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| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|08|13|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Seville]], Spain |
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| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. |
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'''Beryl Mercer''' (13 August 1882 – 28 July 1939) was a Spanish-born American-based actress of the 1920s and 1930s. |
'''Beryl Mercer''' (13 August 1882 – 28 July 1939) was a Spanish-born American-based actress of the 1920s and 1930s. |
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Born to British parents in [[Seville]], Beryl Mercer was best |
Born to British parents in [[Seville]], Beryl Mercer was best-known for her motherly roles in film and regularly appeared as a grandmother or cook or maid in some high profile films. She appeared in more than fifty films between 1916 and 1939 but her career was at a peak in the early- to mid-1930s when she regularly starred in between five and ten films a year. {{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
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In 1933 Mercer appeared in ''[[Cavalcade (1933 film)|Cavalcade]]'', as a cook, and the following year made appearances in ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', ''[[The Little Minister]]'', and ''[[The Richest Girl in the World (1934 film)|The Richest Girl in the World]]''. In 1939, she appeared in ''[[The Little Princess (1939 film)|The Little Princess]]'' as [[Queen Victoria]]. |
In 1933 Mercer appeared in ''[[Cavalcade (1933 film)|Cavalcade]]'', as a cook, and the following year made appearances in ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', ''[[The Little Minister]]'', and ''[[The Richest Girl in the World (1934 film)|The Richest Girl in the World]]''. In 1939, she appeared in ''[[The Little Princess (1939 film)|The Little Princess]]'' as [[Queen Victoria]]. |
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Mercer died in [[Santa Monica, California]] in 1939, aged 56. |
Mercer died in [[Santa Monica, California]] in 1939, aged 56, following surgery for an undisclosed ailment. |
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|NAME= Mercer, Beryl |
|NAME= Mercer, Beryl |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress |
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|DATE OF BIRTH= 13 August 1882 |
|DATE OF BIRTH= 13 August 1882 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Seville]], Spain |
|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Seville]], Spain |
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|DATE OF DEATH= 28 July 1939 (aged 56) |
|DATE OF DEATH= 28 July 1939 (aged 56) |
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|PLACE OF DEATH= Santa Monica, California, U.S.}} |
|PLACE OF DEATH= Santa Monica, California, U.S.}} |
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[[Category:American film actors]] |
[[Category:American film actors]] |
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Revision as of 20:10, 23 August 2011
Beryl Mercer | |
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| Born | 13 August 1882 Seville, Spain |
| Died | 28 July 1939 (aged 56) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1916–1939 |
| Spouse(s) | Maitland Paisley (1896-19??; divorced); 1 child Holmes Herbert; 1 child |
Beryl Mercer (13 August 1882 – 28 July 1939) was a Spanish-born American-based actress of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born to British parents in Seville, Beryl Mercer was best-known for her motherly roles in film and regularly appeared as a grandmother or cook or maid in some high profile films. She appeared in more than fifty films between 1916 and 1939 but her career was at a peak in the early- to mid-1930s when she regularly starred in between five and ten films a year. [citation needed]
In 1933 Mercer appeared in Cavalcade, as a cook, and the following year made appearances in Jane Eyre, The Little Minister, and The Richest Girl in the World. In 1939, she appeared in The Little Princess as Queen Victoria.
Mercer died in Santa Monica, California in 1939, aged 56, following surgery for an undisclosed ailment.
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