Helen Badgley
Born
December 1, 1908
Died
October 25, 1977 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
The Fires of Youth
Billy
1917
When Love Was Blind
1917
A Modern Monte Cristo
Virginia Deane, age 6
1917
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
1917
The Stolen Triumph
Little Alice
1916
The Baby and the Boss
Helen, the Baby
1915
Mercy on a Crutch
The Sheriff's Daughter
1915
The Six-Cent Loaf
Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister
1915
The Three Roses
The Third Rose
1915
The Barrier of Flames
The Mayor's Daughter
1914
Zudora
1914
A Dog's Love
Baby Helen
1914
The Dancer
Anna's Little Daughter
1914
The Woman Pays
The Watson 4-year old son
1914
Their Great Big Beautiful Doll
Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl
1913
The Girl of the Cabaret
Their Daughter
1913
Little Dorrit
Young Little Dorrit
1913
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
1913
Just a Shabby Doll
The Daughter
1913
When the Studio Burned
Self
1913
The Tiniest of Stars
Little Girl
1913
The Repeater
The Reformer's Little Daughter
1912
The Forest Rose
1912
Cross Your Heart
1912
The County's Prize Baby
The Prize Baby
1912
In a Garden
Child visitor to garden
1912
Baby Hands
The Child
1912
Dottie's New Doll
Dottie's New Doll
1912
My Baby's Voice
Ruth Mackey - the Baby
1912