Mini-Biography:
Violet Mersereau was born on October 2, 1897 in New York, NY, US. She was an American артистка, known for His Duty (1909), The Feud and the Turkey (1908), The Test of Friendship (1908), Violet Mersereau's first movie on record is from 1908. Violet Mersereau died on November 12, 1975 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, US. Her last motion picture on file dates from 1926.
биография (на немецком языке): Schauspielerin des amerikanischen Stummfilms in mehr als 100 Filmen, nach anderen Quellen 1892 geboren, Schwester der Schauspielerin Claire Mersereau, Tochter der französischen Schauspielerin Mme. Luzanzie. Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes kehrte die Mutter zur Bühne zurück, und auch die Töchter traten bereits als Kinder im Theater auf. Violet begann ihre Theaterkarriere 1906 bei Margaret Anglin, sie spielte die Rolle der Flora Cameron in der Erstaufführung des Bühnenstücks "The Clansman", das später David Wark Griffith als Vorlage zu seinem Film "Birth of a Nation" diente, 1910 tritt sie über 200 Mal in dem Stück "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" am Broadway in New York auf.
1908 hatte Violet erste Filmrollen bei Griffith, 1911 folgten Engagements bei der Nestor, wo man sie auf den Typ der Jungen und Naiven festlegte: sie sollte reiten und schwimmen können, das reiche ! 1914 kam Violet Mersereau zu Carl Laemmle, und es folgte ihre erfolgreichste Zeit, auch wenn sie nie die Populariät einer Lilian Gish oder Mary Pickford erreichen konnte. Rex Ingram besetzte sie in seinen beiden ersten Filmen, in "The Great Problem" spielte sie gleich eine Doppelrolle. 1919 lief ihr Vertrag mit der Universal aus, die folgenden Filme hatten nur noch mässigen Erfolg. Aufmerksam wurde man nochmals auf Violet Mersereau, als sie 1922 in der in Italien gedrehten Produktion "Nero" die Rolle der verführerischen Marcia spielte. Aber die Zeit der "naiven Unschuldigen" war vorbei, ihre Rollentypologie ein Relikt aus dem vergangenen Jahrzehnt, und nach dem Flop von "The Wives of the Prophet" endete ihre Karriere.
Über ihr späteres Leben ist kaum etwas bekannt, 1940 sollen die beiden Schwestern in New York gelebt haben. Violet soll in Italien gestorben sein, andere Quellen vermelden ihren Tod 1961, andere geben den 12. November 1975 in Plymouth als Todesort an.
Ihre Filme sind bis auf wenige verschollen, ein paar Fotos und das faszinierende Titelbild aus dem Motion Picture Magazine von 1917 sind geblieben. (lhg 2007)
Violet Mersereau Фильмография [Auszug]
1926: [] Wives of the Prophet (Актеры: Alma), Режиссер James A. Fitzgerald, with Orville Caldwell, Alice Lake,
1925: [] The Bride (Актеры), Режиссер J. Harrison Edwards, with ,
1925: [11.25] The Shepherd King (Актеры: Prinzessin Michal), Режиссер J. Gordon Edwards, with Samuel Balestra, Nerio Bernardi, Ferrucio Biancini,
1924: [] Her Own Free Will (Актеры: Mona Everard), Режиссер Paul Scardon, with Helene Chadwick, George Backus,
1924: [06.15] Lend Me Your Husband (Актеры: Jenny MacDonald), Режиссер Christy Cabanne, with , ,
1923: [03/??] Luck (Актеры: Sylvia Templeton), Режиссер N. N., with Johnny Hines, Edmund Breese,
1922: [09.22] Nero (Актеры: Marcia), Режиссер J. Gordon Edwards, with Jacques Grétillat, Sandro Salvini, Guido Trento,
1921: [09.??] Out of the Depths (Актеры), Режиссер Otis Thayer, Frank Reicher, with Edmund Cobb,
1921: [08.??] Thunderclap (Актеры: Betty, The Girl), Режиссер Richard Stanton, with Mary Carr, Paul Willis,
1921: [02.??] Finders Keepers (Актеры: Amy Lindel), Режиссер Otis Thayer, with Edmund Cobb, Dorothy Dean Bridges,
