Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Acting
Born 1897-02-24 - Died 1990-01-27New York City, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York, New York. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917). Eddy was born on February 25, 1897, and was raised in Los Angeles, California. As a youth, she acted in productions put on by the Pasadena Playhouse. She became interested in films through the studios of Siegmund Lubin, which was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In her youth they opened a backlot in her Los Angeles neighborhood. Eddy died of heart failure on January 27, 1990, in Alhambra, California, at the age of 92. Eddy's first movie was The Discontented Man (1915). Soon after, she left Lubin and joined Paramount Pictures. At this time she began to play the roles for which she is best remembered. Other films in which the actress participated include The March Hare (1921), The Dark Angel, Camille, Quality Street, The Divine Lady (1929) and the first Our Gang talkie Small Talk (1929). She made Girls Demand Excitement in 1931 and her final film, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, in 1947. Even as a seasoned performer in the late 1920s it was remarked that Eddy looked "astonishingly young in appearance to have been in pictures for so many years".

Movies (106)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939Movie7.8
Bride of Frankenstein
7.5

Bride of Frankenstein

1935Movie7.5
Riptide
6.7

Riptide

1934Movie6.7
Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

1931Movie6.2
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.8

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947Movie6.8
Strictly Personal
7.5

Strictly Personal

1933Movie7.5
Show Boat
6.7

Show Boat

1936Movie6.7
Tarnished Angel
5.3

Tarnished Angel

1938Movie5.3
Winterset
6.0

Winterset

1936Movie6.0
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
6.3

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932Movie6.3
Night Flight
5.6

Night Flight

1933Movie5.6
Stowaway
6.7

Stowaway

1936Movie6.7
Blue Skies
10.0

Blue Skies

1929Movie10.0
Skippy
6.1

Skippy

1931Movie6.1
A Shot in the Dark
6.0

A Shot in the Dark

1935Movie6.0
Breakers Ahead

Breakers Ahead

1918Movie
Torch Singer
5.4

Torch Singer

1933Movie5.4
The Impatient Maiden
9.0

The Impatient Maiden

1932Movie9.0
His Sweetheart

His Sweetheart

1917Movie
Manhattan Parade
3.2

Manhattan Parade

1931Movie3.2
The Masquerader
5.0

The Masquerader

1933Movie5.0
City Streets
6.0

City Streets

1938Movie6.0
Jim Hanvey, Detective
6.5

Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937Movie6.5
Blondie Brings Up Baby
6.9

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939Movie6.9
Pasquale

Pasquale

1916Movie
The Tongues of Men

The Tongues of Men

1916Movie
The Night of June 13
7.5

The Night of June 13

1932Movie7.5
The Country Doctor
6.5

The Country Doctor

1936Movie6.5
Klondike Annie
6.3

Klondike Annie

1936Movie6.3
Crime Ring
5.8

Crime Ring

1938Movie5.8
The Great Meadow
6.0

The Great Meadow

1931Movie6.0
Madame Butterfly
5.4

Madame Butterfly

1932Movie5.4
The Soldier and the Lady
7.3

The Soldier and the Lady

1937Movie7.3
Unknown Blonde
3.3

Unknown Blonde

1934Movie3.3
Good Girls Go to Paris
7.1

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939Movie7.1
Frisco Jenny
6.7

Frisco Jenny

1933Movie6.7
Man's Castle
6.8

Man's Castle

1933Movie6.8
Carnival
8.0

Carnival

1935Movie8.0
The Tong Man
6.1

The Tong Man

1919Movie6.1
The Divine Lady
5.3

The Divine Lady

1928Movie5.3
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1930Movie
Old Wives for New
6.4

