Biografie und Filmografie

Flora Finch

Flora Finch (17. Juni 1867 – 4. Januar 1940) war eine in England geborene Vaudeville-, Bühnen- und Filmschauspielerin, die in über 300 Stummfilmen mitwirkte, darunter über 200 für die Vitagraph Studios.

Finch wurde in London in eine Familie von Varieté- und Wandertheaterkünstlern geboren und kam als kleines Kind in die Vereinigten Staaten. Sie setzte die Familientradition fort und arbeitete bis in ihre Dreißiger im Theater und im Vaudeville.

Ihre ersten Filmrollen hatte sie ab 1908 bei der American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Dort arbeitete sie unter anderem mit Fatty Arbuckle, Mack Sennett (mit dem sie kurzzeitig eine Liebesbeziehung hatte) und Charlie Chaplin zusammen.

Ab 1910 arbeitete sie bei Vitagraph und drehte dort mit John Bunny den ersten von 160 sehr populären Kurzfilmen, die zwischen 1910 und 1915 entstanden. Diese Kurzfilme, bekannt als „Bunnygraphs“, „Bunnyfinches“ und „Bunnyfinchgraphs“, etablierten Finch und Bunny als erstes populäres Komikerduo im Film. Das Duo wurde kurzzeitig zum Trio, als Mabel Normand ins Studio kam.

Nach Bunnys Tod 1915 drehte sie weiterhin Komödienkurzfilme, allerdings mit weniger Erfolg. Sie gründete ihre eigene Produktionsfirma, „Flora Finch Productions“, konnte aber nie wieder an ihre früheren Erfolge anknüpfen. Eine ihrer bekanntesten Rollen in den späteren Stummfilmjahren war die der Tante Susan in Paul Lenis „Die Katze und der Kanarienvogel“ (1927). In der Tonfilmära fand sie zwar Arbeit, spielte aber nur kleine Nebenrollen. In „Der scharlachrote Buchstabe“ (1934) spielte sie eine ihrer bedeutenderen Rollen in Tonfilmen, und sie hatte einen Cameo-Auftritt in einem der bekanntesten Filme von Laurel und Hardy, „Way Out West“ (1937). Ihr letzter Film war „Die Frauen“ (1939).

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Filme (126)

The Women

The Women

1939 · Woman Window Tapper (uncredited)

Stablemates

Stablemates

1938 · Singer at Beulah's

A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

1937 · Movie Patron (uncredited)

Way Out West

Way Out West

1937 · Maw (uncredited)

Mama Steps Out

Mama Steps Out

1937 · Old Maid in Hall

Postal Inspector

Postal Inspector

1936 · The Ugly Fraud (uncredited)

Women Are Trouble

Women Are Trouble

1936 · Society Woman

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1934 · Faith Bartle, the Gossip

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

1930 · Gossip

The Matrimonial Bed

The Matrimonial Bed

1930 · Vosin

Say It with Songs

Say It with Songs

1929 · Radio station beauty expert

Come Across

Come Across

1929 · Cassie

The Faker

The Faker

1929 · Emma

The Haunted House

The Haunted House

1928 · Mrs.Rackham

Five and Ten Cent Annie

Five and Ten Cent Annie

1928 · Wedding Guest

The Wife's Relations

The Wife's Relations

1928 · Mrs. Cyrus Dodd

Quality Street

Quality Street

1927 · Mary Willoughby

Rose of the Golden West

Rose of the Golden West

1927 · Señora Comba

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1927 · Susan

Captain Salvation

Captain Salvation

1927 · Mrs. Snifty

Are Brunettes Safe?

Are Brunettes Safe?

1927 · School Teacher (uncredited)

Her Indiscretion

Her Indiscretion

1927

'Morning, Judge

'Morning, Judge

1926 · The Judge's Wife

The Brown Derby

The Brown Derby

1926 · Aunt Anna

Fifth Avenue

Fifth Avenue

1926 · Mrs. Pettygrew

Lover's Island

Lover's Island

1925 · Amanda Dawson

A Kiss for Cinderella

A Kiss for Cinderella

1925 · Second Customer

His Buddy's Wife

His Buddy's Wife

1925 · Mirandy

The Live Wire

The Live Wire

1925 · Pansy Darwin

The Wrongdoers

The Wrongdoers

1925 · Society Woman

The Adventurous Sex

The Adventurous Sex

1925 · The Grandmother

Men and Women

Men and Women

1925 · Kate

The Midnight Girl

The Midnight Girl

1925 · Landlady

Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924 · Duchesse de Montmorency

Roulette

Roulette

1924 · Mrs. Smith-Jones

Luck

Luck

1923 · The Plumber's Best Girl

A Social Error

A Social Error

1922

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1922

When Knighthood Was in Flower

When Knighthood Was in Flower

1922 · French Countess (uncredited)

Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

1921 · A Starving Peasant (uncredited)

Lessons in Love

Lessons in Love

1921 · Agatha Calthorpe

Birthright

Birthright

1920

Dawn

Dawn

1919 · Mrs. Natalie Colebrook

Oh Boy!

Oh Boy!

