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
(2023)
(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)
Vogues of 1938
as Wife
(1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1937)
The Devil Is Driving
as Matron (uncredited)
(1936)
Our Relations
as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
(1936)
San Francisco
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
(1936)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Bit Role (uncredited)
(1936)
His Brother's Wife
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1936)
Neighborhood House
as (uncredited)
(1936)
Yours for the Asking
as Woman (uncredited)
(1935)
Wings in the Dark
as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
(1935)
The Drunkard
as Mrs. Jackson
(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)
He Trumped Her Ace
as Mrs. Daly
(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
(1929)
Girls Who Dare
as 'Alabam' Kenyon
(1929)
Trial Marriage
as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
(1929)
(1929)
The Peacock Fan
as Mrs. Rossmore
(1929)
The Dream Melody
as Alicia Harrison
(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
(1925)
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Mrs. Kent
(1924)
The Red Lily
as Nana
(1924)
Secrets of the Night
as Margaret Knowles
(1924)
So Big
as Paula Storm
(1924)
A Son of the Sahara
as Rayma
(1923)
Slander the Woman
as Madame Redoux
(1923)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Nina Micheltorena
(1923)
Mary of the Movies
as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
(1923)
Tea- With a Kick!
as Aunt Pearl
(1923)
Long Live the King
as Countess Olga
(1923)
In Search of a Thrill
as Jeanne
(1923)
(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)
The Last Trail
as Chiquita
(1921)
Fightin' Mad
as Nita de Garma
(1921)
Shame
as The Weaver of Dreams
(1921)
Across the Divide
as Rosa [O'Flynn]
(1921)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Queen Morgan le Fay
(1920)
Rio Grande
as Maria Inez
(1920)
Terror Island
as Stella Mourdant
(1920)
The Butterfly Man
as Mrs. Fielding
(1920)
A Splendid Hazard
as Hedda Gobert
(1920)
Kismet
as Kut-al-Kulub
(1920)
Unseen Forces
as Winifred
(1920)
Married to Order
as Rose
(1919)
The Mystery Of 13
as Marian Green
(1919)
The Hushed Hour
as Daisy Appleton
(1919)
(1919)
Upstairs and Down
as Betty Chesterton
(1918)
The Great Love
as Miss Corintee
(1918)
The Midnight Patrol
as Patsy O'Connell
(1918)
Unexpected Places
as Cherie
(1918)
The Silent Mystery
as Priestess Kah
(1918)
Bright and Early
as His Daughter
(1918)
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
as Mrs. Wilmerding
(1917)
The Winged Mystery
as Shirley Wayne
(1916)
The Chalk Line
as Mrs. Love
(1916)
A Model Husband
as Mrs Cherub
(1916)
(1915)
The Man of Shame
as Julia
(1914)
(1913)
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
as Ethel Wynne
(1913)
(1913)
The Master Painter
as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
(1913)
The Web
as Beatrice Esmond
(1913)
The Classmate's Frolic
as Classmate
(1913)
Cupid Through a Keyhole
as Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
(1913)
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
as The Nurse
(1913)
Betty's Baby
as Betty
(1912)
The Light of St. Bernard
as Marie
(1912)
The Mills of the Gods
as Giulia
(1912)
(1912)
(1912)
A Fortune in a Teacup
as Sybil
(1912)
The Two Battles
as Gladys Mayford
(1912)
The Illumination
as Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
(1912)
(1912)
Written in the Sand
as Norma Gyntsen
(1912)
As You Like It
as Celia
(1912)
The Toymaker
as Nell Avery
(1912)
Irene's Infatuation
as Helen - Irene's Friend
(1912)
Father's Hot Toddy
as Second Daughter
(1912)
(1912)
Love in the Ghetto
as Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
(1912)
The Godmother
as Third Girl
(1912)
A Juvenile Love Affair
as Jane's Mother
(1912)
The Reincarnation of Karma
as Quinetrea
(1912)
The Hand Bag
as Tom's Sweetheart
(1912)
His Father's Son
as Dick's Sweetheart
(1912)
An Eventful Elopement
as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
(1912)
(1911)
(1911)
The Geranium
as Ethel Tunison