Biography
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.
Acted in 93
1940s
- 1940
One Million B.C.
Shell Person
1930s
- 1939
Undercover Doctor
Guest (uncredited)
- 1938
- 1937
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Wife
The Devil Is Driving
Matron (uncredited)
- 1936
Our Relations
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
His Brother's Wife
Minor Role (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
Woman (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
Bit Role (uncredited)
Neighborhood House
(uncredited)
- 1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
The Drunkard
Mrs. Jackson
Wings in the Dark
Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1933
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Ma Snavely
- 1931
Who's Who in the Zoo
Mother
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
Sarah Morgan
- 1930
Midnight Daddies
Mrs. Wilbur Louder
Sugar Plum Papa
Princess Olga
Scotch
Aunt Rose
1920s
- 1929
The Peacock Fan
Mrs. Rossmore
Montmartre Rose
Movie
Trial Marriage
Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
- 1928
The Chinatown Mystery
Movie
The Port of Missing Girls
School Matron
- 1927
The Second Hundred Years
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1926
The Truthful Sex
Jennie
- 1925
Wreckage
Margot
Fifth Avenue Models
Mrs. Van Groot
One Year to Live
Lolette
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Mrs. Kent
As Man Desires
Evelyn Beaudine
- 1924
So Big
Paula Storm
Secrets of the Night
Margaret Knowles
The Red Lily
Nana
A Son of the Sahara
Rayma
- 1923
Long Live the King
Countess Olga
In Search of a Thrill
Jeanne
The Eagle's Feather
Mrs. Trent
Tea- With a Kick!
Aunt Pearl
Mary of the Movies
Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
Nina Micheltorena
Slander the Woman
Madame Redoux
Your Friend and Mine
Mrs. Beatrice Mason
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Madge
- 1922
The Eternal Flame
Madame de Serizy
Rich Men's Wives
Mrs. Lindley-Blair
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
Josephine Clifford
I Am the Law
Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
Yellow Men and Gold
Carmen
- 1921
Fightin' Mad
Nita de Garma
The Last Trail
Chiquita
Across the Divide
Rosa [O'Flynn]
Shame
The Weaver of Dreams
Good Women
Katherine Brinkley
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Queen Morgan le Fay
Partners of Fate
Frances Lloyd
- 1920
Unseen Forces
Winifred
Kismet
Kut-al-Kulub
The Little Grey Mouse
Hedda Kossiter
Married to Order
Rose
Whispering Devils
Audrey Lesden
A Splendid Hazard
Hedda Gobert
Rio Grande
Maria Inez
The Butterfly Man
Mrs. Fielding
Terror Island
Stella Mourdant
1910s
- 1919
The Mystery Of 13
Marian Green
Yvonne from Paris
Cecile
Upstairs and Down
Betty Chesterton
The Hushed Hour
Daisy Appleton
The Amateur Adventuress
Flossie
When a Woman Strikes
Movie
Peggy Does Her Darndest
Eleanor Ensloe
Faith
Charity Garvice
- 1918
The Silent Mystery
Priestess Kah
Unexpected Places
Cherie
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
Mrs. Wilmerding
The Great Love
Miss Corintee
Bright and Early
His Daughter
- 1917
The Winged Mystery
Shirley Wayne
- 1916
His Strenuous Visit
Movie
The Chalk Line
Mrs. Love
- 1914
Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
May
- 1913
The Web
Beatrice Esmond
The Little Minister
Movie
- 1912
The Reincarnation of Karma
Quinetrea
The Mills of the Gods
Giulia
As You Like It
Celia
Rock of Ages
Movie
The Illumination
Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
Movie