Eleanor Boardman
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1898-08-18 (93 years old)
Deathday
1991-12-12
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known As
The Eastman Kodak Girl
Eleanor Boardman
Biography
Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era. Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child to George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam "Jennie" Stockman Boardman. She had two older sisters named Merriam and Esther. In 1920, she was working as a contractor. Educated in Philadelphia, Boardman originally acted on stage, but she lost her voice while starring in The National Anthem. She then entered a nationwide contest for new actors and actresses for silent films. She was chosen from among 1,000 competitors by Goldwyn Pictures as their "New Face of 1922". Her...
Acting
1928
as Mary Sims
1928
as Roxalanne in 'Bardeleys the Magnificent' (uncredited)
1924
as Joan Converse
1923
as Miss Remember Steddon
1924
as Mary Vertrees
1926
as Roxalanne de Lavedan
1925
as Fernanda
1931
as Lady Diana Kerhill
1930
as Lisa Protasoff
1924
as Mary Hollister
1931
as Diony Hall
1926
as Norma Dale
1930
as Helen von Linden
1939
as (archive footage)
1923
as Jane Maynard
1924
as Ethel Parry
1924
as Barbara Jane
1924
as Penelope Stevens
1929
as Joan Morant
1923
as Rena Fairchild / Sydney Fairfield
1925
as Rosamond
1922
as Jean McPherson
1923
as Clothilde Kingsley
1926
as Lorelei Knight
1925
as Elizabeth Cheney
1925
as Thyra, Princess of Svendborg
1923
as Amelia Sedley
1926
as Mary
1928
as Tillie
1925
as Self
1925
as Margaret Rathburn
1924
as Beth Marsh
1934
as Magistrate's Wife
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