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Gladys Hulette

Acting

0.4 Popularity Jul 21, 1896 (95 years old) Arcade, New York, USA

From Wikipedia

Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was a silent film actress from Arcade, New York. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s.

She first performed on stage at the age of three and on screen when she was seven years old. Hul...

Biography

From Wikipedia

Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was a silent film actress from Arcade, New York. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s.

She first performed on stage at the age of three and on screen when she was seven years old. Hulette was also a talented artist. Her mother was an opera star. In her earliest motion picture features she was under contract to Vitagraph Studios. There was a stigma for Broadway theater actors to be seen in motion pictures when silent films first began to be made. Hulette later discussed this, saying the picture heroes were mostly Coney Island life savers. One company prevailed upon a leading stage actor to play the role of Hamlet on screen. This began the influx of more Broadway actors into the new medium.

By 1917 Hulette's films were being produced by leading director William Parke. In that year she made her most popular film to date, Streets of Illusion. Playing the part of Beam, Hulette's co-stars included Richard Barthelmess and J.H. Gilmour. Parke owned theatrical companies and assisted Hulette in making one hit after another.

By 1921 she was a veteran of the motion picture industry. She again played opposite Barthelmess, this time in Tol'able David. She played the ingenue part of Esther Hatburn. In an interview she said she wished for no different type of roles than the one she played in this film. Later she sought comedy-drama parts which she portrayed in Jack O' Hearts (1926) and A Bowery Cinderella (1927). Hulette made her debut in sound films in Torch Singer (1933). Her final film appearances came in Her Resale Value (1933) and with uncredited roles in The Girl From Missouri and One Hour Late, both from 1934.

Filmography 37

1933
Torch Singer Movie

as Nightclub Patron

1926
Be Your Age Movie

as The Widow's Secretary

1926
Unknown Treasures Movie

as Mary Hamilton

1926
The Skyrocket Movie

as Lucia Morgan

1925
The Iron Horse Movie

as Ruby

1925
The Mystic Movie

as Doris Merrick

1925
The Pride of the Force Movie

as Mary Moore

1925
Go Straight! Movie

as Gilda Hart

1924
The Family Secret Movie

as Margaret Selfridge

1924
The Slanderers Movie

as Gladys Gray

1924
The Night Message Movie

as Elsie Lefferts

1923
Hoodman Blind Movie

as Nancy Yeulette

1923
Enemies of Women Movie

as Vittoria Spadoni

1922
How Women Love Movie

as Natalie Nevins

1922
Secrets of Paris Movie

as Mayflower

1922
Fair Lady Movie

as Myra Nell Drew

1921
Tol'able David Movie

as Esther Hatburn

1918
Mrs. Slacker Movie

as Susie Simpkins

1917
Over the Hill Movie

as Esther

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday July 21, 1896 (95 years old)
Died August 08, 1991
Place of Birth Arcade, New York, USA
Years Active 1909 - 1933
Popularity 0.4
Career Stats
37 Total Credits
37 Movie Roles
2 Photos