Biography

Ormi Hawley was born on February 21, 1889 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Michael Strogoff (1914), The Shanghaied Baby (1915) and Her Inspiration (1911). She was married to Charles Fulcher. She died on June 3, 1942 in Rome, New York, USA.

Her obituary in the New York Times claimed she was in 370 films.

Prolific star of early silents, on stage from her teens and with the Lubin Company as a leading lady from 1911. Dubbed "The Lillian Russell of the Pictures", she usually played gracious society roles or aristocrats. After being retrenched by Lubin in 1916, she worked for Mutual and Paramount, as well as managing the All American Girl's Symphony Orchestra. She retired to farm life, painting and writing children's stories in 1926.

When she died, some newspapers erroneously reported that silent film actress Wanda Hawley, who was not related to her, had died.