1908-12-01 Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
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A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair | 1917-01-01 | |
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The Fires of Youth | Billy | 1917-06-16 |
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A Modern Monte Cristo | Virginia Deane, age 6 | 1917-02-04 |
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When Love Was Blind | 1917-04-15 | |
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Pots-and-Pans Peggy | Peggy's sister | 1917-03-18 |
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The Stolen Triumph | Little Alice | 1916-12-11 |
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Mercy on a Crutch | The Sheriff's Daughter | 1915-07-13 |
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The Six-Cent Loaf | Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister | 1915-06-08 |
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The Baby and the Boss | Helen, the Baby | 1915-11-23 |
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The Three Roses | The Third Rose | 1915-05-16 |
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Zudora | 1914-11-20 | |
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The Barrier of Flames | The Mayor's Daughter | 1914-12-15 |
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The Woman Pays | The Watson 4-year old son | 1914-01-27 |
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The Dancer | Anna's Little Daughter | 1914-02-10 |
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Frou Frou | Georges, Frou Frou's son | 1914-01-01 |
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A Dog's Love | Baby Helen | 1914-10-03 |
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Their Great Big Beautiful Doll | Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl | 1913-11-23 |
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The Tiniest of Stars | Little Girl | 1913-01-13 |
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When the Studio Burned | Self | 1913-02-03 |
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The Girl of the Cabaret | Their Daughter | 1913-08-08 |
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The Spoiled Darling's Doll | The Spoiled Darling's Doll | 1913-04-03 |
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Little Dorrit | Young Little Dorrit | 1913-07-28 |
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Just a Shabby Doll | The Daughter | 1913-03-10 |
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Baby Hands | The Child | 1912-08-06 |
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My Baby's Voice | Ruth Mackey - the Baby | 1912-03-29 |
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The Repeater | The Reformer's Little Daughter | 1912-12-22 |
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Dottie's New Doll | Dottie's New Doll | 1912-06-04 |
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The Forest Rose | 1912-11-29 | |
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In a Garden | Child visitor to garden | 1912-10-24 |
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The County's Prize Baby | The Prize Baby | 1912-11-12 |
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Cross Your Heart | 1912-11-22 |
