Tula Belle Explained

Birth Name:Borgny Erna Bull Høegh
Birth Date:28 July 1906
Birth Place:Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Death Place:Newport Beach, California, USA
Years Active:1915-1920

Tula Belle (born Borgny Erna Bull Høegh 28 July 1906  - 13 October 1992) was an American child film actress.[1] [2] She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.[3]

She starred in The Blue Bird.[4]

Death

She died in Newport Beach, California, USA at the age of 86 in 1992.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
A Bird of PreyThe Child - Age 5
The Fear of PovertyChild
The Brand of CowardiceRana (Idiqui's daughter)
The Vicar of Wakefield Dick Primrose
The Woman and the BeastThe Child
Over the Hill Rose's Sister
The Blue BirdMytyl
At the Mercy of Men[5] Alice
A Doll's HouseHelmer Childbased on A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen[6]
Gates of BrassMargaret Blake as a Child
DeliveranceYound Nadja (First Episode)
The Miracle Man uncredited
Old DadLittle Girl with Two Mothersfinal film role

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wlaschin, Ken. The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. February 19, 2009. McFarland & Company. 9780786438044. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Motography. February 19, 1918. Google Books.
  3. Book: Wollstein, Hans J.. Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. February 19, 1994. Scarecrow Press. 9780810829381. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage. February 19, 1918. Dramatic Mirror Company. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Films in Review. February 19, 1966. Then and There Media, LCC.. Google Books.
  6. Book: Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. January 1, 2001. McFarland. 9780786409570. Google Books.