1883-03-03 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.
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A Slight Case of Murder | Nurse (uncredited) | 1938-02-26 |
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Accidents Will Happen | Professional Witness #2 (uncredited) | 1938-04-09 |
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That Man's Here Again | Hospital Nurse | 1937-04-16 |
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The Great O'Malley | Nurse (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
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Draegerman Courage | Nurse (uncredited) | 1937-05-15 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | Junior's Mother | 1937-03-06 |
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Under Southern Stars | Arlene's Mother | 1937-02-20 |
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Back in Circulation | Arlene's Maid (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
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Over the Goal | Marshall's Secretary | 1937-10-16 |
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Green Light | A Nurse | 1937-02-20 |
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That Certain Woman | Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-08-30 |
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Missing Witnesses | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1937-12-11 |
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Alcatraz Island | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1937-10-13 |
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The Go-Getter | Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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She Loved a Fireman | Mrs. Brown | 1937-12-18 |
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Give Me Liberty | Martha Washington | 1936-12-19 |
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Song of the Saddle | Mrs. Coburn | 1936-02-28 |
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Here's to Romance | Bit Part | 1935-10-04 |
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School for Girls | Mrs. Winters | 1934-03-22 |
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Beggars in Ermine | Nurse | 1934-02-21 |
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Alias Mary Smith | Mrs. Hayes | 1932-07-14 |
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Klondike | Miss Fielding | 1932-08-29 |
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Beau Ideal | Mrs. Frank Madison | 1931-01-25 |
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Little Accident | Mrs. Overbeck | 1930-08-03 |
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The Truth About Youth | Mrs. Ericson | 1930-11-03 |
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The Sin Sister | Sister Burton | 1929-02-10 |
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The Wheel of Life | Mrs. Faraker | 1929-06-15 |
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The Love Racket | 1929-12-08 | |
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The Jazz Age | Mrs Maxwell | 1929-01-06 |
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Sporting Goods | Mrs. Elliott | 1928-02-11 |
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The Black Diamond Express | Mrs. Harmon | 1927-06-04 |
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The Irresistible Lover | Hortense Brown | 1927-10-21 |
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Alias The Deacon | Mrs. Betsy Clark | 1927-06-20 |
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No Place to Go | Mrs. Montgomery | 1927-10-30 |
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The Life of Riley | Penelope Jones | 1927-09-03 |
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Women's Wares | Mrs. James Crane | 1927-10-01 |
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The Far Cry | Louise Marsh | 1926-02-14 |
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The Prince of Pilsen | Princess Bertha of Thorwald | 1926-05-02 |
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Don Juan's 3 Nights | Madame Cavallar | 1926-09-04 |
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The Man in the Shadow | Mary Alvoid | 1926-10-15 |
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The Mad Whirl | Gladys Herrington | 1925-03-02 |
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Sally | Mrs. Ten Brock | 1925-03-29 |
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Tessie | Mrs. Wells | 1925-09-18 |
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Chickie | Janina | 1925-05-10 |
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The Goose Hangs High | Eunice Ingals | 1925-03-30 |
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If I Marry Again | Madame Margot | 1925-02-15 |
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Lilies of the Field | Mazie | 1924-02-29 |
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Wine | Mrs. Warriner | 1924-08-31 |
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The Woman on the Jury | Marion Masters | 1924-04-20 |
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The Breath of Scandal | Helen Hale | 1924-09-01 |
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Judgment of the Storm | Mrs. Trevor | 1924-01-06 |
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The Age of Desire | Janet Loring | 1923-09-01 |
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Six Days | Olive Kingston | 1923-09-09 |
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Temporary Marriage | Mrs. Hugh Manners | 1923-06-30 |
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The Dangerous Age | Mrs. Sanderson | 1923-02-04 |
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The Famous Mrs. Fair | Mrs. Fair | 1923-02-19 |
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Flaming Youth | Mona Fentriss | 1923-11-12 |
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Crashin' Thru | Celia | 1923-04-01 |
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The Hands of Nara | Vanessa Yates | 1922-08-26 |
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Rich Men's Wives | Mrs. Davenport | 1922-09-15 |
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Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Halliday | 1922-01-22 |
