Genevieve Townsend (December 4, 1897 – May 1, 1927) was an American

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, but later moved to Britain. In the mid-1920s she had several lead roles in British silent films. She died in Switzerland at the age of 29 in 1927.

Selected filmography

* '' The Secret Kingdom'' (1925) * '' A Girl of London'' (1925) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926)

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* 1897 births 1927 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses American expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom People from Freeport, Illinois 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub