Lillian Langdon
{{short description|American actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Lillian Langdon
| image = Lillian Langdon - Going Some (1920).jpg
| caption = Langdon in Going Some (1920)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|11|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1943|02|08|1860|11|25|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1912–1928
| other_names = Lillie H. Bolles
| family = Zebulon Pike (descendant)
}}
Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Zebulon Pike, discoverer of Pike's Peak, and Jasper Crane, founder of Newark.{{cite news |title=Mrs. Lillie H. Bolles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67410856/lillian-langdon/ |access-date=January 11, 2021 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=February 10, 1943 |page=30|via = Newspapers.com}} She acted on stage before she began her career in films.{{cite news |title=Lillian Langdon, Actress, Expires |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-feb-10-1943-2121487/ |access-date=December 15, 2020 |work=Gettysburg Times |date=February 10, 1943 |page=4|via = Newspaperarchive.com}} In private life, she was known as Lillie H. Bolles.{{cite news|date=February 9, 1943|title=Lillian Langdon dies|page=1|work=Reno Evening Gazette|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-feb-09-1943-2121506/|access-date=December 15, 2020|via=Newspaperarchive.com}}
She died at her home in Santa Monica, California, aged 82.{{Cite book|last=Vazzana|first=Eugene Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iqIYAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Lillian+Langdon%22+silent+film|title=Silent Film Necrology|date=October 2, 2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786410590|via=Google Books}}
Selected filmography
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- A Girl of Yesterday (1915) – Mrs. A. H. Monroe
- Kindling (1915) – Mrs. Jane Burke-Smith
- The Wharf Rat (1916)
- Intolerance (1916) – Mary, mother of Jesus
- Diane of the Follies (1916) – Marcia Christy
- The Americano (1917) – Senora de Castille
- Jim Bludso (1917)
- Might and the Man (1917) – Mrs. Sloan
- Indiscreet Corinne (1917)
- Because of a Woman (1917)
- I Love You (1918)
- Limousine Life (1918)
- Society for Sale (1918) – Lady Mary
- The Last Rebel (1918)
- Everywoman's Husband (1918) – Mrs. Rhodes
- False Ambition (1918) – Mrs. Van Dixon
- Shifting Sands (1918) – Mrs. Stanford
- Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) – Mrs. Pendleton
- Prudence on Broadway (1919)
- When a Man Loves (1919)
- The Millionaire Pirate (1919)
- His Majesty, the American (1919) – Princess Marguerite
- A Regular Fellow (1919) – Mrs. Christy
- The Triflers (1920)
- Going Some (1920)
- The Great Accident (1920)
- The Hope (1920)
- Oh, Lady, Lady (1920) – Mrs. Farringdon
- The Triflers (1920)
- The Mother Heart (1921) – Mrs. Lincoln
- The Swamp (1921) – Mrs. Biddie
- What's a Wife Worth? (1921) – Mrs. Penfield
- Kissed (1922)
- The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
- Lights of the Desert (1922)
- Fools of Fortune (1922)
- The Glorious Fool (1922)
- Nobody's Bride (1923)
- Going Up (1923)
- The Prisoner (1923) – Mrs. Garrison
- The Wanters (1923) – Mrs. Worthington
- White Tiger (1923)
- Cobra (1925)
- The Thoroughbred (1925)
- After Business Hours (1925)
- The Wall Street Whiz (1925)
- Joanna (1925) – Mrs. Roxanna Adams
- The Blonde Saint (1926)
- The Millionaire Policeman (1926)
- Fifth Avenue (1926)
- The Cheer Leader (1928)
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References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0486041}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American silent film actresses