1919: [07/??] Love wins (Актеры), Режиссер Herbert E. Hancock, with Cora Williams, May McAvoy,
1919: [02.08] A Proxy Husband (Актеры), Режиссер William Garwood,
1919: [02.01] The Nature Girl (Актеры: Dolores Winthrop), Режиссер O.A.C. Lund, with Donald Stuart, Frank Wunderlee,
1919: [01/01] Klever Kiddies (Актеры), Режиссер N. N., with Priscilla Dean, Eddie Polo,
1918: [10.14] Together (Актеры: Mrs. Richard Standhope / Laura Stanhope / Larry, the Kid), Режиссер O.A.C. Lund, with Chester Barnett, Bernard Randall,
1918: [06.29] The Midnight Flyer (Актеры: Evelyn), Режиссер George Marshall, with Hoot Gibson, Helen Gibson,
1918: [02.04] Morgan's Raiders (Актеры: Betsy Dawley), Режиссер Wilfred Lucas, Bess Meredyth, with , Edmund Burns,
1917: [01.05] The Girl by the Roadside (Актеры: Judith Ralston), Режиссер Theodore Marston, with Cecil Owen, ,
1917: [12.03] The Raggedy Queen (Актеры: Tatters), Режиссер Theodore Marston, with Grace Barton, Donald Hall,
1917: [10.14] Клеопатра (Cleopatra) (Актеры: (--??--)), Режиссер J. Gordon Edwards, with Theda Bara, Thurston Hall, Fritz Leiber,
1917: [07.30] The Little Terror (Актеры: Tina / Alice), Режиссер Rex Ingram, with Sidney Mason, Ned Finley,
1917: [05.12] Little Miss Nobody (Актеры: Bonnie), Режиссер Harry Millarde, with Clara Beyers, Helen Lindroth,
1917: [04.02] Susan's Gentleman (Актеры: Nancy Croyden / Susan Flynn ), Режиссер Edwin Stevens, with Maud Cooling, James O'Neill,
1917: [03.05] The Boy Girl (Актеры: 'Jack' Channing), Режиссер Edwin Stevens, with Sidney Mason, Caroline Harris,
1917: [01.23] Souls united (Актеры: Marcia Randall), Режиссер Francis J. Grandon, with Fred Hearn, Harry Benham,
1917: [01.13] The Mystery of my Lady's Boudoir (Актеры: Margaret Norton ), Режиссер Francis J. Grandon, with Johnnie Walker, Fred Hearn,
1916: [12.18] The Honor of Mary Blake (Актеры: Mary Blake ), Режиссер Edwin Stevens, with Tina Marshall, James O'Neill,
1916: [09.23] The Girl who didn't tell (Актеры: Judith Belgraff ), Режиссер Robert F. Hill, with Charles Ogle, Paul Panzer,
1916: [09.15] The Angel of the Attic (Актеры: Betty Kane ), Режиссер Francis J. Grandon, with Harry Benham,
1916: [09.03] The narrow path (Актеры: Bessie Allen), Режиссер Francis J. Grandon, with Niles Welch, William Welsh,
1916: [07.22] The Gentle art of Burglary (Актеры: Eva Warren ), Режиссер Raymond L. Schrock, with William Garwood, ,
1916: [07.03] Broken Fetters (Актеры: Mignon als Erwachsene), Режиссер Rex Ingram, with Kittens Reichert, William Garwood,
1916: [06.20] His Picture (Актеры), Режиссер William Garwood, with Clara Beyers, William Garwood,
1916: [05.10] The Go-Between (Актеры), Режиссер William Garwood, with William Garwood, ,
1916: [04.17] Большая проблема (The Great Problem) (Актеры: Mary Carson / Peggy), Режиссер Rex Ingram, with Dan Hanlon, Lionel Adams,
1916: [03.27] Autumn (Актеры: Autumn Arden / Jeanette Arden), Режиссер Oscar A.C. Lund, with , ,
1916: [03.10] The Doll Doctor (Актеры), Режиссер John Harvey, with Harry Benham, Jack Lewis,
1916: [01.31] The Path of Happiness (Актеры: Joan, the Child of Nature), Режиссер Elaine S. Carrington, with Harry Benham, Sidney Bracey,
1915: [11.06] Getting his Goat (Актеры), Режиссер Jack Harvey, with William Garwood,
1915: [10.09] The Unnecessary Sex (Актеры: Violet), Режиссер Jack Harvey, with William Garwood,
1915: [10.01] The Wolf of Debt (Актеры: Helen Stanhope), Режиссер Jack Harvey, with William Garwood, ,
1915: [08.28] Driven by Fate (Актеры: Violet Marcel ), Режиссер John G. Adolfi, with William Garwood, ,
1915: [07.17] Thou shalt not lie (Актеры: Violet Garson ), Режиссер Clem Easton, with William Garwood, Katherine Lee,
