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Nell Shipman is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Canadienne born on 25 october 1892 at Victoria (Canada)

Nell Shipman

Nell Shipman
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Birth name Helen Foster-Barham
Nationality Canada
Birth 25 october 1892 at Victoria (Canada)
Death 23 january 1970 (at 77 years) at Cabazon (USA)

Nell Shipman (October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, author and screenwriter, producer, director, and animal trainer. She was a Canadian pioneer in early Hollywood. She is best known for her work in James Oliver Curwood stories and for portraying strong, adventurous women. In 1919, she and her producer husband, Ernest Shipman, made the most successful silent film in Canadian history, Back to God's Country in which she did one of the first on-screen nude scenes.

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Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker
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David Hartford
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nell Shipman (9 films)

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Actress

Back to God's Country
Back to God's Country (1919)
, 1h13
Directed by Nell Shipman, David Hartford
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Nell Shipman, Charles Arling, Wheeler Oakman, Wellington A. Playter, Kewpie Morgan
Roles Dolores LeBeau
Rating61% 3.0989253.0989253.0989253.0989253.098925
After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores (Nell Shipman) marries Peter. While they are at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain, who is the man who killed her father. The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenceless as they drop anchor in a remote harbour.
The Black Wolf
The Black Wolf (1917)

Directed by Frank Reicher
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Nell Shipman, Lou Tellegen, James Neill, Paul Weigel
Roles Dona Isabel
Rating58% 2.9118652.9118652.9118652.9118652.911865

Director

Back to God's Country
Back to God's Country (1919)
, 1h13
Directed by Nell Shipman, David Hartford
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Nell Shipman, Charles Arling, Wheeler Oakman, Wellington A. Playter, Kewpie Morgan
Rating61% 3.0989253.0989253.0989253.0989253.098925
After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores (Nell Shipman) marries Peter. While they are at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain, who is the man who killed her father. The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenceless as they drop anchor in a remote harbour.

Scriptwriter

Back to God's Country
Back to God's Country (1919)
, 1h13
Directed by Nell Shipman, David Hartford
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Nell Shipman, Charles Arling, Wheeler Oakman, Wellington A. Playter, Kewpie Morgan
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating61% 3.0989253.0989253.0989253.0989253.098925
After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores (Nell Shipman) marries Peter. While they are at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain, who is the man who killed her father. The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenceless as they drop anchor in a remote harbour.
Under the Crescent
Under the Crescent (1915)

Directed by Burton L. King
Origin USA
Actors William C. Dowlan, Edward Sloman, Carmen Phillips, William Quinn, Edna Maison

A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American actress in Old Egypt.
The Shepherd of the Southern Cross
The Shepherd of the Southern Cross (1914)


Lady Helen Reynolds is forced to choose one of her two cousins to be her husbands if she wants to inherit a large fortune. She chooses the villainous Ralph Hughes after he discredits the other option, Devon Collins.