Adrienne Kroell (December 13, 1892- October 2, 1949), was an American actress. She appeared in over 75 to 90 films between

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and

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. She was born in

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. She later moved to

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, and attended Yeatman High School. Kroell began acting on stage in St. Louis in 1906 after she won a beauty contest there. She first appeared in film in 1909 and appeared in films mostly made by the

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until 1914. '' The Cowboy Millionaire'' was her first film appearance which also starred

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...

. She retired from acting in 1917 after she developed arthritis. On October 2, 1949, Kroell died at Sturgis Convelescent Home in

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, of complications from arthritis and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.

Filmography

*'' The Cowboy Millionaire'' (1909) *''The Adventuress'' (1910) *''A Touching Affair'' (1910) *''The Rummage Sale'' (1910) *''Her Husband's Deception'' (1910) *''Girlies'' (1910) *''His First Long Trousers'' (1911) *''Montana Anna'' (1911) *''The Two Orphans'' (1911) *''The Harem Skirt'' (1911) *''Maud Muller'' (1911) *''The Inner Mind'' (1911) *''A Summer Adventure'' (1911) *''

Brown of Harvard ''Brown of Harvard'' is the title of three silent films all based on the 1906 Broadway play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young. The 1926 version is notable for featuring John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), ...

'' (1911) - Marion Thorne, Gerald's sister *''Paid Back'' (1911) *''How They Stopped the Run on the Bank'' (1911) *''Strategy'' (1911) *''Cinderella'' (1912) *''The Adopted Son'' (1912) *''The Hypnotic Detective'' (1912) *''An Unexpected Fortune'' (1912) *''A Citizen in the Making'' (1912) *''The Horseshoe'' (1912) *''In Little Italy'' (1912) *''Murray the Masher'' (1912) *''According to Law'' (1912) *'' A Mail Order Hypnotist'' (1912) - May Johnson *''The Law of the North'' (1912) *''

The Miller of Burgundy ''The Miller of Burgundy'' (sometimes spelled ''Burgandy'') is a 1912 American silent film drama produced by Oscar Eagle. The film stars Frank Weed and Adrienne Kroell. Plot In the picturesque little province of Burgundy in Eastern France, there ...

'' (1912) - Louise Meunier *''

The Laird's Daughter ''The Laird's Daughter'' is a 1912 American silent film drama produced by Oscar Eagle. The film stars Allen Mathes, Adrienne Kroell and Walter Roberts. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives. It was written by Emmett Campbell Ha ...

'' (1912) - Airleen MacGregor *'' Subterfuge'' (1912) - Ethel Gordon *'' The Voice of Warning'' (1912) - Mrs. Martin *''

A Man Among Men ''A Man Among Men'' is a 1912 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Carl Winterhoff Adrienne Kroell. The film status is uncertain, but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the ...

'' (1912) - Millie Smith *''The Fire Fighter's Love'' (1912) *''

Prompted by Jealousy ''Prompted by Jealousy'' is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Adrienne Kroell, Lillian Leighton (billed as Lyllian Leighton) and Jack Nelson. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives wh ...

'' (1913) - Laura Venning *''The Clue'' (1913) *''The Empty Studio'' (1913) *''The Millionaire Cowboy'' (1913) *''

Don't Let Mother Know ''Don't Let Mother Know'', also ''The Bliss of Ignorance'' is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Maxwell Sargent, Carl Winterhoff, Louise Kelly, Adrienne Kroell and Jack Jonson. The film status is uncert ...

'' (1913) - Irma Baird *''

The Pink Opera Cloak ''The Pink Opera-Cloak'', also as ''The Pink Opera Cloak'' is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Adrienne Kroell, Lillian Logan, Rose Evans and Carl Winterhoff. The film status is uncertain but a rele ...

'' (1913) - Ella Markham *'' Nobody's Boy'' (1913) - Bobby *''

The Food Chopper War ''The Food Chopper War'' is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Lorimer Johnson. The film stars Charles Clary, Adrienne Kroell, Timmy sheehan and Julius Frankenberg. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is n ...

'' (1913) - Catherine Moore *''A Lucky Mistake'' (1913) *'' A Change of Administration'' (1913) - Iñez (written as Inez) *''

Tommy's Atonement ''Tommy's Atonement'' is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Harry J. Lonsdale, Adrienne Kroell and Carl Winterhoff. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margare ...

'' (1913) - Mrs. Hale *''

The Ex-Convict's Plunge ''The Ex-Convicts Plunge'' is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars William Stowell, Harry J. Lonsdale and Adrienne Kroell. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Mar ...

'' (1913) - Helen Rugly *''The Adventures Around a Watch'' (1913) *''Papa's Dream'' (1913) *''Around Battle Tree'' (1913) *''Our Neighbors'' (1913) *''Henrietta's Hair'' (1913) *''Through Another Man's Eye'' (1913) *''The Fate of Elizabeth'' (1913) *''The Golden Cloud'' (1913) *''The Fifth String'' (1913) *''The Price of the Free'' *''A Modern Vendetta'' (1914) *''A Soldier of the C.S.A.'' (1914) *''Suppressed News'' (1914) *''The Bond of Love'' (1914) *''A Page from Yesterday'' (1914) *''Her Ladyship'' (1914) *''In Spite of the Evidence'' (1914) *''The Pirates of Peacock Alley'' (1914) *''The Royal Box'' (1914) *''A Part of Stockings'' *''The Estrangement'' (1914) *''The Doctor's Mistake'' *''The Girl at His Side'' *''The Lure of the Ladies'' (1914) *''Love vs. Pride'' *''Pioneer Days'' *''Toll of Sin''

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* 1892 births 1949 deaths American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub