Hattie Delaro (1861 – April 18, 1941) was an American actress. She had a career in theater, then became an actress in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s.
Hattie Delaro | |
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| Born | 1861 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 1941 (age 80) New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1913–1926 |
| Spouse | William S. Barnes |
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Delaro was born in Brooklyn.[1]
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Delaro debuted on stage in 1881 at Brooklyn's Grand Opera House "in a repertory of comic operas".[1] She portrayed Melissa in the first authorized New York production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Princess Ida in 1884[2] and an 1885 production of The Mikado at Hollis Street Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1888, she was in the production The Queen's Mate. Her other Broadway credits included The Pearl of Pekin (1889), Mam'selle 'Awkins (1900), and Babes in Toyland (1903)[2]
She began her film career in 1913 short film Love in an Apartment Hotel.[3]
Delaro was married to attorney William S. Barnes. She died on April 18, 1941, in New York at age 80.[1]
Filmography edit
- Love in an Apartment Hotel (short film, 1913)
- For Better or for Worse (short film, 1913)
- The Hoodoo Pearls (short film, 1913)
- The Van Nostrand Tiara (short film, 1913) as Mrs. Van Nostrand (credited as Hattie Barnes)
- The Master of the Strong (short film, 1914) as Mrs. Shelby
- Men and Women (short film, 1914) as Will and Dora's Mother
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914)
- The Pit (1914) as Mrs. Cressler
- The Reward (short film, 1915)
- Lillian's Husbands (short film, 1915, credited as Hattie De Laro)
- For the Honor of the Crew (short film, 1915) as Viola's Mother
- The Heights of Hazard (1915) Mrs. Martindale (as credited Hattie de Lara)
- The Little Lady Across the Way (short film, 1915) as Jane's Aunt
- Almost a Papa (short film, 1915) as Mother
- Kennedy Square (1916) as Mrs. Rutter
- Gold and the Woman (1916) as Nurse
- The Eternal Sappho (1916) as Mrs. Marvin, Sr.
- The Scarlet Runner (1916) (credited as Hattie De Laro)
- The Awakening of Helena Richie (1916) as Mrs. King
- He Never Touched Me (short film, 1917) as The Wife's Strong-Jawed Mother
- Sloth (1917) as Sally's Mother
- A Night in New Arabia (1917) as Henrietta
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1917) as Sally's Mother (Sloth)
- Marriage (1918) as Mrs. Van Alstyne (credited as Hattie Delaro Barnes)
- False Gods (1919) as Mrs. Burden
- The Mind-the-Paint Girl (1919) as Mrs. Upjohn
- Human Desire (1919) as Miss March
- April Folly (1920) as Mrs. Stanislaw
- You Find It Everywhere (1921) as Mrs. Simpson
- Cardigan (1922) as Lady Shelton
- The Ragged Edge (1923) as Mrs. Dalby
- Janice Meredith (1924) as Mrs. Meredith
- The Highbinders (1926) as Mrs. Briggs
References edit
- ^ a b c "Hattie Delaro, 80, Comic Opera Star". The New York Times. April 19, 1941. p. 15. ProQuest 106094288. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Hattie Delaro". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Silent Era: Love in an Apartment Hotel". silentera. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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