1915: [06.19] Larry O'Neill, Gentleman (Актеры: Mildred ), Режиссер Clem Easton, with William Garwood, Hal de Forest,
1915: [05.31] The Alibi (Актеры: The Wife ), Режиссер Clem Easton, with William Garwood, Hal de Forest,
1915: [05.29] You can't always tell (Актеры: Violet), Режиссер William Garwood, with William Garwood, Ben Walsh,
1915: [05.22] Uncle's New Blazer (Актеры: Violet), Режиссер William Garwood, with William Garwood, Nell Craig,
1915: [05.01] The Blank Page (Актеры: The Scientist's Young Wife ), Режиссер Lucius Henderson, with Etienne Girardot, William Welsh,
1915: [04.23] The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers (Актеры: Flo), Режиссер Clem Easton, with ,
1915: [04.17] Wild Blood (Актеры: Bess Browne - Mountain Girl ), Режиссер William Garwood, with William Garwood,
1915: [04.03] The Broken Toy (Актеры: Merle - the Mother ), Режиссер Lucius Henderson, with Elmer Clifton, Sylvia Jarmin,
1915: [03.27] The Supreme Impulse (Актеры: Ann Donnelson ), Режиссер Lucius Henderson, with William Garwood,
1915: [03.27] Uncle John (Актеры: Helen - the Artist ), Режиссер William Garwood, with Etienne Girardot, William Garwood,
1915: [02.27] The Treason of Anatole (Актеры), Режиссер N. N., with Etienne Girardot, William Welsh,
1915: [02.06] The Stake (Актеры), Режиссер N. N., with William Garwood,
1915: [01.30] The Awaited Hour (Актеры), Режиссер Herbert Brenon, with William Clifford, Marie Walcamp, William E. Shay,
1915: [01.20] The Avalanche (Актеры: Rose Grey (--??--)), Режиссер Will S. Davis, with Catherine Countiss, William H. Tooker, Sue Balfour,
1915: [01.18] On Dangerous Ground (Актеры: The Banker's Daughter), Режиссер Lucius Henderson, with William Garwood,
1915: [01.08] She was his mother (Актеры: The Mother ), Режиссер Herbert Brenon, with Hobart Henley, William E. Shay,
1914: [11.07] Peg o'the Wilds (Актеры: Peg ), Режиссер Herbert Brenon, with William Welsh, Hobart Henley,
1914: [10.29] In Self Defence (Актеры: Vivian Norton ), Режиссер Herbert Brenon, with Hobart Henley, William Welsh,
1914: [09.26] The Tenth Commandment (Актеры: The Doctor's Nurse), Режиссер Herbert Brenon, with William E. Shay, Ruth Donnelly, Hobart Henley,
1914: [09.21] Redemption (Актеры), Режиссер Herbert Brenon, with William E. Shay, William Welsh,
1914: [08.01] When the Heart calls (Актеры: Billy's Wife ), Режиссер Herbert Brenon, with Hobart Henley, William E. Shay,
1914: [06.20] The Spitfire (Актеры: Valda Girard), Режиссер Edwin S. Porter, Frederick A. Thomson, with Carlyle Blackwell, Lionel Adams,
1913: [10.20] Big Sister (Актеры: Adele - the Younger Sister), Режиссер George Loane Tucker, with Jane Gail, Matt Moore,
1913: [09.06] Binks, the Hawkshaw (Актеры), Режиссер George Edwardes-Hall, N. N., with ,
1913: [07.26] The Stranger (Актеры: Jen), Режиссер N. N., with King Baggot, Howard Crampton,
1913: [03.30] The Drummer's Note Book (Актеры: Violet (--??--)), Режиссер Phillips Smalley, with Pearl White, Chester Barnett,
1912: [08.17] The Shot That Failed (Актеры),
1912: [08.10] A Western Girl's Dream (Актеры), with , ,
1912: [08.03] An Even Break (Актеры), Режиссер N. N.,
1912: [] Her First Choice (Актеры), with , ,
1912: [01.13] The New Clerk (Актеры: Constance - the Old Grocer's Daughter ), Режиссер N. N., with Russell Bassett, ,
1911: [11.30] Over the Hills (Актеры), Режиссер Joseph W. Smiley, George Loane Tucker, with King Baggot, Lucille Young,
1911: [09.20] Across the Divide (Актеры: Mary ), Режиссер Milton J. Fahrney,
1911: [08.16] Alias Yellowstone Joe (Актеры),
1911: [] Parson and the Bully (Актеры: --??--), Режиссер Milton J. Fahrney, with Owen Martin,
