Blanche Sweet

Birth Name:

Sarah Blanche Sweet

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Producer

Started out as a child actress, appearing in stage plays from the age of 18 months
Began working in film for the Biograph Company at the age of 13, remaining with them from 1909 to 1913
Quote: "(On losing her the lead role in "Birth of a Nation" and leaving Biograph): "I was stubborn, I was difficult, I played games, I was to fall in love, oh there are reasons and reasons․""
Best known as a silent film actress who appeared in "Anna Christie," "The Sporting Venus," and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles․"
During her later career, she appeared in vaudeville shows and on Broadway in plays like "The Petrified Forest" and "The Party's Over․"
Worked for several film companies, including the Jeese L․ Lasky Feature Play Company and First National Pictures, Incorporated, before joining Metro-Goldwyn in 1924
Was featured in two documentaries: "Portrait of Blanche" in 1978 and "Before the Nickelodeon" in 1982
Only appeared in three sound films: "Show Girl in Hollywood," "The Silver Horde," and "The Woman Racket," all of which were released in 1930

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