Zena Keefe

Zena Virginia Keefe (June 26, 1896 - November 16, 1977) was an American actress in silent film, active in the 1910s and 1920s.[1]

Zena Keefe
Keefe, c. 1917
Born	(1896-06-26)June 26, 1896 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 17, 1977(1977-11-17) (aged 81) Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.

Biography

Keefe was born in 1896 in San Francisco, California.[2] Keefe's film debut in short films occurred around 1911. By 1916, she was playing a substantial role in films including Her Maternal Right, and leading roles in films like Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917). She continued to appear in at least a few movies every year, until her final appearance in Trouping with Ellen in 1924.

Keefe married William M. Brownell.

Keefe died on November 16, 1977 in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Selected filmography

• Mills of the Gods (1912) as Maria, Giulia's sister
• Her Choice (1912) as Edith, the poor niece
• The Hero of Submarine D-2 (1916) as Ethel McMasters
• Her Maternal Right (1916) as Mary Winslow
• La Bohème (1916) as Musette
• Caprice of the Mountains (1916)
• Little Miss Happiness (1916) as Sadie Allen
• The Rail Rider (1916) as Mildred Barker
• Perils of Our Girl Reporters (1916)
• Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917) as Lillian Stevens[3]
• An Amateur Widow (1919)
• Piccadilly Jim (1919) as Ann Chester
• The Woman God Sent (1920)
• Red Foam (1920)
• Marooned Hearts (1920) as Marion Ainsworth
• Proxies (1921) as Clare Conway
• The Broken Silence (1922)
• Trouping with Ellen (1924) as Mabel Llewellyn

References

1. Vazzana, Eugene Michael. Silent film necrology: births and deaths of over 9000 performers, directors, producers, and other filmmakers of the silent era, through 1993, p. 176 (1995)
2. Spehr, Paul C. (1977). The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey, 1887-1920. Newark Museum Association. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-871-00121-4.
3. Langman, Larry. American film cycles: the silent era, p.325 (1998)

External links

• Zena Keefe on IMDb
• findagrave.com