Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 1, 1908
Place of Birth:
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
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Helen Badgley
Biography
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | A Modern Monte Cristo | Virginia Deane, age 6 |
| 1917 | The Fires of Youth | Billy |
| 1917 | When Love Was Blind | |
| 1917 | A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair | |
| 1916 | The Stolen Triumph | Little Alice |
| 1915 | The Three Roses | The Third Rose |
| 1915 | Mercy on a Crutch | The Sheriff's Daughter |
| 1915 | The Baby and the Boss | Helen, the Baby |
| 1915 | The Six-Cent Loaf | Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister |
| 1914 | The Barrier of Flames | The Mayor's Daughter |
| 1914 | The Dancer | Anna's Little Daughter |
| 1914 | The Woman Pays | The Watson 4-year old son |
| 1914 | Zudora | |
| 1914 | A Dog's Love | Baby Helen |
| 1913 | The Girl of the Cabaret | Their Daughter |
| 1913 | Little Dorrit | Young Little Dorrit |
| 1913 | The Spoiled Darling's Doll | The Spoiled Darling's Doll |
| 1913 | The Tiniest of Stars | Little Girl |
| 1913 | Just a Shabby Doll | The Daughter |
| 1913 | When the Studio Burned | Self |
| 1913 | Their Great Big Beautiful Doll | Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl |
| 1912 | My Baby's Voice | Ruth Mackey - the Baby |
| 1912 | Dottie's New Doll | Dottie's New Doll |
| 1912 | Cross Your Heart | |
| 1912 | The Repeater | The Reformer's Little Daughter |
| 1912 | In a Garden | Child visitor to garden |
| 1912 | The County's Prize Baby | The Prize Baby |
| 1912 | The Forest Rose | |
| 1912 | Baby Hands | The Child |
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