Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Female
Birthday
June 8, 1897 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
From Wikipedia
Sylvia Breamer (9 June 1897 – 7 June 1943) was an Australian
actress who performed in American silent motion pictures beginning in 1917. Her
father was Sir James De Courcey Breamer, a commander in the Royal Navy. After
his death her mother married Judge A.G. Plunkett, formerly of Sydney,
Australia.
Sylvia's initial film efforts were with Colonel J. Stuart
Blackton films. She also performed in releases produced by Mayflower Pictures.
Breamer came to Hollywood with her sister, Doris, in 1920. Her mother relocated
also, residing at 837 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles, California.
Her first Hollywood movie was Athalie, a story of
spiritualism, directed by Sid Franklin, formerly the director of Mary Pickford.
The film was based on a work by Robert W. Chambers. Breamer worked at Brunton
Studios. Her work with director Franklin was released by First National
Pictures.
In 1921 Sylvia was signed by Director General Lloyd B.
Carleton to make features produced by the Rubayat Press and Photoplay
Corporation. Sylvia travelled with a Universal Pictures film crew on location
in Truckee, California. This was during the making of Bavu (1923). The group
left Universal City, California in an effort to complete scenes of the deaths
of Bolshevik characters in the Russian melodrama. Among others the film
featured actors Wallace Beery and Estelle Taylor.
When she came west from Australia Sylvia had just divorced
William Morrison, a director. She married him when she was only sixteen years
old. On 1 November 1924 the actress married Dr. Harry Martin at the Glenwood
Inn in Riverside, California. Martin, 34, formerly practiced medicine in
Chicago, Illinois. He served in World War I and relocated to Los Angeles after
being discharged from the U.S. Army.
Miss Breamer was an avid horsewoman. Another hobby was
seeking grunion at Del Rey, California. She owned beautiful jewellery. A
diamond bracelet was taken from her just before she departed New York City to come
to Hollywood. The bracelet was valued at $1,200.
Sylvia Breamer died in New York City in 1943.
| 1936 | Too Many Parentsas Malloy | |
| 1926 | Up in Mabel's Roomas Alicia | |
| 1925 | Too Much Youthas Marguerite Crandall | |
| 1925 | Women and Goldas Myra Barclay | |
| 1924 | Robes of Sinas | |
| 1924 | Reckless Romanceas Edith Somers | |
| 1924 | The Woman on the Juryas Betty Brown | |
| 1924 | Lilies of the Fieldas Vera | |
| 1923 | Her Temporary Husbandas Blanche Ingram | |
| 1923 | Flaming Youthas Dee Fentriss | |
| 1923 | Thundergateas Alberta Hayward | |
| 1923 | The Barefoot Boyas Milicent Carter | |
| 1923 | Bavuas Olga Stropik | |
| 1923 | The Girl of the Golden Westas The Girl | |
| 1923 | The First Degreeas Mary | |
| 1922 | Wolf Lawas Francine Redney | |
| 1922 | Calvert's Valleyas Hester Rymal | |
| 1922 | The Man Unconquerableas Rita Durand | |
| 1922 | Sherlock Brownas Hilda | |
| 1922 | The Face Betweenas Marianna Canfield | |
| 1922 | Man With Two Mothersas | |
| 1921 | A Poor Relationas Miss Fay | |
| 1921 | The Roof Treeas Dorothy Harper | |
| 1921 | Doubling for Romeoas Lulu / Juliet | |
| 1921 | The Devilas Mimi | |
| 1921 | Not Guiltyas Elsa Chetwood | |
| 1920 | Unseen Forcesas Miriam Holt | |
| 1920 | The Blood Barrieras Enid Solari | |
| 1920 | My Lady's Garteras Helen Hamilton | |
| 1920 | Respectable by Proxyas Betty Blair | |
| 1920 | My Husband's Other Wifeas Adelaide Hedlar | |
| 1919 | Dawnas Dorothy Parkman | |
| 1919 | The Moonshine Trailas Cynthia | |
| 1919 | A House Dividedas Mary Lord | |
| 1919 | The Common Causeas Helene Palmer | |
| 1918 | The Temple Of Duskas Adrienne Chester | |
| 1918 | We Can't Have Everythingas Zada L'Etoile | |
| 1918 | Missingas Nell Surratt | |
| 1918 | The Family Skeletonas Poppy Drayton | |
| 1917 | The Narrow Trailas Betty Werdin | |
| 1917 | The Cold Deckas Rose Larkin | |
| 1917 | Sudden Jimas Marie Ducharme | |
| 1917 | The Millionaire Vagrantas Ruth Vail | |
| 1917 | The Pinch Hitteras Abbie Nettleton |