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Alma Tell

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. Tell was born in New York City, New York in 1898. She was the younger sister of stage and motion picture actress Olive Tell (1895-1951). 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's career never quite rivalled that of her older sister and she was most often cast in films as the second leading lady. Throughout the 1920s, Tell 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 in his first American film role. She made her last film appearance in the 1934 John M. Stahl-directed romantic-drama Imitation of Life, which starred Claudette Colbert. She died in 1937 and was interred at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA.


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Born:
Feb 27, 1898 In New York City - New York - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie The Smugglers 1916-07-06
Latest Project:
Movie Imitation of Life 1934-11-23
Known For
Poster of Imitation of Life
Poster of Saturday's Children
Poster of The Silent Command
Poster of The Iron Trail
Filmography
Movie Imitation of Life Mrs. Craven (uncredited) 1934-11-23
Movie Love Comes Along Carlotta 1930-01-05
Movie Saturday's Children Florrie 1929-03-10
Movie San Francisco Nights Ruth 1928-05-01
Movie The Silent Command Mrs. Richard Decatur 1923-08-18
Movie Broadway Rose Barbara Royce 1922-09-22
Movie The Iron Trail Eliza Appleton 1921-10-29
Movie Paying the Piper Marcia Marillo 1921-01-16
Movie On with the Dance Lady Tremelyn 1920-02-15
Movie The Right to Love Lady Edith 1920-09-05
Movie The Smugglers Mrs. Watts 1916-07-06