Myrtle Stedman
- Acting
- March 3, 1883 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- January 8, 1938
Biography
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
Known for
Filmography
- Accidents Will Happen · Professional Witness #2 (uncredited)
- A Slight Case of Murder · Nurse (uncredited)
- She Loved a Fireman · Mrs. Brown
- Missing Witnesses · Minor Role (uncredited)
- Over the Goal · Marshall's Secretary
- Alcatraz Island · Party Guest (uncredited)
- That Certain Woman · Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary (uncredited)
- Back in Circulation · Arlene's Maid (uncredited)
- The Go-Getter · Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited)
- Draegerman Courage · Nurse (uncredited)
- That Man's Here Again · Hospital Nurse
- Ready, Willing and Able · Junior's Mother
- Under Southern Stars · Arlene's Mother
- Green Light · A Nurse
- The Great O'Malley · Nurse (uncredited)
- Give Me Liberty · Martha Washington
- Song of the Saddle · Mrs. Coburn
- Here's to Romance · Bit Part
- School for Girls · Mrs. Winters
- Beggars in Ermine · Nurse
- Klondike · Miss Fielding
- Alias Mary Smith · Mrs. Hayes
- The Widow in Scarlet · Alice Lawton-Bond
- Beau Ideal · Mrs. Frank Madison
- The Truth About Youth · Mrs. Ericson
- Little Accident · Mrs. Overbeck
- The Love Racket
- The Wheel of Life · Mrs. Faraker
- The Sin Sister · Sister Burton
- The Jazz Age · Mrs Maxwell
- Their Hour · Peggy's Mother
- Sporting Goods · Mrs. Elliott
- No Place to Go · Mrs. Montgomery
- The Irresistible Lover · Hortense Brown
- Women's Wares · Mrs. James Crane
- The Life of Riley · Penelope Jones
- Alias The Deacon · Mrs. Betsy Clark
- The Black Diamond Express · Mrs. Harmon
- The Man in the Shadow · Mary Alvoid
- Don Juan's 3 Nights · Madame Cavallar
- The Prince of Pilsen · Princess Bertha of Thorwald
- The Far Cry · Louise Marsh
- Tessie · Mrs. Wells
- Chickie · Janina
- The Goose Hangs High · Eunice Ingals
- Sally · Mrs. Ten Brock
- The Mad Whirl · Gladys Herrington
- If I Marry Again · Madame Margot
- The Breath of Scandal · Helen Hale
- Wine · Mrs. Warriner
- The Woman on the Jury · Marion Masters
- Lilies of the Field · Mazie
- Judgment of the Storm · Mrs. Trevor
- Flaming Youth · Mona Fentriss
- Six Days · Olive Kingston
- The Age of Desire · Janet Loring
- Temporary Marriage · Mrs. Hugh Manners
- Crashin' Thru · Celia
- The Famous Mrs. Fair · Mrs. Fair
- The Dangerous Age · Mrs. Sanderson
- Rich Men's Wives · Mrs. Davenport
- The Hands of Nara · Vanessa Yates
- Reckless Youth · Mrs. Schuyler-Foster
- Ashes · Mrs. Crafton
- Nancy from Nowhere · Mrs. Halliday
- Black Roses · Blanche De Vore
- The Whistle · Mrs. Chapple
- Sowing the Wind · Baby Brabant
- The Concert · Mary Martinot
- The Tiger's Coat
- Old Dad · Virginia Bretton
- Harriet and the Piper · Isabelle Carter
- The Silver Horde · Cherry Malotté
- Sex · Mrs. Overman
- In Honor's Web · Olive Meade
- The Teeth of the Tiger · Marie Forbes
- In the Hollow of Her Hand · Sara Wrandell
- The Rustler's Vindication
- The World Apart · Beth Hoover
- The Prison Without Walls · Helen Ainsworth