Mary Fuller was an American actress who is best known for her roles in What Happened to Mary, The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies, and A Sea Mystery.
Personal and Family Life
Mary Fuller was born on October 5, 1888, in Washington, D.C. She began her career as a stage actress before transitioning to film. After her acting career, she spent many years living with her mother in Washington, D.C.
Career
Mary’s entry into acting was unexpected; she found herself at a film studio after her theatrical troupe disbanded in New York City. She gained significant fame with the first movie serial, What Happened to Mary, in 1912, but by the mid-1910s, she stepped back from Hollywood, eventually disappearing from the public eye.
Death and Legacy
Mary Fuller died on December 9, 1973, of natural causes, in a Washington, D.C. mental hospital where she had spent her last 25 years. Her life is marked by both her early accomplishments in film and her later struggles, leaving a mystery about her years away from the spotlight.
Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Frankenstein | 1910-03-18 | Elizabeth (uncredited) |
| The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan | 1914-01-31 | Dolly Desmond |
| Aida | 1911-01-02 | |
| The Ambassador’s Daughter | 1913-01-21 | Foreign conspirators |
| Thirty Days at Hard Labor | 1912-01-09 | Beatrice, his daughter |
| Hansel and Gretel | 1909-10-14 | Gretel |
| A Modern Cinderella | 1911-11-07 | |
| A Proposal from the Duke | 1913-07-22 | Mary Cuyler |
| What Happened to Mary | 1912-07-25 | Mary |
| A Question of Seconds | 1912-01-13 | Bonita – the Ranchman’s Daughter |
| A Sea Mystery | 1916-01-21 | Mary |
| Uncle Tom’s Cabin | 1910-07-26 | Eliza |
| A Huntress of Men | 1916-05-08 | The Huntress |
| Michael Strogoff | 1910-04-01 | |
| The Strength of the Weak | 1916-03-12 | Pauline D’Arcy |
| The Woman Who Lied | 1915-10-06 | |
| Alexia’s Strategy | 1913-12-06 | Alexia Trexel |
| With The Eyes Of The Blind | 1913-04-01 | Nora McLane |
| Thrown to the Lions | 1916-04-24 | |
| A Stage Romance | 1911-02-17 | |
| Stars of Yesterday | 1931-12-31 | Self |
| The Heart of the Hills | 1914-12-19 | Lizabeth Anne |
| Under Southern Skies | 1915-09-20 | Lelia Crofton |
| Children Who Labor | 1912-02-22 | |
| A Modern Cinderella | 1910-06-07 | |
| Jean the Match-Maker | 1910-09-19 | |
| Who Will Marry Mary? | 1913-07-26 | |
| Leah the Forsaken | 1908-10-10 | |
| His Mother’s Thanksgiving | 1910-11-22 | Fiancee |
| The House of Cards | 1909-12-10 | The Girl |