Her nickname was 'The Madonna of the Screen' she was 5 foot 7.
She did some modelling work after working in a telephone exchange.
Did a lot of shorts for the Kalem film company.
When this company was bought out by Vitagraph she became very popular.
Like a good number of actresses played roles many years below her actual age but unlike many that floundered during the transition to more mature roles she did get away with it.
Played Clara Bow's mother in Dancing Mothers.
She retired from the screen and married, Clarence Brown the Director