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1142:(1893-1894)
1124:(1917-1918)
1118:(1919-1920)
1112:(1921-1922)
1106:(1927-1928)
1104:My Maryland
1100:(1928-1929)
1092:Mother Lode
1025:Mrs. Leeds
998:Mrs. Gower
795:Mrs. Burke
764:Aunt Sarah
517:Heartsease
320:Filmography
256:Poster for
173:, Edith in
63:Canada East
1342:Categories
1226:References
1176:The Mikado
840:Aunt Mary
785:Kidnapper
426:The Glove
171:The Mikado
59:Lotbinière
51:1859-12-05
482:Our Wives
143:Alan Dale
108:Biography
1200:Narcisse
183:Patience
179:Iolanthe
1312:at the
1207:Gallery
1140:Jacinta
1122:Flo-Flo
980:Mother
495:Which?
269:at the
228:America
1202:(1886)
1196:(1888)
1190:(1889)
1184:(1889)
1166:(1891)
1160:(1891)
1158:Indigo
1154:(1891)
1136:(1899)
1130:(1907)
1094:(1934)
983:Short
972:Short
951:Short
917:Short
896:Short
885:Short
875:Short
864:Short
854:Short
843:Short
832:Short
808:Short
798:Short
777:Short
767:Short
756:Short
753:Milly
731:Short
721:Short
708:Short
687:Short
676:Short
666:Short
656:Short
645:Short
632:Short
621:Short
610:Short
600:Short
589:Short
579:Short
569:Short
558:Short
547:Short
537:Short
523:Short
512:Short
501:Short
490:Short
475:Short
464:Short
453:Short
442:Short
431:Short
421:Short
411:Short
401:Short
390:Short
379:Short
364:Short
350:Short
336:Notes
330:Title
206:Indigo
83:, U.S.
1182:Paola
1072:Sally
1067:1925
1062:Lost
1049:1923
1032:1921
1015:1920
988:1917
932:1916
713:1915
642:Olga
528:1914
355:1913
341:1912
333:Role
327:Year
1305:IMDb
70:Died
41:Born
1303:at
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