Wanda Wiley

Wiley was born in New Boston, Texas, the youngest of twelve children born to James Alexander Wiley Sr. and Ida Ione Barnett Wiley. Her mother was born in Mississippi. She studied at the Texas Dental College before seeking a film career.^[2][3]

Wiley was a comedian who appeared in dozens of short films between 1924 and 1927. She was athletic, and her films often featured her performing slapstick physical stunts. She suffered an injury when she was thrown from a startled horse on one film set.^[4] On another occasion she was injured when she was hurled from a motorcycle.^[5] She played a football player in Gridiron Gertie (1925).^[6]

Wiley was under contract with the Century Film Corporation in 1925.^[7] and was described that year as "one of the biggest individual moneymakers of all the comediennes in the picture business."^[3] She signed with Bray Productions in 1926.^[8] She starred in a series of "What Happened to Jane" shorts in 1926 (Jane's Inheritance, Jane's Troubles, Jane's Engagement Party, Jane's Predicament, Jane's Honeymoon, and Jane's Flirtation),^[9] before she was replaced in the role by Thelma Daniels in 1927.^[10]

In the 1960s, Wanda Wiley Atkinson exhibited her paintings in New Mexico, and went to Paris to paint while her niece Patricia Boward pursued a modeling career.^[11]

• Lost in a Pullman
• Weak Knees
• Hot Tires
• The Speed Hound
• A Polo Bear
• Try and Do It
• Thanks for the Boat Ride
• Jane's Flirtation ^[12]

• Present Arms
• Sweet Dreams
• Some Tomboy
• Snappy Eyes
• The Trouble Fixer
• Her Fortunate Face
• Her City Sport
• Starving Beauties
• Hello, 'Frisco