Actress. She was known to film viewers as one of the "Our Gang" members from 1923 to 1924. She made her film debut in the 1923 film "Call of the Wild." She then appeared in several "Our Gang" comedy shorts for producer Hal Roach, including "Cradle Robbers," "The Sun Down Limited," and "Fast Company," all released in 1924. She went on to appear alongside famed comedian Will Rogers in the 1924 film "Going to Congress." She also worked with silent film star Helen Holmes in a series of shorts. She later appeared in both "Little Mickey Grogan" (1927) and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1927) before the advent of sound derailed her career in the late 1920s. She was memorable in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" because she played a boy in the film. During the 1930s, she formed an act with her sister Peggy Ahern and performed all over the country. She returned to Hollywood in the 1940s and appeared in such films as "Mister Big" (1943), "Top Man" (1943), "Gaslight" (1944), and "Patrick the Great" (1945). She made a short comeback in acting in the 1970s, appearing on the television programs "Love, American Style," "The Magician," "The Odd Couple," and "Petrocelli." She also taught dancing for more than three decades at her Ashram Spa in Calabasas, California. She passed away from complications of the flu. At the time of her passing, she was both one of the last surviving "Our Gang" cast members and one of the last surviving silent film actors.
Actress. She was known to film viewers as one of the "Our Gang" members from 1923 to 1924. She made her film debut in the 1923 film "Call of the Wild." She then appeared in several "Our Gang" comedy shorts for producer Hal Roach, including "Cradle Robbers," "The Sun Down Limited," and "Fast Company," all released in 1924. She went on to appear alongside famed comedian Will Rogers in the 1924 film "Going to Congress." She also worked with silent film star Helen Holmes in a series of shorts. She later appeared in both "Little Mickey Grogan" (1927) and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1927) before the advent of sound derailed her career in the late 1920s. She was memorable in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" because she played a boy in the film. During the 1930s, she formed an act with her sister Peggy Ahern and performed all over the country. She returned to Hollywood in the 1940s and appeared in such films as "Mister Big" (1943), "Top Man" (1943), "Gaslight" (1944), and "Patrick the Great" (1945). She made a short comeback in acting in the 1970s, appearing on the television programs "Love, American Style," "The Magician," "The Odd Couple," and "Petrocelli." She also taught dancing for more than three decades at her Ashram Spa in Calabasas, California. She passed away from complications of the flu. At the time of her passing, she was both one of the last surviving "Our Gang" cast members and one of the last surviving silent film actors.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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