Actress. She gained fame as an early 20th-century American actress of stage and film. Born Henrietta Foster Crosman, the daughter of a United States Army officer during the American Civil War, she decided to leave formal schooling for a career as a singer. She studied in Paris before she had problems with her voice breaking, and at that point, she ventured into acting. In 1883, she began her career as a stage performer at the Windsor Theatre in New York City, eventually becoming one of Broadway's top leading ladies. Beginning in the silent film era, she signed with Universal Studios, and her big screen debut was in "The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch" in 1914, which was followed by "The Supreme Test" in 1915. She appeared in over twenty films, including "Wondering Fires" in 1925, "Pilgrimage" in 1933, "Elinor Norton" in 1934, "The Dark Angel" in 1935, and "Girl of the Ozarks" in 1936. She married first stage director Sedly Brown and then film director Maurice Campbell
Actress. She gained fame as an early 20th-century American actress of stage and film. Born Henrietta Foster Crosman, the daughter of a United States Army officer during the American Civil War, she decided to leave formal schooling for a career as a singer. She studied in Paris before she had problems with her voice breaking, and at that point, she ventured into acting. In 1883, she began her career as a stage performer at the Windsor Theatre in New York City, eventually becoming one of Broadway's top leading ladies. Beginning in the silent film era, she signed with Universal Studios, and her big screen debut was in "The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch" in 1914, which was followed by "The Supreme Test" in 1915. She appeared in over twenty films, including "Wondering Fires" in 1925, "Pilgrimage" in 1933, "Elinor Norton" in 1934, "The Dark Angel" in 1935, and "Girl of the Ozarks" in 1936. She married first stage director Sedly Brown and then film director Maurice Campbell
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