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Helen Freeman(1886-1960)

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Helen Freeman
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Helen Freeman was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Denver, Colorado. Her father was Benjamin Freeman, a banker, who was killed in an auto crash in 1937. Helen appeared in several silent films in 1915. Thereafter, she appeared on the New York stage, and entered the motion picture business again in 1930. She played Nancy Hanks Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln (1930). She appeared in small parts, later in stately dowager parts. In 1932, she married the writer Edwin Corle. They were divorced in 1943. There were no children. Helen Freeman retired from films in 1947.
BornAugust 3, 1886
DiedDecember 25, 1960(74)
BornAugust 3, 1886
DiedDecember 25, 1960(74)
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Known for

Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Mrs. Parkington
7.0
  • Helen Stilham
  • 1944
Kurt Kreuger and Simone Simon in Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
Mademoiselle Fifi
6.3
  • Countess de Breville
  • 1944
Marlene Dietrich and Brian Aherne in The Song of Songs (1933)
The Song of Songs
6.8
  • Fräulein Von Schwertfeger
  • 1933
John Barrymore, Louise Campbell, and John Howard in Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
5.9
  • Irena Soldanis
  • 1937

Credits

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Actress



  • Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in The Loves of Carmen (1948)
    The Loves of Carmen
    6.1
    • Shopkeeper (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, and George Sanders in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
    7.8
    • Author Displaced by Lucy (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Richard Haydn, and Richard Ney in The Late George Apley (1947)
    The Late George Apley
    7.0
    • Lydia (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Warren Douglas and Lynne Roberts in The Pilgrim Lady (1946)
    The Pilgrim Lady
    6.0
    • Aunt Phoebe
    • 1946
  • So Dark the Night (1946)
    So Dark the Night
    6.3
    • Widow Bridelle
    • 1946
  • Bob Hope and Joan Caulfield in Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
    Monsieur Beaucaire
    6.7
    • Queen of Spain (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jeff Donnell and Karen Morley in The Unknown (1946)
    The Unknown
    6.1
    • Phoebe Martin
    • 1946
  • Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper, Jerry Austin, and Flora Robson in Saratoga Trunk (1945)
    Saratoga Trunk
    6.3
    • Mrs. Nicholas Dulaine (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • William Bendix and Joan Blondell in Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
    Don Juan Quilligan
    5.9
    • Mrs. John Blake (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Mrs. Parkington (1944)
    Mrs. Parkington
    7.0
    • Helen Stilham
    • 1944
  • James Brown, Bill Edwards, Diana Lynn, and Gail Russell in Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
    6.8
    • Mrs. Smithers (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Kurt Kreuger and Simone Simon in Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
    Mademoiselle Fifi
    6.3
    • Countess de Breville
    • 1944
  • The Heavenly Body (1944)
    The Heavenly Body
    6.2
    • Stella
    • 1944
  • Nana Bryant, Robert Kellard, Jean Rogers, Arthur Treacher, and Jane Withers in Always in Trouble (1938)
    Always in Trouble
    5.2
    • Miss Penny (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Spring Byington, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Safety in Numbers (1938)
    Safety in Numbers
    5.2
    • Mrs. Stewart
    • 1938

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Personal details

  • Born
    • August 3, 1886
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • December 25, 1960
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Edwin Corle1932 - 1943 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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  • Trivia
    Brunette American stage actress who made sporadic forays into films, beginning in 1915. Usually seen in maternal roles. Married novelist Edwin Corle.

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