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Known credits:
110
Birthday:
1892-04-07
Place of birth:
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Rosemary Theby

Overview

From Wikipedia

Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940.

Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair".

Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920.

As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women.

Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained.

Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles.

Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide".

Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.

Known for

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1940 One Million B.C. Actor Shell Person 59
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1939 Undercover Doctor Actor Guest (uncredited) 59
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1938 You Can't Take It with You Actor Woman (uncredited) 66
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1937 Vogues of 1938 Actor Wife 58
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1937 The Devil Is Driving Actor Matron (uncredited) N/A
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1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Actor Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 63
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1936 Our Relations Actor Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited) 60
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1936 His Brother's Wife Actor Minor Role (uncredited) 59
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1936 Yours for the Asking Actor Woman 58
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1936 San Francisco Actor Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) 59
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1936 One Rainy Afternoon Actor Bit Role (uncredited) 58
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1936 Neighborhood House Actor (uncredited) N/A
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1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze Actor Helpful Passerby (uncredited) 58
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1935 The Drunkard Actor Mrs. Jackson N/A
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1935 Wings in the Dark Actor Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited) 58
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1933 The Fatal Glass of Beer Actor Ma Snavely 59
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1932 Doctor's Orders Actor N/A
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1931 Taxi Troubles Actor Mrs. Andy Martin N/A
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1931 Who's Who in the Zoo Actor Mother N/A
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1931 Ten Nights in a Bar-room Actor Sarah Morgan 59
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1930 Midnight Daddies Actor Mrs. Wilbur Louder N/A
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1930 He Trumped Her Ace Actor Mrs. Daly N/A
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1930 Bulls and Bears Actor Eleanor Crenshaw N/A
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1930 Sugar Plum Papa Actor Princess Olga N/A
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1930 Scotch Actor Aunt Rose N/A
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1929 The Peacock Fan Actor Mrs. Rossmore N/A
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1929 Montmartre Rose Actor N/A
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1929 Trial Marriage Actor Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th N/A
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1929 The Dream Melody Actor Alicia Harrison N/A
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1929 Girls Who Dare Actor 'Alabam' Kenyon N/A
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1928 The Chinatown Mystery Actor N/A
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1928 The Port of Missing Girls Actor School Matron N/A
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1927 The Second Hundred Years Actor Dinner Guest (uncredited) 59
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1927 Riding to Fame Actor Marge N/A
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1925 Fifth Avenue Models Actor Mrs. Van Groot N/A
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1925 One Year to Live Actor Lolette N/A
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1925 As Man Desires Actor Evelyn Beaudine 58
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1924 So Big Actor Paula Storm N/A
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1924 Secrets of the Night Actor Margaret Knowles 59
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1924 The Red Lily Actor Nana 59
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1924 A Son of the Sahara Actor Rayma 58
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1923 Long Live the King Actor Countess Olga N/A
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1923 In Search of a Thrill Actor Jeanne N/A
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1923 Tea- With a Kick! Actor Aunt Pearl N/A
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1923 Mary of the Movies Actor Rosemary Theby (uncredited) N/A
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1923 The Girl of the Golden West Actor Nina Micheltorena N/A
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1923 Lost and Found on a South Sea Island Actor Madge N/A
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1922 The Eternal Flame Actor Madame de Serizy N/A
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1922 I Am the Law Actor Mrs. Georges Mordeaux N/A
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1922 Yellow Men and Gold Actor Carmen N/A
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1921 Fightin' Mad Actor Nita de Garma N/A
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1921 The Last Trail Actor Chiquita N/A
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1921 Across the Divide Actor Rosa [O'Flynn] N/A
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1921 Shame Actor The Weaver of Dreams N/A
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1921 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Actor Queen Morgan le Fay 58
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1920 Unseen Forces Actor Winifred 58
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1920 Kismet Actor Kut-al-Kulub 58
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1920 Married to Order Actor Rose 58
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1920 A Splendid Hazard Actor Hedda Gobert N/A
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1920 Rio Grande Actor Maria Inez N/A
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1920 The Butterfly Man Actor Mrs. Fielding N/A
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1920 Terror Island Actor Stella Mourdant 58
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1919 The Mystery Of 13 Actor Marian Green 59
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1919 Upstairs and Down Actor Betty Chesterton N/A
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1919 The Hushed Hour Actor Daisy Appleton N/A
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1919 When a Woman Strikes Actor N/A
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1918 The Silent Mystery Actor Priestess Kah N/A
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1918 The Midnight Patrol Actor Patsy O'Connell N/A
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1918 Unexpected Places Actor Cherie N/A
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1918 Boston Blackie's Little Pal Actor Mrs. Wilmerding 58
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1918 The Great Love Actor Miss Corintee N/A
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1918 Bright and Early Actor His Daughter 58
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1917 The Winged Mystery Actor Shirley Wayne N/A
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1916 His Strenuous Visit Actor N/A
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1916 The Chalk Line Actor Mrs. Love N/A
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1916 A Model Husband Actor Mrs Cherub 59
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1915 The Man of Shame Actor N/A
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1914 Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror Actor May N/A
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1913 The Master Painter Actor Eleanor - Marshall's Niece 58
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1913 The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened Actor Ethel Wynne N/A
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1913 Cupid Through a Keyhole Actor Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart N/A
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1913 The Web Actor Beatrice Esmond N/A
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1913 The Classmate's Frolic Actor Classmate 58
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1913 Betty's Baby Actor Betty N/A
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1913 The Little Minister Actor N/A
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1913 The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance Actor The Nurse N/A
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1912 The Reincarnation of Karma Actor Quinetrea N/A
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1912 The Awakening of Bianca Actor N/A
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1912 The Hand Bag Actor Tom's Sweetheart 58
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1912 The Mills of the Gods Actor Giulia 58
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1912 The Toymaker Actor Nell Avery N/A
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1912 Father's Hot Toddy Actor Second Daughter N/A
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1912 The Godmother Actor Third Girl N/A
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1912 As You Like It Actor Celia 58
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1912 A Fortune in a Teacup Actor Sybil N/A
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1912 Written in the Sand Actor Norma Gyntsen N/A
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1912 The Two Battles Actor Gladys Mayford N/A
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1912 A Juvenile Love Affair Actor Jane's Mother N/A
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1912 The Light of St. Bernard Actor Marie N/A
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1912 Wanted, a Sister Actor N/A
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1912 Rock of Ages Actor N/A
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1912 An Eventful Elopement Actor Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple N/A
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1912 Love in the Ghetto Actor Rebecca Barish - the Daughter N/A
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1912 His Father's Son Actor Dick's Sweetheart N/A
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1912 The Illumination Actor Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé N/A
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1912 Mr. Bolter's Infatuation Actor 58
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1912 Irene's Infatuation Actor Helen - Irene's Friend N/A
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1912 A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli Actor N/A
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1911 The Geranium Actor Ethel Tunison N/A
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1911 The Sacrifice Actor 59
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