Mary Alden
Jun 18, 1883 — Jul 2, 1946 (63 years)
New York City, New York, USA
61 Movies
A career spanning 115+ years and 61+ titles makes Mary Alden one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia in 'The Birth of a Nation' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
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Mary Alden
61 Movies
A career spanning 115+ years and 61+ titles makes Mary Alden one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia in 'The Birth of a Nation' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
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The Sawdust Paradise
1928
The Birth of a Nation
1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The Bad Sister
1931
The Good Bad-Man
1916
Home, Sweet Home
1914
Brown of Harvard
1926
The Plastic Age
1925
Hell's House
1932
The Cossacks
1928
Strange Interlude
1932
Politics
1931
The Broken Butterfly
1919
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The Bad Sister
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Strange Interlude
Mary, Leeds' Maid
1932
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Hell's House
Lucy Mason
1932
Film
The Bad Sister
Minor Role (uncredited)
1931
Film
Politics
Mary Evans
1931
Film
Someone to Love
Harriet Newton
1928
Film
Ladies of the Mob
Soft Annie
1928
Film
The Sawdust Paradise
Mother
1928
Film
The Cossacks
Lukashka's mother
1928
Film
Fools for Luck
Mrs. Hunter
1928
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mary Alden still alive?
Mary Alden passed away on July 2, 1946 at age 63.
What are the most famous roles of Mary Alden?
Mary Alden is best known for roles in The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Hell's House.
How many movies has Mary Alden been in?
Over a 35-year career (since 1911), Mary Alden has appeared in 78 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Mary Alden's first movie?
The career of Mary Alden began with A Brass Button (1911).
What is Mary Alden's most recent movie or series?
Mary Alden's most recent release is One More Spring, which premiered on February 15, 1935.
Mary Alden
1883-06-18 · New York City, New York, USA
Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood.
Born in New York City, Alden began her career on the Broadway stage. She spent five years on Broadway before moving to Hollywood where she worked for the Biograph Company and Pathé Exchange in the first portion of her career. Her most popular role in movies came in Birth of a Nation directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915. Alden played the role of a mulatto girl in love with a northern politician. The following year she was in Griffith's Intolerance with Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, and Vera Lewis. After making Less Than The Dust with Mary Pickford in 1917, she took a temporary leave from motion pictures, acting for a while on the stage. Critics acclaimed Alden's portrayal of the mother, Mrs. Anthon, in The Old Nest (1921) and her characterization of an old lady in The Man With Two Mothers (1922). The latter feature was produced by Sam Goldwyn.
Alden was prolific as a motion picture actress throughout the 1920s and into the early 1930s. A sampling of movies in which she had roles are The Plastic Age (1925), The Joy Girl (1927), Ladies of the Mob (1928), and Port of Dreams (1929). The final films she received screen credit for are Hell's House, Rasputin and the Empress, and Strange Interlude, each from 1932.
Alden died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1946. This had been her residence for the last four years of her life. She was 63 years of age.