Barbara Bedford
AKA: Violet May Rose
Birthday: 1903-07-19
Died: 1981-10-25
Birthplace: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
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Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945.
After high school she set out for Hollywood. She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he helped her get a small role in his 1920 movie The Cradle of Courage. While working as an extra that same year on The White Circle, she was noticed by fellow cast member John Gilbert, who recommended her to director Maurice Tourneur. Tourneur cast her alongside Gilbert in Deep Waters. Tourneur also cast her in The Last of the Mohicans, where she was the love interest for Alan Roscoe, whom she later married in real life.
In 1925 she appeared opposite Hart in his final film, Tumbleweeds, a key western of the silent period. She starred in the 1926 silent film Old Loves and New and in Mockery with Lon Chaney the following year.
When her career declined after the switch to sound, she signed with MGM in 1936 to play bit and extra parts. Her last known film appearance was in 1945.
Filmography
Character: Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Character: Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Mrs. Ada Turner
Character: Martha Kristan
Character: Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
Character: Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Character: Nurse Behind Counter
Character: Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Character: Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Ben's Mother (uncredited)
Character: Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
Character: Gracie (uncredited)
Character: Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Character: Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Character: Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
Character: Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Sunshine O'Day
Character: Rooming House Diner
Character: Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
Character: Nurse Sherwood
Character: Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
Character: Dental Patient (uncredited)
Character: Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Character: Lady Behind the Door
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Character: Carol Anderson
Character: Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Miss Wilson (uncredited)
Character: Kingston's Secretary
Character: Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Woman at Railroad Station
Character: Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Character: Nurse (Uncredited)
Character: Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Character: Margaret Manners
Character: Wife (uncredited)
Character: Visitors Matron
Character: Salvation Army Woman
Character: Miss Howard (uncredited)
Character: Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Character: Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Character: Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Character: Ritz Patron (uncredited)
Character: Martha Switzer
Character: Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)
Character: Sadie (uncredited)
Character: Customer (uncredited)
Character: Corset Buyer (uncredited)
Character: Molly Lassiter
Character: Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Character: Yvonne Fontaine
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Character: Nun (uncredited)
Character: Miss Douglas (uncredited)
Character: Chaperone at Dance
Character: Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Character: Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Party Hostess (uncredited)
Character: Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
Character: Brandon's Secretary
Character: Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
Character: Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
Character: Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Grace Woodward
Character: Jenny McFarlan
Character: Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Character: Barbara Farley
Character: Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Character: Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
Character: Martha Osborne
Character: Angry Parent (uncredited)
Character: Janice Terhune
Character: Imogene Chandler
Character: Mary Ellen Gray
Character: Bride (uncredited)
Character: Lorraine Leighton
Character: Woman (uncredited)
Character: Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Character: Alfalfa's mother
Character: Miss Grant (uncredited)
Character: Mayor's Secretary