1892-04-07 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women. Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained. Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles. Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide". Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
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One Million B.C. | Shell Person | 1940-04-05 |
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Undercover Doctor | Guest (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
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You Can't Take It with You | Woman (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
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The Devil Is Driving | Matron (uncredited) | 1937-06-25 |
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Vogues of 1938 | Wife | 1937-08-18 |
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Make Way for Tomorrow | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1937-05-09 |
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One Rainy Afternoon | Bit Role (uncredited) | 1936-05-13 |
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Neighborhood House | (uncredited) | 1936-03-09 |
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San Francisco | Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
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Yours for the Asking | Woman (uncredited) | 1936-07-23 |
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Our Relations | Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited) | 1936-09-15 |
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His Brother's Wife | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1936-08-07 |
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Wings in the Dark | Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited) | 1935-02-01 |
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The Drunkard | Mrs. Jackson | 1935-04-03 |
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Man on the Flying Trapeze | Helpful Passerby (uncredited) | 1935-08-03 |
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The Fatal Glass of Beer | Ma Snavely | 1933-03-03 |
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Doctor's Orders | 1932-06-08 | |
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Taxi Troubles | Mrs. Andy Martin | 1931-10-18 |
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Ten Nights in a Bar-room | Sarah Morgan | 1931-03-01 |
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Who's Who in the Zoo | Mother | 1931-10-11 |
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Scotch | Aunt Rose | 1930-01-19 |
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Bulls and Bears | Eleanor Crenshaw | 1930-03-02 |
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Sugar Plum Papa | Princess Olga | 1930-02-16 |
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He Trumped Her Ace | Mrs. Daly | 1930-03-23 |
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Midnight Daddies | Mrs. Wilbur Louder | 1930-10-03 |
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Montmartre Rose | 1929-04-01 | |
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The Peacock Fan | Mrs. Rossmore | 1929-08-01 |
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The Dream Melody | Alicia Harrison | 1929-01-25 |
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Trial Marriage | Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th | 1929-03-10 |
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Girls Who Dare | 'Alabam' Kenyon | 1929-01-01 |
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A Woman Against the World | Housekeeper | 1928-01-01 |
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The Port of Missing Girls | School Matron | 1928-03-19 |
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The Chinatown Mystery | 1928-09-01 | |
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Riding to Fame | Marge | 1927-07-01 |
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The Second 100 Years | Dinner Guest (uncredited) | 1927-10-08 |
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A Bowery Cinderella | Mrs. Chandler | 1927-11-01 |
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The Truthful Sex | Jennie | 1926-11-20 |
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Fifth Avenue Models | Mrs. Van Groot | 1925-04-26 |
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As Man Desires | Evelyn Beaudine | 1925-01-11 |
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One Year to Live | Lolette | 1925-03-15 |
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Wreckage | Margot | 1925-09-12 |
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The Re-Creation of Brian Kent | Mrs. Kent | 1925-02-15 |
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A Son of the Sahara | Rayma | 1924-04-13 |
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The Red Lily | Nana | 1924-09-08 |
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Secrets of the Night | Margaret Knowles | 1924-11-12 |
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Pagan Passions | Dreka Langley | 1924-02-29 |
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So Big | Paula Storm | 1924-12-28 |
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In Search of a Thrill | Jeanne | 1923-11-20 |
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The Eagle's Feather | Mrs. Trent | 1923-10-15 |
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Long Live the King | Countess Olga | 1923-11-26 |
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Lost and Found on a South Sea Island | Madge | 1923-02-17 |
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Mary of the Movies | Rosemary Theby (uncredited) | 1923-05-27 |
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Slander the Woman | Madame Redoux | 1923-04-16 |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Nina Micheltorena | 1923-05-03 |
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Tea- With a Kick! | Aunt Pearl | 1923-08-26 |
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Your Friend and Mine | Mrs. Beatrice Mason | 1923-03-05 |
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I Am the Law | Mrs. Georges Mordeaux | 1922-06-01 |
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Yellow Men and Gold | Carmen | 1922-05-20 |
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Rich Men's Wives | Mrs. Lindley-Blair | 1922-09-15 |
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The Eternal Flame | Madame de Serizy | 1922-09-17 |
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More to Be Pitied Than Scorned | Josephine Clifford | 1922-08-20 |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Queen Morgan le Fay | 1921-03-13 |
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Fightin' Mad | Nita de Garma | 1921-11-20 |
