Amelia Summerville
Birthday
1862/10/13
Day of death
1934/01/21 (71 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
County Kildare, Ireland
Also know as
Amelia Shaw, Amelia M. Shaw
Biography
From Wikipedia Amelia Summerville (1862–1934), born Amelia Shaw, was an Irish-born American stage and silent film actress. Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland and migrated to Toronto, Canada as a child. She first appeared on stage at the age of 7 in an operetta in Toronto. In 1884, Summerville appeared in her first leading role in the play Adonis. She originated the role of Rosetta, the Mountain Maid. Summerville appeared in fourteen Broadway plays from 1899 to 1925. She also performed in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.
Acting
(1918) Mrs. Dane's Defense
as The Duchess of Grantby
(1919) The Witness for the Defense
as Margaret Pettifer
(1924) Romola
as Brigida
(1926) The Great Deception
as Lady Jane
(1919) Getting Mary Married
as Mrs. Bussard
(1919) The Probation Wife
as Eunice Galway
(1920) April Folly
as Olive Connal
(1920) Romance
as ---
(1918) How Could You, Caroline?
as Mrs. Rogers
(1915) Just Out of College
as Jonesey
(1919) My Little Sister
as The Gray Hawk