Helen Badgley

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Helen Badgley

Acting December 1, 1908

Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

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 t…

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A Dog's Love

A Dog's Love

6.4 1914 Movie
A Modern Monte Cristo

A Modern Monte Cristo

6.3 1917 Movie
The Thunderbolt

The Thunderbolt

9.0 1912 Movie
Zudora

Zudora

1914 Movie
When the Studio Burned

When the Studio Burned

7.5 1913 Movie
The Three Roses

The Three Roses

8.0 1915 Movie
The Fires of Youth

The Fires of Youth

7.0 1917 Movie
The Tiniest of Stars

The Tiniest of Stars

7.0 1913 Movie
Their Great Big Beautiful Doll

Their Great Big Beautiful Doll

9.0 1913 Movie
The Baby and the Boss

The Baby and the Boss

10.0 1915 Movie
Coals of Fire

Coals of Fire

10.0 1914 Movie
Pots-and-Pans Peggy

Pots-and-Pans Peggy

1917 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1917
    The Heart of Ezra Greer

    Movie The Poor Little Girl

  2. 1917
    The Fires of Youth

    Movie Billy

  3. 1917
    The Candy Girl

    Movie Nell's Little Sister

  4. 1917
    When Love Was Blind

    Movie

  5. 1917
    Pots-and-Pans Peggy

    Movie Peggy's sister

  6. 1917
    A Modern Monte Cristo

    Movie Virginia Deane, age 6

  7. 1917
    A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

    Movie

  8. 1916
    The Stolen Triumph

    Movie Little Alice

  9. 1915
    The Baby and the Boss

    Movie Helen, the Baby

  10. 1915
    The Mother of Her Dreams

    Movie The Rich Boy

  11. 1915
    Mercy on a Crutch

    Movie The Sheriff's Daughter

  12. 1915
    The Six-Cent Loaf

    Movie Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister

  13. 1915
    The Three Roses

    Movie The Third Rose

  14. 1914
    The Barrier of Flames

    Movie The Mayor's Daughter

  15. 1914
    Zudora

    Movie

  16. 1914
    A Dog's Love

    Movie Baby Helen

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  1. 1914
    The Dancer

    Movie Anna's Little Daughter

  2. 1914
    The Woman Pays

    Movie The Watson 4-year old son

  3. 1914
    Coals of Fire

    Movie Helen - Blodgett's Motherless Child

  4. 1914
    Frou Frou

    Movie Georges, Frou Frou's son

  5. 1913
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Movie Golightly - A Fairy

  6. 1913
    Their Great Big Beautiful Doll

    Movie Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl

  7. 1913
    The Girl of the Cabaret

    Movie Their Daughter

  8. 1913
    Little Dorrit

    Movie Young Little Dorrit

  9. 1913
    The Spoiled Darling's Doll

    Movie The Spoiled Darling's Doll

  10. 1913
    Just a Shabby Doll

    Movie The Daughter

  11. 1913
    When the Studio Burned

    Movie Self

  12. 1913
    The Tiniest of Stars

    Movie Little Girl

  13. 1912
    The Repeater

    Movie The Reformer's Little Daughter

  14. 1912
    The Forest Rose

    Movie

  15. 1912
    The Thunderbolt

    Movie The Broker's Daughter, as a Little Girl

  16. 1912
    Cross Your Heart

    Movie

  17. 1912
    The County's Prize Baby

    Movie The Prize Baby

  18. 1912
    In a Garden

    Movie Child visitor to garden

  19. 1912
    Baby Hands

    Movie The Child

  20. 1912
    Dottie's New Doll

    Movie Dottie's New Doll

  21. 1912
    My Baby's Voice

    Movie Ruth Mackey - the Baby