Josephine Boneparte Crowell Net Worth
Josephine Boneparte Crowell Net Worth is
$1.5 Million
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Josephine Crowell (January 11, 1859 – July 27, 1932) was a Nova Scotian film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 94 films between 1912 and 1929.She was born Josephine Boneparte Crowell in Nova Scotia, British North America and began her film acting career in the 1912 film The School Teacher and the Waif. By 1919 she had appeared in 50 films, many of which were film shorts. Her most notable film appearance during that period was in the early film classic The Birth of a Nation, starring Lillian Gish and directed by D. W. Griffith. In 1920 she appeared with Gladys Brockwell in Flames of the Flesh, which was followed by another six film appearances that year. From 1921 until 1929 she had 34 more film appearances, most notably in Hot Water in which she played Harold Lloyd's mother in law and The Splendid Crime starring Bebe Daniels in 1925.Her last role was in the 1929 film Wrong Again, starring Hollywood legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. With the coming of "talking films", her career abruptly ended. She had married minor actor Emile La Croix earlier in her career, and was residing in Amityville, New York at the time of her death on July 27, 1932, at the age of 73. | Date Of Birth | January 11, 1859 |
| Died | 1932-07-27 |
| Place Of Birth | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Profession | Actress |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Parents | Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark |
| Siblings | Prince Vincent of Denmark, Princess Isabella of Denmark, Prince Christian of Denmark |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Along with Jennie Lee and Dark Cloud, she was one of only three cast members of The Birth of a Nation (1915) who were alive during the American Civil War (1861-1865). |
| 2 | Canadian character actress, who appeared in vaudeville as early as 1879. On screen, she is best remembered for her dramatic portrayal of the mother in D.W.Griffith's 'Birth of a Nation' and her comedic performances in Harold Lloyd's 'Speedy' (1928) and Laurel & Hardy's ' Wrong Again' (1929). She also played a succession of queens and princesses in such films as 'Main Street' (1923), 'Mantrap' (1926), 'The King of Kings' (1927) and 'The Man Who Laughs' (1928). |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrong Again | 1929 | Short | Painting Owner's mother |
| The Man Who Laughs | 1928 | Queen Anne | |
| Speedy | 1928 | Lady in Car (uncredited) | |
| Dad's Choice | 1928 | Short | A Bargain Hunter |
| No Publicity | 1927 | Short | |
| The King of Kings | 1927 | uncredited | |
| Fighting Love | 1927 | Princess Torini | |
| Bred in Old Kentucky | 1926 | Landlady | |
| For Wives Only | 1926 | Housekeeper | |
| Padlocked | 1926 | Mrs. Galloway | |
| Mantrap | 1926 | Mrs. McGavity | |
| Dog Shy | 1926 | Short | The Girl's Mother |
| Yellow Fingers | 1926 | Mrs. Van Kronk | |
| The Splendid Crime | 1925 | Mary | |
| New Brooms | 1925 | Margaret | |
| No Father to Guide Him | 1925 | Short | Jimmy's Mother-in-Law |
| The Merry Widow | 1925 | Queen Milena | |
| Welcome Home | 1925 | Miss Pringle | |
| The Sporting Venus | 1925 | Countess Van Alstyne | |
| The Golden Bed | 1925 | Boarding House Proprietress (uncredited) | |
| Hot Water | 1924 | Her Mother | |
| Flowing Gold | 1924 | Ma Briskow | |
| Yesterday's Wife | 1923 | Mrs. Harbours | |
| Ashes of Vengeance | 1923 | Catherine de Medici | |
| Rupert of Hentzau | 1923 | Mother Holf | |
| Main Street | 1923 | Widow Bogart | |
| Nobody's Money | 1923 | Mrs. Judson | |
| Minnie | 1922 | Stepmother | |
| Lights of the Desert | 1922 | Ma Curtis | |
| Seeing's Believing | 1922 | Martha Scribbins | |
| A Homespun Vamp | 1922 | Mrs. Dobbs | |
| Shattered Idols | 1922 | Mrs. Chichester | |
| Don't Neglect Your Wife | 1921 | Mrs. Abott | |
| Live and Let Live | 1921 | Mrs. Boland | |
