Irma La Pierre
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Irma La Pierre | |
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.jpg) Irma La Pierre, c. 1905 | |
| Born | November 10, 1881 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1951 (aged 69) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Irma Lapierre, Irma Thompson |
| Occupation | actress |
Irma La Pierre (November 10, 1881 – October 9, 1951) was an American actress, active on the stage before World War I.
Career
La Pierre began working on the New York stage in her teens, starting with Augustin Daly's company.[1] Her stage credits included roles in London Assurance, The School for Scandal, The Geisha, Lili-Tse, Circus Girl, Wedded and Parted (1903),[3] The Plainsman (1905),[4] Way Down East (1906),[5] When Old New York Was Dutch (1909),[6] The Iron King (1910),[7] Metz in Ireland (1910),[8][9] Seven Days (1911),[10] and The College Widow.[11] On Broadway she appeared in The Bonnie Brier Bush (1901),[12][13] Skipper & Co., Wall Street (1903), The Village Lawyer (1908), and Up and Down Broadway (1910).[14] She acted in one silent film, Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913), which starred Minnie Maddern Fiske in the title role.[15]
La Pierre was considered a fashionable stage beauty. Her facial features and proportions were analyzed for insights into her character for a 1913 magazine feature: "The smallness of the back of the head indicates that the coarser passions are conspicuous by their absence," according to physiognomist Annie Isabella Oppenheim.[16] Later in life, she managed a rooming house at 255 West 108th Street in New York City.[17][18]
