Jane Gail
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Gail, born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress. Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film Traffic in Souls (1913), and the adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's (King Baggot) imperiled fiancée. She also appeared in the 1912 version of Jekyll and Hyde, but as an extra. A veteran of 19 film appearances between 1912 and 1920, Gail first got her acting start on the Broadway stage, appearing in two productions, The Rack and The City. She was only 30 years old when she made her last film, Bitter Fruit (1920). She never appeared on the silver screen after that. Gail died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963. She was 72 years old.
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Movies (10)
Convoy
as Mrs. Weyeth
1927
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as A child of nature/Princess Daaker
1916
Rupert of Hentzau
as Queen Flavia
1915
England Expects
1914
Traffic in Souls
as Mary Barton
1913
His Hour of Triumph
as Countess Zuekelia - the Adventuress
1913
The Wanderer
as The Wife
1913
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Alice
1913
Twixt Love and Ambition
as Dan's Mother
1912
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Extra
1912