Biography
Josephine Boneparte Crowell (January 11, 1859 – July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1929. Crowell was born in Nova Scotia.
Crowell debuted in the theater in 1879, and she appeared on Broadway as Mrs. Pitcher in Captain Mollhy (1902). She began her film acting career in the 1912 film The School Teacher and the Waif. By 1919, she had appeared in 50 films, many of which were film shorts. Her notable film appearances during this period were in the early films of D.W. Griffith, including her portrayals of Mrs. Cameron in the controversial 1915 historical drama The Birth of a Nation and Catherine de' Medici in the 1916 historical epic Intolerance. In 1920, she appeared with Gladys Brockwell in Flames of the Flesh, followed by another six film appearances that year. From 1921 until 1929, she had 34 more film appearances, including Hot Water in which she played Harold Lloyd's mother-in-law and The Splendid Crime starring Bebe Daniels in 1925.
Her last role was in the 1929 film Wrong Again, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. With the coming of sound films, her career abruptly ended. She had married actor Emile La Croix earlier in her career, and was residing in Amityville, New York at the time of her death.
Crowell also performed in vaudeville.Crowell died on July 27, 1932, at the Brunswick Home in Amityville, aged 73.
Filmography
All 59
Movies 59
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Wrong Again (1929)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Speedy (1928)
Dad's Choice (1928)
Scrambled Weddings (1928)
No Publicity (1927)
Fighting Love (1927)
The Merry Widow (1926)
Padlocked (1926)
Mantrap (1926)
Dog Shy (1926)
Yellow Fingers (1926)
New Brooms (1925)
No Father to Guide Him (1925)
Welcome Home (1925)
The Sporting Venus (1925)
Hot Water (1924)
Ashes of Vengeance (1923)
Nobody's Money (1923)
A Homespun Vamp (1922)
Shattered Idols (1922)
Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921)
Live and Let Live (1921)
Held by the Enemy (1920)
Crooked Streets (1920)
The Six Best Cellars (1920)
The Greatest Question (1919)
Josselyn's Wife (1919)
Peppy Polly (1919)
Diane of the Green Van (1919)
The Bravest Way (1918)
Hearts of the World (1918)
Stella Maris (1918)
The Fair Barbarian (1917)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
Cheerful Givers (1917)
Betsy's Burglar (1917)
The Bad Boy (1917)
The House Built Upon Sand (1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
Pillars of Society (1916)
A Child of the Paris Streets (1916)
Martha's Vindication (1916)
The She-Devil (1916)
A Yankee from the West (1915)
A Man and His Mate (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Craven (1915)
The Better Way (1914)
The Sisters (1914)
The Hop Smugglers (1914)
The Folly of Anne (1914)
The Tear That Burned (1914)
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
The Painted Lady (1914)
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
The Mountain Rat (1914)
The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
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Information
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1859-01-11
Deathday1932-07-27 (73 years old)
Place of birthNova Scotia, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
Also known asJosephine Boneparte Crowell, Josephine B. Crowell, Mrs. Crowell, Josephine Bonaparte Crowell La Croix
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