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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 1, 1908
Died
October 25, 1977
Place of Birth
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Thanhouser Kidlet
- Helen Badgely
Helen Badgley
0.1 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
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Billy
The Fires of Youth
1917
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When Love Was Blind
1917
4.5
Virginia Deane, age 6
A Modern Monte Cristo
1917
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A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
1917
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Little Alice
The Stolen Triumph
1916
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Helen, the Baby
The Baby and the Boss
1915
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The Sheriff's Daughter
Mercy on a Crutch
1915
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Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister
The Six-Cent Loaf
1915
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The Third Rose
The Three Roses
1915
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The Mayor's Daughter
The Barrier of Flames
1914
Credits
The Fires of Youth
as Billy
1917
6.0
When Love Was Blind
1917
0.0
A Modern Monte Cristo
as Virginia Deane, age 6
1917
4.5
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
1917
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The Stolen Triumph
as Little Alice
1916
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The Baby and the Boss
as Helen, the Baby
1915
0.0
🎬
Mercy on a Crutch
as The Sheriff's Daughter
1915
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The Six-Cent Loaf
as Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister
1915
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The Three Roses
as The Third Rose
1915
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The Barrier of Flames
as The Mayor's Daughter
1914
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Zudora
1914
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A Dog's Love
as Baby Helen
1914
6.4
🎬
The Dancer
as Anna's Little Daughter
1914
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The Woman Pays
as The Watson 4-year old son
1914
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Their Great Big Beautiful Doll
as Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl
1913
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The Girl of the Cabaret
as Their Daughter
1913
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Little Dorrit
as Young Little Dorrit
1913
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The Spoiled Darling's Doll
as The Spoiled Darling's Doll
1913
5.0
Just a Shabby Doll
as The Daughter
1913
5.0
When the Studio Burned
as Self
1913
5.0
The Tiniest of Stars
as Little Girl
1913
5.0
🎬
The Repeater
as The Reformer's Little Daughter
1912
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The Forest Rose
1912
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🎬
Cross Your Heart
1912
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The County's Prize Baby
as The Prize Baby
1912
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In a Garden
as Child visitor to garden
1912
4.0
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Baby Hands
as The Child
1912
0.0
Dottie's New Doll
as Dottie's New Doll
1912
0.0
My Baby's Voice
as Ruth Mackey - the Baby
1912
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