
Person
Fannie Ward
Acting · 1871–1952 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Biography
Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1871 – January 27, 1952) was an American actress. She was known for her ageless appearance, and is best known for her role in the 1915 silent film “The Cheat,” one of the earliest films directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Known for

She Played and Paid
Hélène

For the Defense
Fidele Roget

Betty to the Rescue
Betty Sherwin
The Secret of Lone Star
Ellen Frendy

Witchcraft
Suzette

The Cheat
Edith Hardy

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)

Her Strange Wedding
Coralie Grayson

The Winning of Sally Temple
Sally Temple

A School for Husbands
Lady Betty Manners
Filmography
- 2007Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaSelf (archive footage)
- 1920The Secret of Lone StarEllen Frendy
- 1920She Played and PaidHélène
- 1919Our Better SelvesLoyette Merval
- 1919The ProfiteersBeverly Randall
- 1919The Cry of the WeakMary Dexter
- 1919Common ClayEllen Neal
- 1919The Only Way
- 1918The Narrow PathMarion Clark
- 1918A Japanese NightingaleYuki
- 1918The Yellow TicketAnna Mirrel
- 1918InnocentInnocent
- 1917On the LevelMerlin Warner, aka Mexicali May
- 1917The Crystal GazerRose Jorgensen
- 1917Her Strange WeddingCoralie Grayson
- 1917UnconqueredMrs. Jackson
- 1917A School for HusbandsLady Betty Manners
- 1917The Winning of Sally TempleSally Temple
- 1917Betty to the RescueBetty Sherwin
- 1916The Years of the LocustLorraine Roth
- 1916WitchcraftSuzette
- 1916Each Pearl a TearDiane Winston
- 1916A Gutter MagdaleneMaida Carrington
- 1916For the DefenseFidele Roget
- 1916Tennessee's PardnerTennessee
- 1915The CheatEdith Hardy
- 1915The Marriage of KittyKatherine ''Kitty'' Silverton
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