Acting · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA · Born April 7, 1892
From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women. Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained. Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles. Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide". Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
MovieOne Million B.C.
1940
as Shell Person
MovieUndercover Doctor
1939
as Guest (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Woman (uncredited)
MovieWalter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
as Wife
MovieThe Devil Is Driving
1937
as Matron (uncredited)
MovieMake Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
MovieOur Relations
1936
as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
MovieHis Brother's Wife
1936
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MovieYours for the Asking
1936
as Woman (uncredited)
MovieSan Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
MovieOne Rainy Afternoon
1936
as Bit Role (uncredited)
MovieNeighborhood House
1936
as (uncredited)
MovieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
MovieThe Drunkard
1935
as Mrs. Jackson
MovieWings in the Dark
1935
as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieThe Fatal Glass of Beer
1933
as Ma Snavely
Doctor's Orders
1932
Taxi Troubles
1931
as Mrs. Andy Martin
MovieWho's Who in the Zoo
1931
as Mother
MovieTen Nights in a Bar-room
1931
as Sarah Morgan
MovieMidnight Daddies
1930
as Mrs. Wilbur Louder
He Trumped Her Ace
1930
as Mrs. Daly
Bulls and Bears
1930
as Eleanor Crenshaw
MovieSugar Plum Papa
1930
as Princess Olga
MovieScotch
1930
as Aunt Rose
MovieThe Peacock Fan
1929
as Mrs. Rossmore
MovieMontmartre Rose
1929
MovieTrial Marriage
1929
as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
The Dream Melody
1929
as Alicia Harrison
Girls Who Dare
1929
as 'Alabam' Kenyon
MovieThe Chinatown Mystery
1928
MovieThe Port of Missing Girls
1928
as School Matron
A Woman Against the World
1928
as Housekeeper
A Bowery Cinderella
1927
as Mrs. Chandler
MovieThe Second 100 Years
1927
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Riding to Fame
1927
as Marge
MovieThe Truthful Sex
1926
as Jennie
MovieWreckage
1925
as Margot
MovieFifth Avenue Models
1925
as Mrs. Van Groot
MovieOne Year to Live
1925
as Lolette
MovieThe Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925
as Mrs. Kent
MovieAs Man Desires
1925
as Evelyn Beaudine
MovieSo Big
1924
as Paula Storm
MovieSecrets of the Night
1924
as Margaret Knowles
MovieThe Red Lily
1924
as Nana
MovieA Son of the Sahara
1924
as Rayma
MoviePagan Passions
1924
as Dreka Langley
MovieLong Live the King
1923
as Countess Olga
MovieIn Search of a Thrill
1923
as Jeanne
MovieThe Eagle's Feather
1923
as Mrs. Trent
MovieTea- With a Kick!
1923
as Aunt Pearl
MovieMary of the Movies
1923
as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
MovieThe Girl of the Golden West
1923
as Nina Micheltorena
MovieSlander the Woman
1923
as Madame Redoux
MovieYour Friend and Mine
1923
as Mrs. Beatrice Mason
MovieLost and Found on a South Sea Island
1923
as Madge
MovieThe Eternal Flame
1922
as Madame de Serizy
MovieRich Men's Wives
1922
as Mrs. Lindley-Blair
MovieMore to Be Pitied Than Scorned
1922
as Josephine Clifford
MovieI Am the Law
1922
as Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
MovieYellow Men and Gold
1922
as Carmen
MovieFightin' Mad
1921
as Nita de Garma
MovieThe Last Trail
1921
as Chiquita
MovieAcross the Divide
1921
as Rosa [O'Flynn]
MovieShame
1921
as The Weaver of Dreams
MovieGood Women
1921
as Katherine Brinkley
MovieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1921
as Queen Morgan le Fay
MoviePartners of Fate
1921
as Frances Lloyd
Dice of Destiny
1920
as Agnes
MovieUnseen Forces
1920
as Winifred
MovieKismet
1920
as Kut-al-Kulub
MovieThe Little Grey Mouse
1920
as Hedda Kossiter
MovieMarried to Order
1920
as Rose
MovieWhispering Devils
1920
as Audrey Lesden
MovieA Splendid Hazard
1920
as Hedda Gobert
MovieRio Grande
1920
as Maria Inez
MovieThe Butterfly Man
1920
as Mrs. Fielding
MovieTerror Island
1920
as Stella Mourdant
MovieThe Mystery Of 13
1919
as Marian Green
MovieYvonne from Paris
1919
as Cecile
MovieUpstairs and Down
1919
as Betty Chesterton
MovieThe Hushed Hour
1919
as Daisy Appleton
MovieThe Amateur Adventuress
1919
as Flossie
MovieWhen a Woman Strikes
1919
MoviePeggy Does Her Darndest
1919
as Eleanor Ensloe
MovieFaith
1919
as Charity Garvice
The Midnight Patrol
1918
as Patsy O'Connell
MovieThe Silent Mystery
1918
as Priestess Kah
MovieUnexpected Places
1918
as Cherie
MovieBoston Blackie's Little Pal
1918
as Mrs. Wilmerding
MovieThe Great Love
1918
as Miss Corintee
MovieBright and Early
1918
as His Daughter
MovieThe Winged Mystery
1917
as Shirley Wayne
MovieHis Strenuous Visit
1916
MovieThe Chalk Line
1916
as Mrs. Love
A Model Husband
1916
as Mrs Cherub
The Man of Shame
1915
as Julia
MovieCocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
1914
as May
The Master Painter
1913
as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
1913
as Ethel Wynne
Cupid Through a Keyhole
1913
as Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
MovieThe Web
1913
as Beatrice Esmond
The Classmate's Frolic
1913
as Classmate
Betty's Baby
1913
as Betty
MovieThe Little Minister
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
as The Nurse
MovieThe Reincarnation of Karma
1912
as Quinetrea
The Awakening of Bianca
1912
The Hand Bag
1912
as Tom's Sweetheart
MovieThe Mills of the Gods
1912
as Giulia
The Toymaker
1912
as Nell Avery
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
as Second Daughter
The Godmother
1912
as Third Girl
MovieAs You Like It
1912
as Celia
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
as Sybil
Written in the Sand
1912
as Norma Gyntsen
The Two Battles
1912
as Gladys Mayford
A Juvenile Love Affair
1912
as Jane's Mother
The Light of St. Bernard
1912
as Marie
Wanted, a Sister
1912
MovieRock of Ages
1912
An Eventful Elopement
1912
as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
Love in the Ghetto
1912
as Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
His Father's Son
1912
as Dick's Sweetheart
MovieThe Illumination
1912
as Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
MovieMr. Bolter's Infatuation
1912
Irene's Infatuation
1912
as Helen - Irene's Friend
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli
1912
The Geranium
1911
as Ethel Tunison
The Sacrifice
1911
His Wedding Promise
