- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSelma Wanda Pittack
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Wanda Hawley was a popular leading lady of the silent era who specialized in sweet romantic comedies and romantic dramas. Due to Wanda's petite status, she billed herself as Wanda Petit for a brief period in her career. She rose to stardom in Cecil B. DeMille films and later starred in films for director Sam Wood. Wanda Hawley had a contract dispute with Paramount and, starting in 1923, began bouncing from studio to studio, her fame and box office appeal steadily declining. Her last screen appearance was in 1932.
- IMDb mini biography by: A. Nonymous
- SpousesJustus Livingston Richey (Jack, ins. salesman)(1938 - February 19, 1957) (his death)Jay Stuart Wilkinson (auto racing driver)(July 27, 1925 - 1933) (divorced)Allen Burton Hawley(? - 1922) (divorced)
- At her peak, she composed music, and her hobbies included swimming, golf, indoor sports and playing the piano.
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