Kathryn Adams
American actress (1893-1959)
Kathryn Adams, sometimes credited as Catherine Adams or Katherine Adams, was an American actress. She began her career in 1911 working as a chorus girl in the Chicago production of Addison Burkhardt's hit musical Louisiana Lou which starred Sophie Tucker. She went to New York City to pursue training as a singer, and appeared in DeWolf Hopper's musical Hop o' My Thumb in the 1913-1914 season. She began her silent film career in 1915 working for Tom Terriss on The Pursuing Shadow, and that same year became a leading lady with first Metro Pictures and then the Thanhouser Company. She made numerous films with Thanhouser between 1915-1917, and worked with a variety of film companies thereafter. She became a supporting actress in the 1920s, and her silent film career ended in 1925. She made one sound film, making a minor uncredited appearance in the film The Squaw Man (1931).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1917–1946) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Blonde for a day. | Sam Newfield | 2260 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1940 | The Invisible woman | A. Edward Sutherland | 70 min | B&W | ||
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Films inc. | 114 mi | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1921 | THE SILVER CAR. | Vitagraph Co Of America | 6 reels | B&W | ||
| 1920 | BIG HAPPINESS. | Robertson-Cole Co. | 7 reels | B&W | ||
| 1919 | A GENTLEMAN OF QUALITY. | Vitagraph Co Of America | 5 reels | B&W | ||
| 1917 | Vicar of Wakefield | Thanhouser Film Corp. ; scenarist, Emmett Mixx ; director, Ernest Warde. | 30 | 16mm | B&W | silent |