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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Over the Goal | Marshall's Secretary | 1937-10-16 |
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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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Under Southern Stars | Arlene's Mother | 1937-02-20 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | Junior's Mother | 1937-03-06 |
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Draegerman Courage | Nurse (uncredited) | 1937-05-15 |
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She Loved a Fireman | Mrs. Brown | 1937-12-18 |
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Back in Circulation | Arlene's Maid (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
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The Go-Getter | Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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Missing Witnesses | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1937-12-11 |
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Green Light | A Nurse | 1937-02-20 |
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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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Beggars in Ermine | Nurse | 1934-02-21 |
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School for Girls | Mrs. Winters | 1934-03-22 |
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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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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 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 Love Racket | 1929-12-08 | |
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Sporting Goods | Mrs. Elliott | 1928-02-11 |
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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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The Black Diamond Express | Mrs. Harmon | 1927-06-04 |
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No Place to Go | Mrs. Montgomery | 1927-10-30 |
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The Prince of Pilsen | Princess Bertha of Thorwald | 1926-05-02 |
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The Far Cry | 1926-02-14 | |
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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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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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Wine | Mrs. Warriner | 1924-08-31 |
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Lilies of the Field | Mazie | 1924-02-29 |
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The Woman on the Jury | Marion Masters | 1924-04-20 |
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Judgment of the Storm | Mrs. Trevor | 1924-01-06 |
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The Famous Mrs. Fair | Mrs. Fair | 1923-02-19 |
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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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Six Days | Olive Kingston | 1923-09-09 |
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Temporary Marriage | Mrs. Hugh Manners | 1923-06-30 |
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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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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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The Whistle | Mrs. Chapple | 1921-04-08 |
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The Concert | Mary Martinot | 1921-02-20 |
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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 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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Harriet and the Piper | Isabelle Carter | 1920-09-13 |
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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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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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Hypocrites | The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman) | 1915-01-20 |
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The Majesty of the Law | Virginia Fairfax | 1915-08-26 |
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Kilmeny | Lady Leigh | 1915-07-22 |
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The Caprices of Kitty | Elaine Vernon | 1915-03-08 |
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Nearly a Lady | Mrs. Reginald Brooks | 1915-08-12 |
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It's No Laughing Matter | Bess Judd | 1915-01-14 |
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The Reform Candidate | 1915-12-16 | |
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Peer Gynt | Solveig | 1915-09-15 |
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Martin Eden | 1914-08-16 | |
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The Pursuit of the Phantom | Helen Alden | 1914-10-01 |
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The Country Mouse | Myrtle Marshall | 1914-11-23 |
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The Chechako | Joy Gastell | 1914-11-23 |
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By Unseen Hand | Margaret Warrington | 1914-01-07 |
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The Marshal's Capture | The Marshal's Wife | 1913-06-24 |
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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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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 Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver | One of the Girls | 1913-04-09 |
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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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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 Life Timer | Mona | 1913-03-26 |
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Made a Coward | One of the Girls | 1913-07-10 |
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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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Taming a Tenderfoot | Jessie Reardon | 1913-06-17 |
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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 Scapegoat | Nellie Wright - Tom's Sweetheart | 1912-01-30 |
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A Cowboy's Best Girl | Alice Marson, the Real Best Girl | 1912-01-16 |
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The Two Orphans | Countess de Linieres | 1911-09-24 |
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Western Hearts | Mrs. Long | 1911-11-07 |
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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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The Range Riders | 1910-06-09 |
