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Helen Gilmore

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
65

Gender
Female

Birthday
January 4, 1862 (164 years old)

Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Helen Gilmore

Biography

Helen Gilmore (born Antoinette A. Field, c. 1872 – April 1936) was an American actress of the stage and silent motion pictures from Louisville, Kentucky. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1932.

In approximately 1872, Gilmore was born to Richard Field and Mary Cilia Daniels. In 1894, she toured with comic actor Stuart Robson's company, even substituting, on at least one occasion, for Mrs. Robson—the temporarily unavailable May Waldron—in the role of Adriana in Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors. It was during that tour that Gilmore met and married fellow cast member (and fellow Kentuckian), Joseph B. Zahner, hurriedly tying the knot at New York's City Hall on Friday, July 13. Scarcely five years later, Zahner, then 33, suffered a fatal heart attack.

Between 1910 and 1913, Gilmore appeared on Broadway in 4 musical revues: Deems Taylor's The Echo, Manuel Klein's Around the World and Under Many Flags (both at the New York Hippodrome), and Oscar Straus's My Little Friend. Shortly thereafter, she made her screen debut in A Female Fagin.

As Mrs. Hobbs in A Petticoat Pilot (1918), Gilmore was commended for her careful character study. The Paramount Pictures film was directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and was based on the novel by Evelyn Lincoln. She played the head nurse in Too Much Business (1922). This was a comedy which originated with a Saturday Evening Post story by Earl Derr Biggers. In it Gilmore was cast with Elsa Lorimer and Mack Fenton. Her final motion picture credit is for the role of a motorist in the Laurel and Hardy short Two Tars (1928).

Known For

Acting

2024Laurel & Hardy: Year Twoas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1930Shivering Shakespeareas Woman in audience (uncredited)
1927Sensation Seekersas Mrs. Todd
1926Bromo and Julietas Bit Role (uncredited)
1926Long Fliv the Kingas Helga's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
1926Don Key (Son of Burro)as
1926Say It with Babiesas
1926Madame Mysteryas
1926What's the World Coming To?as A Neighbor
1925His Wooden Weddingas (uncredited)
1925Should Sailors Marry?as Train Passenger
1925Moonlight and Nosesas
1925Unfriendly Enemiesas Laughing Woman (uncredited)
1925Sherlock Sleuthas Haughty Guest's Wife
1925Chasing the Chaseras The neighbor
1925Big Red Riding Hoodas Red Riding Hood
1925The Haunted Honeymoonas
1925The Wages of Tinas Meg's Mother
1925Laughing Ladiesas The Dentist's Assistant
1924Bungalow Boobsas The Neighbor Wife
1924Sittin' Prettyas
1924Short Kiltsas Mrs. McHungry
1924Stolen Goodsas Shopper (uncredited)
1924April Foolas The Editor's Wife
1924The 'Fraidy Catas Lem Tucker's Mother (uncredited)
1924Zeb vs. Paprikaas
1924Postage Dueas
1924The Cowboy Sheikas The cook
1924Just a Minuteas Caroline - the Mayor's Wife
1924All Wetas Boarding house landlady (uncredited)
1923It's a Joy!as His Mother-in-Law
1923The Whole Truthas The wife
1923Post No Billsas
1923Safety Last!as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
1923Tight Shoesas
1922Good Men and Trueas Mrs. Fite
1922Impulseas Mrs. Cameron
1921Never Weakenas (uncredited)
1921Dangerous Pathsas Deborah Hammond
1921The Blazing Trailas Village Talking Machine
1920Down Homeas Townswoman
1920Fickle Womenas Mrs. Cullison
1920A Bashful Bigamistas Uncle Oswald's Wife
1920His Royal Slynessas Queen Razzamatazz
1919Captain Kidd's Kidsas The Girl's mother
1919Bumping Into Broadwayas 'Bearcat' the Landlady
1919Just Neighborsas Old Woman with Packages (uncredited)
1918Take a Chanceas Landlady
1918Nothing But Troubleas
1918Bees in His Bonnetas
1918Two Scrambledas
1918Bride and Gloomas
1918That's Himas
1918An Ozark Romanceas
1918Are Crooks Dishonest?as Old lady in park
1918The City Slickeras Girl's Mother
1918Hey Thereas
1918It's a Wild Lifeas The girl's mother
1918Pipe the Whiskersas
1918Follow the Crowdas
1918Huck and Tomas Widow Douglas
1918A Petticoat Pilotas Mrs. Hobbs
1917Tom Sawyeras Widow Douglas
1915Never Againas
1914The Eagle's Mateas Hagar Morne (as Helen Gillmore)

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