Amelia Summerville
| Amelia Summerville | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Amelia Shaw 1862 County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died |
1934 New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1867–1925 |
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.[1][2]
Summerville appeared in fourteen Broadway plays from the years 1899 to 1925. She also performed in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.
Selected filmography
- How Could You, Caroline? (1918)
- The Probation Wife (1919)
References
- Notes
- ↑ Ganzl, Kurt (2002). William B. Gill: From the Goldfields to Broadway. Routledge. p. 152. ISBN 0-415-93767-1.
- ↑ Kasson, John F. (August 12, 2001). "'Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man: The White Male Body and the Challenge of Modernity in America'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- Bibliography
- "Miss Summerville, Comedienne, Dead". The New York Times. January 22, 1934. p. 15.
- "Pneumonia is Fatal to Noted Stage Actress". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 22, 1934.
- Leonard, John W.; Marquis, Albert N. (1906). Who's Who in America. p. 1737. ISSN 0083-9396.