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Natalie Kingston was born as Natalia Ringstrom in Sonoma County, California, and raised in San Francisco. She was of Spanish and Hungarian descent. She was a great-granddaughter of General Mariano Vallejo, who commanded the army which surrendered California to General John C. Fremont. Her mother was Natalia Haraszthy, granddaughter of Agoston Haraszthy, founder of California's wine industry. She was educated in San Rafael, California.
Starting her career as an actress on Broadway, she moved into films in the early 1920s. Her first movie appearance was in The Daredevil (1923). She joined the Mack Sennett studios in 1924, and co-starred with Harry Langdon in a series of comedy films including Remember When? (1925) and Her First Flame (1927). Kingston left the Sennett studio and comedies in 1926 to try for dramatic movie roles. She signed with Paramount Pictures and made three motion pictures in quick succession. All three were comedies: Miss Brewster's Millions (1926), The Cat's Pajamas (1926) and Wet Paint (1926).
Kingston's first dramatic role was in Street Angel (1928). She played the part of Lisetta. The same year she made Painted Post with Tom Mix. In this film she portrayed a magazine illustrator seeking western types. She becomes caught up in an exciting feud in her search for them. As Dona Beatriz, Kingston was given a great opportunity in The Night of Love (1927). The movie starred Ronald Colman and Vilma Bánky.
She appeared in two of the popular Tarzan films. She was Mary Trevor in Tarzan the Mighty (1928) and the fifth actress to play Jane in Tarzan the Tiger (1929). The Tarzan serial, which co-starred Frank Merrill, was produced by Universal Pictures. After a series of roles in B movies she made her last film, Only Yesterday (1933). She was uncredited in this movie.
Natalie Kingston died in West Hills, California, aged 85, in 1991.
Birth Name
Natalie Ringstrom
Born
Friday, 19 May 1905
Died
Saturday, 02 February 1991
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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His Private Secretary | Polly | 1933 |
Forgotten | May Strauss | 1933 |
Under Texas Skies | Joan Prescott | 1930 |
Her Wedding Night | Eva | 1930 |
The Last of the Duanes | Morgan's Moll | 1930 |
The Swellhead | Barbara Larkin | 1930 |
Tarzan the Tiger | Lady Jane / Jane | 1929 |
The Pirate of Panama | Evelyn Wallace | 1929 |
The River of Romance | Mexico | 1929 |
Fashion News | Self (1929) | 1928 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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His Private Secretary | Polly | 1933 |
Forgotten | May Strauss | 1933 |
Under Texas Skies | Joan Prescott | 1930 |
Her Wedding Night | Eva | 1930 |
The Last of the Duanes | Morgan's Moll | 1930 |
The Swellhead | Barbara Larkin | 1930 |
Tarzan the Tiger | Lady Jane / Jane | 1929 |
The Pirate of Panama | Evelyn Wallace | 1929 |
The River of Romance | Mexico | 1929 |
Fashion News | Self (1929) | 1928 |
Tarzan the Mighty | Mary Trevor | 1928 |
Street Angel | Lisetta | 1928 |
Painted Post | Barbara Lane | 1928 |
The Port of Missing Girls | Catherine King | 1928 |
A Girl in Every Port | Girl in South Sea Island | 1928 |
Framed | Diane Laurens | 1927 |
Lost at the Front | Olga Pietroff | 1927 |
His First Flame | Ethel Morgan | 1927 |
Long Pants | Minor Role | 1927 |
A Dozen Socks | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1927 |
Love Makes 'Em Wild | Mamie | 1927 |
The Night of Love | Donna Beatriz | 1927 |
Kid Boots | Carmen Mendoza | 1926 |
Don Juan's 3 Nights | Vilma Theodori | 1926 |
Fight Night | Tessie McNab | 1926 |
Soldier Man | The Soldier's Wife / The Queen of Bomania | 1926 |
Butter Fingers | Dancing Girl | 1925 |
Lucky Stars | Señorita Mazda | 1925 |
Lost & Found | Rosemary Lee | 1925 |
His Marriage Wow | The Bride - Agnes Fisher | 1925 |
Feet of Mud | The Girl - Nina March / Nina March - the Girl | 1924 |
All Night Long | Nanette Burgundy - the Girl / the Girl | 1924 |
Galloping Bungalows | Diana Palmer | 1924 |
Wall Street Blues | The Boss's Daughter | 1924 |
His New Mamma | Bathing Girl | 1924 |
Yukon Jake | Nell | 1924 |
Black Oxfords | Lotta Waite | 1924 |
The Hollywood Kid | Bathing Girl | 1924 |
The Dare-Devil | Minor Role | 1923 |