Mabel Ballin

Biography

From Wikipedia Mabel Ballin (January 1, 1887 – July 24, 1958) was an American motion-picture actress of the silent film era. Born Mabel Croft in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she originally studied painting. Her landscapes were noticed at an exhibition and led to an offer to appear in films. Ballin appeared in 28 films between 1917 and 1925. She achieved popularity during World War I. She is best known for her role in Riders of the Purple Sage (1925). Her other notable roles included The Glorious Adventure (1918), Jane Eyre (1921), and Vanity Fair (1923), in which she played Becky Sharp. She married artist-turned-director Hugo Ballin in 1917, and they remained married until his death in 1956. She died in 1958 in Santa Monica, California. She was interred in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica with her husband.

Most Known For

Vanity Fair

as Becky Sharp

For Valour

as Alice Davis

Souls for Sale

as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

Jane Eyre

as Jane Eyre

Barriers Burned Away

as Christine Randolph

Code of the West

as Mary Stockwell

Riders of the Purple Sage

as Jane Withersteen

Pagan Love

as Kathleen Levinsky

Beauty and the Bad Man

as Cassie

The White Heather

as Marion Hume

Under Crimson Skies

as Helen Clayton

The Spreading Dawn

as Georgina Vanderpyl

Other Women's Clothes

as Jacqueline Lee

Lord and Lady Algy

as Mrs. Tudway

Laughing Bill Hyde

as Alice Walker

The Illustrious Prince

as Penelope Morse

The Danger Game

as May Wentworth

The Quickening Flame

as Hester Blaine