Doris Pawn

Doris Pawn

Known for

Acting

Born

December 28, 1894

Birthplace

Norfolk, Nebraska, USA

Died

March 30, 1988 (aged 93)

Biography

From Wikipedia

Doris Pawn (December 29, 1894 – March 30, 1988) was an American actress who appeared in films of the silent era.

Director Sydney Ayres coveted Pawn as a leading lady early in her screen career. In 1916 she appeared in her first Fox Film feature, Blue Blood and Red, directed by Raoul Walsh. Studios were impressed with her personal charm and ability to act naturally. She was especially gifted in the art of pantomime.

In addition to Fox, Pawn made movies with Universal, Goldwyn, and Paramount Pictures. She returned to Fox in 1921 for the making of Shame. She starred alongside John Gilbert and Anna May Wong. Her final films were two dramas, Fools and Riches and The Hero, along...

Best known work

The Penalty
The Penalty
1920
What Happened To Rosa
What Happened To Rosa
1920
The City of Dim Faces
The City of Dim Faces
1918
Strange Idols
Strange Idols
1922
Cheated Hearts
Cheated Hearts
1921
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1921
The Buster
The Buster
1923
Shame
Shame
1921
One Clear Call
One Clear Call
1922
Guile of Women
Guile of Women
1921

Filmography

  1. 1923

    Fools and Riches

    as Bernice Lorraine

  2. 1923

    The Buster

    as Charlotte Rowland

  3. 1923

    The Hero

    as Martha

  4. 1922

    Always the Woman

    as Adele Boone

  5. 1922

    Strange Idols

    as Ruth Mayo

  6. 1922

    One Clear Call

    as Phyllis Howard

  7. 1921

    Cheated Hearts

    as Kitty Van Ness

  8. 1921

    Fightin' Mad

    as Eileen Graham

  9. 1921

    The Millionaire

    as Marion Culbreth

  10. 1921

    Shame

    as Winifred Wellington

  11. 1921

  12. 1920

  13. 1920

    The Penalty

    as Barbary Nell

  14. 1920

    Li Ting Lang

    as Marion Halstead

  15. 1920

    Out of the Storm

    as Mabel Cutting

  16. 1920

    The Strange Boarder

    as Florry Hinch

  17. 1919

    Toby's Bow

    as Eugenia

  18. 1918

    The City of Dim Faces

    as Marcell Matthews

  19. 1917

    Some Boy

    as Marjorie Milbank

  20. 1917

    High Finance

    as Patricia West

  21. 1917

    The Spirit of '76

    as Madeline Brant

  22. 1916

    Little Eve Edgarton

    as Miss Van Eaton

  23. 1914

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