Helen Gardner: Helen Gardner. Actress: Cleopatra. A stage actress who was an alumni of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Helen Gardner made her film debut with Vitagraph Pictures in 1911. In that year she appeared in Vanity Fair (1911), to critical acclaim. The next year she formed her own film production company, Helen Gardner Productions--as far as is known, the first film actress to do so--to make feature films that would...
Known For: Cleopatra (Cleopatra - Queen of Egypt(as Miss Gardner)), Vampire of the Desert (Lispeth, Vampire of the Desert), Vanity Fair (Becky Sharp), Pieces of Silver: A Story of Hearts and Souls (Sister Berenice)