Helen Badgley
Born
1 December 1908 (117)
Place of Birth
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Also known as
Thanhouser Kidlet, Helen Badgely
Biography
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechan...
By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
Filmography (35)
The Fires of Youth
1917
When Love Was Blind
1917
Pots-and-Pans Peggy
1917
A Modern Monte Cristo
1917
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
1917
The Stolen Triumph
1916
The Baby and the Boss
1915
The Mother of Her Dreams
1915
Mercy on a Crutch
1915
The Six-Cent Loaf
1915
The Three Roses
1915
The Barrier of Flames
1914
Zudora
1914
A Dog's Love
1914
The Dancer
1914
The Woman Pays
1914
Coals of Fire
1914
Frou Frou
1914
Jack and the Beanstalk
1913
Their Great Big Beautiful Doll
1913
The Girl of the Cabaret
1913
Little Dorrit
1913
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
1913
Just a Shabby Doll
1913
When the Studio Burned
1913
The Tiniest of Stars
1913
The Repeater
1912
The Forest Rose
1912
The Thunderbolt
1912
Cross Your Heart
1912
The County's Prize Baby
1912
In a Garden
1912
Baby Hands
1912
Dottie's New Doll
1912
My Baby's Voice
1912