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Olive Tell (September 27, 1894 – June 8, 1951) was a stage and screen actress from New York City.
Actress: The Scarlet Empress. Olive Tell was born in New York City sometime in 1894. She appeared in her first film when she was 23 years old in Her Sister (1917). Largely a character actress, Olive did appear in few films when compared to her contemporaries.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Actress: The Scarlet Empress. Olive Tell was born in New York City sometime in 1894. She appeared in her first film when she was 23 years old in Her Sister (1917). Largely a character actress, Olive did appear in few films when compared to her contemporaries.
- September 27, 1894
- June 6, 1951
Olive Tell (September 27, 1894 – June 6, 1951) was a stage and screen actress from New York City. She first appeared in motion pictures during World War I. Her early screen roles were in silent films like The Silent Master (1917), The Unforeseen (1917), Her Sister (1917), and National Red Cross Pageant (1917).
American Motion Picture Actress of the 1910s through the 1930s. She successfully made the difficult transition from silent to sound pictures. Married to actor Henry Hobart. Sister of actress Alma Tell.
A Graduate of New York's Sargent School of Acting, brunette Olive Tell appeared in stock in such plays as The Intruder and Under Pressure prior to making her screen bow with the Mutual company in 1917. She became a star later that year in The Unforseen, a hoary old melodrama in which she eloped with a bounder who later commits suicide.
Actress: The Scarlet Empress. Olive Tell was born in New York City sometime in 1894. She appeared in her first film when she was 23 years old in Her Sister (1917). Largely a character actress, Olive did appear in few films when compared to her contemporaries.
