Rosemary Theby
Acting
From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women. Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained. Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles. Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide". Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
Known for
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movieOne Million B.C.
1940
Shell Person
movieUndercover Doctor
1939
Guest (uncredited)
movieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
Woman (uncredited)
movieThe Devil Is Driving
1937
Matron (uncredited)
movieMake Way for Tomorrow
1937
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
movieOur Relations
1936
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
movieHis Brother's Wife
1936
Minor Role (uncredited)
movieYours for the Asking
1936
Woman (uncredited)
movieSan Francisco
1936
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
movieOne Rainy Afternoon
1936
Bit Role (uncredited)
movieNeighborhood House
1936
(uncredited)
movieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
movieThe Drunkard
1935
Mrs. Jackson
movieWings in the Dark
1935
Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
movieThe Fatal Glass of Beer
1933
Ma Snavely
Taxi Troubles
1931
Mrs. Andy Martin
movieTen Nights in a Bar-room
1931
Sarah Morgan
movieMidnight Daddies
1930
Mrs. Wilbur Louder
Bulls and Bears
1930
Eleanor Crenshaw
movieSugar Plum Papa
1930
Princess Olga
movieScotch
1930
Aunt Rose
movieThe Peacock Fan
1929
Mrs. Rossmore
movieTrial Marriage
1929
Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
The Dream Melody
1929
Alicia Harrison
Girls Who Dare
1929
'Alabam' Kenyon
movieThe Port of Missing Girls
1928
School Matron
A Bowery Cinderella
1927
Mrs. Chandler
movieThe Second 100 Years
1927
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
movieWreckage
1925
Margot
movieFifth Avenue Models
1925
Mrs. Van Groot
movieOne Year to Live
1925
Lolette
movieAs Man Desires
1925
Evelyn Beaudine
movieSo Big
1924
Paula Storm
movieSecrets of the Night
1924
Margaret Knowles
moviePagan Passions
1924
Dreka Langley
movieLong Live the King
1923
Countess Olga
movieThe Eagle's Feather
1923
Mrs. Trent
movieTea- With a Kick!
1923
Aunt Pearl
movieMary of the Movies
1923
Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
movieThe Girl of the Golden West
1923
Nina Micheltorena
movieSlander the Woman
1923
Madame Redoux
movieYour Friend and Mine
1923
Mrs. Beatrice Mason
movieThe Eternal Flame
1922
Madame de Serizy
movieRich Men's Wives
1922
Mrs. Lindley-Blair
movieMore to Be Pitied Than Scorned
1922
Josephine Clifford
movieI Am the Law
1922
Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
movieFightin' Mad
1921
Nita de Garma
movieThe Last Trail
1921
Chiquita
movieAcross the Divide
1921
Rosa [O'Flynn]
movieShame
1921
The Weaver of Dreams
movieGood Women
1921
Katherine Brinkley
movieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1921
Queen Morgan le Fay
moviePartners of Fate
1921
Frances Lloyd
movieUnseen Forces
1920
Winifred
movieKismet
1920
Kut-al-Kulub
movieThe Little Grey Mouse
1920
Hedda Kossiter
movieWhispering Devils
1920
Audrey Lesden
movieA Splendid Hazard
1920
Hedda Gobert
movieRio Grande
1920
Maria Inez
movieThe Butterfly Man
1920
Mrs. Fielding
movieTerror Island
1920
Stella Mourdant
movieThe Mystery Of 13
1919
Marian Green
movieUpstairs and Down
1919
Betty Chesterton
movieThe Hushed Hour
1919
Daisy Appleton
moviePeggy Does Her Darndest
1919
Eleanor Ensloe
movieFaith
1919
Charity Garvice
The Midnight Patrol
1918
Patsy O'Connell
movieThe Silent Mystery
1918
Priestess Kah
movieBoston Blackie's Little Pal
1918
Mrs. Wilmerding
movieThe Great Love
1918
Miss Corintee
movieBright and Early
1918
His Daughter
movieThe Winged Mystery
1917
Shirley Wayne
movieThe Chalk Line
1916
Mrs. Love
A Model Husband
1916
Mrs Cherub
The Master Painter
1913
Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
1913
Ethel Wynne
Cupid Through a Keyhole
1913
Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
movieThe Web
1913
Beatrice Esmond
movieThe Reincarnation of Karma
1912
Quinetrea
The Hand Bag
1912
Tom's Sweetheart
The Toymaker
1912
Nell Avery
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
Second Daughter
The Godmother
1912
Third Girl
Written in the Sand
1912
Norma Gyntsen
The Two Battles
1912
Gladys Mayford
An Eventful Elopement
1912
Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
Love in the Ghetto
1912
Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
His Father's Son
1912
Dick's Sweetheart
movieThe Illumination
1912
Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
Irene's Infatuation
1912
Helen - Irene's Friend
The Geranium
1911
Ethel Tunison