Ollie Kirkby (September 26, 1886 – October 7, 1964) was an American stage, screen, and vaudeville actress.

Biography

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1886 and died in 1964 at

Glendale, California Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from ...

. Her entire career, from 1914 to 1925, was dedicated to making short films or film serials. She was known for the dimple on her shoulder and often photographed showing that distinguishing feature. Kirkby began working in films with

Kalem The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem was sold to ...

in 1912. After two years there, she worked for Favorite Players Company for a year and then returned to Kalem. She married actor George Larkin in 1918. He died in 1946. In addition to her acting career, she also wrote scripts with her husband, including '' Bulldog Courage'' (1922) and '' The Pell Street Mystery'' (1924).

Selected filmography

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The Parasite ''The Parasite'' is an 1894 novelette by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Parasite makes use of a form of mind control similar to the mesmerism of the Victorian era. Plot summary The main character is a young man known as Austin Gilroy. He studie ...

'' (1912) *''The Girl and the Gangster'' (1913) – short *''The Wiles of a Siren'' (1914) – short *''

The Potter and the Clay ''The Potter and the Clay'' is a 1914 American silent short film directed by George Melford. Plot Cast * Douglas Gerrard as Bertram Trent – a Man of Wealth * Ollie Kirkby as Elsie Trent, Bertram's Wife * Cleo Ridgely as Dorothy Trent, ...

'' (1914) – short *''The Key to Yesterday'' (1914) *''The Last Chapter'' (1914) *''The Girl Detective'' (1915) – episodes 16 & 17 *''The Trap Door'' (1915) – short *''The Voice from the Taxi'' (1915) – short *''The Tattooed Hand'' (1915) – short *''The Clairvoyant Swindlers'' (1915) – short *''Scotty Weed's Alibi'' (1915) – short *''The Closed Door'' (1915) – short *''The Figure in Black'' (1915) – short *''The Money Leeches'' (1915) – short *''The Vanishing Vases'' (1915) – short *''The Accomplice'' (1915) – short *''The Frame-Up'' (1915) – short *''The Straight and Narrow Path'' (1915) – short *''The Strangler's Cord'' (1915) – short *''Mysteries of the Grand Hotel'' (1915) – short *''The Disappearing Necklace'' (1915) – short *''The Secret Code'' (1915) – short *''The Riddle of the Rings'' (1915) – short *''The Substituted Jewel'' (1915) – short *''The Barnstormers'' (1915) – short *''The False Clue'' (1915) – short *''The Wolf's Prey'' (1915) – short *''The Man on Watch'' (1915) – short *''The Man in Irons'' (1915) – short *''

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'' (1915) *'' The Social Pirates'' (1916) *''Black Magic'' (1916) – short *''The Code Letter'' (1916) – short *''The Missing Heiress'' (1916) – short *''The Pencil Clue'' (1916) – short *''Grant, Police Reporter'' (1916) – short *''The Man from Yukon'' (1916) – short *''The Rogue's Pawn'' (1916) – short *''The House of Three Deuces'' (1916) – short * '' The Tango Cavalier'' (1923) *'' The Apache Dancer'' (1923) as Babette *''

Stop at Nothing (1924 film) ''Stop at Nothing'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Charles R. Seeling and starring George Larkin, Ollie Kirby and Otto Metzetti.Connelly p.416 Cast * George Larkin as Jim Perry/Shadow Brice * Ollie Kirby as Slick Sadie * O ...

'' as Slick Sadie alias Ted Norton *'' Deeds of Daring'' (1924) *'' Yankee Madness'' (1924) *''

The Right Man ''The Right Man'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Jack Harvey. It stars George Larkin and Mary Beth Milford. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mrs. Hoyt is infatuated with Dergan, the managing editor of her husband ...

'' (1925) *'' Getting 'Em Right'' (1925) * '' Never Too Late'' (1925)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkby, Ollie 1886 births 1964 deaths American stage actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Philadelphia 20th-century American actresses