Jane Gail
Actor
- Born
- August 16, 1890 · Salem, New York, USA
- Died
- January 30, 1963 (age 72)
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Jane Gail, born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress.
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Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film Traffic in Souls (1913), and the adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's (King Baggot) imperiled fiancée. She also appeared in the 1912 version of Jekyll and Hyde, but as an extra.
A veteran of 19 film appearances between 1912 and 1920, Gail first got her acting start on the Broadway stage, appearing in two productions, The Rack and The City. She was only 30 years old when she made her last film, Bitter Fruit (1920). She never appeared on the silver screen after that. Gail died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963. She was 72 years old.
Known for
Acting10
- 1927Convoy as Mrs. Weyeth
- 191620,000 Leagues Under the Sea as A child of nature/Princess Daaker
- 1915Rupert of Hentzau as Queen Flavia
- 1914England Expects
- 1913Traffic in Souls as Mary Barton
- 1913His Hour of Triumph as Countess Zuekelia - the Adventuress
- 1913The Wanderer as The Wife
- 1913Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Alice
- 1912Twixt Love and Ambition as Dan's Mother
- 1912Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde