Elita Proctor Otis
Elita Proctor Otis (1851- August 10, 1927) was an American actress. She was born in 1851 in Cleveland, Ohio, and died 10 August 1927, Pelham, New York, USA. She had a long distinguished stage career before her foray into early silent films. In 1909 she may have been the first actress to play Nancy 'Sikes' on screen in a Vitagraph produced version of Oliver Twist.[1]
Films
- The Lost Express (1926) .... Mrs. Arthur Standish
- Miss Nobody (1926) (as Oleta Otis) .... Miriam Arnold
- Refuge (1923) (as Olita Otis) .... The Princess
- The Infidel (1922) (as Oleta Otis) .... Miss Parliss
- The Secret of the Hills (1921) (as Oleta Otis) .... Mrs. Miltimore
- While the Devil Laughs (1921) (as Oleta Ottis) .... Pearl De La Marr
- The Torrent (1921) (as Oleta Ottis) .... Anne Mayhew
- Under Northern Lights (1920) (as Oleta Ottis) .... Madge Carson
- The Triflers (1920) (as Olita Otis) .... Effie Stilwell
- The Greyhound (1914) .... 'Deep Sea Kitty' Doyle
- The Great Diamond Robbery (1914) .... Mother Rosenbaum
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909) .... Hippolyta
- Les Misérables (Part I) (1909) ... aka The Galley Slave
- Oliver Twist (1909) .... Nancy Sykes
- Adventures of a Drummer Boy (1909) (as Elita Otis)
References
- ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 pg. 14
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Otis, Elita Proctor |
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American actor |
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1851 |
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1927 |
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