Level

On the Level

Joe Blanchard's Mother

1917
The Crystal Gazer

The Crystal Gazer

Mrs. Mannering

1917
The Little American

The Little American

Mrs. von Austreim

1917
The Girl at Home

The Girl at Home

Mary Dexter

1917
A Mormon Maid

A Mormon Maid

Nancy Hogue

1917
A School for Husbands

A School for Husbands

Mrs. Manners

1917

The Evil Eye

1917
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Mrs. Brownlow

1916
The Plow Girl

The Plow Girl

Lady Brentwood

1916
The Heir to the Hoorah

The Heir to the Hoorah

Mrs. Kent

1916
Anton the Terrible

Anton the Terrible

Babushka (Anton's mother)

1916

Public Opinion

Mrs. Carson Morgan

1916
The Selfish Woman

The Selfish Woman

Mrs. Hale

1916
The Golden Chance

The Golden Chance

Mrs. Hillary

1915
The Pretty Sister of Jose

The Pretty Sister of Jose

The Mother

1915
Richelieu

Richelieu

The Queen

1914