Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1848-09-04
Deathday: 1925-08-05 (76 years old)

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Biography

Mary Jane Lee (September 4, 1848 – August 5, 1925; known professionally as Jennie Lee) was an American actress of the stage and screen.

Lee appeared in more than 50 films between 1912 and 1924, working especially in character parts under the directors John Ford and D. W. Griffith. She began her stage career at age nine and went on to support such actors as John Edward McCullough, Joseph Jefferson, Edwin Booth, and Helena Modjeska. She and her husband, actor William Courtright, appeared together in Griffith's Intolerance (1916). Lee portrayed Mammy in The Birth of a Nation (1915). Another notable performance of the actress occurs in Lloyd Ingraham's A Child of the Paris Streets, in which she portrays Madame Dufrane.

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Filmography

all 36

Movies 36

Grandma Dunnivan
Hearts of Oak

Hearts of Oak (1924)

Movie
Grandma
Young Ideas

Young Ideas (1924)

Movie
Dane's Mother
North of Hudson Bay

North of Hudson Bay (1923)

Movie
Buck's Mother
The Big Punch

The Big Punch (1921)

Movie
Aunt Sophie
The Secret Gift

The Secret Gift (1920)

Movie
Jim's mother
Rider of the Law

Rider of the Law (1919)

Movie
Aunt Martha Jenkins
Bill Henry

Bill Henry (1919)

Movie
Harry's Mother
Riders of Vengeance

Riders of Vengeance (1919)

Movie
Mrs. Mary Keyes
The Clever Mrs. Carfax

The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)

Movie
Housekeeper
Madame Bo-Peep

Madame Bo-Peep (1917)

Movie
Actress
Souls Triumphant

Souls Triumphant (1917)

Movie
Aunt Lydia
Her Official Fathers

Her Official Fathers (1917)

Movie
Mammie
A Woman's Awakening

A Woman's Awakening (1917)

Movie
Mrs. Teedles
Stage Struck

Stage Struck (1917)

Movie
Nina's grandmother
Nina, the Flower Girl

Nina, the Flower Girl (1917)

Movie
Susan - the Girls' Governess
The Children Pay

The Children Pay (1916)

Movie
Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

Movie
6
Nurse
Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society (1916)

Movie
Mammy
An Innocent Magdalene

An Innocent Magdalene (1916)

Movie
Madame Dufrane
A Child of the Paris Streets

A Child of the Paris Streets (1916)

Movie
The Mother Superior
Her Mother's Daughter

Her Mother's Daughter (1915)

Movie
Actress
Victorine

Victorine (1915)

Movie
Mammy
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Movie
3
Actress
The Saving Grace

The Saving Grace (1914)

Movie
Actress
The Odalisque

The Odalisque (1914)

Movie
Rejected Cavewoman
Brute Force

Brute Force (1914)

Movie
The Waifs' Guardian
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)

Movie
The Old Indian Woman
Two Men of the Desert

Two Men of the Desert (1913)

Movie
The Mother
The Reformers

The Reformers (1913)

Movie
The Mother
Her Mother's Oath

Her Mother's Oath (1913)

Movie
The Wash Customer
The Mothering Heart

The Mothering Heart (1913)

Movie
On Shore
The Sorrowful Shore

The Sorrowful Shore (1913)

Movie
The Mother
His Mother's Son

His Mother's Son (1913)

Movie
The Mother
His Mother's Son

His Mother's Son (1913)

Movie
Yaqui Woman
The Yaqui Cur

The Yaqui Cur (1913)

Movie
Theresa's mother
The Coming of Angelo

The Coming of Angelo (1913)

Movie

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1848-09-04

Deathday
1925-08-05 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Sacramento, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Mary Jane Lee, Yee, Kenny, Jennie Lee Courtright, Jenny Lee


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