Helen Lowell

Helen Lowell
Helen Lowell
	Helen Lowell, from a 1909 publication
Born	June 2, 1866; New York, New York, United States
Died	June 28, 1937; Los Angeles, California ; United States
Other names	Helen Lowell Robb
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1919 - 1937 (film & TV)

Helen Lowell born Helen Lowell Robb (1866–1937) was an American stage and film actress.[1]

Life

Lowell was born in New York on 2 June 1866 to William and Mary Robb. In 1884 she debuted in the title role of Iolanthe at the Academy of Music in New York. At the age of 21 her mother died. She was known for playing the role of Mrs. Errol in Little Lord Fauntleroy. In 1895 she played Charlotte Corday. She appeared in J.M.Barrie's Quality Street creating the role of Susan Throssell in the first New York production with Maude Adams, who starred as Phoebe Throssell (ibdb.com).[2]

In October 1903 she appeared in the stage version Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch in Louisville, Kentucky. She was able to tour to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and across America for the next seven years playing Miss Hazy "in the Cabbage Patch".[2]

She had a successful career as a stage comedienne before she went to Hollywood in 1934 where she appeared in Side Streets which was a Warner Bros film. She became known as the first choice for playing middle aged women.[2]

Lowell died in 1937.

Selected filmography

Side Streets (1934) - as Tillie
The Merry Frinks (1934) - as Grandma Frink
Party Wire (1935) - as Nettie Putnam
The Goose and the Gander (1935) - as Aunt Julia
Strike Me Pink (1936) - as Hattie 'Ma' Carson
I'd Give My Life (1936) - as Mrs. Bancroft, Sr.
Wild Brian Kent (1936) - Aunt Sue Prentice
Four Days' Wonder (1936)
Snowed Under (1936) - as Mrs. Canterbury
Michael O'Halloran (1937) - as Hettie

References

Goble p.510
Axel Nissen (12 August 2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-7864-9732-4.

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

Helen Lowell on IMDb

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[1] Goble p.510

[Nissen2016-2] Axel Nissen (12 August 2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-7864-9732-4.