Rosemary Theby
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Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940.
Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair".
Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920.
As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women.
Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained.
Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles.
Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide".
Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
Acted in
One Million B.C.
1940
as Shell Person
Undercover Doctor
1939
as Guest (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Woman (uncredited)
Vogues of 1938
1937
as Wife
The Devil Is Driving
1937
as Matron (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Our Relations
1936
as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
His Brother's Wife
1936
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Woman
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Neighborhood House
1936
as (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
The Drunkard
1935
as Mrs. Jackson
Wings in the Dark
1935
as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
The Fatal Glass of Beer
1933
as Ma Snavely
Doctor's Orders
1932
Taxi Troubles
1931
as Mrs. Andy Martin
Who's Who in the Zoo
1931
as Mother
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1931
as Sarah Morgan
Midnight Daddies
1930
as Mrs. Wilbur Louder
He Trumped Her Ace
1930
as Mrs. Daly
Bulls and Bears
1930
as Eleanor Crenshaw
Sugar Plum Papa
1930
as Princess Olga
Scotch
1930
as Aunt Rose
The Peacock Fan
1929
as Mrs. Rossmore
Montmartre Rose
1929
Trial Marriage
1929
as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
The Dream Melody
1929
as Alicia Harrison
Girls Who Dare
1929
as 'Alabam' Kenyon
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
The Port of Missing Girls
1928
as School Matron
The Second Hundred Years
1927
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Riding to Fame
1927
as Marge
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
as Mrs. Van Groot
One Year to Live
1925
as Lolette
As Man Desires
1925
as Evelyn Beaudine
So Big
1924
as Paula Storm
Secrets of the Night
1924
as Margaret Knowles
The Red Lily
1924
as Nana
A Son of the Sahara
1924
as Rayma
Long Live the King
1923
as Countess Olga
In Search of a Thrill
1923
as Jeanne
Tea- With a Kick!
1923
as Aunt Pearl
Mary of the Movies
1923
as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
1923
as Nina Micheltorena
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
1923
as Madge
The Eternal Flame
1922
as Madame de Serizy
I Am the Law
1922
as Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
Yellow Men and Gold
1922
as Carmen
Fightin' Mad
1921
as Nita de Garma
The Last Trail
1921
as Chiquita
Across the Divide
1921
as Rosa [O'Flynn]
Shame
1921
as The Weaver of Dreams
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1921
as Queen Morgan le Fay
Unseen Forces
1920
as Winifred
Kismet
1920
as Kut-al-Kulub
Married to Order
1920
as Rose
A Splendid Hazard
1920
as Hedda Gobert
Rio Grande
1920
as Maria Inez
The Butterfly Man
1920
as Mrs. Fielding
Terror Island
1920
as Stella Mourdant
The Mystery Of 13
1919
as Marian Green
Upstairs and Down
1919
as Betty Chesterton
The Hushed Hour
1919
as Daisy Appleton
When a Woman Strikes
1919
The Midnight Patrol
1918
as Patsy O'Connell
The Silent Mystery
1918
as Priestess Kah
Unexpected Places
1918
as Cherie
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
1918
as Mrs. Wilmerding
The Great Love
1918
as Miss Corintee
Bright and Early
1918
as His Daughter
The Winged Mystery
1917
as Shirley Wayne
His Strenuous Visit
1916
The Chalk Line
1916
as Mrs. Love
A Model Husband
1916
as Mrs Cherub
The Man of Shame
1915
Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
1914
as May
The Master Painter
1913
as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
1913
as Ethel Wynne
Cupid Through a Keyhole
1913
as Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
The Web
1913
as Beatrice Esmond
The Classmate's Frolic
1913
as Classmate
Betty's Baby
1913
as Betty
The Little Minister
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
as The Nurse
The Reincarnation of Karma
1912
as Quinetrea
The Awakening of Bianca
1912
The Hand Bag
1912
as Tom's Sweetheart
The Mills of the Gods
1912
as Giulia
The Toymaker
1912
as Nell Avery
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
as Second Daughter
The Godmother
1912
as Third Girl
As You Like It
1912
as Celia
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
as Sybil
Written in the Sand
1912
as Norma Gyntsen
The Two Battles
1912
as Gladys Mayford
A Juvenile Love Affair
1912
as Jane's Mother
The Light of St. Bernard
1912
as Marie
Wanted, a Sister
1912
Rock of Ages
1912
An Eventful Elopement
1912
as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
Love in the Ghetto
1912
as Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
His Father's Son
1912
as Dick's Sweetheart
The Illumination
1912
as Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
1912
Irene's Infatuation
1912
as Helen - Irene's Friend
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli
1912
The Geranium
1911
as Ethel Tunison
The Sacrifice
1911