Miriam Cooper

Biography

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Miriam Cooper (November 7, 1891 – April 12, 1976) was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D.W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh. She retired from acting in 1923 but was rediscovered by the film community in the 1960s, and toured colleges lecturing about silent films.

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Known for

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The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

1993 ⭐ 6.0

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After the Ball

1924 ⭐ 7.0

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The Broken Wing

1923 ⭐ 8.0

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Daughters of the Rich

1923 ⭐ 10.0

Career timeline

2019

I Am Not a Racist

Margaret (archive footage) (un · 2019

1993

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

Self (Archive footage) · 1993

⭐ 6.0

1975

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Self (archive footage) · 1975

1924

After the Ball Notable

Lorraine Trevelyan · 1924

⭐ 7.0

1923

The Broken Wing Notable

Inez Villera · 1923

⭐ 8.0

Daughters of the Rich Notable

Maud Barhyte · 1923

⭐ 10.0

Her Accidental Husband Notable

Rena Goring · 1923

⭐ 9.0

1922

Kindred of the Dust

Nan of the Sawdust Pile · 1922

⭐ 6.5

1921

Serenade Notable

Maria del Carmen · 1921

⭐ 8.0

1920

The Deep Purple Notable

Doris Moore · 1920

⭐ 10.0

1919

Should a Husband Forgive?

Ruth Fulton · 1919

Evangeline Notable

Evangeline · 1919

⭐ 9.0

The Mother and the Law

The Friendly One · 1919

⭐ 6.9

1918

The Prussian Cur

Rosie O'Grady · 1918

The Woman and the Law

Blanquetta La Salle · 1918

1917

The Innocent Sinner

Mary Ellen Ellis · 1917

The Silent Lie

Lady Lou · 1917

The Honor System

Edith · 1917

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Notable

The Friendless One · 1916

⭐ 7.1

1915

The Birth of a Nation

Margaret Cameron · 1915

⭐ 6.0

1914

Home, Sweet Home

The Fiancee · 1914

⭐ 5.0

1913

The Pseudo Prodigal

The Prodigal's Sweetheart · 1913

Uncle Tom's Cabin Notable

Topsy - Aunt Ophelia's Slave · 1913

⭐ 8.0

A Railroad Wooing

Alice Holmes - Jim's Sweethear · 1913

⭐ 5.0

1912

The Confederate Ironclad

Rose · 1912

⭐ 6.5

The Darling of the CSA

1912

⭐ 4.0

Frequently appears with

David Shepard

Narrator

D.W. Griffith

Self (Archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Self (Archive footage)

Mae Marsh

Self (Archive footage)

Gaston Glass

Arthur Trevelyan

Tom Guise

Mark Trevelyan

Robert Frazer

District Attorney

Edna Murphy

Arthur's Wife

Full filmography

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I Am Not a Racist

2019

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The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

1993 ⭐ 6.0

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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

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After the Ball

1924 ⭐ 7.0

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The Broken Wing

1923 ⭐ 8.0

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Daughters of the Rich

1923 ⭐ 10.0

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Her Accidental Husband

1923 ⭐ 9.0

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The Girl Who Came Back

1923 ⭐ 10.0

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Is Money Everything?

1923 ⭐ 7.0

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The Hero

1923 ⭐ 7.0

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Kindred of the Dust

1922 ⭐ 6.5

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Serenade

1921 ⭐ 8.0

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The Deep Purple

1920 ⭐ 10.0

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Should a Husband Forgive?

1919

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Evangeline

1919 ⭐ 9.0

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The Mother and the Law

1919 ⭐ 6.9

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The Prussian Cur

1918

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The Woman and the Law

1918

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The Innocent Sinner

1917

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The Silent Lie

1917