Katherine Perry (January 5, 1897 – October 14, 1983), also known as Kathryn Perry, was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1920 and 1936.

Biography

Katherine Perry was born on January 5, 1897. Although she spent a brief time in a private school, the bulk of Perry's education came in public schools. Before she became an actress, Perry worked as a model. She was in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1911, 1917, 1918, 1919, and the more risqué Midnight Frolic show in 1918. Apart from the Follies, she also acted on Broadway in ''(From) Broadway to Paris'', which ran from November 1912 to January 1913, ''The Passing Show of 1913'', ''Robinson Crusoe, Jr.'' (1916), ''The Century Girl'' (1916-1917), and ''Miss 1917''. Her final appearance on Broadway came in 1933, with Perry acting in ''Blackbirds of 1933'' which ran throughout the month of December. She made her film debut in ''Sooner or Later'' (1920). She next appeared in minor roles in '' The Chicken in the Case'' (1921) and '' Why Girls Leave Home'' (1921), in which she was billed as Mrs. Owen Moore. Her first starring role was in ''Fools and Riches'' (1923), starring alongside Herbert Rawlinson. Afterwards, she appeared in several short films before starring in '' Early to Wed'' (1926) with Matt Moore and Albert Gran and ''

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'' (1927). In the 1930s, she was reduced to acting in uncredited roles. She played Clara Bow's maid in

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(1932), and made her final screen appearance in ''

15 Maiden Lane ''15 Maiden Lane'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, and Lloyd Nolan. The plot involves an insurance investigator (Trevor) who infiltrates a gang who had stolen jewels from the eponymou ...

'' (1936). She was the second wife of Owen Moore. They married on July 16, 1921, in Greenwich, Connecticut. The couple acted in the films '' The Chicken in the Case'' (1921), ''A Divorce of Convenience'' (1921), ''Reported Missing'' (1922), '' Love Is an Awful Thing'' (1922), ''

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'' (1927), and '' Side Street'' (1929) together.

Filmography

* '' Sooner or Later'' (1920) * ''

A Divorce of Convenience ''A Divorce of Convenience'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Owen Moore, Katherine Perry and Nita Naldi.Munden p.191 Cast * Owen Moore as Jim Blake * Katherine Perry as Helen Wakefield * George Less ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Why Girls Leave Home'' (1921) * '' The Chicken in the Case'' (1921) * ''Reported Missing'' (1922) * '' Love Is an Awful Thing'' (1922) * '' Main Street'' (1923) * ''

Womanpower ''Womanpower'' is a 1926 American comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Kenneth B. Clarke. The film stars Ralph Graves, Katherine Perry, Margaret Livingston, Ralph Sipperly, Will Walling and David Butler. The film was released o ...

'' (1923) * '' Fools and Riches'' (1923) *''A Business Engagement'' (1925) *''All Abroad'' (1925) *''The Peacemakers'' (1925) *''His Own Lawyer'' (1925) * '' Wings of Youth'' (1925) *'' The First Year'' (1926) *''A Woman of Letters'' (1926) *''Moving Day'' (1926) * '' Early to Wed'' (1926) *''Too Many Relations'' (1926) *''The Family Picnic'' (1926) *''Easy Payments'' (1926) *''

'' (1926) *''Not to Be Trusted'' (1926) *''Back to Mother'' (1926) *''An Old Flame'' (1927) *''Just a Husband'' (1927) * ''

Is Zat So? ''Is Zat So?'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George O'Brien, Edmund Lowe, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was based on a 1925 pl ...

'' (1927) * ''

'' (1927) *''Rumors for Rent'' (1927) *''Her Silent Wow'' (1927) * '' Side Street'' (1929) *''

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'' (1932) *''

'' (1932) *'' One Rainy Afternoon (1936) *''

My Man Godfrey ''My Man Godfrey'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for ''My Man Godfre ...

'' (1936) *''

'' (1936)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Katherine 1897 births 1983 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Ziegfeld girls