Zena Keefe(1898-1976)
- Actress
Zena Keefe was born in San Francisco, California, on June 26, 1896. The
actress who was to make a total of 28 films started her career at the
age of 16 when she played a bit part in
The Hieroglyphic (1912). After
The Gamblers (1912) later that year,
four years elapsed before she would appear onscreen again, in
The Rail Rider (1916). Her first
real meaty role, however, came later that year when she played "Mary
Winslow" in
Her Maternal Right (1916). For
the rest of her career she was not as busy as she would have liked--in
the film industry's early years it was not unusual for performers to
make 20 films a year, but Zena was turning out only three or four. She
stayed with her craft throughout the 1920s, making her final film in
1924,
Trouping with Ellen (1924).
On November 16, 1977, Zena Keefe died at the age of 81 in Danvers, Massachusetts.
On November 16, 1977, Zena Keefe died at the age of 81 in Danvers, Massachusetts.
