Mabel Trunnelle


Mabel Trunnelle was an American actress who appeared in 194 films between 1908 and 1923.

Biography

Trunnelle was born in Dwight, Illinois and died in Glendale, California.
Photoplay magazine argued that she was the merry-serious girl whose expressive eyes and face mirror emotions more effectively than a hundred voices. She was educated upon the stage for the five years she had spent in films, mostly before Edison cameras. Miss Trunnelle was a modest, cheerful, winsome young American wife whose husband was Herbert Prior.
She was a prominent star in early silent films of Edison Films, and frequently co-starred with Prior.

Selected filmography

A Woman's Way *shortNursing a Viper *shortSilver Threads [Among the Gold (1911 film)|Silver Threads Among the Gold] *shortThe [Lighthouse by the Sea (1911 film)|The Lighthouse by the Sea] *shortRanson's Folly Eugene [Aram (1915 film)|Eugene Aram] The Heart of [the Hills (1916 film)|The Heart of the Hills] Where Love Is