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Florida Kingsley was an
Florida Kingsley was an 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 (), li ...
on stage and screen in the United States
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. Her career lasted more than 40 years. She is in numerous films from the silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...
era.
Theater
*''The Capitol'' (1895)Selected filmography
*''The Turmoil (1916 film)
''The Turmoil'' is a 1916 silent film drama based on a novel by Booth Tarkington. It was released by Metro Pictures and stars stage actress Valli Valli.
This film has been preserved by MGM.
Cast
*Valli Valli – Mary Vertrees
* George LeGuere ...
'' as Mrs. Vertrees
*'' The Boy Girl'' (1917) as Agatha Channing
*'' Hidden Fires (1918 film)'' as Mrs. Treadway Parke
*''The Woman on the Index
''The Woman on the Index'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Pauline Frederick and her then husband playwright Willard Mack. It was Frederick's first film at Goldwyn Pictures after coming over from Pa ...
'' (1919) as Mrs. Martin
*'' Thou Shalt Not (film)'' (1919) as Ruth's Mother
*''The Woman Under Oath
''The Woman Under Oath'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by John M. Stahl and starring stage star Florence Reed. As with the previous Stahl and Reed film, ''Her Code of Honor'', it was produced by Tribune Productions and released ...
'' (1919) as Mrs. O'Neil
*''Youthful Folly
''Youthful Folly'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Jane Carr and Mary Lawson. It was a quota quickie made at Shepperton Studios for release by Columbia Pictures.Chibnall p.281 It portrays the l ...
'' (1920) as Aunt Martha
*''Dangerous Business (1920 film)
''Dangerous Business'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Constance Talmadge, Kenneth Harlan, and George Fawcett.
Plot
Clarence Brooks is a shy, timid man working for Mr. Flavell. He is love with F ...
'' as Mrs. Brooks
*''Youthful Folly (1920 film)
''Youthful Folly'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Olive Thomas, Crauford Kent, and Helen Gill.Monaco p. 139
Cast
* Olive Thomas as Nancy Sherwin
* Crauford Kent as David Montgomery
* H ...
'' as Aunt Martha
*''Greater Than Fame
''Greater Than Fame'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Selznick Pictures. It was directed by Alan Crosland and stars Elaine Hammerstein. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Plot
As described in ...
'' (1920) as Aunt Prudence (credited as Flora Kingsley)
*'' Annabell Lee'' (1921) as David's Mother, film based on Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid ...
's poem ''Annabel Lee
"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman.Meyers, Jeffrey. ''Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy''. New York: Cooper Sq ...
''. Extant.
*'' Is Life Worth Living? (1921) as Mrs. Grant
* '' Clay Dollars'' (1921) as Mrs. Gordon
*'' The Little Red Schoolhouse (1923 film)'' as Hired Girl
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kingsley, Florida Year of birth missing (living people) American stage actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses