Zoe Rae (born Zoë Rae Bech; July 13, 1910 – May 20, 2006) was an American child actress of the silent era.[1][2][3] She appeared in 54 films between 1915 and 1920. She was called "the greatest little emotional actress on record" by Motion Picture Magazine.[4]

Zoe Rae
Zoe Rae in The Silent Lady (1917)
Born(1910-07-13)July 13, 1910
DiedMay 20, 2006(2006-05-20) (aged 95)
OccupationActress
Years active1915–1920

When she was ten, her father decided she could not make more movies until she had finished schooling. After college, she tried screenwriting and opened her a dance studio in Hollywood She would marry fellow dancer Ronald Foster Barlow in the early 1930s.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Davis, Lon (June 16, 2006). "Zoe Rae". The Independent. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (October 24, 2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452118. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Lowe, Denise (January 27, 2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge. ISBN 9781317718970. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Zoe Rae: Child Star of the 1910s" by Lon Davis. The Independent. April 1, 2009. Accessed April 22, 2021.
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