Myrtle Stedman
From Wikipedia
Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938.
Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
Acting
Movie
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nurse (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Sex
as Mrs. Overman
1920
Movie
Hypocrites
as The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman)
1915
Movie
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Alcatraz Island
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Beau Ideal
as Mrs. Frank Madison
1931
Movie
Give Me Liberty
as Martha Washington
1936
Movie
The Great O'Malley
as Nurse (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Green Light
as A Nurse
1937
Movie
Klondike
as Miss Fielding
1932
Movie
Ready, Willing and Able
as Junior's Mother
1937
Movie
The Whistle
as Mrs. Chapple
1921
Movie
The Truth About Youth
as Mrs. Ericson
1930
Movie
The Tiger's Coat
1920
Movie
The Go-Getter
as Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited)
1937
Movie
The Call of the Cumberlands
as Adrienne Lescott
1916
Movie
Alias Mary Smith
as Mrs. Hayes
1932
Movie
The Mad Whirl
as Gladys Herrington
1925
Movie
Flaming Youth
as Mona Fentriss
1923
Movie
Back in Circulation
as Arlene's Maid (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Accidents Will Happen
as Professional Witness #2 (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Beggars in Ermine
as Nurse
1934
Movie
If I Marry Again
as Madame Margot
1925
Movie
Draegerman Courage
as Nurse (uncredited)
1937