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Euphemia "Effie" Ellsler (September 17, 1855 – October 8, 1942) was an American actress of stage and screen whose career had its beginnings when she was a child and lasted well into the 1930s. She was best remembered over her early career for playing the title role in Steele MacKaye 's hit play Hazel Kirke, and as the self-sacrificing Bessie ...
Effie Ellsler was a prominent member of the Ellsler theatrical family and a star of the pre-Ibsen era of stage and screen. She performed in Cleveland and New York, and was best known for her role as Hazel in Hazel Kirke, a record-breaking melodrama.
Euphemia "Effie" Ellsler was an American actress of stage and screen whose career had its beginnings when she was a child and lasted well into the 1930s. She was best remembered over her early career for playing the title role in Steele MacKaye's hit play Hazel Kirke, and as the self-sacrificing Bessie Barton in Frank Harver's Woman Against Woman.
Effie Ellsler was born on 17 September 1855 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Daddy Long Legs (1931), The Actress (1928) and The Lady of Scandal (1930). She was married to Frank Weston.
- September 17, 1855
- October 8, 1942
Effie Ellsler was born on 17 September 1855 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Daddy Long Legs (1931), The Actress (1928) and The Lady of Scandal (1930). She was married to Frank Weston.
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- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Hollywood, California, USA
Side for Effie Ellsler's role of prefect in Heroines in rags. American actress and daughter of Cleveland stage manager John Ellsler, Ellsler was onstage almost from birth and became a member of her father's stock company at 15. During the 1880's was a travelling star of melodrama, and in 1910 she began a long film career.
Effie Ellsler, ca. 1877 Miss Ellsler's stage career continued and grew even after her father, "Uncle" John Ellsler was forced to sell the Opera House to iron and coal tycoon Marcus A. Hanna less than two years after the doors first opened. By 1880, Effie Ellsler was appearing on New York stages, performing a title role that was written for her ...
