Josephine Crowell(1859-1932)
- Actress
Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress. She appeared
in vaudeville as early as 1879. On screen, she is best remembered for
her dramatic portrayal of the mother in
D.W. Griffith's
Naissance d'une nation (1915),
her comedic performances in
Harold Lloyd's
En vitesse (1928) and
Stan Laurel and
Oliver Hardy's
Y a erreur! (1929). She also played a
succession of queens and princesses in such films as
La rue des vipères (1923),
Mantrap (1926),
Le roi des rois (1927) and
L'homme qui rit (1928).
