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Catherine Calvert


1890 - 1971

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The actress Catherine Calvert was born as Catherine Cassidy in Baltimore.

She made first acting experiences at vaudeville, later she came to the Broadway where she took part in some plays of her later husband Paul Armstrong like "The Deep Purple" (11) and "Romance of the Underworld" (12).

Afterwards she returned to the vaudeville and took part in different sketches in the next few years. 

When her husband died unexpectedly in 1915 she had to think over her further career and decided to enter the film business. 

She was able to gain a foothold in the film business from 1916 and she remained successfully on the big screen in the next years. 
To her first movies belong "Partners" (16), "The Peddler" (17), "Outcast" (17), "A Romance of the Underworld" (18), "Marriage" (18) and "The Career of Katherine Bush" (19).

Her last cinematical works came in the 20s into being with "The Heart of Maryland" (21), "The Green Caravan" (22), "That Woman" (22) and "Out to Win" (23).
In between she also returned to the theater where she acted in the play "Blood and Sand" (21).

When Catherine Calvert got married a second time in 1925 she retired from the film business. 
 

Other movies with Catherine Calvert:
House of Cards (17) Think It Over (17) Behind the Mask (17) The Uphill Path (18) Out of the Night (18) Marriage for Convenience (19) Fires of Faith (19) Dead Men Tell No Tales (20) You Find It Everywhere (21) Moral Fibre (21) The Indian Love Lyrics (23)


 
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