Daisy Campbell was a British

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a 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 term is (), lite ...

of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. At the beginning of her career was popular on the London stage. Noted for playing aristocratic white-haired ladies and duchesses. Appeared in more than 20 British silent films. Made her film debut portraying 'Mrs. Waltham' in Denison Clift's "Demos" with Milton Rosmer, 1921. Best remembered as 'Countess of Strangeway s' in Arthur Maude's "Poppies of Flanders," 1927. Her final appear was portraying 'Mrs. McPhillip' in "The Informer," 1929, written by Arthur Robison and starring Lya De Putti and Lars Hanson.BFI Database entry
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Selected filmography

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'' (1921) * '' The Nonentity'' (1921) * ''

A Woman of No Importance ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society. It ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

The Indian Love Lyrics ''The Indian Love Lyrics'' is a 1923 British silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Catherine Calvert, Owen Nares and Malvina Longfellow.Low p.387 It is based on the poem ''The Garden of Kama'' by Laurence ...

'' (1923) * '' The White Shadow'' (1923) * '' Out to Win'' (1923) * ''

Hurricane Hutch in Many Adventures ''Hurricane Hutch in Many Adventures'' is a 1924 British silent comedy action film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Charles Hutchison, Warwick Ward and Malcolm Tod. Cast * Charles Hutchison - Hurricane Hutch * Warwick Ward - Dick * M ...

'' (1924) * '' The Wonderful Wooing'' (1925) * '' The Woman Who Did'' (1925) * ''

Irish Destiny ''Irish Destiny'' is a 1926 film made in the Irish Free State, directed by George Dewhurst and written by Isaac Eppel to mark the tenth anniversary of the Easter Rising. A cut version was released in Britain, entitled ''An Irish Mother''. The f ...

'' (1926) * ''

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

'' (1926) * ''

Poppies of Flanders ''Poppies of Flanders'' is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Henry Vibart. It was based on a novel by Herman C. McNeile. Cast * Jameson Thomas as Jim Brown * Eve Gray as Beryl Kingwood ...

'' (1927) * ''

Second to None ''2nd to None'' (also known as ''ELVIIS: 2nd to None'') is a collection of songs by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. The album was released by on October 7, 2003 by RCA Records as the sequel to the previous year's highly successful ...

'' (1927) * ''

A Daughter in Revolt ''A Daughter in Revolt'' is a 1927 British silent comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Mabel Poulton, Edward O'Neill and Lilian Oldland.Goble p.730 Cast * Mabel Poulton as Aimee Scroope * Edward O'Neill as Lord Scroope * Pa ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * '' After the Verdict'' (1929)

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* Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub