Biography
Madge Kirby (born Madge Whitehead; April 12, 1884 β July 11, 1956) was an actress in silent film comedies. She co-starred in Dunces and Dangers and had roles in D.W. Griffith films. She also starred opposite Hank Mann in various comedies.
Kirby immigrated with her family to the U.S. from London in 1894. Her maiden name was Whitehead. She often wore a blonde wig on screen. She began acting on stage at age 14, becoming an ingenue. She later performed in vaudeville. She acted in films for Biograph Studio, American Film Company, and Fox Film Corporation.Kirby died July 11, 1956.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 35
The Noodle Nut (1921)
Movie
Chief Harem Lovely
A Harem Hero (1920)
Movie
His Wife
An Eye for Figures (1920)
Movie
Actress
Hot Dogs (1920)
Movie
Actress
Fred Windemere (1920)
Movie
Miss Able - a society bud
J-U-N-K (1920)
Movie
Actress
Broken Bubbles (1920)
Movie
Actress
Naughty Nurses (1920)
Movie
Actress
The Gum Riot (1920)
Movie
Actress
When Spirits Move (1920)
Movie
Actress
Roaming Romeo (1920)
Movie
Actress
The Nickel Snatcher (1920)
Movie
Actress
Way Out West (1920)
Movie
Actress
Mystic Mush (1920)
Movie
Cuckoo Carrie
The Janitor (1919)
Movie
Mrs. Sparks
Traps and Tangles (1919)
Movie
The Auto Nut's Sweetheart
An Auto Nut (1919)
Movie
The Professor's Daughter
Pluck and Plotters (1918)
Movie
Dolly Dare
Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
Movie
The Slawson Daughter
Bears and Bad Men (1918)
Movie
Vera Bright
Huns and Hyphens (1918)
Movie
Larry's Wife
Dunces and Dangers (1918)
Movie
The Girl
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs (1918)
Movie
Madge
Skids and Scalawags (1918)
Movie
Cleopatra
Romans and Rascals (1918)
Movie
Gertrude Shorb
The Flash of Fate (1918)
Movie
Undetermined Role
The Hungarian Nabob (1915)
Movie
Bertha
Bertha, the Buttonhole-Maker (1914)
Movie
The Telephone Operator
The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)
Movie
Shopkeeper / At Mother's Deathbed
The New York Hat (1912)
Movie
The Wife's Friend
My Baby (1912)
Movie
The Indian Mother
Heredity (1912)
Movie
The Little Lady's Friend / In Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
Movie
The Younger Sister
The Painted Lady (1912)
Movie
The Nurse
The One She Loved (1912)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1884-04-12
Deathday1956-07-11 (72 years old)
Birth NameMadge Vincent
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
RelationshipsMaurice Brown Kirby (1906-01-01 - 1911-03-27)
FatherJohn W. Whitehead
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United States of America
Also Known AsMadge Whitehead
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