Miriam Cooper

~Miriam Cooper~

Born: November 7, 1891 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: April 12, 1976 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

~Biography~

Miriam Cooper wrote a dynamic autobiography of her life tittled "Dark Lady of the Silents," which is
a stirring tale of her life and the early years in the film industry. The Book is out of print, but you can
click here to see if eBay is selling any copies: Ebay.

~Silent Filmography~

After the Ball (1924) .... Lorraine Trevelyan
The Broken Wing (1923) .... Inez Villera
Daughters of the Rich (1923) .... Maud Barhyte
Her Accidental Husband (1923) .... Rena
The Girl Who Came Back (1923) .... Sheila
Is Money Everything? (1923) .... His Wife
The Hero (1923) .... Martha Baker
Kindred of the Dust (1922) .... Nan of the Sawdust Pile
Serenade (1921) .... Maria del Carmen
The Oath (1921/I) .... Minna Hart
The Deep Purple (1920) .... Doris Moore
Should a Husband Forgive? (1919) .... Ruth Fulton
Evangeline (1919) .... Evangeline
The Mother and the Law (1919) .... The Friendly One
The Prussian Cur (1918) .... Rosie O'Grady
The Woman and the Law (1918) .... Mrs. Jack La Salle
Betrayed (1917) .... Carmelita
The Innocent Sinner (1917) .... Mary Ellen Ellis
The Silent Lie (1917) .... Lady Lou
... aka Camille of the Yukon (USA: reissue title)
The Honor System (1917) .... Edith
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) .... The Friendless One (Modern Story)
... aka Intolerance (USA: short title)
... aka Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
The Burned Hand (1915) .... Marietta
The Old Shoemaker (1915) .... Bella
The Story of a Story (1915) .... Miriam Penhallow - The Author's Daughter
A Man for All That (1915)
The Artist's Wife (1915) .... Jean (a model)
The Greaser (1915)
The Slave Girl (1915)
Only a Tramp (1915) .... The GIrl
His Return (1915)
The Fatal Black Bean (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (1915) .... Margaret Cameron
... aka In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version)
... aka The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title)
... aka The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles title)
The Double Deception (1915) .... Laura, The Young Woman
The Odalisque (1914) .... Annie, May's Friend
Izzy and His Rival (1914)
The Gunman (1914)
Lest We Forget (1914)
Izzy and the Diamond (1914)
How Izzy Stuck to His Post (1914)
Their First Acquaintance (1914) .... Grace Curley
The Horse Wrangler (1914)
The Rose Bush of Memories (1914)
The Stolen Radium (1914)
For the Sake of Kate (1914)
Golden Dross (1914)
Home, Sweet Home (1914/I) .... The Fiancee
The Dishonored Medal (1914) .... Zora
A Diamond in the Rough (1914/I)
The Smugglers of Sligo (1914)
When Fate Frowned (1914)
For His Master (1914)
The Pseudo Prodigal (1913)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1913/II) .... Topsy - Aunt Ophelia's Slave
The Octoroon (1913) .... Dora Sunnyside
Across the Continent (1913) (as Marion Cooper) .... Louise Constance
The Railroad Detective's Dilemma (1913) (as Marian Cooper) .... Rosa - an Italian Girl
The End of the Run (1913) (as Marian Cooper) .... Ruth, Trent's Daughter
The Railroad Inspector's Peril (1913) .... Jane - Jack's Fiancée
The Hand of Destiny (1913) .... Mrs. Joe Williams
The Sacrifice at the Spillway (1913) .... Sal
A Railroad Conspiracy (1913) .... Mabel - a Neighbor
The Moonshiner's Mistake (1913) (as Mariam Cooper) .... Myra - Bud's Sweetheart
The Smuggler (1913/I) .... Ethel Rollins
Rounding Up the Counterfeiters (1913) .... Alice - Tom's Sweetheart
Shenandoah (1913) .... Madeline West
Captured by Strategy (1913) (as Marian Cooper) .... Gladys Richmond - John's Daughter
The Infamous Don Miguel (1913) (as Marian Cooper) .... Dixie Hardie
The Exposure of the Land Swindlers (1913)
The Battle of Bloody Ford (1913) (as Marian Cooper)
Prisoners of War (1913) (as Marian Cooper) .... Alice Cowan - the Congressman's Daughter
The Woe of Battle (1913) (as Marian Cooper) .... Helen Breslow
The Turning Point (1913/I) .... Stella Lee - the Wife
A Desperate Chance (1913) (unconfirmed)
A Sawmill Hazard (1913)
A Treacherous Shot (1913)
The Toll Gate Raiders (1912)
A Race with Time (1912)
The Farm Bully (1912)
The Water Rights War (1912)
Battle in the Virginia Hills (1912)
The Pony Express Girl (1912)
The Girl in the Caboose (1912)
The Peril of the Cliffs (1912)
The Rival Engineers (1912)
His Mother's Picture (1912)
The Confederate Ironclad (1912) .... Rose
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912)
... aka The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve (USA: reissue title)
A Railroad Lochinvar (1912)
The Darling of the CSA (1912) (unconfirmed)
Saved from Court Martial (1912) .... Undine
The Prison Ship (1912)
The Soldier Brothers of Susanna (1912)
The Siege of Petersburg (1912) (as Marian Cooper)
The Bugler of Battery B (1912)
The Filibusterers (1912) .... Daisy
The Colonel's Escape (1912) (unconfirmed)
The Drummer Girl of Vicksburg (1912)
'Fighting' Dan McCool (1912)
War's Havoc (1912)
Tide of Battle (1912)
Victim of Circumstances (1912)
Battle of Pottsburg Bridge (1912)
A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (1912) .... Scullery Maid
The Duke's Plan (1910)