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Jeanne Eagels
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Jeanne Eagels

Acting

Born into a poor family in Kansas, Eagles ran off to join a traveling theatrical company at age 12, landed in New York, remade herself, became a chorine and a Ziegfeld Girl, studied acting and became a sought after theatrical name. As her heavy schedule – which soon included silent films – began to weigh on her, she self-medicated with pills, alcohol and possibly harder stuff. Soon, after dozens of successful roles, she became a Broadway super-star playing Sadie Thompson in…

Career works
12
Movies
12
Series
0
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
06/26/1890
Place of birth
-
Date of death
10/03/1929
Filmography highlights
Movies
Jealousy
Jealousy
1929 · 9.0
The Letter
The Letter
1929 · 5.6
Man, Woman and Sin
Man, Woman and Sin
1927 · 4.4
The Madonna of the Slums
The Madonna of the Slums
1919 · 7.0
The Cross Bearer
The Cross Bearer
1918
Under False Colors
Under False Colors
1917
The Fires of Youth
The Fires of Youth
1917 · 7.0
The World and the Woman
The World and the Woman
1916 · 3.5
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The House of Fear
1915
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A Lesson in Bridge
1914 · 8.0
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The Bride of the Sea
1913
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The Ace of Hearts
1913
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