Helen Badgley
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Born
- 1908-12-01
- Died
- 1977-10-25
- Place of birth
- Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Thanhouser Kidlet · Helen Badgely
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
Movies (37)
Zudora
1914
Frou Frou
1914
as Georges, Frou Frou's son
The Repeater
1912
as The Reformer's Little Daughter
The Dancer
1914
as Anna's Little Daughter
The Thunderbolt
1912
as The Broker's Daughter, as a Little Girl
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
1917
The Heart of Ezra Greer
1917
as The Poor Little Girl
Baby Hands
1912
as The Child
The Stolen Triumph
1916
as Little Alice
When the Studio Burned
1913
as Self
The Candy Girl
1917
as Nell's Little Sister
A Modern Monte Cristo
1917
as Virginia Deane, age 6
Mercy on a Crutch
1915
as The Sheriff's Daughter
Pots-and-Pans Peggy
1917
as Peggy's sister
The Baby and the Boss
1915
as Helen, the Baby
Their Great Big Beautiful Doll
1913
as Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl
A Dog's Love
1914
as Baby Helen
Dottie's New Doll
1912
as Dottie's New Doll
The Girl of the Cabaret
1913
as Their Daughter
In a Garden
1912
as Child visitor to garden
The Three Roses
1915
as The Third Rose
The Mother of Her Dreams
1915
as The Rich Boy
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
1913
as The Spoiled Darling's Doll
Just a Shabby Doll
1913
as The Daughter
Jack and the Beanstalk
1913
as Golightly - A Fairy
The Tiniest of Stars
1913
as Little Girl
When Love Was Blind
1917
Coals of Fire
1914
as Helen - Blodgett's Motherless Child
The County's Prize Baby
1912
as The Prize Baby
Little Dorrit
1913
as Young Little Dorrit
The Fires of Youth
1917
as Billy
The Six-Cent Loaf
1915
as Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister
My Baby's Voice
1912
as Ruth Mackey - the Baby
The Woman Pays
1914
as The Watson 4-year old son
The Barrier of Flames
1914
as The Mayor's Daughter
Cross Your Heart
1912
The Forest Rose
1912
About Helen Badgley
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 perfect… With 37 credits spanning from 1912 to 1917, Helen Badgley has appeared in 37 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Helen Badgley Movies
- Zudora (1914)
- Frou Frou (1914) — as Georges, Frou Frou's son
- The Repeater (1912) — as The Reformer's Little Daughter
- The Dancer (1914) — as Anna's Little Daughter
- The Thunderbolt (1912) — as The Broker's Daughter, as a Little Girl
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