Helen Badgley

Helen Badgley

12/1/1908 – 10/25/1977Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (37 titles)

Movie

The Heart of Ezra Greer

The Poor Little Girl · 1917

The Fires of Youth7.0Movie

The Fires of Youth

Billy · 1917

Movie

The Candy Girl

Nell's Little Sister · 1917

When Love Was Blind10.0Movie

When Love Was Blind

1917

Pots-and-Pans PeggyMovie

Pots-and-Pans Peggy

Peggy's sister · 1917

A Modern Monte Cristo6.3Movie

A Modern Monte Cristo

Virginia Deane, age 6 · 1917

A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of HairMovie

A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

1917

The Stolen Triumph9.0Movie

The Stolen Triumph

Little Alice · 1916

The Baby and the Boss10.0Movie

The Baby and the Boss

Helen, the Baby · 1915

The Mother of Her DreamsMovie

The Mother of Her Dreams

The Rich Boy · 1915

Movie

Mercy on a Crutch

The Sheriff's Daughter · 1915

Movie

The Six-Cent Loaf

Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister · 1915

The Three Roses8.0Movie

The Three Roses

The Third Rose · 1915

The Barrier of Flames8.0Movie

The Barrier of Flames

The Mayor's Daughter · 1914

ZudoraMovie

Zudora

1914

A Dog's Love6.4Movie

A Dog's Love

Baby Helen · 1914

7.0Movie

The Dancer

Anna's Little Daughter · 1914

The Woman Pays8.0Movie

The Woman Pays

The Watson 4-year old son · 1914

Coals of Fire10.0Movie

Coals of Fire

Helen - Blodgett's Motherless Child · 1914

Movie

Frou Frou

Georges, Frou Frou's son · 1914

Jack and the Beanstalk7.0Movie

Jack and the Beanstalk

Golightly - A Fairy · 1913

Their Great Big Beautiful Doll9.0Movie

Their Great Big Beautiful Doll

Daisy - The Widow's Little Girl · 1913

10.0Movie

The Girl of the Cabaret

Their Daughter · 1913

10.0Movie

Little Dorrit

Young Little Dorrit · 1913

5.0Movie

The Spoiled Darling's Doll

The Spoiled Darling's Doll · 1913

Just a Shabby Doll6.5Movie

Just a Shabby Doll

The Daughter · 1913

When the Studio Burned7.5Movie

When the Studio Burned

Self · 1913

The Tiniest of Stars7.0Movie

The Tiniest of Stars

Little Girl · 1913

8.0Movie

The Repeater

The Reformer's Little Daughter · 1912

The Forest RoseMovie

The Forest Rose

1912