Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Known for
Acting
Born
October 7, 1863
Died
October 15, 1948 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Rochester, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907. Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two began making movies with Cecil B. Demille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Mr. Neill died in 1931. The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929). Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.

Known For

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Filmography

1930
Take the Heir

Take the Heir

Movie · as Lady Tweedham

1930
Man Trouble poster

Man Trouble

Movie · as Aunt Maggie

1930
Double Cross Roads poster

Double Cross Roads

Movie · as Mrs. Carlyle

1930
Up the River poster

Up the River

Movie · as Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)

1929
The Idle Rich poster

The Idle Rich

Movie · as Mrs. Alice Thayer

1929
Navy Blues poster

Navy Blues

Movie · as Mrs. Brown

1929
Synthetic Sin poster

Synthetic Sin

Movie · as Mrs. Fairfax

1929
Twin Beds poster

Twin Beds

Movie · as Ma Dolan

1928
Love Hungry poster

Love Hungry

Movie · as Ma Robinson

1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg poster

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Movie · as Young Karl's Nanny (uncredited)

1928
Three Week Ends poster

Three Week Ends

Movie · as Ma O'Brien

1928
Heart Trouble poster

Heart Trouble

Movie

1928
Happiness Ahead poster

Happiness Ahead

Movie · as Mrs. Randall

1928
The Shepherd of the Hills poster

The Shepherd of the Hills

Movie · as Aunt Mollie

1928
The Little Yellow House poster

The Little Yellow House

Movie · as Grandmother Pentland

1928
Sally's Shoulders poster

Sally's Shoulders

Movie · as Emily

1928
The Count of Ten poster

The Count of Ten

Movie · as Mother McKinney

1927
Naughty But Nice poster

Naughty But Nice

Movie · as Mrs. Altewood

1927
American Beauty poster

American Beauty

Movie · as Madame O'Riley

1927
The Crystal Cup poster

The Crystal Cup

Movie · as Mrs. Carteret

1927
Man Crazy

Man Crazy

Movie · as Grandmother Janeway

1926
One Minute to Play poster

One Minute to Play

Movie · as Mrs. Wade

1926
The Boob poster

The Boob

Movie · as The Old Lady (uncredited)

1926
Three Faces East poster

Three Faces East

Movie · as Mrs. Bennett

1926
The Runaway poster

The Runaway

Movie · as Mrs. Murrell

1926
Faithful Wives

Faithful Wives

Movie · as The Mother

1925
In the Name of Love poster

In the Name of Love

Movie · as Mother Melnotte

1925
The Pride of the Force

The Pride of the Force

Movie · as Mother Moore

1925
Lazybones poster

Lazybones

Movie · as Mrs. Tuttle

1925
Lightnin' poster

Lightnin'

