Nellie Parker Spaulding (August 4, 1870 – June 18, 1945) was an American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925.
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Nellie Parker Spaulding | |
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![]() Spaulding (second from right) in The Love Expert (1920) | |
Born | August 4, 1870 Machias, Maine |
Died | June 18, 1945 (aged 74) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Born in Machias, Maine and educated at the Emerson College of Expression in Boston. Her early career was in stage productions included The Country Boy, The Dawn of a To-morrow, and The Governor's Lady. She also worked with Union Opera Company.[1]
Her first film role came when she was 45 years old in The Flying Twins (1915) playing the role of 'Aunt Sally'. Between 1915 and 1917 she would appear in 14 different Thanhouser Studio films.[2] Originally billed as 'Eleanor Spaulding', she was using the more informal 'Nellie' by 1918. She most often played mothers, aunts, or older women, such as "Mrs. Peniston" in the first filmed version of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1918). Spaulding worked for various production companies, but her last role was in MGM Picture's Time the Comedian in 1925.
She died at age 74 in Glendale, California on June 18, 1945.[3]
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