Helen Foster (actress)

Helen Foster
Helen Foster
	Foster in 1930
Born	May 23, 1906; Independence, Kansas, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1982 (aged 76); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925–1956

Helen Foster (May 23, 1906 – December 25, 1982) was an American film actress.

Early life and career

Born in Independence, Kansas, Foster attended school in Kansas City and later attended finishing school in Florida.^[1] She began acting in 1924, appearing in comedy shorts and early Westerns. In 1929, she had a role in her first sound film Gold Diggers of Broadway, and was also named a WAMPAS Baby Star that same year.^[2]^[3] In 1933, Foster starred in the exploitation film Road to Ruin, a remake of the 1928 film of the same name in which Foster also starred.^[4] Following the release of Road to Ruin, Foster made only eight more film appearances in mostly uncredited roles. She made her last onscreen appearance as an extra in the 1956 film Around the World in 80 Days.

Foster died on December 25, 1982, in Los Angeles at the age of 76.

Filmography

Foster in The Road to Ruin (1934)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1925	On the Go	Nell Hall
1925	Reckless Courage	Doris Bayne	Alternative title: Flying Courage
1925	The Bandit's Baby	Esther Lacy
1925	The Tourist
1925	Cleaning Up	Wife
1925	Maid in Morocco	The Bride
1926	Move Along	The Girl
1927	California or Bust	Nadine Holtwood
1927	The Courage of Collins	Rose Foster
1927	When a Dog Loves	Agnes Flanagan
1927	Naughty Nanette	Lucy Dennison
1927	The Outlaw Dog	Helen Meadows
1927	Hands Off	Myra Perkins
1928	13 Washington Square	Mary Morgan
1928	The Road to Ruin	Sally Canfield
1928	Haunted Island	Rosalind Joy
1928	Won in the Clouds	Grace James
1928	Hellship Bronson	Mary Younger
1928	The Mating Call	Jessie Peebles
1928	Sweet Sixteen	Cynthia Perry
1928	Should a Girl Marry?	Alice Dunn
1929	The Sky Skidder	Stella Hearns
1929	Linda	Linda
1929	Circumstantial Evidence	Jean Benton
1929	Hoofbeats of Vengeance	Mary Martin
1929	The Harvest of Hate	Margie Smith
1929	Gold Diggers of Broadway	Violet
1929	So Long Letty	Sally Davis
1929	Painted Faces	Nancy
1929	Irish Fantasy
1929	Finders Keepers	Ninon
1931	Primrose Path	Molly Malone
1931	Is There Justice?	June Lawrence
1932	Ghost City	Laura Martin
1932	Temptation's Workshop	Connie Lawton	Alternative title: Youths Highways
1932	Sinister Hands	Vivian Rogers
1932	The Saddle Buster	Sunny Hurn
1932	The Boiling Point	Lora Kirk
1932	Young Blood	Gail Winters	Alternative title: Lola
1932	The Big Flash	Nadine's maid
1932	Lucky Larrigan	Virginia Bailey
1934	The Road to Ruin	Ann Dixon
1934	School for Girls	Eleanor
1939	North of Shanghai	Undetermined Role	Uncredited
1940	The Westerner	Janice	Uncredited
1942	Parachute Nurse	Company "C" Girl	Uncredited
1948	Call Northside 777	Secretary	Uncredited Alternative title: Calling Northside 777
1948	Good Sam		Uncredited
1952	Never Wave at a WAC	Captain Finch	Uncredited Alternative title: The Private Wore Skirts
1956	Around the World in 80 Days	Extra	Uncredited

References

^ Rainey, Buck (2005). Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 286. ISBN 0-7864-2010-3.
^ Bradley, Edwin M. (2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. McFarland. p. 57. ISBN 0-7864-2029-4.
^ Liebman, Roy (2000). The Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922-1934. McFarland. p. 85. ISBN 0-7864-0756-5.
^ Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press. p. 374. ISBN 0-8223-2374-5.

External links

Helen Foster at IMDb

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[1] Rainey, Buck (2005). Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 286. ISBN 0-7864-2010-3.

[2] Bradley, Edwin M. (2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. McFarland. p. 57. ISBN 0-7864-2029-4.

[3] Liebman, Roy (2000). The Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922-1934. McFarland. p. 85. ISBN 0-7864-0756-5.

[4] Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press. p. 374. ISBN 0-8223-2374-5.

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Helen Foster
Foster in 1930
Born	(1906-05-23)May 23, 1906 Independence, Kansas, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1982(1982-12-25) (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925–1956