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Colleen Moore
Actor
Born August 18, 1899Died January 25, 1988 (88 years)
Colleen Moore (born Kathleen Morrison, August 19, 1899 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable and highly-paid stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut.
A huge star in her day, approximately half of Moore's films are now considered lost, including her first talking picture from 1929. What was perhaps her most celebrated film during her lifetime, Flaming Youth (1923), is now mostly lost as well, with only one reel surviving.
Moore took a brief hiatus from acting between 1929 and 1933, just as sound was being added to motion pictures. After the hiatus, her four sound pictures released in 1933 and 1934 were not financial successes. Moore then retired permanently from screen acting.
A huge star in her day, approximately half of Moore's films are now considered lost, including her first talking picture from 1929. What was perhaps her most celebrated film during her lifetime, Flaming Youth (1923), is now mostly lost as well, with only one reel surviving.
Moore took a brief hiatus from acting between 1929 and 1933, just as sound was being added to motion pictures. After the hiatus, her four sound pictures released in 1933 and 1934 were not financial successes. Moore then retired permanently from screen acting.
Known For
Filmography
1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actress - Unidentified Film |
1934 | The Scarlet Letter · as Hester Prynne |
1934 | Success at Any Price · as Sarah Griswold |
1934 | Social Register · as Patsy Shaw |
1933 | The Power and the Glory · as Sally Garner |
1929 | Smiling Irish Eyes · as Kathleen O'connor |
1929 | Footlights and Fools · as Betty Murphy / Fifi D'auray |
1929 | Why Be Good? · as Pert Kelly |
1929 | Synthetic Sin · as Betty Fairfax |
1928 | Lilac Time · as Jeannine |
1927 | Her Wild Oat · as Mary Brown |
1927 | Orchids and Ermine · as 'pink' Watson |
1926 | Twinkletoes · as Twink 'twinkletoes' Minasi |
1926 | Ella Cinders · as Ella Cinders |
1926 | Irene · as Irene O'dare |
1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
1925 | We Moderns · as Mary Sundale |
1923 | Flaming Youth · as Patricia Fentriss |
1923 | Broken Hearts of Broadway · as Mary Ellis |
1921 | The Lotus Eater · as Mavis |
1921 | The Sky Pilot · as Gwen |
1920 | Dinty · as Doreen O'sullivan |
1919 | The Busher · as Mazie Palmer |
1918 | Little Orphant Annie · as Annie |
1917 | The Little American · as Maid (uncredited) |