- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 18, 1898
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- December 12, 1991
Eleanor Boardman
Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era. Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child to George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam "Jennie" Stockman Boardman. She had two older sisters named Merriam and Esther. In 1920, she was working as a contractor. Educated in Philadelphia, Boardman originally acted on stage, but she lost her voice while starring in The National Anthem. She then entered a nationwide contest for new actors and actresses for silent films. She was chosen from among 1,000 competitors by Goldwyn Pictures as their "New Face of 1922". Her initial screen test was unsuccessful, but a second test resulted in a contract. After several successful supporting roles, she played the lead in Souls for Sale in 1923. That same year, Boardman's growing popularity was reflected by her inclusion on…
Filmography
movieLand of Liberty
1939 · (archive footage)
movieIt Happened in Spain
1934 · Magistrate's Wife
movieThe Squaw Man
1931 · Lady Diana Kerhill
movieWomen Love Once
1931 · Helen Fields
movieThe Flood
1931 · Joan Marshall
movieThe Great Meadow
1931 · Diony Hall
movieRedemption
1930 · Lisa Protasoff
movieMamba
1930 · Helen von Linden
movieShe Goes to War
1929 · Joan Morant
movieShow People
1928 · Roxalanne (uncredited)
movieDiamond Handcuffs
1928 · Tillie
movieThe Crowd
1928 · Mary Sims
movieTell It to the Marines
1926 · Norma Dale
movieBardelys the Magnificent
1926 · Roxalanne de Lavedan
movieThe Auction Block
1926 · Lorelei Knight
movieMemory Lane
1926 · Mary
movieThe Only Thing
1925 · Thyra, Princess of Svendborg
Exchange of Wives
movieExchange of Wives
1925 · Margaret Rathburn
movieThe Circle
1925 · Elizabeth Cheney
movieProud Flesh
1925 · Fernanda
movie1925 Studio Tour
1925 · Self
movieThe Way of a Girl
1925 · Rosamond
movieThe Wife of the Centaur
1924 · Joan Converse
movieSo This Is Marriage?
1924 · Beth Marsh
movieThe Silent Accuser
1924 · Barbara Jane
movieWine of Youth
1924 · Mary Hollister
movieThe Turmoil
1924 · Mary Vertrees
movieSinners in Silk
1924 · Penelope Stevens
movieTrue As Steel
1924 · Ethel Parry
movieThe Day of Faith
1923 · Jane Maynard
movieThree Wise Fools
1923 · Rena Fairchild / Sydney Fairfield
movieSouls for Sale
1923 · Miss Remember Steddon
movieVanity Fair
1923 · Amelia Sedley
movieGimme
1923 · Clothilde Kingsley
movieThe Strangers' Banquet
1922 · Jean McPherson