Sarah Whitley(1816-1888)

Sarah Whitley was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. She was the mother-in-law of cinematic pioneer Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince and was filmed by him in Roundhay Garden Scene (1888), 10 days before her death, which help to substantiate Roundhay Garden Scene as the oldest surviving film in existence. She is the earliest-born woman known to have appeared in a film, and was also the first known person who had appeared in a film to die.