Alice Hollister
51 Movies
Movies
Plays Pamela
By a Woman's Wit
1911
Plays Mary Magdalene
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
Plays Anne Chute
The Colleen Bawn
1911
Plays Rosalie
The Forgotten Law
1922
Plays Peggy
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912
Plays Doris Harris - his wife
The Scimitar of the Prophet
1913
Plays Josina - Paola's Wife
The Alien
1913
Plays Anna - Paul's Crippled Sweetheart
The Blind Basket Weaver
1913
Full Filmography
The Dancers
Mrs. Mayne
1925
Film
Married Flirts
Mrs. Callender
1924
Film
The Forgotten Law
Rosalie
1922
Film
A Wise Fool
Carmen Dolores
1921
Film
A Voice in the Dark
Amelia Ellingham
1921
Film
The Great Lover
Bianca
1920
Film
Milestones
Gertrude Rhead
1920
Film
The Knife
Stella Hill
1918
Film
Her Better Self
Aggie May
1917
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Alice Hollister still alive?
Alice Hollister passed away on February 24, 1973 at age 86.
What are the most famous roles of Alice Hollister?
Alice Hollister is best known for roles in From the Manger to the Cross, The Colleen Bawn, The Forgotten Law.
How many movies has Alice Hollister been in?
Over a 62-year career (since 1911), Alice Hollister has appeared in 51 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Alice Hollister's first movie?
The career of Alice Hollister began with By a Woman's Wit (1911).
What is Alice Hollister's most recent movie or series?
Alice Hollister's most recent release is The Dancers, which premiered on January 4, 1925.
Alice Hollister
1886-09-28 · Worcester - Massachusetts - USA
From Wikipedia
Alice Hollister (September 28, 1886 – February 24, 1973) was an American silent film actress who appeared in 85 films between 1911 and 1925.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she is believed to have been the daughter of French-Canadian immigrants. In 1903, at age seventeen, she married George K. Hollister who a few years later became a pioneer cinematographer with Kalem Studios in New York City. They had a daughter, Doris Ethel, born in 1906, and George Jr., born in 1908.
When Kalem Studios began sending a film crew to Florida in the wintertime, Alice Hollister accompanied her husband. She began appearing in film in 1911, at first because of the small crew and the frequent need for a female in a bit part. However, she liked acting and went on to appear in many films, the last in 1925.
One of Hollister's most important roles was that of Mary Magdalene in the film From the Manger to the Cross (1912). Filmed on location in Palestine, this film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
The Vampire (1913) made her the first recognized vamp in cinema, predating Theda Bara in A Fool There Was (1915). For that role, she was dubbed "the original vampire". She reprised the character in The Vampire's Trail (1914) and The Lotus Woman (1916), her last film for Kalem.
Alice Hollister's husband died in 1952 and she died in 1973, aged 86, in Costa Mesa, California. They are interred together in the Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Solace at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.