Collection One: Global Actresses born 1850-1882

410 items • Updated 4/22/2026

Curated list of 410 actresses born between 1850 & 1882. They are chosen at random but order of appearance highlights - the earliest stars - length of career - diversity & recognition factor . It is not in chronological order. The majority are silent film players and/or began their careers in silents.

1		Una O'Connor Actress
2		Marie Dressler Actress
3		Sara Allgood Actress
4		Jane Darwell Actress
5		Sybil Thorndike Actress
6		Elizabeth Patterson Actress
7		Mona Darkfeather Actress
8		Ethel Barrymore Actress
9		Emma Dunn Actress
10		Maria Ouspenskaya Actress
11		Madame Sul-Te-Wan Actress
12		Clara Blandick Actress
13		Kate Price Actress
14		Claire McDowell Actress
15		Kate Bruce Actress
16		Eugenie Besserer Actress
17		Dot Farley Actress
18		Mary Gordon Actress
19		Louise Lester Actress
20		Mabel Trunnelle Actress
21		Julia Swayne Gordon Actress
22		Renée Carl Actress
23		Flora Finch Actress
24		Marion Leonard Actress
25		May Whitty Actress
26		Hilda Borgström Actress
27		May Robson Actress
28		Soledad Jiménez Actress
29		Asta Nielsen Actress
30		Josephine Crowell Actress
31		Margaret Dumont Actress
32		Edythe Chapman Actress
33		Dorothy Vernon Actress
34		Charlotte Burton Actress
35		Sarah Edwards Actress
36		Nora Cecil Actress
37		Sarah Padden Actress
38		Prudencia Grifell Actress
39		Maude Eburne Actress
40		Lillian Leighton Actress
41		Mary Carr Actress
42		Ethel Clayton Actress
43		Mistinguett Actress
44		Kathlyn Williams Actress
45		Anna Müller-Lincke Actress
46		Mary Cleo Tarlarini Actress
47		Mabel Van Buren Actress
48		Olga Engl Actress
49		Sylvia Ashton Actress
50		Helga Brofeldt Actress

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