Elsie Ferguson

Acting

Elsie Ferguson

Born August 19, 1883 · New York City, New York, USA

Died November 5, 1961 · aged 78

From Wikipedia Elsie Louise Ferguson (August 19, 1883 – November 15, 1961) was an American stage and film actress. At the peak of her popularity, several film studios offered her a contract but she declined them all until widely respected New York-based French director, Maurice Tourneur, proposed she appear in the lead role as a sophisticated patrician in his 1917 silent film, Barbary Sheep. She…

Known For

FootlightsFootlights · 1921
Footlights
7.01921
MovieDrama
Exotic Russian actress Lisa Parsinova tires of her glamorous life on the New York stage and returns, under her actual identity as Lizzie Parsons, to her small New England hometown. But she is pursued by a young man who is in love with the famed Russian alter ego.
Barbary SheepBarbary Sheep · 1917
Barbary Sheep
1917
MovieDrama
Arriving with her husband in Arabia, Katherine Wyvrne is ready for romantic times in the exotic Middle East, but her aristocratic husband prefers to be out hunting "Barbara sheep" than fulfilling his wife's desires. She soon meets up with the dashing Arab chief Benchaalai and falls for his charms, but he has a much more sinister goal in mind for her than romance.
OutcastOutcast · 1922
Outcast
3.01922
MovieDrama
A down-on-her luck streetwalker is ultimately redeemed by the love of a decent man.
The Marriage PriceThe Marriage Price · 1919
The Marriage Price
7.01919
MovieRomanceDrama
A tough fellow from out West falls for young woman who is being pursued by a smarmy high-society type.
Rose of the WorldRose of the World · 1918
Rose of the World
1918
MovieDrama
In India, Rosamond English learns that her husband, Capt. Harry English, has been killed in battle. After a time, she marries Sir Arthur Gerardine but is unable to forget her first husband, and gradually her love for him is rekindled, especially when she contrasts him to the pompous and elderly Sir Arthur.
A Doll's HouseA Doll's House · 1918
A Doll's House
1918
MovieDrama
Differing considerably from Henrik Ibsen's classic play, the basic story of a woman who forges her father's name and comes to grief therefore is retained.
His House in OrderHis House in Order · 1920
His House in Order
3.71920
MovieDrama
A woman attempts to regain the love of her husband, who constantly compares her unfavorably to his first wife.
Scarlet PagesScarlet Pages · 1930
Scarlet Pages
7.01930
MovieActionRomance
Nora Mason becomes entangled in a family mix-up of murder and scandal that threatens to ruin her career and entire future; Unless the mother she does not know can find a way to save her.

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