Helen Lackaye

Helen Lackaye was an American actress.

Life and career

Lackaye was born on January 10, 1883, in Washington, D.C. She was the sister of actors Wilton Lackaye and James Lackaye and attended school at Holy Cross Convent in Washington, D. C.
Lackaye debuted on stage in New York City in Ninety and Nine at the Academy of Music, after which she performed with Amelia Bingham's repertory company. She debuted on Broadway portraying Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
She was married to Harry J. Ridings, who managed the Cohan Grand Opera House in Chicago.
Lackaye died on October 19, 1940, on a Baltimore and Ohio train travelling through Pennsylvania to the Jersey City Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey.
At the time of her death, Lackaye had been living in New York for twelve years and had effectively retired from acting. The previous year she had taught dramatics in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Filmography

In theatre

She Walked in Her Sleep
Crooked Gamblers as Mrs. Robertson
As Ye Mould as Mrs. J. Lomax Graham
Captain Applejack as Mrs. Pengard
Izzy as Mary Byrd
90 Horse Power as Mrs. Charles Loring
Gentle Grafters as Kitty Doyle
Revolt as Mrs. Emily Pasteel
In film
The Knife as Louise Meredith