Helen Wright (actress)

Helen Wright
Helen Wright in 1910
Born	Helen Dyer Boyd (1868-11-19)November 19, 1868 St. Paul, Minnesota, US
Died	March 24, 1928(1928-03-24) (aged 59) California, US
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1915–1930
Known for	A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)

Helen Wright (born Helen Boyd) was an American character actress who appeared on the stage and screen during Hollywood's silent era. ^[1] She spent most of her career under contract at Universal. ^[2]

Biography

Wright came from St. Paul, Minnesota, and she attended a women's seminary in Chicago. She acted with the Otis Turner Universal Company and the Wang Company. ^[3]

Selected filmography

• The Mistress of Shenstone (1921)
• That Something (1920)
• The Speed Maniac (1919)
• The Brass Bullet (1918)
• Her One Mistake (1918)
• The Lash of Power (1917)
• Sirens of the Sea (1917)
• Triumph (1917)
• The Lash of Power (1917)
• The Car of Chance (1917)
• A Doll's House (1917)
• The Field of Honor (1917)
• Polly Redhead (1917)
• A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)
• The Morals of Hilda (1916)
• Is Any Girl Safe? (1916)
• Heartaches (1916)
• The Scarlet Sin (1915)
• Heritage (1915)
• Under the Crescent (1915)
• The Black Box (1915)
• Damon and Pythias (1914)

References

1. The Grizzly Bear. Grizzly bear publishing Company. 1920.
2. "Clip Fido". The Los Angeles Times. June 16, 1918. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
3. Lawrence, Ogden (December 3, 1918). "Screenland" . Fall River Globe. p. 11. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.