Daisy Jefferson

Daisy Jefferson, also billed as Daisy Robinson, (born 1889) was an actress on stage and screen whose work includes leading roles in several silent films. She appeared with her husband Thomas Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle.

Daisy Jefferson (second from the left) in Fixed by George (1920)

Robinson was born in New York City.[1] Actress Gertrude Robinson was her sister.

Her professional acting career began at age seven when she portrayed Rip Van Winkle's daughter Meenie in a play along with her future husband Thomas Jefferson.[1] She was schooled at the Ursuling Convent in Quebec City, Canada.[1]

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Filmography

• Rip Van Winkle (1914)
• The County Chairman (1914)
• The Law of Duty (1915)
• A Bad Man and Others (1915)
• Intolerance (1916)
• The Price of Power (1916)
• The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)[2]
• The Spirit of Romance (1917)
• Happiness of Three Women (1917)
• Fallen Angel (1918)
• When the Clouds Roll By (1919)
• Please Get Married (1919)
• Fixed by George (1920)
• A Slave of Vanity (1920)
• A World of Folly (1920)
• Rip Van Winkle (1921)
• Partners of the Tide (1921)[3]
• Don't Get Personal (1922)
• The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

References

1. "The Movie Magazine: A National Motion Picture Magazine ..." Movie Magazine Publishing Company, Incorporated. April 13, 1915 – via Google Books.
2. Katchmer, George A. (April 13, 1991). "Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known". McFarland – via Google Books.
3. Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). "A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses". McFarland – via Google Books.

External links

• Daisy Jefferson on IMDb