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Helen Bray (November 25, 1889 – October 15, 1990) was a
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-born
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actress who appeared in several
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s during the early 20th century. Bray is the great-grandmother of actress
Michelle Pierce Michelle Pierce is an American actress. Life and career Pierce was born in Palo Alto, California. She has two sisters and one brother. Her great-grandmother was Helen Bray, star of many silent films during the early 20th century. Pierce attend ...
, who appears now in the TV show ''
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Filmography

* ''
Little Miss Optimist ''Little Miss Optimist'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Gardner Hunting. The film stars Vivian Martin, Tom Moore, Charles West, Ernest Joy, Charles K. Gerrard, and Helen Bray. The film was relea ...
'' (1917) * '' Big Timber'' (1917) * ''
Whose Baby? ''Whose Baby?'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame ac ...
'' (1917) * ''A Maiden's Trust'' (1917) * ''
The Nick of Time Baby ''The Nick of Time Baby'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Sylvia Ashton * Robert Bolder (as Bobby Bolder) * Helen Bray * Teddy the Dog * Tom Kennedy * Larry Lyndon * Ear ...
'' (1916) * ''Safety First Ambrose'' (1916) * ''
Haystacks and Steeples ''Haystacks and Steeples'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Sylvia Ashton * Helen Bray * George Felix * Reggie Morris * Della Pringle * Gloria Swanson * Josef Swickard * ...
'' (1916) * ''
The Danger Girl ''The Danger Girl'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson. Plot Reggie's sister disguises herself as a boy to prove to her brother and sweetheart that a vamp is only ...
'' (1916) * ''Her Stepchildren'' (1915) * ''Woman Without a Soul'' (1915) * ''Bob's Love Affairs'' (1915) * ''The Girl Who Didn't Forget'' (1915) * ''The Mystery of Henri Villard'' (1915) * ''Under Two Flags'' (1915) * ''The Wives of Men'' (1915) * ''The Divided Locket'' (1915) * ''
Truth Stranger Than Fiction ''Truth Stranger Than Fiction'' is a 1915 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Helen Bray * Harry Carey * Barney Furey * Claire McDowell * Charles West (as Charles H. West) See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list o ...
'' (1915) * ''
Felix Holt ''Felix Holt, the Radical'' (1866) is a social novel written by George Eliot about political disputes in a small English town at the time of the First Reform Act of 1832. In January 1868, Eliot penned an article entitled "Address to Working M ...
'' (1915) * ''
A Double Winning ''A Double Winning'' is a 1915 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Helen Bray * Harry Carey * Charles West (as Charles H. West) See also * List of American films of 1915 This List of American films of 1915 is a compilation of ...
'' (1915) * ''The Test of Sincerity'' (1915) * ''
On the Heights ''On the Heights'' (German: ''Auf der Höhe'') is a 1916 Austrian silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Liane Haid, Hermann Benke and Wilhelm Klitsch.Parish p.245 Cast * Wilhelm Klitsch as Gregor Stark * Liane Ha ...
'' (1914) * ''Little Miss Make-Believe'' (1914) * ''The Dole of Destiny'' (1914)


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* * 1889 births 1990 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses American centenarians 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Missouri Women centenarians {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub