Myrtle Stedman
Biography
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
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Movies (50)
Accidents Will Happen
as Professional Witness #2 (uncredited)
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nurse (uncredited)
1938
She Loved a Fireman
as Mrs. Brown
1937
Missing Witnesses
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1937
Over the Goal
as Marshall's Secretary
1937
Alcatraz Island
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary (uncredited)
1937
Back in Circulation
as Arlene's Maid (uncredited)
1937
The Go-Getter
as Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited)
1937
Draegerman Courage
as Nurse (uncredited)
1937
That Man's Here Again
as Hospital Nurse
1937
Ready, Willing and Able
as Junior's Mother
1937
Under Southern Stars
as Arlene's Mother
1937
Green Light
as A Nurse
1937
The Great O'Malley
as Nurse (uncredited)
1937
Give Me Liberty
as Martha Washington
1936
Song of the Saddle
as Mrs. Coburn
1936
Here's to Romance
as Bit Part
1935
School for Girls
as Mrs. Winters
1934
Beggars in Ermine
as Nurse
1934
Klondike
as Miss Fielding
1932
Alias Mary Smith
as Mrs. Hayes
1932
Beau Ideal
as Mrs. Frank Madison
1931
The Truth About Youth
as Mrs. Ericson
1930
Little Accident
as Mrs. Overbeck
1930
The Love Racket
1929
The Wheel of Life
as Mrs. Faraker
1929
The Sin Sister
as Sister Burton
1929
The Jazz Age
as Mrs Maxwell
1929
Sporting Goods
as Mrs. Elliott
1928
No Place to Go
as Mrs. Montgomery
1927
Women's Wares
as Mrs. James Crane
1927
The Life of Riley
as Penelope Jones
1927
Alias The Deacon
as Mrs. Betsy Clark
1927
The Black Diamond Express
as Mrs. Harmon
1927
The Man in the Shadow
as Mary Alvoid
1926
Don Juan's 3 Nights
as Madame Cavallar
1926
The Prince of Pilsen
as Princess Bertha of Thorwald
1926
The Far Cry
as Louise Marsh
1926
Tessie
as Mrs. Wells
1925
Chickie
as Janina
1925
The Goose Hangs High
as Eunice Ingals
1925
Sally
as Mrs. Ten Brock
1925
The Mad Whirl
as Gladys Herrington
1925
If I Marry Again
as Madame Margot
1925
The Breath of Scandal
as Helen Hale
1924
Wine
as Mrs. Warriner
1924
The Woman on the Jury
as Marion Masters
1924
Lilies of the Field
as Mazie
1924
Judgment of the Storm
as Mrs. Trevor
1924