Mabel Normand
- Teen actor
Mabel Normand (November 10, 1892– February 23, 1930) was an American silent film comedienne and actress, a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors. Onscreen she appeared in a dozen commercially successful films with Charles Chaplin and seventeen with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, occasionally writing and directing movies featuring Chaplin as her leading man as well as sometimes co-writing and co-directing with Chaplin in films in which they played the lead roles. At the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Normand had her own movie studio and production company.
Throughout the 1920s her name was linked with widely publicized scandals including the 1922 murder of William Desmond Taylor and the 1924 shooting of Courtland S. Dines, who was shot by Normand's chauffeur with her pistol. She was not a suspect in either crime. Her film career declined, possibly due to both scandals and a recurrence of tuberculosis in 1923, which led to a decline in her health, retirement from films and her death in 1930 at age 37.
Mabel Normand has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.
Her film Mabel's Blunder (1914) was added to the National Film Registry in December 2009.
In June 2010, the New Zealand Film Archive reported the discovery of a print of Normand's film Won in a Closet (exhibited in New Zealand under its alternate title Won in a Cupboard), a short comedy previously believed lost. This film is a significant discovery, as Normand directed the movie and starred in the lead role, making it a showcase for her talents on both sides of the camera.
Acted in
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
Down Memory Lane
1949
as (archive footage)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Stars of Yesterday
1931
as Self
One Hour Married
1927
Should Men Walk Home?
1927
as The Girl Bandit
Anything Once!
1927
as The Little Girl
The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Paddy
Raggedy Rose
1926
as Raggedy Rose
The Extra Girl
1923
as Sue Graham
Suzanna
1923
as Suzanna
Seeing Stars
1922
as Self
Oh, Mabel Behave
1922
as The Innkeeper's Daughter
Head Over Heels
1922
as Tina
Molly O'
1921
as Molly O'Dair
What Happened To Rosa?
1920
as Mayme Ladd / Rosa Alvaro
The Slim Princess
1920
as Kalora
Pinto
1920
as Pinto
Jinx
1919
as The Jinx
Upstairs
1919
as Elsie MacFarland
When Doctors Disagree
1919
as Millie Martin
The Pest
1919
as Jigs
Sis Hopkins
1919
as Sis Hopkins
A Perfect 36
1918
as Mabel
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918
as Italian Girl
Peck's Bad Girl
1918
as Minnie Penelope Peck
Mickey
1918
as Mickey
Back to the Woods
1918
as Stephanie Trent
The Venus Model
1918
as Kitty O'Brien
The Floor Below
1918
as Patricia O'Rourke
Joan of Plattsburg
1918
as Joan
Dodging a Million
1918
as Arabella Flynn
Bright Lights
1916
as Mabel
He Did and He Didn’t
1916
as The Doctor's Wife
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916
as Mabel
Stolen Magic
1915
as The Friend's Wife
My Valet
1915
as Mabel Stebbins
The Little Teacher
1915
as The Little Teacher
Mabel Lost and Won
1915
as Mabel
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915
as Mabel
Their Social Splash
1915
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
1915
as Herself
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Mabel
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Mabel - the Wife
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915
as Mabel
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Mabel
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
as Mabel - Fatty's Wife
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915
as Mabel
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915
as Mabel
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Mabel
Getting Acquainted
1914
as Ambrose's Wife Mabel
The Sea Nymphs
1914
as Mabel
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as The Girl
His Trysting Places
1914
as Mabel, The Wife
Lovers' Post Office
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Mabel
Hello, Mabel
1914
as Mabel - the 'Hello' Girl
Mabel's Blunder
1914
as Mabel
Mabel’s Latest Prank
1914
as Mabel
The Masquerader
1914
as Actress Outside Studio (uncredited)
Those Country Kids
1914
as Mabel
Mabel's New Job
1914
as Mabel
Mabel's Married Life
1914
as Mabel
A Missing Bride
1914
as Unconfirmed role
A Gambling Rube
1914
as Unconfimed role
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Mabel
Her Friend the Bandit
1914
as Mabel
The Fatal Mallet
1914
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
The Alarm
1914
Mabel’s Nerve
1914
as Mabel
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Mabel
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
as Mabel
Mack at It Again
1914
as Mabel
A Film Johnnie
1914
as Self (uncredited)
Love and Gasoline
1914
Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914
as Mabel
Mabel’s Bear Escape
1914
as Mabel
Won in a Closet
1914
as Mabel
Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair
1914
as Mabel
Fatty's Wild Night
1914
A Misplaced Foot
1914
as Mabel
A Glimpse of Los Angeles
1914
The Champion
1913
as Mabel
Zuzu, the Band Leader
