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Kate Bruce was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 289 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in New York, New York. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, Iowa, in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights. On Broadway, Bruce performed in The Starbucks (1903).
Born
Friday, 17 February 1860
Died
Tuesday, 02 April 1946
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Film Fun | Self | 1955 |
| The Struggle | Granny | 1931 |
| The Flying Fool | Mrs. Riley - Pat's Mother | 1929 |
| A Bowery Cinderella | Bridget Denahy | 1927 |
| The Secret Studio | Ma Merton | 1927 |
| His Darker Self | Claude's Mother | 1924 |
| The White Rose | John's Aunt | 1923 |
| Orphans of the Storm | Sister Genevieve | 1921 |
| Flying Pat | Old Lady | 1920 |
| Way Down East | Mother Bartlett / Mrs. Bartlett | 1920 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Film Fun | Self | 1955 |
| The Struggle | Granny | 1931 |
| The Flying Fool | Mrs. Riley - Pat's Mother | 1929 |
| A Bowery Cinderella | Bridget Denahy | 1927 |
| The Secret Studio | Ma Merton | 1927 |
| His Darker Self | Claude's Mother | 1924 |
| The White Rose | John's Aunt | 1923 |
| Orphans of the Storm | Sister Genevieve | 1921 |
| Flying Pat | Old Lady | 1920 |
| Way Down East | Mother Bartlett / Mrs. Bartlett | 1920 |
| The Idol Dancer | Mrs. Blythe | 1920 |
| Mary Ellen Comes to Town | Mary Ellen's mother | 1920 |
| Scarlet Days | The Aunt | 1919 |
| The Mother and the Law | The City Mother | 1919 |
| The Fall of Babylon | Babylonian Mother | 1919 |
| True Heart Susie | 1919 | |
| A Romance of Happy Valley | Mrs. Logan | 1919 |
| The Greatest Thing in Life | Jeannette's Aunt | 1918 |
| The Hun Within | Beth's Mother | 1918 |
| Hearts of the World | The Mother of the Boy | 1918 |
| The Stainless Barrier | Aunt Ruth Shelton | 1917 |
| Time Locks and Diamonds | Housekeeper | 1917 |
| Madame Bo-Peep | Aunt Sophie | 1917 |
| Souls Triumphant | 1917 | |
| A Woman's Awakening | Mrs. Letchworth | 1917 |
| Betsy's Burglar | Mrs. Randall | 1917 |
| The House Built Upon Sand | David's Housekeeper | 1916 |
| The Microscope Mystery | Mrs. Simpson / Mrs Simpson | 1916 |
| Intolerance | Old Babylonian Mother / The City Mother | 1916 |
| Gretchen the Greenhorn | Widow Garrity | 1916 |
| The Marriage of Molly-O | Mrs. Malarkey | 1916 |
| Civilization | A Mother | 1916 |
| Susan Rocks the Boat | Mrs. Randolph Johnstone> | 1916 |
| Betty of Greystone | 1916 | |
| Judith of Bethulia | Judtih's Maid / Marah - Judith's Servant | 1914 |
| The Battle of Elderbush Gulch | Settler / A Settler | 1913 |
| The Strong Man's Burden | Bob & John's Mother | 1913 |
| The Mothering Heart | Young Wife's Mother / The Wife's Mother | 1913 |
| Death's Marathon | The Nanny | 1913 |
| The Yaqui Cur | Strongheart's Mother | 1913 |
| The House of Darkness | A Patient | 1913 |
| The Wanderer | The Old Woman | 1913 |
| The Telephone Girl and the Lady | The Lady's Friend | 1913 |
| The New York Hat | Mrs. Goodhue - Mollie's Mother / Mrs. Mary Harding | 1912 |
| The Painted Lady | The Attendant / The Mother | 1912 |
| Tragedy of the Dress Suit | At Party | 1912 |
| An Indian Summer | The Widow | 1912 |
| The School Teacher and the Waif | 1912 | |
| A Dash Through the Clouds | Old Mexican Woman | 1912 |
| Lena and the Geese | Gretchen | 1912 |
| Home Folks | The Young Woman's Mother | 1912 |
| The Furs | The Husband's Mother | 1912 |
| The Old Actor | The Old Actor's Wife | 1912 |
| The Fickle Spaniard | In Chase | 1912 |
| One Is Business, the Other Crime | First Maid | 1912 |
| The Brave Hunter | In Lodge | 1912 |
| Won by a Fish | The Maid | 1912 |
| Just Like a Woman | The Maid | 1912 |
| Hot Stuff | Hank's Sweetheart's Mother | 1912 |
| Iola's Promise | An Indian | 1912 |
| The Sunbeam | Sunbeam's Mamma | 1912 |
| The Transformation of Mike | The Neighbor | 1912 |
| With a Kodak | Mrs. Hobbs | 1912 |
| The Eternal Mother | The Old Woman | 1912 |
| The Engagement Ring | Alice's Mother | 1912 |
| Through Darkened Vales | Cleaning Woman | 1911 |
| The Battle | In the Town | 1911 |
| The Adventures of Billy | The Maid | 1911 |
| The Making of a Man | In First Audience | 1911 |
| The Squaw's Love | Mother | 1911 |
| The Baron | Woman at License Bureau | 1911 |
| The Villain Foiled | Miss Page's Mother | 1911 |
| Swords and Hearts | At Lambert House | 1911 |
| The Rose of Kentucky | 1911 | |
| The Last Drop of Water | In Wagon Train | 1911 |
| A Country Cupid | Edith's Mother | 1911 |
| Fighting Blood | The Old Soldier's Wife | 1911 |
| The Manicure Lady | First Customer's Wife | 1911 |
| His Trust Fulfilled | 1911 | |
| His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant | 1911 | |
| The Fugitive | The Confederate Mother | 1910 |
| The Modern Prodigal | The Sheriff's Wife | 1910 |
| Wilful Peggy | Woman at the Inn | 1910 |
| The Usurer | One of the First Debtors | 1910 |
| An Arcadian Maid | The Lady of the House / The Farmer's Wife | 1910 |
| What the Daisy Said | The Spinster | 1910 |
| A Child of the Ghetto | Ruth's Mother | 1910 |
| Ramona | The Mother | 1910 |
| The Unchanging Sea | Villager | 1910 |
| A Romance of the Western Hills | Tourist | 1910 |
| As It Is in Life | The Maid | 1910 |
| The Two Brothers | The Mother | 1910 |
| Faithful | John's Sweetheart's Mother | 1910 |
| The Rocky Road | The Maid | 1910 |
| A Trap for Santa Claus | The Maid | 1909 |
| A Corner in Wheat | Woman in Store | 1909 |
| The Redman's View | Indian | 1909 |
| The Mountaineer's Honor | The Mountain Girl's Mother | 1909 |
| The Gibson Goddess | Woman on Sidewalk | 1909 |
| Lines of White on a Sullen Sea | The Mother | 1909 |
| The Awakening | A Nun / The Nun | 1909 |
| The Hessian Renegades | Soldier's Family | 1909 |
| The Cardinal's Conspiracy | 1909 | |
| The Country Doctor | The Poor Mother | 1909 |
| The Way of Man | 1909 | |
| Confidence | 1909 | |
| At the Altar | 1909 | |
| The Golden Louis | 1909 | |
| An Awful Moment | 1908 | |
| Betrayed by a Handprint | Mrs. Wharton / Mrs. Wharton (unconfirmed) | 1908 |