| Home Stuff | 1921 | 'Ma' Deep | |
| Bunty Pulls the Strings | 1921 | Susie Simpson | |
| The Snob | 1921 | ||
| Half a Chance | 1920 | Mother Rogers | |
| Held by the Enemy | 1920 | Sarah Hayne | |
| Crooked Streets | 1920 | Mrs. Griswold | |
| White Lies | 1920 | Baroness De Beaurepaire | |
| Dangerous to Men | 1920 | Henrietta | |
| The Six Best Cellars | 1920 | Mrs. Teak | |
| Flames of the Flesh | 1920 | Madame Binnat | |
| The Greatest Question | 1919 | Mrs. Cain | |
| The House of Intrigue | 1919 | Aunt Betsy | |
| Rose o' the River | 1919 | Grandmother Wiley | |
| The Woman Next Door | 1919 | Aunt Eleanor Endicott | |
| Josselyn's Wife | 1919 | Aunt Elsie | |
| Peppy Polly | 1919 | Mrs. Crafton | |
| Puppy Love | 1919 | Mercy Winters | |
| Diane of the Green Van | 1919 | Aunt Agatha | |
| Women's Weapons | 1918 | Margaret | |
| Me und Gott | 1918/I | Nanette | |
| The Bravest Way | 1918 | Janitress | |
| Hearts of the World | 1918 | The Mother | |
| Stella Maris | 1918 | Aunt Gladys Linden | |
| The Fair Barbarian | 1917 | Lady Theobald | |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | 1917 | Miranda Sawyer | |
| Cheerful Givers | 1917 | Mrs. Harriet Gray | |
| Betsy's Burglar | 1917 | Mrs. Dunn | |
| The Bad Boy | 1917 | Mrs. Bates | |
| The House Built Upon Sand | 1916 | Mrs. Shockley | |
| The Wharf Rat | 1916 | Mrs. McCracken | |
| The Old Folks at Home | 1916 | Mrs. Coburn | |
| Pillars of Society | 1916 | Karsten's Mother (as Josephine B. Crowell) | |
| Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | 1916 | Catherine de Médici | |
| The Little School Ma'am | 1916 | Widow Larkin | |
| A Child of the Paris Streets | 1916 | The Landlady | |
| Martha's Vindication | 1916 | Jennie Hawkins | |
| The She-Devil | 1916 | Short | |
| The Penitentes | 1915 | Carmelia's Mother | |
| A Yankee from the West | 1915 | Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron | |
| The Way of a Mother | 1915 | Short | Mrs. Harding |
| Old Mother Grey | 1915 | Short | Old Mother Grey (as Mrs. Crowell) |
| A Man and His Mate | 1915 | Betty's Aunt | |
| The Birth of a Nation | 1915 | Mrs. Cameron | |
| The Craven | 1915 | Short | Mrs. Walton |
| The Better Way | 1914/I | Short | Sunbeam's Employer |
| A Question of Courage | 1914 | Short | The Widow (as Mrs. Crowell) |
| The Old Good-for-Nothing | 1914 | Short | Morton's Wife |
| The Sisters | 1914 | Short | |
| The Hop Smugglers | 1914 | Short | Helen's Mother (as Mrs. Crowell) |
| The Folly of Anne | 1914 | Short as Mrs. Crowell | |
| The Tear That Burned | 1914 | Short | The Blind Mother |
| Sheriff for an Hour | 1914 | Short | Mrs. Jones - Jim's Mother (as Mrs. Crowell) |
| The Idiot | 1914/I | Short | The Idiot's Mother |
| The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' | 1914 | The Sweetheart's Mother (uncredited) | |
| Lest We Forget | 1914/I | Short as Mrs. Crowell | |
| The Painted Lady | 1914 | Short | The Mother (as Mrs. Crowell) |
| The Weaker Strain | 1914 | Short | |
| Golden Dross | 1914 | Short | |
| Home, Sweet Home | 1914 | Payne's Mother | |
| The Mountain Rat | 1914 | Short | Mrs. Williams |
| The Mothering Heart | 1913 | Short | Woman Collecting Ironing (uncredited) |
| His Mother's Son | 1913 | Short | |
| The School Teacher and the Waif | 1912 | Short | |
| Her Mother's Sins | 1911 | Short | Mother |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection: Mini Biographies | 2005 | Video documentary short | Hubby's mother |
| American Masters | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Mother-in-Law from 'Hot Water' |
| Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's | 1965 | Painting Owner's Mother | |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | 1964 | Documentary | Countess van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (uncredited) |
Known for movies
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
as Mrs. Cameron
The Merry Widow (1925)
as Queen Milena
Hearts of the World (1918)
as The Mother
Hot Water (1924)
as Her Mother