Old Wives for New

1918Movie6.4
Pollyanna
6.5

Pollyanna

1920Movie6.5
The First Born
7.0

The First Born

1921Movie7.0
The Ten Dollar Raise
8.0

The Ten Dollar Raise

1921Movie8.0
Make Me a Star
6.4

Make Me a Star

1932Movie6.4
Strike Up the Band
6.6

Strike Up the Band

1940Movie6.6
War Nurse
5.2

War Nurse

1930Movie5.2
Reaching for the Moon
5.7

Reaching for the Moon

1930Movie5.7
Midstream
10.0

Midstream

1929Movie10.0
One Man in a Million
8.0

One Man in a Million

1921Movie8.0
Quality Street
6.9

Quality Street

1927Movie6.9
The Code of Marcia Gray

The Code of Marcia Gray

1916Movie
No Greater Love
7.0

No Greater Love

1932Movie7.0
The Turn in the Road
9.0

The Turn in the Road

1919Movie9.0
The Flirt
7.0

The Flirt

1922Movie7.0
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
6.3

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939Movie6.3
Jules of the Strong Heart

Jules of the Strong Heart

1918Movie
Girls Demand Excitement
10.0

Girls Demand Excitement

1931Movie10.0
Lost in Transit

Lost in Transit

1917Movie
The Cook of Canyon Camp
8.0

The Cook of Canyon Camp

1917Movie8.0
A Girl of the Limberlost
3.0

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934Movie3.0
The Girl from 10th Avenue
6.8

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935Movie6.8
The Forbidden Thing
8.0

The Forbidden Thing

1920Movie8.0
Helldorado
9.0

Helldorado

1935Movie9.0
A Parisian Romance
4.6

A Parisian Romance

1932Movie4.6
One More American

One More American

1918Movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
5.8

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1917Movie5.8
An Old Sweetheart of Mine
4.5

An Old Sweetheart of Mine

1923Movie4.5
Rendezvous at Midnight
10.0

Rendezvous at Midnight

1935Movie10.0
Camille
3.7

Camille

1927Movie3.7
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
6.3

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933Movie6.3
The Women Men Marry
6.3

The Women Men Marry

1937Movie6.3
Small Talk
6.0

Small Talk

1929Movie6.0
The Red Virgin
8.0

The Red Virgin

1915Movie8.0
Winner Takes All

Winner Takes All

1918Movie
Dr. Monica
5.0

Dr. Monica

1934Movie5.0
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
6.5

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

1938Movie6.5
13 Washington Square
5.8

13 Washington Square

1928Movie5.8
A Very Good Young Man
10.0

A Very Good Young Man

1919Movie10.0
The Keeper of the Bees
6.0

The Keeper of the Bees

1935Movie6.0
Sooky
5.0

Sooky

1931Movie5.0
The Country Kid
9.0

The Country Kid

1923Movie9.0
The Boomerang

The Boomerang

1919Movie
Padlocked
7.0

Padlocked

1926Movie7.0
The Fire Patrol
7.0

The Fire Patrol

1924Movie7.0
Redeeming Love

Redeeming Love

1916Movie
Railroadin'
6.0

Railroadin'

1929Movie6.0
To the Ladies
8.0

To the Ladies

1924Movie8.0
The Fair Barbarian

The Fair Barbarian

1917Movie
A Light Woman
3.7

A Light Woman

1920Movie3.7
A City Sparrow
9.0

A City Sparrow

1920Movie9.0
The Dark Angel
8.0

The Dark Angel

1925Movie8.0
The Gentleman from Indiana

The Gentleman from Indiana

1915Movie
The County Fair
5.3

The County Fair

1920Movie5.3
Miss Hobbs
7.0

Miss Hobbs

1920Movie7.0
Madame la Presidente
6.0

Madame la Presidente

1916Movie6.0
Chicago After Midnight
10.0

Chicago After Midnight

1928Movie10.0
Her Father's Son

Her Father's Son

1916Movie
The March Hare
10.0

The March Hare

1921Movie10.0
The Man Beneath
6.3

The Man Beneath

1919Movie6.3
The Marcellini Millions

The Marcellini Millions

1917Movie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
7.0

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1946Movie7.0
The Blinding Trail
1.0

The Blinding Trail

1919Movie1.0
When Love Comes
8.0

When Love Comes

1922Movie8.0
As the Twig Is Bent
9.0

As the Twig Is Bent

1915Movie9.0