Acting
Rosemary Theby
EN, XX cinema · 131 credits
Born
7 April 1892
Died
10 November 1973 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as Rose Masing · Rosemary Thebe · Rosemary Theresa Theby
From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women. Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained. Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles. Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide". Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
Known for
Filmography
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
Undercover Doctor
as Guest (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Woman (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving
as Matron (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Our Relations
as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
His Brother's Wife
as Minor Role (uncredited)
San Francisco
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Neighborhood House
as (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
as Woman (uncredited)
The Drunkard
as Mrs. Jackson
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
Wings in the Dark
as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
The Fatal Glass of Beer
as Ma Snavely
Taxi Troubles
1931
Taxi Troubles
as Mrs. Andy Martin
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
as Sarah Morgan
Midnight Daddies
as Mrs. Wilbur Louder
Sugar Plum Papa
as Princess Olga
Scotch
as Aunt Rose
Bulls and Bears
1930
Bulls and Bears
as Eleanor Crenshaw
The Dream Melody
1929
The Dream Melody
as Alicia Harrison
Girls Who Dare
1929
Girls Who Dare
as 'Alabam' Kenyon
Trial Marriage
as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
The Peacock Fan
as Mrs. Rossmore
The Port of Missing Girls
as School Matron
The Second 100 Years
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
A Bowery Cinderella
1927
A Bowery Cinderella
as Mrs. Chandler
The Truthful Sex
as Jennie
As Man Desires
as Evelyn Beaudine
One Year to Live
as Lolette
Fifth Avenue Models
as Mrs. Van Groot
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Mrs. Kent
Wreckage
as Margot
The Red Lily
as Nana
So Big
as Paula Storm
Secrets of the Night
as Margaret Knowles
A Son of the Sahara
as Rayma
Pagan Passions
as Dreka Langley
Mary of the Movies
as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
In Search of a Thrill
as Jeanne
Long Live the King
as Countess Olga
The Girl of the Golden West
as Nina Micheltorena
Tea- With a Kick!
as Aunt Pearl
Slander the Woman
as Madame Redoux
The Eagle's Feather
as Mrs. Trent
Your Friend and Mine
as Mrs. Beatrice Mason
Yellow Men and Gold
as Carmen
I Am the Law
as Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
The Eternal Flame
as Madame de Serizy
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
as Josephine Clifford
Rich Men's Wives
as Mrs. Lindley-Blair
The Last Trail
as Chiquita
Shame
as The Weaver of Dreams
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Queen Morgan le Fay
Fightin' Mad
as Nita de Garma
Across the Divide
as Rosa [O'Flynn]
Partners of Fate
as Frances Lloyd
Good Women
as Katherine Brinkley
Rio Grande
as Maria Inez
A Splendid Hazard
as Hedda Gobert
Unseen Forces
as Winifred
Terror Island
as Stella Mourdant
Married to Order
as Rose
Kismet
as Kut-al-Kulub
The Butterfly Man
as Mrs. Fielding
The Little Grey Mouse
as Hedda Kossiter
Whispering Devils
as Audrey Lesden
The Hushed Hour
as Daisy Appleton
The Mystery Of 13
as Marian Green
Upstairs and Down
as Betty Chesterton
Yvonne from Paris
as Cecile
Faith
as Charity Garvice
Peggy Does Her Darndest
as Eleanor Ensloe
The Midnight Patrol
1918
The Midnight Patrol
as Patsy O'Connell
The Silent Mystery
as Priestess Kah
Unexpected Places
as Cherie
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
as Mrs. Wilmerding
The Great Love
as Miss Corintee
Bright and Early
as His Daughter
The Winged Mystery
as Shirley Wayne
The Chalk Line
as Mrs. Love
A Model Husband
1916
A Model Husband
as Mrs Cherub
The Web
as Beatrice Esmond
Cupid Through a Keyhole
1913
Cupid Through a Keyhole
as Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
1913
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
as Ethel Wynne
The Master Painter
1913
The Master Painter
as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
The Illumination
as Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
The Toymaker
1912
The Toymaker
as Nell Avery
The Godmother
1912
The Godmother
as Third Girl
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
Father's Hot Toddy
as Second Daughter
The Reincarnation of Karma
as Quinetrea
An Eventful Elopement
1912
An Eventful Elopement
as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
The Two Battles
1912
The Two Battles
as Gladys Mayford
Irene's Infatuation
1912
Irene's Infatuation
as Helen - Irene's Friend
His Father's Son
1912
His Father's Son
as Dick's Sweetheart
Love in the Ghetto
1912
Love in the Ghetto
as Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
Written in the Sand
1912
Written in the Sand
as Norma Gyntsen
As You Like It
as Celia
The Hand Bag
1912
The Hand Bag
as Tom's Sweetheart
The Mills of the Gods
as Giulia
The Geranium
1911
The Geranium
as Ethel Tunison