1911: [06.24] At Sunset Ranch (Актеры),
1911: [06.17] The Sheriff's Mistake (Актеры),
1911: [06.10] The Cowpuncher (Актеры),
1911: [01.19] His Trust Fulfilled (Актеры: --??--), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Wilfred Lucas, Claire McDowell,
1911: [01.16] His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant (Актеры: --??--), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Wilfred Lucas, Dell Henderson,
1911: [01.14] Help Wanted (Актеры), Режиссер Frank Powell, with Joseph Graybill, Dell Henderson,
1911: [11.26] Not So Bad as It Seemed (Актеры), Режиссер Frank Powell, D.W. Griffith, with Verner Clarges, Grace Henderson,
1910: [11.14] Sunshine Sue (Актеры: --??--), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Marion Sunshine, W. Chrystie Miller,
1910: [10.27] The Passing of a Grouch (Актеры), Режиссер Frank Powell, with Mack Sennett, Marion Sunshine,
1910: [10.08] A Gold Necklace (Актеры), Режиссер Frank Powell, D.W. Griffith, with Mary Pickford, Kate Bruce,
1910: [02.19] One Night, and Then -- (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Henry B. Walthall, Kate Bruce, George Nichols,
1910: [01.10] Her terrible Ordeal (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with George Nichols, Owen Moore, Florence Barker,
1909: [07.10] The Friend of the Family (Актеры: Estelle Morse (--??--)), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Arthur V. Johnson, Florence Lawrence, Herbert Prior,
1909: [] His lost love (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Henry B. Walthall,
1909: [] What's your Hurry ? (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Linda Arvidson, Jeanie Macpherson, Owen Moore,
1909: [] Eloping with Auntie (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Florence Lawrence, David Miles,
1909: [] The Way of Man (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Arthur V. Johnson, Florence Lawrence,
1909: [06.24] The peachbasket hat (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Marion Leonard, Owen Moore, Mary Pickford,
1909: [06.17] Her first biscuits (Актеры: biscuit victim), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Florence Lawrence, John R. Cumpson, Anthony O'Sullivan,
1909: [] The lonely villa (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Marion Leonard, David Miles, Mary Pickford,
1909: [06.07] The violin maker of Cremona (Актеры: In Crowd ), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Herbert Prior, Mary Pickford, Owen Moore,
1909: [05.31] His Duty (Актеры: One of the Children on the Street ), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Kate Bruce, Frank Powell, Owen Moore,
1909: [05.22] The cricket on the hearth (Актеры: May Fielding ), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Owen Moore, Linda Arvidson,
1909: [05.17] The Jilt (Актеры: Wedding Guest ), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Arthur V. Johnson, Owen Moore, Florence Lawrence,
1909: [05.06] One Busy Hour (Актеры: Customer ), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with John R. Cumpson, Herbert Prior, Harry Solter,
1909: [05.01] The Suicide Club (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Arthur V. Johnson, James Kirkwood, Florence Lawrence,
1908: [12.19] The Test of Friendship (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Arthur V. Johnson, Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter,
1908: [12.12] The Feud and the Turkey (Актеры), Режиссер D.W. Griffith, with Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Arthur V. Johnson,
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