Kate Toncray
Kate Toncray | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1878 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1927 (aged 59–60) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Kate Toneray |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1905–1925 |
| Spouse |
John T. Doyle
(m. 1902; div. 1906) |
Kate Toncray (1878 – December 6, 1927) was an American character actress who appeared in films from 1914 through 1925.[1] She was a stage actress prior to working in films.
Early years
Tancray was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1878.[2] She had a brother[3] and a sister,[4] and she was educated in St. Louis's public schools.[2]
Career
Toncray's stage debut came c. 1887 in a juvenile production of Cinderella.[3] She acted on stage for producers Klaw and Erlanger,[2] David Belasco, William A. Brady, Charles Frohman, the Shuberts, and others.[5] Her experience included performing with stock theater companies in Denver and Louisville.[2]
Toncray was described in contemporary publications as "at one time the original Biograph character woman"[6] and "one of the best and most effective actresses on the speaking and screen stages".[7] She worked under D. W. Griffith and with the Reliance, Majestic,[7] and Triangle film companies.[6]
Personal life
Toncray married actor John T. Doyle in New York in 1902. They were divorced in December 1906.[4]
Selected filmography
- A Smoked Husband (1908)
- A Flash of Light (1910)
- His Trust (1911)
- Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911)
- Fisher Folks (1911)
- Her Awakening (1911)
- A Decree of Destiny (1911)
- Was He a Coward? (1911)
- The Spanish Gypsy (1911)
- The New Dress (1911)
- The Primal Call (1911)
- Fighting Blood (1911)
- The Indian Brothers (1911)
- Love in the Hills (1911)
- The Battle (1911)
- The Miser's Heart (1911)
- For His Son (1912)
- Under Burning Skies (1912)
- Won by a Fish (1912)
- One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
- An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912)
- The Sands of Dee (1912)
- The Inner Circle (1912)
- A Change of Spirit (1912)
- Blind Love (1912)
- Heredity (1912)
- A Welcome Intruder (1913)
- So Runs the Way (1913)
- Under the Shadow of the Law (1913)
- Red Hicks Defies the World (1913)
- The Wanderer (1913)
- The Lady and the Mouse (1913)
- The Hero of Little Italy (1913)
- Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913)
- Almost a Wild Man (1913)
- Brute Force (1914)
- Judith of Bethulia (1914)
- Old Heidelberg (1915)
- The Lamb (1915)
- Père Goriot (1915)
- Casey at the Bat (1916)
- Puppets (1916)
- The Little Yank (1917)
- Stage Struck (1917)
- Hands Up! (1917)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
- The Hope Chest (1918)
- Boots (1919)
- Peppy Polly (1919)
- The Charm School (1921)
- Prisoners of Love (1921)
- The Match-Breaker (1921)
- Silent Years (1921)
- The Snowshoe Trail (1922)
- Bobbed Hair (1925)
- The Narrow Street (1925)
References
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Kate Toncray, Leads, Griffith Fine Arts". Motion Picture News. January 29, 1916. p. 24. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ a b "Kate Toncray's Success". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 31, 1895. p. 19. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Held Picture of Rival in Her Lap". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 21, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Another Star Leaves Stage: Kate Toncray Joins Forces of D. W. Griffith at Hollywood, Calif". The Sunday Telegram. June 13, 1915. p. Second section, page 5. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Empire". The Reading News-Times. March 12, 1917. p. 6. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Brevities of the Business". Motography. June 12, 1915. p. 982. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
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