Born
1895-05-23 (age 130)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Betty Howe
Biography
Howe was born in New York City, and attended Chappaqua Mountain Institute, a Quaker school. With "no stage experience," Howe joined Vitagraph Studios as a stock player in 1916. In 1918, she and Canadian actor Edward Earle formed the Earle-Howe production company within Vitagraph. She appeared in silent films, including Mr. Jack, a Hallroom Hero (1916, short), Mr. Jack Trifles (1916, short), Mr. Jack Hires a Stenographer (1916, short), Fathers of Men (1916), The Alibi (1916), Beatrice Fairfax (1916, serial), The Scarlet Runner (1916), For France (1917), The Blind Adventure (1918), The Lie (1918), To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918), Wolves of Kultur (1918), As a Man Thinks (1919), The Woman of His Dream (1921), A Man of Stone (1921), and Breaking Home Ties (1922). Howe died in New York City in 1969, aged 74 years.
Movie Appearances
The Lie
as Lucy Shale
1918
The Alibi
as Enid Chamberlain
1916
Mr. Jack Trifles
as Jeanne - the maid
1916
Beatrice Fairfax
1916
Wolves of Kultur
as Helen Moore
1918
A Man of Stone
as Laila
1921
The Woman of His Dream
as Gwen Emberdale
1921
Breaking Home Ties
as Esther
1922
As a Man Thinks
as Vedah Seelig
1919
To Hell with the Kaiser!
as Ruth Monroe
1918
For France
as Marthe Landeau
1917