Edna Payne
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BornDecember 5, 1891
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 1953 (aged 61)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActress
Edna Payne | |
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.jpg) Edna Payne in a Lubin publicity photo, ca. 1915 | |
| Born | December 5, 1891 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 1953 (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1911–1917 |
| Spouse |
Jack Rollens
(m. 1917; div. 1925) |
| Children | 2 |
Edna Payne (December 5, 1891 – January 31, 1953) was an American silent screen motion picture actress. She was not in any feature-length films, but is regarded as a "pioneer" in the film industry because she was in many short films from 1911 through 1917.[1]
Her parents were both stage actors, so Payne began her career as a child in vaudeville, making her movie debut in Higgenses Versus Judsons (1911). She played the lead in reel dramas, and later in a few reel westerns including The Girl Stage Driver (1914).[2] Although her film career was confined to the 1910s, she took part in countless productions.
