Helen Badgley

Info

Role

Actress

Date of birth

12/01/1908

Date of death

10/25/1977

Place of birth

Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Also known as

Helen Badgely

Thanhouser Kidlet

Helen Badgley

Biography

Helen Badgley was born in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1908. She made her film debut in Brother Bob's Baby (1911) as "The Baby". She became popularly known as "The Thanhouser Kidlet" and appeared in many films as a child. She "retired" from the film business when she turned six years old--she lost her front teeth and had to wait until her new teeth grew in. She stayed with Thanhouser almost until the company's demise, appearing in such releases as The Candy Girl (1917), Fires of Youth (1918) and The Heart of Ezra Greer (1917). After she left the film business, she married the owner of a radio and recording studio and moved to Arizona. She died in Phoenix on October 25, 1977.