Helen Ware


Helen Ware was an American stage and film actress.

Early years

Born to the architect John August Remer and Elinor Maria, Ware adopted her mother's maiden name as her professional name. She had four siblings, Edith, Ada, Richard, and John Remer. Before becoming an actress, she worked as a governess and a swimming instructor.

Career

Ware debuted on stage in 1899 when she was a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Along with other students, she was an extra in a production of The Little Minister.
She had a successful Broadway stage career making her first appearance in 1899 with Maude Adams, and by her 30s, she was playing the character parts for which she became famous. She began playing character parts in silent films in 1914 and continued into the sound era. Like Louise Closser Hale, Ware was a raven-haired woman for most of her stage career, but adopted an all-blond coif toward the late 1920s at the end of the silent era and into sound movies.

Personal life

She married actor Frederick Burt in 1919.
On January 25, 1939, Helen Ware died of a throat infection in Carmel, California, aged 61.

Filmography

Your Girl and Mine: A Woman Suffrage Play The Price Cross Currents Secret Love The Garden of Allah The Haunted Pajamas National Red Cross Pageant *Lost filmThieves' Gold *Lost filmThe Deep Purple *Undetermined/presumably lostColorado Pluck Beyond the Rainbow Fascination *Undetermined/presumably lostMark of the Beast Soul-Fire Napoleon's Barber *Lost filmNew Year's Eve *Lost filmSpeakeasy *Lost film, but the soundtrack survivesThe Virginian as Mrs. 'Ma' TaylorHalf Way to Heaven Slightly Scarlet She's My Weakness Abraham Lincoln One Night at Susie's Tol'able David Command Performance Party Husband I Take This Woman The Reckless Hour The Night of June 13 Flaming Gold Ladies They Talk About Girl Missing The Keyhole The Warrior's Husband
Image:Beyond the Rainbow - 7.jpg|thumb|right| Ware on left with George Fawcett as her husband and Clara Bow as their daughter in Beyond the Rainbow 1922, Bow's first filmShe Had to Say Yes Morning Glory Sadie McKee That's Gratitude Secret of the Chateau Romance in Manhattan What's the Idea? *short