Mathilde Baring Explained

Mathilde Baring
Birth Name:Mathilde Hoffeldt
Birth Date:September 18, 1879
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Death Date:December 6, 1954
Death Place:New York, New York, USA
Education:Tulane University
Occupation:Actress
Children:Isabel Lamon

Mathilde Baring (born Mathilde Hoffeldt) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era.[1] [2] Her daughter was the actress Isabel Lamon.

Biography

Mathilde was born in New Orleans to Henry Hoffeldt and Mathilde Gessler. She attended Tulane University before embarking on a career as an actress on the stage and then the screen under the name Mathilde Baring.[3] In addition to her filmography, she also appeared in many plays on Broadway. She was married to Lauren Lamon; the pair had a daughter, Isabel.[4]

Filmography

Year Title DirectorRole
1912Robin Hood (1912 film)Herbert Blaché
1914Dolly of the DailiesWalter Edwin
1914Dick Potter's WifeAshley Miller
1915Olive's Greatest OpportunityRichard Ridgely
1916As a Woman SowsWilliam F. Haddock
1916A Tangle in HeartsRichard Garrick
1918The Panther WomanRalph InceMrs. Peale
1918Love's LawTefft Johnson

Notes and References

  1. Book: Motion Picture News. 1912. Motion Picture News Incorporated. en.
  2. Book: The Photographic Times. 1900. Photographic Times Pub. Association. en.
  3. Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1919; Page: 138
  4. Book: Motography. 1916. en.