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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Accidents Will Happen | Professional Witness #2 (uncredited) | 1938-04-09 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Nurse (uncredited) | 1938-02-26 |
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She Loved a Fireman | Mrs. Brown | 1937-12-18 |
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Under Southern Stars | Arlene's Mother | 1937-02-20 |
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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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Over the Goal | Marshall's Secretary | 1937-10-16 |
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The Go-Getter | Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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Green Light | A Nurse | 1937-02-20 |
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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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Back in Circulation | Arlene's Maid (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | Junior's Mother | 1937-03-06 |
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Song of the Saddle | Mrs. Coburn | 1936-02-28 |
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Give Me Liberty | Martha Washington | 1936-12-19 |
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Here's to Romance | Bit Part | 1935-10-04 |
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Beggars in Ermine | Nurse | 1934-02-21 |
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School for Girls | Mrs. Winters | 1934-03-22 |
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Klondike | Miss Fielding | 1932-08-29 |
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Alias Mary Smith | Mrs. Hayes | 1932-07-14 |
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Beau Ideal | Mrs. Frank Madison | 1931-01-25 |
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The Truth About Youth | Mrs. Ericson | 1930-11-03 |
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Little Accident | Mrs. Overbeck | 1930-08-03 |
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The Love Racket | 1929-12-08 | |
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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 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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Women's Wares | Mrs. James Crane | 1927-10-01 |
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Alias The Deacon | Mrs. Betsy Clark | 1927-06-20 |
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The Life of Riley | Penelope Jones | 1927-09-03 |
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No Place to Go | Mrs. Montgomery | 1927-10-30 |
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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 Far Cry | 1926-02-14 | |
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The Prince of Pilsen | Princess Bertha of Thorwald | 1926-05-02 |
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If I Marry Again | Madame Margot | 1925-02-15 |
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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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Lilies of the Field | Mazie | 1924-02-29 |
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Judgment of the Storm | Mrs. Trevor | 1924-01-06 |
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The Woman on the Jury | Marion Masters | 1924-04-20 |
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Wine | Mrs. Warriner | 1924-08-31 |
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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 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 Dangerous Age | Mrs. Sanderson | 1923-02-04 |
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The Age of Desire | Janet Loring | 1923-09-01 |
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Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Halliday | 1922-01-22 |
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Reckless Youth | Mrs. Schuyler-Foster | 1922-03-30 |
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Ashes | Mrs. Crafton | 1922-02-24 |
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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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Sowing the Wind | Baby Brabant | 1921-04-01 |
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Old Dad | Virginia Bretton | 1920-11-01 |
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Harriet and the Piper | Isabelle Carter | 1920-09-13 |
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Sex | Mrs. Overman | 1920-03-29 |
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The Tiger's Coat | 1920-11-08 | |
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The Silver Horde | Cherry Malotté | 1920-05-09 |
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The Teeth of the Tiger | Marie Forbes | 1919-11-02 |
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The Rustler's Vindication | 1917-10-01 | |
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The World Apart | Beth Hoover | 1917-06-04 |
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The Prison Without Walls | Helen Ainsworth | 1917-03-15 |
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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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Kilmeny | Lady Leigh | 1915-07-22 |
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Nearly a Lady | Mrs. Reginald Brooks | 1915-08-12 |
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Hypocrites | The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman) | 1915-01-20 |
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The Reform Candidate | 1915-12-16 | |
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The Wild Olive | Miriam Strange, 'The Wild Olive' | 1915-06-24 |
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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 Pursuit of the Phantom | Helen Alden | 1914-10-01 |
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By Unseen Hand | Margaret Warrington | 1914-01-07 |
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The Chechako | Joy Gastell | 1914-11-23 |
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Martin Eden | 1914-08-16 | |
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The Country Mouse | Myrtle Marshall | 1914-11-23 |
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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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The Life Timer | Mona | 1913-03-26 |
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That Mail Order Suit | Betty | 1913-04-18 |
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The Sheriff of Yavapai County | Nellie Bowen (Bud's sweetheart) | 1913-03-19 |
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Juggling with Fate | Dolores | 1913-03-12 |
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The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver | One of the Girls | 1913-04-09 |
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Mother Love vs Gold | Mrs. Bryson | 1913-12-23 |
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Religion and Gun Practice | Winona Judell | 1913-05-26 |
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The Escape of Jim Dolan | Grace Wellington | 1913-10-15 |
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Sallie's Sure Shot | Sallie | 1913-07-04 |
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Taming a Tenderfoot | Jessie Reardon | 1913-06-17 |
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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 Range Law | Dora | 1913-02-21 |
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A Cowboy's Best Girl | Alice Marson, the Real Best Girl | 1912-01-16 |
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The Scapegoat | Nellie Wright - Tom's Sweetheart | 1912-01-30 |
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A War Time Romance | Alice Munroe - Jack's Sister | 1912-07-26 |
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So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law | So-Jun-Wah | 1912-10-22 |
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The Bully of Bingo Gulch | Jess Lynd, Pop's Daughter | 1911-12-26 |
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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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A Romance of the Rio Grande | Nellie Smith, Tom's Sweetheart | 1911-12-12 |
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The Range Riders | 1910-06-09 |