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Ashes | Mrs. Crafton | 1922-02-24 |
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Reckless Youth | Mrs. Schuyler-Foster | 1922-03-30 |
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Sowing the Wind | Baby Brabant | 1921-04-01 |
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Black Roses | Blanche De Vore | 1921-05-22 |
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The Concert | Mary Martinot | 1921-02-20 |
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The Whistle | Mrs. Chapple | 1921-04-08 |
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Harriet and the Piper | Isabelle Carter | 1920-09-13 |
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The Tiger's Coat | 1920-11-08 | |
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Old Dad | Virginia Bretton | 1920-11-01 |
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The Silver Horde | Cherry Malotté | 1920-05-09 |
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Sex | Mrs. Overman | 1920-03-29 |
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The Teeth of the Tiger | Marie Forbes | 1919-11-02 |
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In the Hollow of Her Hand | Sara Wrandell | 1918-12-02 |
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The Rustler's Vindication | 1917-10-01 | |
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Happiness of Three Women | Constance Barr | 1917-01-18 |
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The Prison Without Walls | Helen Ainsworth | 1917-03-15 |
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The World Apart | Beth Hoover | 1917-06-04 |
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Pasquale | Banker's wife | 1916-05-21 |
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The Call of the Cumberlands | Adrienne Lescott | 1916-01-23 |
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The Soul of Kura San | Anne Willoughby | 1916-10-30 |
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The American Beauty | Ruth Cleave / Mrs. Ellsworth | 1916-06-29 |
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Hypocrites | The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman) | 1915-01-20 |
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Kilmeny | Lady Leigh | 1915-07-22 |
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Nearly a Lady | Mrs. Reginald Brooks | 1915-08-12 |
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The Caprices of Kitty | Elaine Vernon | 1915-03-08 |
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It's No Laughing Matter | Bess Judd | 1915-01-14 |
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Peer Gynt | Solveig | 1915-09-15 |
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The Majesty of the Law | Virginia Fairfax | 1915-08-26 |
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The Wild Olive | Miriam Strange, 'The Wild Olive' | 1915-06-24 |
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The Reform Candidate | 1915-12-16 | |
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By Unseen Hand | Margaret Warrington | 1914-01-07 |
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The Pursuit of the Phantom | Helen Alden | 1914-10-01 |
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The Chechako | Joy Gastell | 1914-11-23 |
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The Country Mouse | Myrtle Marshall | 1914-11-23 |
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Martin Eden | 1914-08-16 | |
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Taming a Tenderfoot | Jessie Reardon | 1913-06-17 |
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The Life Timer | Mona | 1913-03-26 |
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That Mail Order Suit | Betty | 1913-04-18 |
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Religion and Gun Practice | Winona Judell | 1913-05-26 |
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The Sheriff of Yavapai County | Nellie Bowen (Bud's sweetheart) | 1913-03-19 |
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The Escape of Jim Dolan | Grace Wellington | 1913-10-15 |
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Mother Love vs Gold | Mrs. Bryson | 1913-12-23 |
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The Range Law | Dora | 1913-02-21 |
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Juggling with Fate | Dolores | 1913-03-12 |
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The Law and the Outlaw | Grace | 1913-06-03 |
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The Rustler's Reformation | 1913-12-02 | |
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Sallie's Sure Shot | Sallie | 1913-07-04 |
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The Taming of Texas Pete | The Baby's Mother | 1913-07-30 |
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The Marshal's Capture | The Marshal's Wife | 1913-06-24 |
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Made a Coward | One of the Girls | 1913-07-10 |
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The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver | One of the Girls | 1913-04-09 |
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A War Time Romance | Alice Munroe - Jack's Sister | 1912-07-26 |
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A Cowboy's Best Girl | Alice Marson, the Real Best Girl | 1912-01-16 |
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So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law | So-Jun-Wah | 1912-10-22 |
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The Scapegoat | Nellie Wright - Tom's Sweetheart | 1912-01-30 |
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A Romance of the Rio Grande | Nellie Smith, Tom's Sweetheart | 1911-12-12 |
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Western Hearts | Mrs. Long | 1911-11-07 |
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The Two Orphans | Countess de Linieres | 1911-09-24 |
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Told in Colorado | Edythe Bellaires | 1911-10-10 |
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The Bully of Bingo Gulch | Jess Lynd, Pop's Daughter | 1911-12-26 |
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The Range Riders | 1910-06-09 |
