| Birth name | Ada Wright |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 13 January 1867 |
| Birth place | London, England |
| Death date | 29 January 1943 (aged 76) |
| Death place | London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1878–1938 |
| Parents | Frederick Wright Jessie (Francis) Wright |
| Relatives | Huntley Wright (brother) |
Haidee Wright (13 January 1867 – 29 January 1943), born as Ada Wright, was a London born English character actress. She began acting in plays in 1878 when a small child. She came from a family of actors and had a long career in the United Kingdom and the United States with much Broadway work with occasional parts in films.[1] Her parents and many siblings were actors. One of her brothers was Huntley Wright.[2]
Selected plays
- The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1908)
- What Never Dies (1926)[3]
- The Royal Family (1927)
Partial filmography
- Evidence (1915)
- The Winning Goal (1920)
- Aunt Rachel (1920)
- Colonel Newcome (1920)
- Demos (1921)
- The Old Country (1921)
- The Glorious Adventure (1922)
- A Bachelor's Baby (1922)
- Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
- Strange Evidence (1933)
- The Blarney Stone (1933)
- Tomorrow We Live (1936)
References
- ^ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912 – 1976, compilation of annual editions originally published by John Parker; 1976 edition by Gale Research
- ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition, p. 577, by Eugene Michael Vazzana c.2001
- ^ Mantle, Burn (29 December 1926). "'What Never Dies' Nearly Swoons". Daily News. p. 121. – via Newspapers.com.