1913
as Mabel - Zuzu's Admirer
Fatty's Flirtation
1913
as Mabel
The Gusher
1913
as Oil Well Buyer's Sweetheart
Cohen Saves the Flag
1913
as Mabel
A Muddy Romance
1913
as Mabel
Love Sickness at Sea
1913
as Mabel
The Speed Kings
1913
as Mabel
A Healthy Neighborhood
1913
The Bowling Match
1913
as Mabel
When Dreams Come True
1913
as The Peddler's Wife
The Fatal Taxicab
1913
as Mabel
The Gypsy Queen
1913
as The Gypsy Queen
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
as Mabel, the Kitchen Maid
Mabel's New Hero
1913
as Mabel
Baby Day
1913
The Riot
1913
as Mabel - Cohen's Daughter
Professor Bean's Removal
1913
as Mabel - Professor Bean's Daughter
Love and Courage
1913
as The Country Boy's Sweetheart
A Noise from the Deep
1913
as Mabel
The Telltale Light
1913
as Mabel
For the Love of Mabel
1913
as Mabel
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
as Mabel - the Cashier
The Speed Queen
1913
as Nellie
The Hansom Driver
1913
as Mabel
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
1913
as Mabel
The Foreman of the Jury
1913
as Mabel
Hubby’s Job
1913
as Wifey
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes
1913
as Mabel
A Little Hero
1913
The Ragtime Band
1913
as Mabel
His Chum the Baron
1913
as Party Girl
Bangville Police
1913
as Della, the Farmer's Daughter
Father’s Choice
1913
as Mabel
Those Good Old Days
1913
as The Peasant Girl
Hide and Seek
1913
as Mabel Brown - the Boss's Daughter
On His Wedding Day
1913
as Wedding Guest
Her New Beau
1913
as Mabel
At Twelve O’Clock
1913
as Mabel
Near To Earth
1913
The Rube and the Baron
1913
as Mabel
Love and Pain
1913
Foiling Fickle Father
1913
as Mabel
A Strong Revenge
1913
as Mabel
The Sleuths at the Floral Parade
1913
as The Woman
The Doctored Affair
1913
as Tillie
Red Hot Romance
1913
as Señorita
A Tangled Affair
1913
as Mabel
Heinze’s Resurrection
1913
as Uncredited / Unconfirmed
Mabel’s Heroes
1913
as Mabel
The Battle of Who Run
1913
as Mack's Girl
Just Brown’s Luck
1913
as Mrs. Brown
The Deacon Outwitted
1913
The Mistaken Masher
1913
as Mabel - George's Girl
For Lizzie's Sake
1913
as Lizzie
The Cure That Failed
1913
How Hiram Won Out
1913
as Sallie
A Double Wedding
1913
as Undetermined Role
Saving Mabel’s Dad
1913
as Mabel
The Duel
1912
as Mabel
Mabel's Stratagem
1912
as Mabel
Drummer’s Vacation
1912
Mabel’s Adventures
1912
as Mabel
A Family Mixup
1912
as A Wife
A Midnight Elopement
1912
as Sally Rice
Pat's Day Off
1912
as Bridget, His Wife
Brown’s Séance
1912
as Mrs. Brown
A Desperate Lover
1912
The Rivals
1912
as Mabel
Mr. Fixit
1912
as Mabel
A Temperamental Husband
1912
as wife
The Deacon's Troubles
1912
Mabel's Lovers
1912
as Mabel
At It Again
1912
as Mrs. Smith
At Coney Island
1912
as his girl
The Ambitious Butler
1912
The Flirting Husband
1912
as Mrs. Smith
The Beating He Needed
1912
as Girl
Pedro's Dilemma
1912
as Girl
Riley and Schultze
1912
The New Neighbor
1912
The Water Nymph
1912
as Diving Venus
Cohen Collects a Debt
1912
He Must Have a Wife
1912
as The Girl
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore
1912
as Undetermined Secondary Role
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
1912
as The Heiress
An Interrupted Elopement
1912
as Alice, Bob's Sweetheart
What the Doctor Ordered
1912
as Jenks' Daughter
The Tourists
1912
as Trixie - a Tourist
A Dash Through the Clouds
1912
as Josephine
The New Baby
1912
as The Wife
Neighbors
1912
as First French Family, the Wife
Katchem Kate
1912
as Katchem Kate
Tomboy Bessie
1912
as Tomboy Bessie
Helen's Marriage
1912
as Helen
When Kings Were the Law
1912
as At Court (Uncredited)
The Furs
1912
as The Wife
The Fickle Spaniard
1912
as Marcelle
The Brave Hunter
1912
as The Woman
Help! Help!
1912
as Mrs. Suburbanite
Oh, Those Eyes
1912
as Gladys
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hot Stuff
1912
as Hank's Sweetheart
The Engagement Ring
1912
as Alice
A Spanish Dilemma
1912
as The Señorita
The Fatal Chocolate
1912
as The City Girl
The Mender of Nets
1912
as The Net Mender's rival
The Eternal Mother
1912
as Mary, the Woman
Saved from Himself
1911
as The Stenographer
Why He Gave Up
1911
as The Wife
A Victim of Circumstance
1911
Through His Wife’s Picture
1911
as Wifey
The Inventor’s Secret
1911
The Unveiling
1911
as The Showgirl
Italian Blood
1911
The Making of a Man
1911
as In Second Audience
Her Awakening
1911
as The Daughter
The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911
The Squaw's Love
1911
as Wild Flower
The Baron
1911
as The Heiress
How Betty Won the School
1911
as Betty's Rival
The Diving Girl
1911
as The Niece
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
1911
as Betty Harding
The Strategy of Ann
1911
The Subduing of Mrs. Nag
1911
as Miss Prue, the Stenographer
Two Overcoats
1911
The Changing of Silas Warner
1911
as The Son's Wife
Dead Man’s Honor
1911
as Helen
When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins
1911
as Mabel, Jack's Wife
His Mother
1911
as Donald's Fiancee
Picciola; or, The Prison Flower
1911
as Theresa Girhardi
Betty Becomes a Maid
1911
as Betty
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
The Diamond Star
1911
as Guest at Dinner Party
Wilful Peggy
1910
as Maid
Over the Garden Wall
1910
Indiscretions of Betty
1910