
Acting
Also Known As: Amelia Shaw, Amelia M. Shaw
Birth Date
October 13, 1862
Death Date
January 21, 1934
(passed away at 71)
Place of Birth
County Kildare, Ireland
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From Wikipedia Amelia Summerville (1862–1934), born Amelia Shaw, was an Irish-born American stage and silent film actress. Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland and migrated to Toronto, Canada as a child. She first appeared on stage at the age of 7 in an operetta in Toronto. In 1884, Summerville appeared in her first leading role in the play Adonis. She originated the role of Rosetta, the Mountain Maid. Summerville appeared in fourteen Broadway plays from 1899 to 1925. She also performed in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.


Brigida
1924

1920

The Gray Hawk
1919

Margaret Pettifer
1919

The Duchess of Grantby
1918

Mrs. Rogers
1918

Lady Jane
1926

Jonesey
1915

Mrs. Bussard
1919

Olive Connal
1920

Eunice Galway
1919