Movie · as Mrs. Jones

1925
Havoc poster

Havoc

Movie · as Mrs. Chappel

1925
Learning to Love poster

Learning to Love

Movie · as Aunt Penelope

1925
Soul Mates poster

Soul Mates

Movie · as Tancred's mother

1924
Broken Barriers poster

Broken Barriers

Movie · as Beulah Reynolds

1924
Daughters of Pleasure poster

Daughters of Pleasure

Movie · as Mrs. Hadley

1924
The Shadow of the East poster

The Shadow of the East

Movie · as Aunt Caroline

1924
The Breaking Point poster

The Breaking Point

Movie · as Lucy Livingstone

1924
The Wise Virgin poster

The Wise Virgin

Movie · as Mrs. John Farrington

1924
Worldly Goods poster

Worldly Goods

Movie · as Mrs. Lawson

1923
The Ten Commandments poster

The Ten Commandments

Movie · as Mrs. Martha McTavish

1923
Hollywood poster

Hollywood

Movie · as Edythe Chapman

1923
Chastity poster

Chastity

Movie · as Mrs. Harris

1923
The Girl I Loved poster

The Girl I Loved

Movie · as Mother Middleton

1923
Divorce poster

Divorce

Movie · as Mrs. George Reed

1923
The Miracle Makers poster

The Miracle Makers

Movie · as Mrs. Martha Mansfield

1922
North of the Rio Grande poster

North of the Rio Grande

Movie · as Belle Hannon

1922
A Tailor-Made Man poster

A Tailor-Made Man

Movie · as Mrs. Nathan

1922
Manslaughter poster

Manslaughter

Movie · as Adeline Bennett

1922
Saturday Night poster

Saturday Night

Movie · as Mrs. Prentiss

1922
Her Husband’s Trademark poster

Her Husband’s Trademark

Movie · as Mother Berkeley

1922
Beyond the Rocks poster

Beyond the Rocks

Movie · as Lady Bracondale

1922
My American Wife poster

My American Wife

Movie · as Donna Isabella LaTassa

1922
Youth to Youth poster

Youth to Youth

Movie · as Mrs. Cora Knittson

1922
The Sleep Walker poster

The Sleep Walker

Movie · as Sister Ursula

1921
Bunty Pulls the Strings poster

Bunty Pulls the Strings

Movie · as Eelen Dunlap

1921
Bits of Life poster

Bits of Life

Movie

1921
Alias Ladyfingers poster

Alias Ladyfingers

Movie · as Rachel Stetherill

1921
One Wild Week

One Wild Week

Movie · as Mrs. Dorn

1921
Voices of the City poster

Voices of the City

Movie · as Mrs. Rodman

1921
Dangerous Curve Ahead poster

Dangerous Curve Ahead

Movie · as Mrs. Mabee

1921
A Wife's Awakening poster

A Wife's Awakening

Movie · as Mrs. Kelcey

1921
A Tale of Two Worlds poster

A Tale of Two Worlds

Movie · as Mrs. Newcombe

1920
Pinto poster

Pinto

Movie · as Mrs. Audry

1920
The County Fair poster

The County Fair

Movie · as Aunt Abigail Prue

1920
Huckleberry Finn poster

Huckleberry Finn

Movie · as Aunt Polly

1920
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come poster

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

Movie · as Mrs. Dean

1920
A Double-Dyed Deceiver poster

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

Movie · as Senora Urique

1920
Just Out of College poster

Just Out of College

Movie · as Mrs. Pickering

1920
Out of the Storm poster

Out of the Storm

Movie · as Lady Bridgeminster

1919
Alias Mike Moran poster

Alias Mike Moran

Movie · as Ma Young

1919
Flame of the Desert poster

Flame of the Desert

Movie · as Lady Snowden

1919
The Winning Girl poster

The Winning Girl

Movie · as Second Mrs. Milligan

1919
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo poster

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

Movie · as Teddy's Mother

1919
Experimental Marriage poster

Experimental Marriage

Movie · as Mrs. Ercoll

1919
Secret Service poster

Secret Service

Movie · as Mrs. Varney

1919
Everywoman poster

Everywoman

Movie · as Truth

1919
Fires of Faith poster

Fires of Faith

Movie · as Mrs. Booth

1919
Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart

Movie

1919
An Innocent Adventuress poster

An Innocent Adventuress

Movie · as Aunt Heppy

1919
The Home Town Girl poster

The Home Town Girl

Movie · as Mrs. Fanshawe

1919
Faith poster

Faith

Movie · as Martha Owen

1919
You Never Saw Such a Girl

You Never Saw Such a Girl

Movie · as Mrs. Burgess

1919
Deliverance poster

Deliverance

Movie · as Sarah Fuller

1918
Borrowed Clothes poster

Borrowed Clothes

Movie · as Mary's Mother

1918
Huck and Tom poster

Huck and Tom

Movie · as Aunt Polly

1918
The Whispering Chorus poster

The Whispering Chorus

Movie · as John Tremble's mother

1918
Unexpected Places poster

Unexpected Places

Movie · as Mrs. Penfield

1918
The Spirit of '17 poster

The Spirit of '17

Movie · as Mrs. Glidden

1918
Rose o' Paradise poster

Rose o' Paradise

Movie · as Peg Grandoken

1918
Old Wives for New poster

Old Wives for New

Movie · as Mrs. Berkeley (uncredited)

1918
Say! Young Fellow poster

Say! Young Fellow

Movie · as A Sweet Spinster

1918
Bound in Morocco poster

Bound in Morocco

Movie · as Ysail's Mother

1918
The Only Road poster

The Only Road

Movie · as Clara Hawkins

1918
The Gypsy Trail poster

The Gypsy Trail

Movie · as Grandma

1918
Sandy poster

Sandy

Movie · as Mrs. Hollis

1918
His Majesty, Bunker Bean poster

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

Movie · as Older Mrs. Breede

1917
A Mormon Maid poster

A Mormon Maid

Movie · as Nancy Hogue

1917
The Countess Charming poster

The Countess Charming

Movie · as Mrs. Lovering

1917
The Evil Eye

The Evil Eye

Movie

1917
A Modern Musketeer poster

A Modern Musketeer

Movie · as Mrs. Thacker

1917
The Little American poster

The Little American

Movie · as Mrs. von Austreim

1917
A Little Princess poster

A Little Princess

Movie · as (uncredited)

1917
Tom Sawyer poster

Tom Sawyer

Movie · as Aunt Polly

1917
The Girl at Home poster

The Girl at Home

Movie · as Mary Dexter

1917
On the Level poster

On the Level

Movie · as Joe Blanchard's Mother

1917
The Crystal Gazer poster

The Crystal Gazer

Movie · as Mrs. Mannering

1917
A School for Husbands poster

A School for Husbands

Movie · as Mrs. Manners

1917
The Ghost House poster

The Ghost House

Movie · as Mrs. Rawson

1916
The Selfish Woman poster

The Selfish Woman

Movie · as Mrs. Hale

1916
Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

Movie · as Mrs. Brownlow

1916
The Heir to the Hoorah poster

The Heir to the Hoorah

Movie · as Mrs. Kent

1916
The Plow Girl poster

The Plow Girl

Movie · as Lady Brentwood

1916
Anton the Terrible poster

Anton the Terrible

Movie · as Babushka (Anton's mother)

1916
Public Opinion

Public Opinion

Movie · as Mrs. Carson Morgan

1915
The Pretty Sister of Jose poster

The Pretty Sister of Jose

Movie · as The Mother

1915
The Golden Chance poster

The Golden Chance

Movie · as Mrs. Hillary

1914
Richelieu poster

Richelieu

Movie · as The Queen