Clarissa Selwynne
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Clarissa Selwynne was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Selwynne began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "Black Oxen" (1924), "Mademoiselle Midnight" (1924) and "The Dangerous Flirt" (1924). She also appeared in "The Last Man on Earth" (1924) with Earle Foxe. Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the western "The Lucky Hors...
Biography
Clarissa Selwynne was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Selwynne began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "Black Oxen" (1924), "Mademoiselle Midnight" (1924) and "The Dangerous Flirt" (1924). She also appeared in "The Last Man on Earth" (1924) with Earle Foxe. Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the western "The Lucky Horseshoe" (1925) with Tom Mix, "The Fate of a Flirt" (1926) and "Naughty But Nice" (1927). In the latter half of her career, she continued to act in "Glorious Betsy" (1928), the Ronald Colman adaptation "Cynara" (1932) and "My Pal, the King" (1932). Selwynne last acted in the dramatic adaptation "Jane Eyre" (1934) with Virginia Bruce. Selwynne passed away in June 1948 at the age of 62.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Call It a Day
(1937)
Woman in theater
Women of Glamour
(1937)
Riptide
(1934)
Mrs. Bagdall
Jane Eyre
(1934)
Mrs. Reed
I Give My Love
(1934)
Woman in car
My Pal the King
(1932)
Dowager Queen
Slightly Married
(1932)
Mrs. Martin
The Man Called Back
(1932)
Mrs. Cartright
Cynara
(1932)
Onslow
Lilies of the Field
(1930)
Second maid
Hard To Get
(1929)
Mrs. Cortland
Come Across
(1929)
Harriet Houston
The Love Trap
(1929)
Mrs. Harrington
The Isle of Lost Ships
(1929)
Aunt Emma [or Mrs. Renwick]
Glorious Betsy
(1928)
Aunt Mary
My Man
(1928)
Forelady
Jazz Mad
(1928)
Mrs. Ostberg
The Baby Cyclone
(1928)
Mrs. Webster
Broadway Daddies
(1928)
Mrs. Winthrop Forrest
Sinner's Parade
(1928)
Mrs. Adams
Confessions of a Wife
(1928)
Mrs. Jonathan
The Heart of a Follies Girl
(1928)
Caroline Winthrop
The Devil Dancer
(1927)
Quarantined Rivals
(1927)
Mrs. Peyton
Naughty But Nice
(1927)
Miss Perkins
Resurrection
(1927)
Princess Olga Ivanovitch Nekhludof
The Crystal Cup
(1927)
Mrs. Pleyden
The Cyrstal Cup
(1927)
The Devil Danger
(1927)
A Poor Girl's Romance
(1926)
Rebecca Morgan
High Steppers
(1926)
Mrs. Perryam
Scandal Proof
(1925)
Miss Wyckoff
Sackcloth and Scarlet
(1925)
Miss Curtis
The Fate of a Flirt
(1925)
Aunt Louise Burgess
The Lucky Horseshoe
(1925)
Aunt Ruth
Broadway Lady
(1925)
Mrs. Westbrook
We Moderns
(1925)
Lady Kitty Sundale
Infatuation
(1925)
Lady Ethridge
Black Oxen
(1924)
Gora Dwight
The Fast Worker
(1924)
Mrs. O'Dell Carney
Beau Brummel
(1924)
Mrs. Wertham
One Glorious Night
(1924)
Mrs. James
The Dangerous Flirt
(1924)
Aunt Prissy [Priscilla Fairfax]
Mademoiselle Midnight
(1924)
Eugénie
The Last Man on Earth
(1924)
Dr. Prodwell
Secrets
(1924)
Audrey Carlton
Why Women Remarry
(1923)
Mrs. Compton
You Can't Get Away with It
(1923)
Mrs. Hemingway
The Brass Bottle
(1923)
Mrs. Hamilton
Two Kinds of Women
(1922)
Mrs. Grimley
Up and At 'Em
(1922)
Jane Jackson
The Woman Conquers
(1922)
Jeanette Duval
Queenie
(1921)
Mrs. Torrence
The Marriage of William Ashe
(1921)
Lady Mary Lyster
Straight From Paris
(1921)
Mrs. Van Austen
The Lure of Jade
(1921)
Alida Corey
Society Secrets
(1921)
Aunt
Sacred and Profane Love
(1921)
Mrs. Sardis
Out of the Storm
(1920)
Lady Rosamond
Dangerous Days
(1920)
Natalie Spencer
The Cup of Fury
(1920)
Lady Clifton-Wyatt
The Parisian Tigress
(1919)
Mlle. de Suchet
The Scarlet Shadow
(1919)
Edith Presby, Van's mother
The Big Little Person
(1919)
Mrs. Manning
Home
(1919)
Mrs. Deering
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
(1919)
The Black Gate
(1919)
Mrs. DeForrest
Girls
(1919)
Mrs. Dennett
Creaking Stairs
(1919)
The Buyer
The White Man's Law
(1918)
Lady Falkland
Smashing Through
(1918)
Mrs. Brandon
A Weaver of Dreams
(1918)
Cynthia Bancroft
Face Value
(1918)
Mrs. Van Twiller
The Bride's Awakening
(1918)
Lucille Bennett
The Talk of the Town
(1918)
Aunt Harriet
The Love Swindle
(1918)
Diana's aunt
The Curse of Eve
(1917)
Marie
The Calendar Girl
(1917)
Madame Lizette
Princess Virtue
(1917)
Countess Oudoff
The Wax Model
(1917)
Julie's mother
The Double Standard
(1917)
Grace, his wife
Driftwood
(1916)
Alice Warner, her sister
Gloriana
(1916)
Mrs. Manning
The Come-Back
(1916)
Donna Estelle
The Masked Rider
(1916)
Mrs. Hart
The Master Hand
(1915)
Miss Lane, the lady doctor
The Running Fight
(1915)
Madeline Braine
The Flash of an Emerald
(1915)
Marie
Her Own Way
(1915)
Mrs. Steven Carley
Her Great Match
(1915)
Mrs. Sheldon
Hearts in Exile
(1915)
Madame Romanoff
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