Dolores Costello
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1903-09-17
- Died
- 1979-03-01
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Dolores Costello Barrymore
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen". She was stepmother of John Barrymore's daughter Diana by his second wife Blanche Oelrichs, the mother of John Drew Barrymore and Dolores (Dee Dee) Barrymore, and the grandmother of John Barrymore III, Blyth Dolores Barrymore, Brahma Blyth (Jessica) Barrymore, and Drew Barrymore.
Dolores Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of actors Maurice Costello and Mae Costello (née Altschuk). She was of Irish and German descent. She had a younger sister, Helene, and the two made their first film appearances in the years 1909–1915 as child actresses for the Vitagraph Film Company. They played supporting roles in several films starring their father, who was a popular matinee idol at the time.
The two sisters appeared on Broadway together as chlorines and their success resulted in contracts with Warner Brothers Studios. In 1926, following small parts in feature films, she was selected by John Barrymore to star opposite him in The Sea Beast, a loose adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Warner Bros. soon began starring her in her own vehicles. Meanwhile, she and Barrymore became romantically involved and married in 1928.
Within a few years of achieving stardom, the delicately beautiful blonde-haired actress had become a successful and highly regarded film personality in her own right. As a young adult her career developed to the degree that in 1926 she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star, and had acquired the nickname "The Goddess of the Silver Screen".
Known For
Movies (71)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Isabel Amberson Minafer
Tenderloin
1928
as Rose Shannon
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
The Heart of Maryland
1927
as Maryland Calvert
Noah's Ark
1928
as Marie / Miriam
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as 'Dearest' Erroll
Mannequin
1926
as Joan Herrick
Glorious Betsy
1928
as Betsy Patterson
This Is the Army
1943
as Mrs. Davidson
The Sea Beast
1926
as Esther Harper
Old San Francisco
1927
as Dolores Vasquez
Breaking the Ice
1938
as Martha Martin
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Whispering Enemies
1939
as Laura Crandall
Expensive Women
1931
as Constance 'Connie' Newton
The Beloved Brat
1938
as Helen Cosgrove
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
When a Man Loves
1927
as Manon Lescaut
The Toymaker
1912
as Little Dot Avery
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909
as Fairy
Greater Than a Crown
1925
as Isabel Frances / Princess of Lividia
Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Annabel Lee
Madonna of Avenue A
1929
as Maria Morton
Bobbed Hair
1925
as (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Lucille Sutton
The Money Kings
1912
Hearts in Exile
1929
as Vera Zuanova
King of the Turf
1939
as Eve Barnes
Bobby's Father
1912
as Bobby Ramsay
Fellow Voyagers
1913
as Little Dolores Gray
The Child Crusoes
1911
The Telephone
1910
as Daughter
Second Choice
1930
as Vallery Grove
Song of the Shell
1912
as Little Bess M.
The Circus: Premiere
1928
as Self
She Never Knew
1912
as Mr. Blinn's Granddaughter
The Third Degree
1926
as Annie Daly
A Reformed Santa Claus
1911
as The Widow's 1st Child
Captain Barnacle's Legacy
1912
as Ruth - Barnacle's Adopted Daughter
Too Much Burglar
1914
The College Widow
1927
as Jane Witherspoon
Magic Movie Moments
1953
Outside These Walls
1939
as Margaret Bronson
Some Steamer Scooping
1914
as The Little Stowaway
The Geranium
1911
The Irony of Fate
1912
as Fourth Child
The Little Irish Girl
1926
as Dot Walker
His Sister's Children
1911
as Buster aka Budge
A Juvenile Love Affair
1912
as Jane - Alvin's Sweetheart
Lulu's Doctor
1912
as Lulu
Lawful Larceny
1923
as Nora the maid
Her Grandchild
1912
as Little Janet - the Grandchild
The Hindoo Charm
1913
as Dolores Tilbury - the Older Child
The Redeeming Sin
1929
as Joan Billaire
Etta of the Footlights
1914
Some Good in All
1911
as Betty Lane - John's Daughter
Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land
1911
Bride of the Storm
1926
as Faith Fitzhugh
The Evil Men Do
1915
as David - as a Little Boy
A Million Bid
1927
as Dorothy Gordon
The Glimpses of the Moon
1923
as Secondary Role
A Birthday Gift
1913
In the Shadow
1913
as Neighbor Girl
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
1912
The Meeting of the Ways
1912
as One of Tom's Children
Captain Jenks' Dilemma
1912
as One of Widow Brown's Children
For the Honor of the Family
1912
as Alice - the Child
The Heart of Jim Brice
1915
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912
Ida's Christmas
1912
as Ida - the Little Smith Girl
Vultures and Doves
1912
as Mrs. Hanley's Little Girl
About Dolores Costello
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen". She was stepmother of John Barrymore's daughter Diana by his second wife Blanche Oelrichs, the mother of John Drew Barrymore and Dolores (Dee Dee) Barrymore, and the grandmother of John Barrymore III, Blyth Dolores Barrymore, Brahma Blyth (Jessica) Barrymore, and Drew Barrymore. Dolores Costello was born i… With 71 credits spanning from 1909 to 1990, Dolores Costello has appeared in 71 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — as Isabel Amberson Minafer
- Tenderloin (1928) — as Rose Shannon
- The Show of Shows (1929) — as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
- The Heart of Maryland (1927) — as Maryland Calvert
- Noah's Ark (1928) — as Marie / Miriam
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