Rhea Haines
| Rhea Haines | |
|---|---|
 “Who’s Who in the Film World, 1914 | |
| Born |
October 2, 1894 Indiana |
| Died |
March 12, 1964 Hollywood, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914 - 1921 |
Rhea Haines (October 2, 1894 – March 12, 1964) was a silent film actress from Indiana.
Haines was a leading lady for the film company of actor Hobart Bosworth. She played in films with Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, and Mack Sennett. In 1920 she appeared in Mary Ellen Comes To Town and Always Audacious for Paramount Pictures. The same year she performed in The Master Stroke for Vitagraph and Smiling All The Way for D.N. Schwab. In 1921 Haines made Uncharted Seas for Metro Pictures.
In Mary Ellen Comes To Town, she appeared with Dorothy Gish, Ralph Graves, and Charles Gerrard. The film was directed by Elmer Clifton.
She was associated as an actress with both D.W. Griffith and the Fine Arts Theater. Haines stopped making motion pictures in the early 1920s. She was married to attorney Thomas Case.
She died in Los Angeles, California in 1964, aged 69, from undisclosed causes.
Selected filmography
- Runnin' Straight (1920)
- Scarlet Days (1919)
- Hands Up! (1917)
- Nina, the Flower Girl (1917)
- Buckshot John (1915)
References
- Los Angeles Times, The Screen, March 22, 1920, Page 12.
- Los Angeles Times, Services Set for Actress Rhea Haines, March 14, 1964, Page B2.