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Violet Heming (27 January 1895 β 4 July 1981) was an English stage and screen actress. Her name sometimes appeared as Violet Hemming in newspapers. Born Violet Hemming in Leeds, Yorkshire, she was the daughter of Alfred Hemming who appeared in silent films and Mabel Allen.
Heming began a stage career in 1908, appearing as Carrie Crews in Fluffy Ruffles. In 1917 she created the title role in the premiere of Frederick J. Jackson's Losing Eloise (later retitled The Naughty Wife) at Broadway's Harris Theatre. She appeared in her first motion picture, a short film for Thanhouser Film Company, in 1910. In 1913, she appeared with George Arliss in the play Disraeli.
In September 1925, Variety reported that Heming would appear in a "playlet" for the De Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film system.
Though Heming appeared in several films and television throughout the decades, she is best remembered as a dependable Broadway star with a long list of theatrical credits.She died on 4 July 1981.
Filmography
all 6
Movies 6
Almost Married (1932)
The Man Who Played God (1932)
The Cost (1920)
Everywoman (1919)
The Turn of the Wheel (1918)
Danger Trail (1917)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1895-01-27
Deathday1981-07-04 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceLeeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
FatherAlfred Hemming
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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