Rosemary Theby
Born
April 7, 1892
Died
November 10, 1973 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Laurel & Hardy: Year One
2023
One Million B.C.
Shell Person
1940
Undercover Doctor
Guest (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Take It with You
Woman (uncredited)
1938
Vogues of 1938
Wife
1937
The Devil Is Driving
Matron (uncredited)
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1937
Our Relations
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
1936
His Brother's Wife
Minor Role (uncredited)
1936
Yours for the Asking
Woman (uncredited)
1936
San Francisco
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
Bit Role (uncredited)
1936
Neighborhood House
(uncredited)
1936
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
1935
The Drunkard
Mrs. Jackson
1935
Wings in the Dark
Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
1935
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Ma Snavely
1933
Doctor's Orders
1932
Taxi Troubles
Mrs. Andy Martin
1931
Who's Who in the Zoo
Mother
1931
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
Sarah Morgan
1931
Midnight Daddies
Mrs. Wilbur Louder
1930
He Trumped Her Ace
Mrs. Daly
1930
Bulls and Bears
Eleanor Crenshaw
1930
Sugar Plum Papa
Princess Olga
1930
Scotch
Aunt Rose
1930
The Peacock Fan
Mrs. Rossmore
1929
Montmartre Rose
1929
Trial Marriage
Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
1929
The Dream Melody
Alicia Harrison
1929
Girls Who Dare
'Alabam' Kenyon
1929
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
The Port of Missing Girls
School Matron
1928
The Second 100 Years
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
1927
Riding to Fame
Marge
1927
Fifth Avenue Models
Mrs. Van Groot
1925
One Year to Live
Lolette
1925
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Mrs. Kent
1925
As Man Desires
Evelyn Beaudine
1925
So Big
Paula Storm
1924
Secrets of the Night
Margaret Knowles
1924
The Red Lily
Nana
1924
A Son of the Sahara
Rayma
1924
Long Live the King
Countess Olga
1923
In Search of a Thrill
Jeanne
1923
Tea- With a Kick!
Aunt Pearl
1923
Mary of the Movies
Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
1923
The Girl of the Golden West
Nina Micheltorena
1923
Slander the Woman
Madame Redoux
1923
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Madge
1923
The Eternal Flame
Madame de Serizy
1922
I Am the Law
Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
1922
Yellow Men and Gold
Carmen
1922
Fightin' Mad
Nita de Garma
1921
The Last Trail
Chiquita
1921
Across the Divide
Rosa [O'Flynn]
1921
Shame
The Weaver of Dreams
1921
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Queen Morgan le Fay
1921
Unseen Forces
Winifred
1920
Kismet
Kut-al-Kulub
1920
Married to Order
Rose
1920
A Splendid Hazard
Hedda Gobert
1920
Rio Grande
Maria Inez
1920
The Butterfly Man
Mrs. Fielding
1920
Terror Island
Stella Mourdant
1920
The Mystery Of 13
Marian Green
1919
Upstairs and Down
Betty Chesterton
1919
The Hushed Hour
Daisy Appleton
1919
When a Woman Strikes
1919
The Midnight Patrol
Patsy O'Connell
1918
The Silent Mystery
Priestess Kah
1918
Unexpected Places
Cherie
1918
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
Mrs. Wilmerding
1918
The Great Love
Miss Corintee
1918
Bright and Early
His Daughter
1918
The Winged Mystery
Shirley Wayne
1917
His Strenuous Visit
1916
The Chalk Line
Mrs. Love
1916
A Model Husband
Mrs Cherub
1916
The Man of Shame
Julia
1915
Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
May
1914
The Master Painter
Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
1913
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
Ethel Wynne
1913
Cupid Through a Keyhole
Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
1913
The Web
Beatrice Esmond
1913
The Classmate's Frolic
Classmate
1913
Betty's Baby
Betty
1913
The Little Minister
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
The Nurse
1913
The Reincarnation of Karma
Quinetrea
1912
The Awakening of Bianca
1912
The Hand Bag
Tom's Sweetheart
1912
The Mills of the Gods
Giulia
1912
The Toymaker
Nell Avery
1912
Father's Hot Toddy
Second Daughter
1912
The Godmother
Third Girl
1912
As You Like It
Celia
1912
A Fortune in a Teacup
Sybil
1912
Written in the Sand
Norma Gyntsen
1912
The Two Battles
Gladys Mayford
1912
A Juvenile Love Affair
Jane's Mother
1912
The Light of St. Bernard
Marie
1912
Wanted, a Sister
1912
Rock of Ages
1912
An Eventful Elopement
Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
1912
Love in the Ghetto
Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
1912
His Father's Son
Dick's Sweetheart
1912
The Illumination
Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
1912
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
1912
Irene's Infatuation
Helen - Irene's Friend
1912
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli
1912
The Geranium
Ethel Tunison
1911
The Sacrifice
1911