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Good Women | Katherine Brinkley | 1921-04-03 |
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Partners of Fate | Frances Lloyd | 1921-01-10 |
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Across the Divide | Rosa [O'Flynn] | 1921-10-09 |
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Shame | The Weaver of Dreams | 1921-07-31 |
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The Last Trail | Chiquita | 1921-11-01 |
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Rio Grande | Maria Inez | 1920-04-25 |
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Married to Order | Rose | 1920-10-29 |
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Kismet | Kut-al-Kulub | 1920-11-14 |
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The Butterfly Man | Mrs. Fielding | 1920-04-18 |
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Dice of Destiny | Agnes | 1920-12-05 |
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Unseen Forces | Winifred | 1920-11-29 |
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The Little Grey Mouse | Hedda Kossiter | 1920-10-31 |
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Whispering Devils | Audrey Lesden | 1920-10-25 |
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Terror Island | Stella Mourdant | 1920-04-08 |
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A Splendid Hazard | Hedda Gobert | 1920-09-26 |
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Faith | Charity Garvice | 1919-02-03 |
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When a Woman Strikes | 1919-04-01 | |
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Yvonne from Paris | Cecile | 1919-07-13 |
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The Hushed Hour | Daisy Appleton | 1919-05-18 |
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Peggy Does Her Darndest | Eleanor Ensloe | 1919-02-24 |
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Upstairs and Down | Betty Chesterton | 1919-06-08 |
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The Mystery Of 13 | Marian Green | 1919-08-01 |
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The Amateur Adventuress | Flossie | 1919-05-05 |
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Bright and Early | His Daughter | 1918-05-14 |
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The Midnight Patrol | Patsy O'Connell | 1918-11-01 |
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Unexpected Places | Cherie | 1918-09-30 |
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The Silent Mystery | Priestess Kah | 1918-11-01 |
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Boston Blackie's Little Pal | Mrs. Wilmerding | 1918-08-26 |
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The Great Love | Miss Corintee | 1918-08-11 |
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The Winged Mystery | Shirley Wayne | 1917-11-26 |
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His Strenuous Visit | 1916-09-13 | |
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The Chalk Line | Mrs. Love | 1916-09-06 |
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A Model Husband | Mrs Cherub | 1916-03-29 |
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The Man of Shame | Julia | 1915-10-11 |
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Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror | May | 1914-02-24 |
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Betty's Baby | Betty | 1913-01-19 |
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The Little Minister | 1913-01-13 | |
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The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance | The Nurse | 1913-01-10 |
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The Web | Beatrice Esmond | 1913-04-11 |
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The Master Painter | Eleanor - Marshall's Niece | 1913-07-15 |
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The Classmate's Frolic | Classmate | 1913-02-04 |
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The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened | Ethel Wynne | 1913-06-08 |
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Cupid Through a Keyhole | Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart | 1913-05-24 |
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Mr. Bolter's Infatuation | 1912-03-22 | |
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The Two Battles | Gladys Mayford | 1912-08-17 |
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An Eventful Elopement | Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple | 1912-06-01 |
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The Reincarnation of Karma | Quinetrea | 1912-12-27 |
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The Awakening of Bianca | 1912-12-07 | |
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Irene's Infatuation | Helen - Irene's Friend | 1912-03-06 |
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Written in the Sand | Norma Gyntsen | 1912-08-30 |
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Love in the Ghetto | Rebecca Barish - the Daughter | 1912-05-13 |
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Rock of Ages | 1912-07-20 | |
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Wanted, a Sister | 1912-07-22 | |
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The Light of St. Bernard | Marie | 1912-07-27 |
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The Mills of the Gods | Giulia | 1912-11-04 |
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Father's Hot Toddy | Second Daughter | 1912-10-17 |
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As You Like It | Celia | 1912-10-06 |
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The Illumination | Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé | 1912-04-05 |
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A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli | 1912-01-02 | |
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The Godmother | Third Girl | 1912-10-08 |
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A Juvenile Love Affair | Jane's Mother | 1912-07-30 |
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A Fortune in a Teacup | Sybil | 1912-09-14 |
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The Hand Bag | Tom's Sweetheart | 1912-11-09 |
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The Toymaker | Nell Avery | 1912-10-24 |
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His Father's Son | Dick's Sweetheart | 1912-04-10 |
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The Sacrifice | 1911-06-09 | |
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The Geranium | Ethel Tunison | 1911-07-15 |
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