Helen Badgley
Acting
Born: 1908-12-01 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Biography
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
Known For
The Thunderbolt
The Broker's Daughter, as a Little Girl
Zudora
Dottie's New Doll
Dottie's New Doll
A Modern Monte Cristo
Virginia Deane, age 6
Pots-and-Pans Peggy
Peggy's sister
The Stolen Triumph
Little Alice
Coals of Fire
Helen - Blodgett's Motherless Child
When the Studio Burned
Self
A Dog's Love
Baby Helen
Their Great Big Beautiful Doll
Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl
Just a Shabby Doll
The Daughter
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
The Baby and the Boss
Helen, the Baby
The Forest Rose
The Mother of Her Dreams
The Rich Boy
The Three Roses
The Third Rose
The Tiniest of Stars
Little Girl
In a Garden
Child visitor to garden
The Fires of Youth
Billy
When Love Was Blind
The Woman Pays
The Watson 4-year old son
Jack and the Beanstalk
Golightly - A Fairy
Cross Your Heart
The Barrier of Flames
The Mayor's Daughter
My Baby's Voice
Ruth Mackey - the Baby