Camilla Dalberg

Black and white photograph of a dark-haired woman in a long-sleeved garment holding a piece of fabric above her head.
Photograph of Camilla Dalberg as Bianca in The Great Lover. The picture appeared in the magazine The Moving Picture World in January of 1919.

Camilla Dalberg, (1870–1968), was a German-American actress and writer known for her roles as Mrs. Clare in Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) and Mother in The Seven Sisters (1915), as well as numerous other stage and film roles throughout the 1910s and 1920s. Dalberg also wrote and starred in the short film After Many Days (1912).

Life

Dalberg was born in Frankfurt, Germany on June 28, 1870 and was married to fellow actor Charles Kraus, with whom she appeared in The Seven Sisters (1915). Dalberg died in The Bronx, New York in February 1968. She was 97 years old.[1]

Filmography

Title[1] Role Year Director Additional Sources
The Chamber Mystery Mrs. West 1920 Abraham Schomer [2]
Just a Woman 1918 Julius Steger
Draft 258 Marcita Blein 1917 Christy Cabanne
Should a Baby Die? 1916 Perry N. Vekroff
One Million Dollars Mrs. Cookie 1915 John W. Noble
The Woman Next Door Mrs. Grayson 1915 Walter Edwin [3]
The Seven Sisters Mother 1915 Sidney Olcott
Love and Money A Wealthy Widow 1915 Carroll Fleming
One of Our Girls Mme. Fonblaque 1914 Thomas N. Heffron
The Brute Mrs. Pope 1914 Thomas N. Heffron
In the Bishop's Carriage The Actress 1913 J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter
Tess of the D'Urbervilles Mrs. Clare 1913 J. Searle Dawley
A Chase Across the Continent Mrs. Worthington-The Aunt 1912 J. Searle Dawley
After Many Days Anton's Daughter 1912
How Sir Andrew Lost His Vote The Hostess 1911 Ashley Miller
The Heart of Nichette Mlle. Nichette 1911 Ashley Miller

Stage roles

Title[4] Role Opening Date Additional Sources
These Modern Women Marie Louise February 13, 1928
The Garden of Eden Madame Rimsky September 27, 1927
Money From Home Nannie Bauer February 28, 1927
Hurricane Martha Olczewski (Deeney) December 25, 1923
Pride Mrs. Bohn May 2, 1923
Buddies Madam Benoit October 27, 1919
The Woman on the Index Performer August 29, 1918
The Great Lover Bianca Souio November 10, 1915 [5]
The Joy of Living Countess Beata [6]
La Main [7]

Sources

  1. ^ a b "Camille Dalberg". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  2. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. ^ "Woman Next Door, The · ECHO (Early Cinema History Online)". echo.commarts.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. ^ "Camilla Dalberg – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  5. ^ "Columbia Spectator 5 November 1915 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  6. ^ "THE IRVING PLACE AGAIN; The House Opens with Sudermann's Original of "The Joy of Living." Camilla Dalberg as Beate -- Otto Ottbert and von Segffertitz Distinguish Themselves". The New York Times. 1903-10-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  7. ^ The Bystander: An Illustrated Weekly, Devoted to Travel, Literature, Art, the Drama, Progress, Locomotion. 1906.