Caroline Frances Cooke (December 29, 1875 – July 8, 1962) was an American

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actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

and

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Biography

Career

Cooke was signed in 1913 and starred in about 15 films between 1913 and 1916. She had two brief roles twenty years after that, in 1926 and 1939. In 1939 she appeared in the classic ''

Son of Frankenstein ''Son of Frankenstein'' is a 1939 American horror film that was directed by Rowland V. Lee and stars Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. The film is the third in Universal Pictures' ''Frankenstein'' series and is the follow-up to the ...

'' playing the role of Mrs. Neumüller. She starred with

Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Career Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joine ...

in films such as ''

Rose of San Juan ''The Rose of San Juan'' is a 1913 American silent-era short drama film starring Sydney Ayres, Charlotte Burton, and Louise Lester. Directed by Ayres for the American Film Manufacturing Company, ''The Rose of San Juan'' was distributed by Mutual ...

'' which was her first motion picture. In 1914, she wrote the script for ''

The Story of the Olive ''The Story of the Olive'' is a 1914 American silent popular short drama film written by and starring Caroline Frances Cooke. The film also stars Sydney Ayres, Perry Banks, Edith Borella, Jack Richardson, Vivian Rich Vivian Rich (May 26, ...

''.

Filmography

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* 1875 births 1962 deaths American silent film actresses Actresses from Illinois 20th-century American actresses Place of birth missing 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1870s-stub