Minta Durfee

Minta Durfee

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1889-09-30
Deathday: 1975-09-09 (85 years old)

Biography

Araminta Estelle "Minta" Durfee (October 1, 1889 – September 9, 1975) was an American silent film actress from Los Angeles, California, possibly best known for her role in Mickey (1918). She met Roscoe Arbuckle when he was attempting to get started in theater, and the two married in August 1908. Durfee entered show business in local companies as a chorus girl at the age of 17. She was the first leading lady of Charlie Chaplin.

Durfee and Arbuckle separated in 1921, just prior to a scandal involving the death of starlet Virginia Rappe. There were three trials and finally, Arbuckle was acquitted, but his career was destroyed and he received few job offers. Durfee and Arbuckle divorced in 1925. Durfee in her later years said Arbuckle was "the most generous human being I've ever met", and "if I had to do it all over again, I'd still marry the same man." Durfee was an avid defender of her close friend Mabel Normand throughout Normand's many public scandals.

A regular performer on television, Durfee appeared on such shows as Noah's Ark (1956). She had minor roles in motion pictures including How Green Was My Valley (1941), Naughty Marietta (1935), Rose-Marie (1936), It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), and Savage Intruder (1970).

In later life, Durfee gave lectures on silent film and held retrospectives on her and her former husband's pictures. She was surprised and excited by the renewed interest in silent film.

Durfee died in Woodland Hills, California, at the Motion Picture Country Home in 1975. She suffered from a heart ailment.

Filmography

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Movies 94

self 2

TV Shows 1

Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)
Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint (1972)

Movie
Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Movie
1
Citizen (uncredited)
Funny Girl

Funny Girl (1968)

Movie
1
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

Movie
Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)

Movie
Actress on Stage (uncredited)
Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame (1958)

Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Movie
4.9
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember (1957)

Movie
1
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Illegal

Illegal (1955)

Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Eve Knew Her Apples

Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)

Movie
Woman in Hallway (Uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

Movie
Matron (uncredited)
Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale (1940)

Movie
Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)
The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives (1940)

Movie
4
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta (1935)

Movie
6
Undetermined Secondary Role
Saved by Wireless

Saved by Wireless (1915)

Movie
The Laundry Owner's Daughter
Dirty Work in a Laundry

Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915)

Movie
Woman in Front Row (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold

That Little Band Of Gold (1915)

Movie
The Sky Gazer's Daughter
Hearts and Planets

Hearts and Planets (1915)

Movie
Mrs. Peter P. Snitz - the Wife
He Wouldn't Stay Down

He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915)

Movie
Lizzie - The Farm Boy's Fiancée
Leading Lizzie Astray

Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)

Movie
Undetermined Secondary Role
Fatty's Wine Party

Fatty's Wine Party (1914)

Movie
The Proprietor's Daughter
Fatty Again

Fatty Again (1914)

Movie
Minnie - Charlie's Sweetheart
Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets (1914)

Movie
Pug's Sweetheart (uncredited)
The Knockout

The Knockout (1914)

Movie
Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel

Mabel at the Wheel (1914)

Movie
The Diner's Sweetheart
Wine

Wine (1913)

Movie
The Girl at the Carnival
Fatty at San Diego

Fatty at San Diego (1913)

Movie
Minta DurfeeMinta Durfee

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1889-09-30

Deathday
1975-09-09 (85 years old)

Birth Name
Araminta Estelle Durfee

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States

Relationships
Roscoe Arbuckle (1908 - 1925)

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Araminta Estelle "Minta" Durfee, Araminta Estelle Durfee

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