Elita Proctor Otis
Elita Proctor Otis
Elita Proctor Otis (1860 – August 10, 1927) was an American actress.[1] 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.[2]
Biography
She was born around 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] She married William Carpenter Camp.[4] For the last 12 years of her life she was an invalid. She died on August 10, 1927 in Pelham, New York.[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
- 1 2 "Elita Proctor Otis Dies. Once Prominent Actress Had Been an Invalid for 12 Years". New York Times. August 15, 1927.
- ↑ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 pg. 14
- ↑ The 1870 census lists an "Ella P. Otis" born in 1860 and this may be her. Her parents were married on 14 September 1860. She listed herself as age 30 on 27 June 1901 on her marriage license. This would have her born in 1874. In the 1920 census her age would have her born in 1871. IMDB and IBDB use "1851" but the primary source for that information is not known.
- ↑ AncestorInfo.com Retrieved April 28, 2015
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