1919 · Miss Penelope Budd

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1918 · Rags's Aunt

Prudence the Pirate

Prudence the Pirate

1916 · The Aunt

A Night Out

A Night Out

1916 · Mrs. Marie Haslem

Heavy Villains

Heavy Villains

1915 · Serena Slim - The Slender Sleuth

The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott

1915 · Ivy Skinner - the Lady of Shalott

War

War

1915 · Frau Schultz

The Smoking Out of Bella Butts

The Smoking Out of Bella Butts

1915 · Bella Butts

Sweeney's Christmas Bird

Sweeney's Christmas Bird

1914 · Mrs. Sweeney

Fixing Their Dads

Fixing Their Dads

1914 · The Widow Hathaway

Bunny Backslides

Bunny Backslides

1914 · Flora Winslow - a Widow

Hearts and Diamonds

Hearts and Diamonds

1914 · Miss Rachel Whipple

Polishing Up

Polishing Up

1914 · Mrs. John Bunny, alias Vivian Astor

The Locked House

The Locked House

1914 · Mrs. Bunny

The Vases of Hymen

The Vases of Hymen

1914 · Annette Kershaw

A Train of Incidents

A Train of Incidents

1914 · Miss Prim

The Old Maid's Baby

The Old Maid's Baby

1914 · Flora the Old Maid

Father's Flirtation

Father's Flirtation

1914 · Mrs. Bunny

Mr. Bunny in Disguise

Mr. Bunny in Disguise

1914 · Euphemia Jones

Tangled Tangoists

Tangled Tangoists

1914

A Change in Baggage Checks

A Change in Baggage Checks

1914 · Stella Triplight

Love's Old Dream

Love's Old Dream

1914 · Miranda, Simon's Sweetheart

The Golf Game and the Bonnet

The Golf Game and the Bonnet

1913 · Flora - The Wife

Father's Hatband

Father's Hatband

1913 · Mrs. Henpecko

The Autocrat of Flapjack Junction

The Autocrat of Flapjack Junction

1913 · Edith - The Widow

The Feudists

The Feudists

1913 · Second Wife, Mrs. Craig

Those Troublesome Tresses

Those Troublesome Tresses

1913 · Mrs. Jones

The Pickpocket

The Pickpocket

1913 · Patrick's Suffragette Wife

Bunny's Dilemma

Bunny's Dilemma

1913 · Aunt Eliza

A Lady and Her Maid

A Lady and Her Maid

1913

Vampire of the Desert

Vampire of the Desert

1913 · Hagar

Disciplining Daisy

Disciplining Daisy

1913

Cutey and the Chorus Girls

Cutey and the Chorus Girls

1913 · Flora Scrawny

The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty

The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty

1913 · Mrs. Evelyn Jones

Stenographer Troubles

Stenographer Troubles

1913 · A Typist

The Classmate's Frolic

The Classmate's Frolic

1913 · The Director of the School

When Mary Grew Up

When Mary Grew Up

1913

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1913 · Jeanne - the Dishart's Servant

Three Black Bags

Three Black Bags

1913 · Mrs. Brown

When the Press Speaks

When the Press Speaks

1913 · Bealla Wilfax

A Cure for Pokeritis

A Cure for Pokeritis

1912 · Mrs. Sharpe

Freckles

Freckles

1912 · Madame Legrand

An Unusual Honeymoon

An Unusual Honeymoon

1912 · Mary McGregor, His Wife

The Hand Bag

The Hand Bag

1912 · Miss Amanda De Rosville

An Elephant on Their Hands

An Elephant on Their Hands

1912

Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgers

Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgers

1912 · Mrs Wozenham

She Cried

She Cried

1912 · Factory Worker

A Vitagraph Romance

A Vitagraph Romance

1912 · Principal of Miss Flint's Seminary

Bunny's Suicide

Bunny's Suicide

1912 · Mrs. Spink

Captain Barnacle's Legacy

Captain Barnacle's Legacy

1912 · Markham's African Sister

Saving an Audience

Saving an Audience

1912 · A Suffragette

Suing Susan

Suing Susan

1912 · Miss Susan - a Spinster

The Foster Child

The Foster Child

1912

The Troublesome Step-Daughters

The Troublesome Step-Daughters

1912 · The Governess

Diamond Cut Diamond

Diamond Cut Diamond

1912 · Mrs. Bunce

Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes

Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes

1912

The Old Silver Watch

The Old Silver Watch

1912

Irene's Infatuation

Irene's Infatuation

1912 · Mme. Frangiapani

Stenographer Wanted

Stenographer Wanted

1912 · The Chosen Stenographer

The First Violin

The First Violin

1912 · Helen's Step-Mother

In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath

In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath

1911 · Mrs. Bunny

Her Crowning Glory

Her Crowning Glory

1911 · The Governess

The Strategy of Ann

The Strategy of Ann

1911 · Headmistress of the School

Treasure Trove

Treasure Trove

1911 · Patience

The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

1911 · Mrs. Nag

Two Overcoats

Two Overcoats

1911 · Mrs. Maggie Gallagher

The Sleep Walker

The Sleep Walker

1911

The Wooing of Winifred

The Wooing of Winifred

1911

The New Stenographer

The New Stenographer

1911 · Lucille Montgomery

In Northern Forests

In Northern Forests

1911

The Troublesome Baby

The Troublesome Baby

1910 · Mrs. Samuels

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part I

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part I

1910 · Ophelia St. Clare

Muggsy's First Sweetheart

Muggsy's First Sweetheart

1910 · Uplifter

The Way of Man

The Way of Man

1909 · The Mother

Her First Biscuits

Her First Biscuits

1909

What Drink Did

What Drink Did

1909

Jones and the Lady Book Agent

Jones and the Lady Book Agent

1909 · The Lady Book Agent

A Wreath in Time

A Wreath in Time

1909 · Actress on Stage

Those Awful Hats

Those Awful Hats

1909 · Woman with largest hat

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

1909 · Guest

Mrs. Jones Entertains

Mrs. Jones Entertains

1909 · Leader of the Temperance League

The Helping Hand

The Helping Hand

1908 · Mrs. Harcourt

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