Louise Carter
Biography
Louise Carter was an American actress of stage and screen who appeared in 48 films from 1924 to 1940, mostly in maternal supporting roles. Born Betty-Lee Carter in Denison, Iowa, she had worked in Boston, New London and New York City by 1902, and by 1911 she was the Gotham Stock Company's leading lady in New York City. She played Paul Muni's mother in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) and Lionel Barrymore's wife in Broken Lullaby (1932), and she was W. C. Fields's wife in You're Telling Me! (1934). In 1928 she acted in Skidding at the Bayes Theatre. Carter also wrote plays, among them the one-act The Soldiers, and at least six more.
82years old at death
- Born Denison
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 5 years1932 to 1937
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Behind the camera
Carter wrote plays as well, among them the one-act The Soldiers, which a stock touring company under Miss Percy Haswell staged in Toronto. At least six more plays followed.
Big break
Carter became the leading lady of New York City's Gotham Stock Company in 1911, performing in Orpheum vaudeville houses where the cast sometimes hurried to a second theater for another show the same evening.
Louise Carter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ernst Lubitsch directed three of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Ernst Lubitsch
Also two films together3 more actors
- Charles MiddletonHell's Highway (1932) and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
- Charles RugglesMadame Butterfly (1932) and Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- Robert McWadeLadies They Talk About (1933) and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.