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Adda Gleason(1888-1971)

  • Actress
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Adda Gleason
Adda Gleason was born on 19 December 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Sacred Bracelet (1915), That Devil, Bateese (1918) and Ramona (1916). She died on 6 February 1971 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 19, 1888
DiedFebruary 6, 1971(82)
BornDecember 19, 1888
DiedFebruary 6, 1971(82)
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Known for

The Sacred Bracelet (1915)
The Sacred Bracelet
Short
  • Helen Rand(as Ada Gleason)
  • 1915
Monroe Salisbury in That Devil, Bateese (1918)
That Devil, Bateese
  • Kathleen St.John(as Ada Gleason)
  • 1918
Ramona (1916)
Ramona
7.1
  • Ramona Phail - Daughter of Angus Phail
  • 1916
Jean Hersholt, George J. Lewis, and June Marlowe in The Old Soak (1926)
The Old Soak
4.5
  • Lucy
  • 1926

Credits

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Actress

  • Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, and Orangey in Rhubarb (1951)
    Rhubarb
    6.8
    • Maid (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)
    Out of the Past
    7.9
    • Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Kirby Grant, Rondo Hatton, Brenda Joyce, and Gale Sondergaard in The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
    The Spider Woman Strikes Back
    5.7
    • Martha (scenes deleted)
    • 1946
  • Victor Mature and Carole Landis in One Million B.C. (1940)
    One Million B.C.
    5.7
    • Rock Person
    • 1940
  • Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    7.2
    • Maid (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas in She Married Her Boss (1935)
    She Married Her Boss
    6.5
    • Saleslady (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Jean Arthur, Oscar Apfel, Robert Allen, Clara Blandick, Maude Eburne, Charley Grapewin, Victor Jory, Helen Lowell, Matt McHugh, Robert Middlemass, and Geneva Mitchell in Party Wire (1935)
    Party Wire
    6.6
    • Townswoman (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Nancy Carroll and George Murphy in I'll Love You Always (1935)
    I'll Love You Always
    6.6
    • Manager (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Jack Holt, Edmund Lowe, and Florence Rice in The Best Man Wins (1935)
    The Best Man Wins
    6.2
    • Head Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Victor Jory and Fay Wray in Mills of the Gods (1934)
    Mills of the Gods
    6.3
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Mona Barrie and Jack Holt in I'll Fix It (1934)
    I'll Fix It
    5.4
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Robert Young, Walter Connolly, and Doris Kenyon in Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
    Whom the Gods Destroy
    7.1
    • Balkan Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Ralph Bellamy and Irene Dunne in This Man Is Mine (1934)
    This Man Is Mine
    6.0
    • Martha (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, and Toshia Mori in The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
    The Bitter Tea of General Yen
    6.9
    • Mrs. Bowman (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Eddie Clayton, William Collier Jr., John Holland, Maurice Murphy, Edward Peil Jr., and Ruth Taylor in The College Coquette (1929)
    The College Coquette
    5.1
    • Mrs. Ethel Forrester
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ada Gleason
  • Born
    • December 19, 1888
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 6, 1971
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Blonde leading lady of the 1910s, seen in small supporting roles after the advent of sound.
  • Nickname
    • Ada Gleason

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