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Edna Mayo (born Edna Lane; March 23, 1895 – May 5, 1970) was an American film actress of the silent film era.[1]

Edna Mayo
Mayo in 1916
Born	Edna Lane (1895-03-23)March 23, 1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.
Died	May 5, 1970(1970-05-05) (aged 75) San Francisco, California U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914–1918

Biography

Mayo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and spent time as a stage actress[2] before moving to Hollywood in 1914 to pursue an acting career. That year she received her first role, in the film Michael Arnold and Doctor Lynn opposite Robert Z. Leonard. Following that film. In 1914 and 1915 she would star in twenty two films. Mayo wrote an article for Picture-Play Weekly in 1915 on the differences of using makeup for stage and film.[3][4] In 1916 she appeared in only four films. It was over a year before she received another role, playing the female lead in Hearts of Love in 1918. It was her last film and she retired from acting. She eventually settled in San Francisco, California, where she was residing at the time of her death on May 5, 1970.

Selected filmography

• Aristocracy (1914)
• Graustark (1915)
• The Misleading Lady (1916)
• The Strange Case of Mary Page (1916)
• Hearts of Love (1918)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edna Mayo.

• Edna Mayo at IMDb

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