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Alma Tell

Acting

1.6 Popularity Mar 27, 1898 (39 years old) New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia

Alma Tell (March 27, 1898 - December 29, 1937) was an American stage and motion picture actress whose career in cinema began in 1915 and lasted into the talkie era of the early 1930s. She began her career as an actress on the stages of New York before making her screen debut in the E...

Biography

From Wikipedia

Alma Tell (March 27, 1898 - December 29, 1937) was an American stage and motion picture actress whose career in cinema began in 1915 and lasted into the talkie era of the early 1930s. She began her career as an actress on the stages of New York before making her screen debut in the Edward José-directed drama Simon, the Jester, released in September 1915. Tell was most often cast in films as the second leading lady. Throughout the 1920s, she appeared opposite such leading silent film actresses as Mae Murray, Corinne Griffith and Madge Kennedy and would achieve leading lady status in 1923's J. Gordon Edwards-directed film The Silent Command, opposite actors Edmund Lowe, Martha Mansfield and Béla Lugosi. She made her last film appearance in the 1934 John M. Stahl-directed romantic-drama Imitation of Life, which starred Claudette Colbert. Tell died in 1937.

Filmography 12

1934
Imitation of Life Movie

as Mrs. Craven (uncredited)

1930
Love Comes Along Movie

as Carlotta

1929
Saturday's Children Movie

as Florrie

1928
1923
The Silent Command Movie

as Mrs. Richard Decatur

1922
Broadway Rose Movie

as Barbara Royce

1921
The Iron Trail Movie

as Eliza Appleton

1921
Paying the Piper Movie

as Marcia Marillo

1920
The Right to Love Movie

as Lady Edith

1920
On with the Dance Movie

as Lady Tremelyn

1917
Nearly Married Movie

as Gertrude Robinson

1916
The Smugglers Movie

as Mrs. Watts

Photos 1

Alma Tell Photo

Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday March 27, 1898 (39 years old)
Died December 29, 1937
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Years Active 1916 - 1934
Popularity 1.6
Career Stats
12 Total Credits
12 Movie Roles
1 Photos