Myrtle Stedman
Born
March 3, 1883
Died
January 8, 1938 (54 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Accidents Will Happen
Professional Witness #2 (uncredited)
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
Nurse (uncredited)
1938
She Loved a Fireman
Mrs. Brown
1937
Missing Witnesses
Minor Role (uncredited)
1937
Over the Goal
Marshall's Secretary
1937
Alcatraz Island
Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
Back in Circulation
Arlene's Maid (uncredited)
1937
The Go-Getter
Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited)
1937
Draegerman Courage
Nurse (uncredited)
1937
That Man's Here Again
Hospital Nurse
1937
Ready, Willing and Able
Junior's Mother
1937
Under Southern Stars
Arlene's Mother
1937
Green Light
A Nurse
1937
The Great O'Malley
Nurse (uncredited)
1937
Give Me Liberty
Martha Washington
1936
Song of the Saddle
Mrs. Coburn
1936
Here's to Romance
Bit Part
1935
School for Girls
Mrs. Winters
1934
Beggars in Ermine
Nurse
1934
Klondike
Miss Fielding
1932
Alias Mary Smith
Mrs. Hayes
1932
Beau Ideal
Mrs. Frank Madison
1931
The Truth About Youth
Mrs. Ericson
1930
Little Accident
Mrs. Overbeck
1930
The Love Racket
1929
The Wheel of Life
Mrs. Faraker
1929
The Sin Sister
Sister Burton
1929
Sporting Goods
Mrs. Elliott
1928
No Place to Go
Mrs. Montgomery
1927
Women's Wares
Mrs. James Crane
1927
The Life of Riley
Penelope Jones
1927
Alias The Deacon
Mrs. Betsy Clark
1927
The Black Diamond Express
Mrs. Harmon
1927
The Man in the Shadow
Mary Alvoid
1926
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Madame Cavallar
1926
The Prince of Pilsen
Princess Bertha of Thorwald
1926
The Far Cry
1926
Tessie
Mrs. Wells
1925
Sally
Mrs. Ten Brock
1925
The Mad Whirl
Gladys Herrington
1925
If I Marry Again
Madame Margot
1925
Wine
Mrs. Warriner
1924
The Woman on the Jury
Marion Masters
1924
Lilies of the Field
Mazie
1924
Judgment of the Storm
Mrs. Trevor
1924
Flaming Youth
Mona Fentriss
1923
Six Days
Olive Kingston
1923
The Age of Desire
Janet Loring
1923
Temporary Marriage
Mrs. Hugh Manners
1923
Crashin' Thru
Celia
1923
The Famous Mrs. Fair
Mrs. Fair
1923
The Dangerous Age
Mrs. Sanderson
1923
Reckless Youth
Mrs. Schuyler-Foster
1922
Ashes
Mrs. Crafton
1922
Nancy from Nowhere
Mrs. Halliday
1922
Black Roses
Blanche De Vore
1921
The Whistle
Mrs. Chapple
1921
Sowing the Wind
Baby Brabant
1921
The Concert
Mary Martinot
1921
The Tiger's Coat
1920
Old Dad
Virginia Bretton
1920
Harriet and the Piper
Isabelle Carter
1920
The Silver Horde
Cherry Malotté
1920
Sex
Mrs. Overman
1920
The Teeth of the Tiger
Marie Forbes
1919
The Rustler's Vindication
1917
The World Apart
Beth Hoover
1917
The Prison Without Walls
Helen Ainsworth
1917
The Soul of Kura San
Anne Willoughby
1916
The Call of the Cumberlands
Adrienne Lescott
1916
The Reform Candidate
1915
Peer Gynt
Solveig
1915
The Majesty of the Law
Virginia Fairfax
1915
Nearly a Lady
Mrs. Reginald Brooks
1915
Kilmeny
Lady Leigh
1915
The Caprices of Kitty
Elaine Vernon
1915
Hypocrites
The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman)
1915
It's No Laughing Matter
Bess Judd
1915
The Chechako
Joy Gastell
1914
The Country Mouse
Myrtle Marshall
1914
The Pursuit of the Phantom
Helen Alden
1914
Martin Eden
1914
By Unseen Hand
Margaret Warrington
1914
Mother Love vs Gold
Mrs. Bryson
1913
The Rustler's Reformation
1913
The Escape of Jim Dolan
Grace Wellington
1913
The Taming of Texas Pete
The Baby's Mother
1913
Made a Coward
One of the Girls
1913
Sallie's Sure Shot
Sallie
1913
The Marshal's Capture
The Marshal's Wife
1913
Taming a Tenderfoot
Jessie Reardon
1913
The Law and the Outlaw
Grace
1913
Religion and Gun Practice
Winona Judell
1913
That Mail Order Suit
Betty
1913
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver
One of the Girls
1913
The Life Timer
Mona
1913
The Sheriff of Yavapai County
Nellie Bowen (Bud's sweetheart)
1913
Juggling with Fate
Dolores
1913
The Range Law
Dora
1913
So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law
So-Jun-Wah
1912
A War Time Romance
Alice Munroe - Jack's Sister
1912
The Scapegoat
Nellie Wright - Tom's Sweetheart
1912
A Cowboy's Best Girl
Alice Marson, the Real Best Girl
1912
The Bully of Bingo Gulch
Jess Lynd, Pop's Daughter
1911
A Romance of the Rio Grande
Nellie Smith, Tom's Sweetheart
1911
Western Hearts
Mrs. Long
1911
Told in Colorado
Edythe Bellaires
1911
The Two Orphans
Countess de Linieres
1911
The Range Riders
1910