Myrtle Stedman
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
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- 1938 · Accidents Will Happen as Professional Witness #2 (uncredited)
- 1938 · A Slight Case of Murder as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1937 · She Loved a Fireman as Mrs. Brown
- 1937 · Missing Witnesses as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1937 · Over the Goal as Marshall's Secretary
- 1937 · Alcatraz Island as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1937 · Back in Circulation as Arlene's Maid (uncredited)
- 1937 · The Go-Getter as Hospital nurse with Bill (uncredited)
- 1937 · Draegerman Courage as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1937 · That Man's Here Again as Hospital Nurse
- 1937 · Ready, Willing and Able as Junior's Mother
- 1937 · Green Light as A Nurse
- 1937 · Under Southern Stars as Arlene's Mother
- 1937 · The Great O'Malley as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1936 · Give Me Liberty as Martha Washington
- 1936 · Song of the Saddle as Mrs. Coburn
- 1935 · Here's to Romance as Bit Part
- 1934 · School for Girls as Mrs. Winters
- 1934 · Beggars in Ermine as Nurse
- 1932 · Klondike as Miss Fielding
- 1932 · Alias Mary Smith as Mrs. Hayes
- 1931 · Beau Ideal as Mrs. Frank Madison
- 1930 · The Truth About Youth as Mrs. Ericson
- 1930 · Little Accident as Mrs. Overbeck
- 1929 · The Love Racket as
- 1929 · The Wheel of Life as Mrs. Faraker
- 1929 · The Sin Sister as Sister Burton
- 1928 · Sporting Goods as Mrs. Elliott
- 1927 · No Place to Go as Mrs. Montgomery
- 1927 · Women's Wares as Mrs. James Crane
- 1927 · The Life of Riley as Penelope Jones
- 1927 · Alias The Deacon as Mrs. Betsy Clark
- 1927 · The Black Diamond Express as Mrs. Harmon
- 1926 · Don Juan's 3 Nights as Madame Cavallar
- 1926 · The Far Cry as
- 1925 · Sally as Mrs. Ten Brock
- 1925 · The Mad Whirl as Gladys Herrington
- 1925 · If I Marry Again as Madame Margot
- 1924 · Wine as Mrs. Warriner
- 1924 · The Woman on the Jury as Marion Masters
- 1924 · Lilies of the Field as Mazie
- 1924 · Judgment of the Storm as Mrs. Trevor
- 1923 · Flaming Youth as Mona Fentriss
- 1923 · Six Days as Olive Kingston
- 1923 · Temporary Marriage as Mrs. Hugh Manners
- 1923 · Crashin' Thru as Celia
- 1923 · The Famous Mrs. Fair as Mrs. Fair
- 1923 · The Dangerous Age as Mrs. Sanderson
- 1922 · Reckless Youth as Mrs. Schuyler-Foster
- 1922 · Ashes as Mrs. Crafton
- 1922 · Nancy from Nowhere as Mrs. Halliday
- 1921 · Black Roses as Blanche De Vore
- 1921 · The Whistle as Mrs. Chapple
- 1921 · Sowing the Wind as Baby Brabant
- 1921 · The Concert as Mary Martinot
- 1920 · The Tiger's Coat as
- 1920 · Harriet and the Piper as
- 1920 · The Silver Horde as Cherry Malotté
- 1920 · Sex as Mrs. Overman
- 1919 · The Teeth of the Tiger as Marie Forbes
- 1917 · The Rustler's Vindication as
- 1917 · The World Apart as Beth Hoover
- 1917 · The Prison Without Walls as Helen Ainsworth
- 1916 · The Call of the Cumberlands as Adrienne Lescott
- 1915 · The Reform Candidate as
- 1915 · Peer Gynt as Solveig
- 1915 · The Majesty of the Law as Virginia Fairfax
- 1915 · Nearly a Lady as Mrs. Reginald Brooks
- 1915 · Kilmeny as Lady Leigh
- 1915 · The Caprices of Kitty as Elaine Vernon
- 1915 · Hypocrites as The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman)
- 1915 · It's No Laughing Matter as Bess Judd
- 1914 · The Chechako as Joy Gastell
- 1914 · The Country Mouse as Myrtle Marshall
- 1914 · The Pursuit of the Phantom as Helen Alden
- 1914 · Martin Eden as
- 1914 · By Unseen Hand as Margaret Warrington
- 1913 · Mother Love vs Gold as Mrs. Bryson
- 1913 · The Rustler's Reformation as
- 1913 · The Escape of Jim Dolan as Grace Wellington
- 1913 · The Taming of Texas Pete as The Baby's Mother
- 1913 · Made a Coward as One of the Girls
- 1913 · Sallie's Sure Shot as Sallie
- 1913 · The Marshal's Capture as The Marshal's Wife
- 1913 · Taming a Tenderfoot as Jessie Reardon
- 1913 · The Law and the Outlaw as Grace
- 1913 · Religion and Gun Practice as Winona Judell
- 1913 · That Mail Order Suit as Betty
- 1913 · The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver as One of the Girls
- 1913 · The Life Timer as Mona
- 1913 · The Sheriff of Yavapai County as Nellie Bowen (Bud's sweetheart)
- 1913 · Juggling with Fate as Dolores
- 1913 · The Range Law as Dora
- 1912 · So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law as So-Jun-Wah
- 1912 · A War Time Romance as Alice Munroe - Jack's Sister
- 1912 · The Scapegoat as Nellie Wright - Tom's Sweetheart
- 1912 · A Cowboy's Best Girl as Alice Marson, the Real Best Girl
- 1911 · The Bully of Bingo Gulch as Jess Lynd, Pop's Daughter
- 1911 · A Romance of the Rio Grande as Nellie Smith, Tom's Sweetheart
- 1911 · Western Hearts as Mrs. Long
- 1911 · Told in Colorado as Edythe Bellaires
- 1911 · The Two Orphans as Countess de Linieres
- 1910 · The Range Riders as