Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 03, 1883
Died
Jan 08, 1938
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
126 titles
Myrtle Stedman
Biography
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
Known For
Filmography
Accidents Will Happen
Professional Witness #2 (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
Nurse (uncredited)
She Loved a Fireman
Mrs. Brown
Missing Witnesses
Minor Role (uncredited)
Over the Goal
Marshall's Secretary
Alcatraz Island
Party Guest (uncredited)
That Certain Woman
Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
Arlene's Maid (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited)
Draegerman Courage
Nurse (uncredited)
That Man's Here Again
Hospital Nurse
Ready, Willing and Able
Junior's Mother
Green Light
A Nurse
Under Southern Stars
Arlene's Mother
The Great O'Malley
Nurse (uncredited)
Give Me Liberty
Martha Washington
Song of the Saddle
Mrs. Coburn
Here's to Romance
Bit Part
School for Girls
Mrs. Winters
Beggars in Ermine
Nurse
Klondike
Miss Fielding
Alias Mary Smith
Mrs. Hayes
The Widow in Scarlet
Alice Lawton-Bond
Beau Ideal
Mrs. Frank Madison
The Truth About Youth
Mrs. Ericson
Little Accident
Mrs. Overbeck
The Love Racket
The Wheel of Life
Mrs. Faraker
The Sin Sister
Sister Burton
The Jazz Age
Mrs Maxwell
Their Hour
Peggy's Mother
Sporting Goods
Mrs. Elliott
No Place to Go
Mrs. Montgomery
The Irresistible Lover
Hortense Brown
Women's Wares
Mrs. James Crane
The Life of Riley
Penelope Jones
Alias The Deacon
Mrs. Betsy Clark
The Black Diamond Express
Mrs. Harmon
The Man in the Shadow
Mary Alvoid
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Madame Cavallar
The Prince of Pilsen
Princess Bertha of Thorwald
The Far Cry
Louise Marsh
Tessie
Mrs. Wells
Chickie
Janina
The Goose Hangs High
Eunice Ingals
Sally
Mrs. Ten Brock
The Mad Whirl
Gladys Herrington
If I Marry Again
Madame Margot
The Breath of Scandal
Helen Hale
Wine
Mrs. Warriner