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Alice Hollister

Acting
Known For

86 Years Old

From Wikipedia Alice Hollister (September 28, 1886 – February 24, 1973) was an American silent film actress who appeared in 85 films between 1911 and 1925. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she is believed to have been the daughter of French-Canadian immigrants. In 1903, at age seventeen, she married George K. Hollister who a few years later became a pioneer cinematographer with Kalem Studios in New York City. They had a daughter, Doris Ethel, born in 1906, and George Jr., born in 1908. When Kalem Studios began sending a film crew to Florida in the wintertime, Alice Hollister accompanied her husband. She began appearing in film in 1911, at first because of the small crew and the frequent need for a female in a bit part. However, she liked acting and went on to appear in many films, the last in 1925. One of Hollister's most important roles was that of Mary Magdalene in the film From the Manger to the Cross (1912). Filmed on location in Palestine, this film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The Vampire (1913) made her the first recognized vamp in cinema, predating Theda Bara in A Fool There Was (1915). For that role, she was dubbed "the original vampire". She reprised the character in The Vampire's Trail (1914) and The Lotus Woman (1916), her last film for Kalem. Alice Hollister's husband died in 1952 and she died in 1973, aged 86, in Costa Mesa, California. They are interred together in the Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Solace at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Born

Worcester - Massachusetts - USA on 28th September 1886

Died

24th February 1973

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Married Flirts Image
Married Flirts
Mrs. Callender
A Wise Fool Image
A Wise Fool
Carmen Dolores
Milestones Image
Milestones
Gertrude Rhead
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The Padrone's Plot
Tony's Wife
The Cabaret Dancer Image
The Cabaret Dancer
Martha - Don's Sweetheart
A Stolen Identity Image
A Stolen Identity
Mildred Anderson
A Voice in the Dark Image
A Voice in the Dark
Amelia Ellingham
The Prosecuting Attorney Image
The Prosecuting Attorney
The Attorney's Wife
The Vampire Image
The Vampire
Sybil
The Scimitar of the Prophet Image
The Scimitar of the Prophet
Doris Harris - his wife
The Forgotten Law Image
The Forgotten Law
Rosalie
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A Sawmill Hazard
Alice Hollister
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A Prisoner of the Harem
Zorah
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Through the Flames
Marion Hall - Donald's Wife
The Fatal Legacy Image
The Fatal Legacy
Maud Halleck - Jack's Wife
The Great Lover Image
The Great Lover
Bianca
The Knife Image
The Knife
Stella Hill
The Scorpion's Sting Image
The Scorpion's Sting
Lyda Marston - the Daughter
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The Hobo and the Myth
From the Manger to the Cross Image
From the Manger to the Cross
Mary Magdalene
The Destroyer Image
The Destroyer
Cherie - a Dancer
The Haunting Fear Image
The Haunting Fear
Katherine
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Her Husband's Friend
Alice Lund - the Wife
The Barefoot Boy Image
The Barefoot Boy
Eleanor Hastings - the Mother
The Crooked Path Image
The Crooked Path
Mary - an Orphan
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The Peril of the Dance Hall
Pepita Florenti
The Colleen Bawn Image
The Colleen Bawn
Anne Chute
The Message of the Palms Image
The Message of the Palms
Lovie Carlton - the Colonel's Daughter
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Honor Thy Father
Alma Fenway - Chick's Wife
A Virginia Feud Image
A Virginia Feud
Rose McDonald
Don Caesar de Bazan Image
Don Caesar de Bazan
Maritana
The Brand Image
The Brand
Rose Hayden - a Girl of the Slums
The Terror of Conscience Image
The Terror of Conscience
Carmela - the Street Singer
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A Victim of Heredity
Jane - the Thief's Daughter
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The Hand of Fate
Florence - a Stenographer
Kit, the Arkansaw Traveler Image
Kit, the Arkansaw Traveler
Mary Redding - Kit's Wife
Frayed Fagin's Adventures Image
Frayed Fagin's Adventures
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The Hidden Witness
Bernice Hamilton - the Governess
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A Desperate Chance
Ruth - the Telegraph Operator
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Her Bitter Lesson
Mrs. Evelyn Dane
The Maker of Dreams Image
The Maker of Dreams
Lorna Greene - the Daughter
The Wartime Siren Image
The Wartime Siren
Rosalie Ashby
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The Shadow
Jane Dean - the Daughter
Tragedy of the Desert Image
Tragedy of the Desert
Zenab, The Arab Girl
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The Shaughraun
Moyra
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The Money Gulf
Ruth Mason
The Devil's Dansant Image
The Devil's Dansant
Valerie Farrar - the Wife
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The Net of Deceit
Gabrielle - an Adventuress
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Driving Home the Cows
The Dancers Image
The Dancers
Mrs. Mayne
The Siren's Reign Image
The Siren's Reign
Grace - a Soubrette
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A Mississippi Tragedy
The Sign of the Broken Shackles Image
The Sign of the Broken Shackles
Irene Cross - a Tenant
The Vampire's Trail Image
The Vampire's Trail
Rita Caselli - a Cabaret Singer
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The Stolen Ruby
Marcia Judson - an Adventuress
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The Wheel of Death
Mary Brown - the Wife
The Blind Basket Weaver Image
The Blind Basket Weaver
Anna - Paul's Crippled Sweetheart
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The Menace of Fate
Ethel WIlton - the Daughter, age 19
The Little Gluers Image
The Little Gluers
Nora Drew
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The Man in Hiding
Ruth - Tom's Sweetheart
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Seed and the Harvest
Ida McIntyre - Lawyer
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The Fiddler’s Requiem
Bridesmaid
The Poacher's Pardon Image
The Poacher's Pardon
Dora - the Gamekeeper's Daughter
Dust of the Desert Image
Dust of the Desert
The Alien Image
The Alien
Josina - Paola's Wife
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The Bribe
Dora Malcolm
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The Storm at Sea
Jane
Shenandoah Image
Shenandoah
Mrs. Constance Haverhill
The Lost Diamond Image
The Lost Diamond
Nancy - the Accomplice
The Treasure Ship Image
The Treasure Ship
Beth Bascom - the Daughter
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The Hate That Withers
Iola Neville - a Flirt
Ireland, the Oppressed Image
Ireland, the Oppressed
Peggy
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Into the Depths
The Man of Iron Image
The Man of Iron
Margery Stanley - the Daughter
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A Sister's Burden
Martha Hensley - the Elder Daughter
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The Mystery of the Yellow Sunbonnet
Jessica Spear - an Adventuress
Man's Greed for Gold Image
Man's Greed for Gold
Mrs. Carter
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A Midnight Tragedy
Marjory Priestman - the Wife
The Show Girl's Glove Image
The Show Girl's Glove
Stella Desmond - the Show Girl
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A Celebrated Case
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec Image
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
Katherine Lowther
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The False Guardian
Helen Graham - an Orphan
The Lotus Woman Image
The Lotus Woman
Juana
An Arabian Tragedy Image
An Arabian Tragedy
Hanifi (Slave Girl) Ayub's 2nd Wife
Loaded Dice Image
Loaded Dice
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A Son of Strife
Xenia Vaskova
Her Better Self Image
Her Better Self
Aggie May
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Vagabonds
Jane
Primitive Man Image
Primitive Man
Betty - a Girl of the Mountains
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Far from Erin's Isle
By a Woman's Wit Image
By a Woman's Wit
Pamela
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The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
Policeman's Wife