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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That Certain Woman | Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-08-30 |
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Alcatraz Island | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1937-10-13 |
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The Great O'Malley | Nurse (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
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That Man's Here Again | Hospital Nurse | 1937-04-16 |
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She Loved a Fireman | Mrs. Brown | 1937-12-18 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | Junior's Mother | 1937-03-06 |
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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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Under Southern Stars | Arlene's Mother | 1937-02-20 |
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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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Draegerman Courage | Nurse (uncredited) | 1937-05-15 |
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Back in Circulation | Arlene's Maid (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
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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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School for Girls | Mrs. Winters | 1934-03-22 |
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Beggars in Ermine | Nurse | 1934-02-21 |
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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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The Widow in Scarlet | Alice Lawton-Bond | 1932-07-01 |
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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 Wheel of Life | Mrs. Faraker | 1929-06-15 |
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The Sin Sister | Sister Burton | 1929-02-10 |
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The Jazz Age | Mrs Maxwell | 1929-01-06 |
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The Love Racket | 1929-12-08 | |
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Sporting Goods | Mrs. Elliott | 1928-02-11 |
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Their Hour | Peggy's Mother | 1928-03-01 |
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Women's Wares | Mrs. James Crane | 1927-10-01 |
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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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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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The Prince of Pilsen | Princess Bertha of Thorwald | 1926-05-02 |
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The Man in the Shadow | Mary Alvoid | 1926-10-15 |
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Don Juan's 3 Nights | Madame Cavallar | 1926-09-04 |
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The Far Cry | Louise Marsh | 1926-02-14 |
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Sally | Mrs. Ten Brock | 1925-03-29 |
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Chickie | Janina | 1925-05-10 |
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If I Marry Again | Madame Margot | 1925-02-15 |
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The Goose Hangs High | Eunice Ingals | 1925-03-30 |
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The Mad Whirl | Gladys Herrington | 1925-03-02 |
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Tessie | Mrs. Wells | 1925-09-18 |
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Wine | Mrs. Warriner | 1924-08-31 |
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Lilies of the Field | Mazie | 1924-02-29 |
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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 Woman on the Jury | Marion Masters | 1924-04-20 |
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The Dangerous Age | Mrs. Sanderson | 1923-02-04 |
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Flaming Youth | Mona Fentriss | 1923-11-12 |
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Six Days | Olive Kingston | 1923-09-09 |
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Crashin' Thru | Celia | 1923-04-01 |
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The Famous Mrs. Fair | Mrs. Fair | 1923-02-19 |
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Temporary Marriage | Mrs. Hugh Manners | 1923-06-30 |
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The Age of Desire | Janet Loring | 1923-09-01 |
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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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Reckless Youth | Mrs. Schuyler-Foster | 1922-03-30 |
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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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The Concert | Mary Martinot | 1921-02-20 |
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Black Roses | Blanche De Vore | 1921-05-22 |
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Sowing the Wind | Baby Brabant | 1921-04-01 |
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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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Old Dad | Virginia Bretton | 1920-11-01 |
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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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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 Honor's Web | Olive Meade | 1919-11-15 |
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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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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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Happiness of Three Women | Constance Barr | 1917-01-18 |
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The American Beauty | Ruth Cleave / Mrs. Ellsworth | 1916-06-29 |
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The Soul of Kura San | Anne Willoughby | 1916-10-30 |
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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 Majesty of the Law | Virginia Fairfax | 1915-08-26 |
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Peer Gynt | Solveig | 1915-09-15 |
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Nearly a Lady | Mrs. Reginald Brooks | 1915-08-12 |
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The Wild Olive | Miriam Strange, 'The Wild Olive' | 1915-06-24 |
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Kilmeny | Lady Leigh | 1915-07-22 |
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It's No Laughing Matter | Bess Judd | 1915-01-14 |
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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 Caprices of Kitty | Elaine Vernon | 1915-03-08 |
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The Pursuit of the Phantom | Helen Alden | 1914-10-01 |
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The Valley of the Moon | Saxon | 1914-06-22 |
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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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By Unseen Hand | Margaret Warrington | 1914-01-07 |
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The Law and the Outlaw | Grace | 1913-06-03 |
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That Mail Order Suit | Betty | 1913-04-18 |
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The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver | One of the Girls | 1913-04-09 |
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The Marshal's Capture | The Marshal's Wife | 1913-06-24 |
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Juggling with Fate | Dolores | 1913-03-12 |
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The Range Law | Dora | 1913-02-21 |
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The Sheriff of Yavapai County | Nellie Bowen (Bud's sweetheart) | 1913-03-19 |
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Religion and Gun Practice | Winona Judell | 1913-05-26 |
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Made a Coward | One of the Girls | 1913-07-10 |
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The Escape of Jim Dolan | Grace Wellington | 1913-10-15 |
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The Rustler's Reformation | 1913-12-02 | |
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The Taming of Texas Pete | The Baby's Mother | 1913-07-30 |
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Mother Love vs Gold | Mrs. Bryson | 1913-12-23 |
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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 Life Timer | Mona | 1913-03-26 |
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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 War Time Romance | Alice Munroe - Jack's Sister | 1912-07-26 |
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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 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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The Range Riders | 1910-06-09 |
