Actress. She was a beautiful star of the silent film era. She was best known for playing the character roles of daughters, leading ladies, mothers, wives, sisters, girls, sweethearts, rich patrons, suffragettes, mistresses, nieces, church organists, countesses, princesses, queens, clerks, and maidens, usually in dramatic films. She will be best remembered for playing the role of Dr. Henry Jekyll's fiancé, 'Alice' in the short film horror, "Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" (1913). The film which was directed by and written for the screen by Herbert Brenon, which was produced by Carl Laemmle, which was based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, and which also starred King Baggott, Matt Snyder, Howard Crampton, William Sorelle, and Violet Horner, tells the story of Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of the man and releases a murderer from within himself. She is also best remembered for playing the role of 'A Child of Nature' in the action-adventure Sci-Fi film, "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" (1916). The film which was directed by and written for the screen by Stuart Paton, which was based on the novel of the same name by Jule Verne, and which also starred Dan Hanlon, Edna Pendleton, Curtis Benton, Allen Holubar, and Matt Moore, tells the story of a French professor and his daughter who accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine. She was born as Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, on August 16, 1889, another source says August 16, 1890. She began her acting career by first appearing on the stage in 1905. She appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, as a performer in the stage production of such plays as, "The City" (December 21, 1909, to June 1910), and "The Rack" (September 15, 1911, to September 1911). She eventually made the transition to appearing in films first as an extra and then gradually as a leading lady. She made her actual film debut playing the role of 'Florence Chapin' in the short romance film drama, "Her Heart's Refuge" (1912). The film which was produced by Siegmund Lubin, and which also starred Charles Arthur, Ormi Hawley, and Harry Myers, tells the story of Fred Miller who is an artist and society man Harry Lewis is his chosen friend. Harry Lewis is badly smitten by Florence Chapin, the belle of their social set, but she fancies Fred Miller--who moves to another town. There he mixes with the Bohemian circle and meets beautiful model Gladys Stewart, and they fall in love. Harry Lewis endeavors to make love to Florence Chapin, but she tells him of her love for Fred Miller. Fred Miller proposes to the model and is accepted. He writes home to inform his parents of the engagement; much vexed upon receiving this letter, they phone Florence to tell her the news. The poor, frantic girl sends fo for Harry Lewis to accompany her to see Fred Miller's parents. After discussing the situation it is agreed that Harry Lewis go to Fred Miller and endeavor to get him to break off his engagement. Harry Lewis commences his errand in earnest but finds moving Fred Miller difficult. The next day Harry Lewis receives a wire stating that unless he can persuade Fred Miller to return, Florence Chapin will lose her reason. Fred Miller returns and after a painful meeting takes Florence Chapin for a drive. Harry Lewis brings Gladys Stewart up and shows her the scene. She is heartbroken. Fred Miller marries his first love and the heartbroken Gladys Stewart enters a convent. Besides, playing the role of 'Florence Chapin' in the short romance film drama, "Her Heart's Refuge" (1912), and playing the role of Dr. Henry Jekyll's fiancé, 'Alice' in the short film horror, "Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" (1913), and playing the role of 'A Child of Nature' in the action adventure Sci-Fi film, "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" (1916), her many other film credits include, "The Puppet's Hour" (1912), "The Stubbornness Of Youth" (1912), "When Father Had His Way" (1912), "His Life" (1912), "The Players" (1912), "Twixt Love And Ambition" (1912), "When Love Leads" (1912), "A Mother's Strategy" (1912), "Gold Is Not All" (1913), "The Lost Note" (1913), "From Death-Life" (1913), "The Satchel Game" (1913), "To Reno And Back" (1913), "The Wanderer" (1913), "The Rise Of Officer 174" (1913), "The Whole Truth" (1913), "The Heart That Sees" (1913), "Margaret's Painting" (1913), "Just A Fire Fighter" (1913), "The Count Retires" (1913), "The Jealousy Of Jane" (1913), "Jane Marries" (1913), "A Possibility" (1913), "The Yogi" (1913), "Lord Barry's Low Acquaintance" (1913), "Mating" (1913), "In Search Of Quiet" (1913), "The Pursuit Of Jane" (1913), "In Peril Of The Sea" (1913), "Their Parents" (1913), "Hidden Fires" (1913), "Big Sister" (1913), "Jane Of Moth-Eaten Farm" (1913), "His Hour Of Triumph" (1913), "The Temptation Of Jane" (1913), "On Pine Mountain" (1913), "Who Killed Olga Carew?" (1913), "Traffic In Souls" (1913, She played the role of Mary Barton in the film), "Jane's Brother, The Paranoiac" (1913), "Plain Jane" (1913), "The Story Of David Greig" (1913), "The Actor's Christmas" (1913), "King The Detective In Formula 879" (1914), "She Stoops To Conquer" (1914), "The Blood Test" (1914), "The Black Spot" (1914), "The Difficult Way" (1914), "England Expects" (1914), "0-18" (1914), or "A Message From The Sky" (1914), "Saving The Colours" (1914), "Called Back" (1914), "The Fringe Of War" (1914), "Three Times And Out" (1915), "1914" (1915), "The Story The Silk Hats Told" (1915), "The Middleman" (1915), "The Prisoner Of Zenda" (1915, She played the role of 'Princess Flavia' in the film), "Rupert Of Hentzau" (1915), "The Streets Of Make Believe" (1915), "Tony" (1915), "The Corsican Brothers" (1915), "Fifty-Fifty" (1915), "A Strange Disappearance" (1915), "The Riddle Of The Silk Stockings" (1915), "Mismated" (1915), "The Wrong Label" (1915), "His New Automobile" (1915), "The New Jitney In Town" (1915), "The Little Lady Across The Way" (1915), "When Love Laughs" (1915), "Vanity They Name Is?" (1916), "Plot And Counter Plot" (1916), "Her Invisible Husband" (1916), "The Poets Progress" (1916), "Why Mrs. Kenworth Lied" (1916), "A Double Fire Deception" (1916), "His Little Story" (1916), "Blind Man's Bluff" (1916), "The River Goddess" (1916), "A Stranger In His Own Home" (1916), "The Come On" (1916), "Ashamed Of The Old Folks" (1916), "Jane's Choice" (1916), "Homeless" (1917), "The Fireman's Bride" (1917), "The Girl Who Didn't Think" (1917), "An Hour Of Terror" (1917), "Prodigal Papa" (1917), "David Craig's Luck" (1917), "Pots And Poems" (1917), "Breaking The Family Strike" (1917), "She Married Her Husband" (1917), "One Bride Too Many" (1917), "The Brass Girl" (1917), and "The Liar" (1918). Her last film role was playing 'Rose Arnold' in the film drama, "Bitter Fruit" (1920). The film which was directed by and which was written for the screen by Will H. Bradley, and which also starred John Charles, Charles Gotthold, Wallace Ray, and Buck Connors, tells the story of while boating off the coast of tropical island Palmera, two American sisters are kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery. During her acting career, she made films in the United States and in England, most notably for the London Film Company, often under the direction of film director, actor, and screenwriter, George Loane Tucker (1872-1921). She retired from appearing in films shortly thereafter but continued to appear regularly on the stage until her retirement. She lived in New York City, New York, but moved to Saint Petersburg, Florida, in her later years. She passed away in a local hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963, at the age of 72 or 73. Following her death, her funeral service was held at Rhodes East Chapel in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and she was buried in a crypt at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, New York. She was married to the radio announcer and writer Edwin Conger Hill (1879-1957), from July 29, 1922, until his death on February 12, 1957. The couple had no children together.