Rosemary Theby
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1892-04-07
Day of Death
1973-11-10 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Rosemary Theby
Biography
From Wikipedia
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.
Known For
Acting
(1940)
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
(1939)
Undercover Doctor
as Guest (uncredited)
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Woman (uncredited)
(1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1937)
The Devil Is Driving
as Matron (uncredited)
(1937)
Vogues of 1938
as Wife
(1936)
San Francisco
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
(1936)
Our Relations
as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
(1936)
His Brother's Wife
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1936)
Yours for the Asking
as Woman (uncredited)
(1936)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Bit Role (uncredited)
(1936)
Neighborhood House
as (uncredited)
(1935)
Wings in the Dark
as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
(1935)
The Drunkard
as Mrs. Jackson
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
(1933)
The Fatal Glass of Beer
as Ma Snavely
(1932)
(1931)
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
as Sarah Morgan
(1931)
Taxi Troubles
as Mrs. Andy Martin
(1931)
Who's Who in the Zoo
as Mother
(1930)
Scotch
as Aunt Rose
(1930)
Midnight Daddies
as Mrs. Wilbur Louder
(1930)
Bulls and Bears
as Eleanor Crenshaw
(1930)
Sugar Plum Papa
as Princess Olga
(1930)
He Trumped Her Ace
as Mrs. Daly
(1929)
Trial Marriage
as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
(1929)
The Dream Melody
as Alicia Harrison
(1929)
(1929)
The Peacock Fan
as Mrs. Rossmore
(1929)
Girls Who Dare
as 'Alabam' Kenyon
(1928)
(1928)
The Port of Missing Girls
as School Matron
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
(1927)
Riding to Fame
as Marge
(1925)
One Year to Live
as Lolette
(1925)
As Man Desires
as Evelyn Beaudine
(1925)
Fifth Avenue Models
as Mrs. Van Groot
(1924)
The Red Lily
as Nana
(1924)
So Big
as Paula Storm
(1924)
Secrets of the Night
as Margaret Knowles
(1924)
A Son of the Sahara
as Rayma
(1923)
Mary of the Movies
as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
(1923)
Slander the Woman
as Madame Redoux
(1923)
Long Live the King
as Countess Olga
(1923)
(1923)
In Search of a Thrill
as Jeanne
(1923)
Tea- With a Kick!
as Aunt Pearl
(1923)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Nina Micheltorena
(1922)
The Eternal Flame
as Madame de Serizy
(1922)
I Am the Law
as Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
(1922)
Yellow Men and Gold
as Carmen
(1921)
Shame
as The Weaver of Dreams
(1921)
Across the Divide
as Rosa [O'Flynn]
(1921)
Fightin' Mad
as Nita de Garma
(1921)
The Last Trail
as Chiquita
(1921)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Queen Morgan le Fay
(1920)
Unseen Forces
as Winifred
(1920)
Terror Island
as Stella Mourdant
(1920)
Rio Grande
as Maria Inez
(1920)
Kismet
as Kut-al-Kulub
(1920)
A Splendid Hazard
as Hedda Gobert
(1920)
The Butterfly Man
as Mrs. Fielding
(1920)
Married to Order
as Rose
(1919)
Upstairs and Down
as Betty Chesterton
(1919)
(1919)
The Mystery Of 13
as Marian Green
(1919)
The Hushed Hour
as Daisy Appleton
(1918)
The Great Love
as Miss Corintee
(1918)
The Midnight Patrol
as Patsy O'Connell
(1918)
Bright and Early
as His Daughter
(1918)
Unexpected Places
as Cherie
(1918)
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
as Mrs. Wilmerding
(1918)
The Silent Mystery
as Priestess Kah
(1917)
The Winged Mystery
as Shirley Wayne
(1916)
(1916)
The Chalk Line
as Mrs. Love
(1916)
A Model Husband
as Mrs Cherub
(1915)
The Man of Shame
as Julia
(1914)
(1913)
(1913)
Betty's Baby
as Betty
(1913)
Cupid Through a Keyhole
as Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
(1913)
The Master Painter
as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
(1913)
The Web
as Beatrice Esmond
(1913)
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
as Ethel Wynne
(1913)
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
as The Nurse
(1913)
The Classmate's Frolic
as Classmate
(1912)
A Fortune in a Teacup
as Sybil
(1912)
The Illumination
as Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
(1912)
A Juvenile Love Affair
as Jane's Mother
(1912)
As You Like It
as Celia
(1912)
The Godmother
as Third Girl
(1912)
(1912)
(1912)
Love in the Ghetto
as Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
(1912)
The Two Battles
as Gladys Mayford
(1912)
Father's Hot Toddy
as Second Daughter
(1912)
The Toymaker
as Nell Avery
(1912)
The Reincarnation of Karma
as Quinetrea
(1912)
(1912)
(1912)
The Light of St. Bernard
as Marie
(1912)
An Eventful Elopement
as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
(1912)
Written in the Sand
as Norma Gyntsen
(1912)
The Mills of the Gods
as Giulia
(1912)
(1912)
The Hand Bag
as Tom's Sweetheart
(1912)
Irene's Infatuation
as Helen - Irene's Friend
(1912)
His Father's Son
as Dick's Sweetheart
(1911)
The Geranium
as Ethel Tunison
(1911)