Josephine Crowell: Josephine Crowell. Actress: The Birth of a Nation. Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress. She appeared in vaudeville as early as 1879. On screen, she is best remembered for her dramatic portrayal of the mother in D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), her comedic performances in Harold Lloyd's Speedy (1928) and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's Wrong Again (1929). She also played a succession of queens and...
Known For: The Birth of a Nation (Mrs. Cameron), Intolerance (Catherine de Médici), The Man Who Laughs (Queen Anne), Hot Water (Wifey's Mother - Mrs. Winnifred Ward Stokes)