Edith Roberts was an American actress who is best known for her roles in “The Deciding Kiss,” “The Wagon Master,” and “The Age of Innocence.”
Personal and Family Life
Edith Josephine Kohn was born on September 17, 1899, in New York City. She had four older siblings, including fellow actress Leona Roberts. Edith was married twice; her first marriage was to Robert Kenneth Snoke, which ended in divorce. She later married Harold Carter and had one child, a son named Robert, who was born shortly before her tragic death.
Career
Edith made her acting debut at the young age of 19 in the film “The Deciding Kiss” in 1918. Throughout the 1920s, she appeared in numerous films, maintaining a busy career, even though she didn’t achieve the same level of fame as some of her contemporaries. Edith stepped away from the film industry after “The Wagon Master” in 1929, focusing on her family life instead.
Death and Legacy
Edith Roberts passed away on August 20, 1935, in Los Angeles due to complications from childbirth, at the age of 35. Her legacy lives on through her films, where she made a mark in early cinema despite not being widely recognized in her time. She is remembered as a talented actress who contributed to the film industry during its formative years.
Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Flesh and Blood | 1922-08-22 | The Angel Lady |
| Give Her Gas | 1918-08-12 | |
| The Deciding Kiss | 1918-07-22 | Eleanor Hamlin |
| The Age of Innocence | 1924-11-10 | |
| The Wagon Master | 1929-09-08 | Sue Smith |
| The Phantom of the North | 1929-05-27 | Doris Rayburn |
| Alias Miss Dodd | 1920-06-20 | Jeanne |
| Roaring Rails | 1924-09-20 | Nora Burke |
| Saturday Night | 1922-01-29 | Shamrock O’Day |
| The Man from Headquarters | 1928-08-27 | Countess Jalna |
| The Dangerous Age | 1923-02-04 | Ruth Emerson |
| Thy Name Is Woman | 1924-02-04 | Dolores |
| The Sunshine Trail | 1923-04-23 | June Carpenter |
| Beans | 1918-09-16 | |
| Twenty Dollars a Week | 1924-04-12 | |
| The Love Swindle | 1918-08-05 | |
| The Adorable Savage | 1920-08-06 | Marama Thurston |
| Thorns and Orange Blossoms | 1922-12-10 | |
| The Triflers | 1920-01-12 | |
| Bill Henry | 1919-08-17 | Lela Mason |
| The Fire Cat | 1921-02-01 | |
| Set Free | 1918-12-09 | |
| Sue of the South | 1919-02-03 | Sue Gordon |
| Her Five-Foot Highness | 1920-04-12 | |
| Opened Shutters | 1921-08-12 | |
| A Taste of Life | 1919-03-02 | |
| The Unknown Wife | 1921-03-14 | Helen Wilburton |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | 1925-10-19 | |
| Big Brother | 1923-12-23 | Kitty Costello |
| Backbone | 1923-04-30 | Yvonne de Mersay / Yvonne de Chausson |
| Roulette | 1924-01-19 | Lois Carrington |
| Wasted Lives | 1925-04-07 | Mary ‘Tommy’ Townsend |
| There You Are! | 1926-11-28 | Joan Randolph |
| Shameful Behavior? | 1926-10-01 | Daphne Carrol |
| A Baby Doll Bandit | 1920-01-12 | Miss Betsy Beautiful |