Edna Foster was a child star at Biograph who was active during Hollywood's silent era. She often played boys' roles and was known for her character named Billy; Biograph even promoted her as Billy Foster. She was born in Boston to Conrad Foster — a theater owner and eventual mayor of Traverse City, Michigan — and his wife, Annie. Edna had several siblings; her older sister

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(who died as a teenager of heart failure) was a child actress as well. Edna seems to have retired from the film industry after her sister's death. According to her father's 1940 obituary, she was still alive, unmarried, and living in New York City.

Selected filmography

* ''Men and Women'' (1914) * ''The Escape'' (1914) * ''

A Nest Unfeathered ''A Nest Unfeathered'' is a 1914 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Kate Bruce * Harry Carey * Claire McDowell See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey. 1910 * '' Bill Sharkey's La ...

'' (1914) * '' The Little Tease'' (1913) * '' A Misappropriated Turkey'' (1913) * ''

With the Enemy's Help ''With the Enemy's Help'' is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by Wilfred Lucas, starring Blanche Sweet and Mary Pickford. Cast * Charles West as The Prospector * Blanche Sweet as The Prospector's Wife * Mary Pickford as Far ...

'' (1912) * ''A String of Pearls'' (1912) * ''The Sunbeam'' (1912) * ''

The Transformation of Mike ''The Transformation of Mike'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas as Mike * Blanche Sweet as The Tenement Girl * Edna Foster as The Tenement Girl's Brother ...

'' (1912) * ''

For His Son ''For His Son'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture in ...

'' (1912) * ''The Battle'' (1911) * '' The Adventures of Billy'' (1911) * ''

A Country Cupid ''A Country Cupid'' is a 1911 American short film, short silent film, silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Cast * Blanche Sweet as Edith * Edwin August as Jack * Edna Foster as B ...

'' (1911) * ''

The Lonedale Operator ''The Lonedale Operator'' is a 1911 short American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Blanche Sweet and written by Mack Sennett for the Biograph Company. The plot of the film involves a girl who takes over a telegraph station af ...

'' (1911)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Edna Actresses from Boston American silent film actresses 1900 births Year of death missing