Ann Forrest
Ann Forrest
Born
Anna Kromann

(1895-04-14)14 April 1895
Sønderho, Denmark
Died25 October 1985(1985-10-25) (aged 90)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Other names
  • Anne Kornan
  • Ann Kornan
  • Ann Kromarm
OccupationActress
Years active1915–1931
SpouseF. Steel Bain

Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann[1] and as Ann Kroman or Ann Kornan; 14 April 1895 – 25 October 1985) was a Danish-born American actress of Hollywood's silent films.

Biography

Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho, Denmark and died 25 October 1985 in San Diego, California. Between 1915 and 1925, she appeared in 33 movies. According to Ruth Wing, author of the Blue Book of the Screen, Forrest enjoyed playing homely character roles, and her characters often wept during the film. However, wanting to capitalize on her beauty, producers later cast her in society dramas.

Wing wrote "Ann Forrest is 'different'. She is different from most screen stars in personality and beauty. But the greatest difference lies in her achievement of cinema fame. Ann wept her way to stardom."[2]

Forrest in The Great Impersonation (1921)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1917The Birth of PatriotismMaryLost film
The Flame of YouthLucy AndrewsLost film
The Midnight ManIrene HardinLost film
The Tar Heel WarriorBetty MalroyLost film
The Medicine ManEdith StrangLost film
1918The Shoes That DancedMamie ConlonLost film
An Honest ManRuby CushingLost film
Her DecisionInah DunbarLost film
Marked CardsWinona HarringtonLost film
The Rainbow TrailFay LarkinLost film
1919Love's PrisonerSadie, Nancy's sisterIncomplete film
The Grim GameMary Wentworth
The Midnight ManLost film
1920Dangerous DaysAnna Klein
The Great AccidentHetty MorfeeLost film
The Prince ChapPhoebe PuckersLost film
A Splendid HazardLaura KilligrewLost film
Behold My Wife!Marion ArmourLost film
1921The Faith HealerRhoda WilliamsLost film
A Wise FoolZoe Barbille
The Great ImpersonationRosamond DomineyLost film
1922Love's BoomerangPerpetuaLost film
The Man Who Played GodMarjory Blaine
1923If Winter ComesNona, Lady TybarLost film
Marriage MoralsMary GardnerLost film
1925Ridin' PrettyMaize(final film role)

References

  1. ↑ Hans J. Wollstein (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. pp. 76–85. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Ruth Wing, Blue Book of the Screen Archived June 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Pacific Gravure Company, Hollywood, CA 1923
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