Myrtle Stedman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 3, 1883
- Died
- January 8, 1938
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
Filmography
Accidents Will Happen 1938
as Professional Witness #2 (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder 1938
as Nurse (uncredited)
She Loved a Fireman 1937
as Mrs. Brown
Missing Witnesses 1937
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Over the Goal 1937
as Marshall's Secretary
Alcatraz Island 1937
as Party Guest (uncredited)
That Certain Woman 1937
as Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary (uncredited)
Back in Circulation 1937
as Arlene's Maid (uncredited)
The Go-Getter 1937
as Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited)
Draegerman Courage 1937
as Nurse (uncredited)
That Man's Here Again 1937
as Hospital Nurse
Ready, Willing and Able 1937
as Junior's Mother
Green Light 1937
as A Nurse
Under Southern Stars 1937
as Arlene's Mother
The Great O'Malley 1937
as Nurse (uncredited)
Give Me Liberty 1936
as Martha Washington
Song of the Saddle 1936
as Mrs. Coburn
Here's to Romance 1935
as Bit Part
School for Girls 1934
as Mrs. Winters
Beggars in Ermine 1934
as Nurse
Klondike 1932
as Miss Fielding
Alias Mary Smith 1932
as Mrs. Hayes
- The Widow in Scarlet
The Widow in Scarlet 1932
as Alice Lawton-Bond
Beau Ideal 1931
as Mrs. Frank Madison
The Truth About Youth 1930
as Mrs. Ericson
Little Accident 1930
as Mrs. Overbeck
The Love Racket 1929
Actor
The Wheel of Life 1929
as Mrs. Faraker
The Sin Sister 1929
as Sister Burton
The Jazz Age 1929
as Mrs Maxwell
- Their Hour
Their Hour 1928
as Peggy's Mother
Sporting Goods 1928
as Mrs. Elliott
No Place to Go 1927
as Mrs. Montgomery
The Irresistible Lover 1927
as Hortense Brown
Women's Wares 1927
as Mrs. James Crane
The Life of Riley 1927
as Penelope Jones
Alias The Deacon 1927
as Mrs. Betsy Clark
The Black Diamond Express 1927
as Mrs. Harmon
- The Man in the Shadow
The Man in the Shadow 1926
as Mary Alvoid
Don Juan's 3 Nights 1926
as Madame Cavallar
The Prince of Pilsen 1926
as Princess Bertha of Thorwald
The Far Cry 1926
as Louise Marsh
- Tessie
Tessie 1925
as Mrs. Wells
Chickie 1925
as Janina
The Goose Hangs High 1925
as Eunice Ingals
Sally 1925
as Mrs. Ten Brock
The Mad Whirl 1925
as Gladys Herrington
If I Marry Again 1925
as Madame Margot
The Breath of Scandal 1924
as Helen Hale
Wine 1924
as Mrs. Warriner
The Woman on the Jury 1924
as Marion Masters
Lilies of the Field 1924
as Mazie
Judgment of the Storm 1924
as Mrs. Trevor
Flaming Youth 1923
as Mona Fentriss
Six Days 1923
as Olive Kingston
The Age of Desire 1923
as Janet Loring
Temporary Marriage 1923
as Mrs. Hugh Manners
Crashin' Thru 1923
as Celia
The Famous Mrs. Fair 1923
as Mrs. Fair
The Dangerous Age 1923
as Mrs. Sanderson
Rich Men's Wives 1922
as Mrs. Davenport
The Hands of Nara 1922
as Vanessa Yates
Reckless Youth 1922
as Mrs. Schuyler-Foster
Ashes 1922
as Mrs. Crafton
Nancy from Nowhere 1922
as Mrs. Halliday
Black Roses 1921
as Blanche De Vore
The Whistle 1921
as Mrs. Chapple
Sowing the Wind 1921
as Baby Brabant
The Concert 1921
as Mary Martinot
The Tiger's Coat 1920
Actor
Old Dad 1920
as Virginia Bretton
Harriet and the Piper 1920
as Isabelle Carter
The Silver Horde 1920
as Cherry Malotté
Sex 1920
as Mrs. Overman
In Honor's Web 1919
as Olive Meade
The Teeth of the Tiger 1919
as Marie Forbes
In the Hollow of Her Hand 1918
as Sara Wrandell
The Rustler's Vindication 1917
Actor
The World Apart 1917
as Beth Hoover
The Prison Without Walls 1917
as Helen Ainsworth
Happiness of Three Women 1917
as Constance Barr
The Soul of Kura San 1916
as Anne Willoughby
The American Beauty 1916
as Ruth Cleave / Mrs. Ellsworth
Pasquale 1916
as Banker's wife
The Call of the Cumberlands 1916
as Adrienne Lescott
The Reform Candidate 1915
Actor
Peer Gynt 1915
as Solveig
The Majesty of the Law 1915
as Virginia Fairfax
- Nearly a Lady
Nearly a Lady 1915
as Mrs. Reginald Brooks
Kilmeny 1915
as Lady Leigh
The Wild Olive 1915
as Miriam Strange, 'The Wild Olive'
- The Caprices of Kitty
The Caprices of Kitty 1915
as Elaine Vernon
Hypocrites 1915
as The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman)
It's No Laughing Matter 1915
as Bess Judd
The Country Mouse 1914
as Myrtle Marshall
The Chechako 1914
as Joy Gastell
- The Pursuit of the Phantom
The Pursuit of the Phantom 1914
as Helen Alden
Martin Eden 1914
Actor
- The Valley of the Moon
The Valley of the Moon 1914
as Saxon
- By Unseen Hand
By Unseen Hand 1914
as Margaret Warrington
Mother Love vs Gold 1913
as Mrs. Bryson
The Rustler's Reformation 1913
Actor
The Escape of Jim Dolan 1913
as Grace Wellington
The Taming of Texas Pete 1913
as The Baby's Mother
Made a Coward 1913
as One of the Girls
Sallie's Sure Shot 1913
as Sallie
The Marshal's Capture 1913
as The Marshal's Wife
Taming a Tenderfoot 1913
as Jessie Reardon
The Law and the Outlaw 1913
as Grace
Religion and Gun Practice 1913
as Winona Judell
- That Mail Order Suit
That Mail Order Suit 1913
as Betty
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver 1913
as One of the Girls
- The Life Timer
The Life Timer 1913
as Mona
The Sheriff of Yavapai County 1913
as Nellie Bowen (Bud's sweetheart)
Juggling with Fate 1913
as Dolores
The Range Law 1913
as Dora
So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law 1912
as So-Jun-Wah
A War Time Romance 1912
as Alice Munroe - Jack's Sister
The Scapegoat 1912
as Nellie Wright - Tom's Sweetheart
A Cowboy's Best Girl 1912
as Alice Marson, the Real Best Girl
The Bully of Bingo Gulch 1911
as Jess Lynd, Pop's Daughter
A Romance of the Rio Grande 1911
as Nellie Smith, Tom's Sweetheart
Western Hearts 1911
as Mrs. Long
Told in Colorado 1911
as Edythe Bellaires
The Two Orphans 1911
as Countess de Linieres
- The Range Riders
The Range Riders 1910
Actor
Credits from TMDB.