Helen Badgley
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
Acted in
The Fires of Youth
1917
as Billy
When Love Was Blind
1917
A Modern Monte Cristo
1917
as Virginia Deane, age 6
The Baby and the Boss
1915
as Helen, the Baby
Mercy on a Crutch
1915
as The Sheriff's Daughter
The Three Roses
1915
as The Third Rose
The Barrier of Flames
1914
as The Mayor's Daughter
Zudora
1914
A Dog's Love
1914
as Baby Helen
The Dancer
1914
as Anna's Little Daughter
The Woman Pays
1914
as The Watson 4-year old son
Their Great Big Beautiful Doll
1913
as Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl
The Girl of the Cabaret
1913
as Their Daughter
Little Dorrit
1913
as Young Little Dorrit
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
1913
as The Spoiled Darling's Doll
Just a Shabby Doll
1913
as The Daughter
When the Studio Burned
1913
as Self
The Tiniest of Stars
1913
as Little Girl
The Repeater
1912
as The Reformer's Little Daughter
The Forest Rose
1912
Cross Your Heart
1912
The County's Prize Baby
1912
as The Prize Baby
In a Garden
1912
as Child visitor to garden
Dottie's New Doll
1912
as Dottie's New Doll
My Baby's Voice
1912
as Ruth Mackey - the Baby