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Portrait of Gene Gauntier

Gene Gauntier

Acting

Biography

Gene Gauntier, born Eugenia Gauntier Liggett, was an American screenwriter, director and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from mid 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films.

Born: May 17, 1885

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Known For

Poster for The Colleen Bawn
Movie

The Colleen Bawn

6.5
Poster for The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
Movie

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

5.5
Poster for From the Manger to the Cross
Movie

From the Manger to the Cross

5.1
Poster for The Lad from Old Ireland
Movie

The Lad from Old Ireland

5.1
Poster for You Remember Ellen
Movie

You Remember Ellen

5.0
Poster for Come Back to Erin
Movie

Come Back to Erin

5.0
Poster for For Ireland's Sake
Movie

For Ireland's Sake

5.0
Poster for The Taming of the Shrew
Movie

The Taming of the Shrew

4.9
Poster for Ben Hur
Movie

Ben Hur

4.4
Poster for Rory O'More
Movie

Rory O'More

4.2

Filmography

1914
Come Back to Erin

as Peggy O'Malley

1914
For Ireland's Sake

as Eileen Donaghue

1913
The Wives of Jamestown

as Lady Geraldine

1912
From the Manger to the Cross

as Mary

1912
Winning a Widow

as An American Widow

1912
Tragedy of the Desert

as Miriam — the Doctor's Wife

1912
Captured by Bedouins

as Doris Barnett

1912
An Arabian Tragedy

as Lucashah / Ayub's 1st Wife

1912
Dust of the Desert
1912
You Remember Ellen

as Ellen

1912
His Mother

as Miss Foster - the Banker's Daughter

1911
The Colleen Bawn

as Eily O'Connor, the 'Colleen Bawn'

1911
Rory O'More

as Kathleen

1911
When the Dead Return

as Marcele

1911
For Love of an Enemy

as Hallie Colburn

1910
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

as Nan, The Girl Spy

1910
When Lovers Part
1910
The Little Spreewald Maiden

as Frieda - the Spreewald Maiden

1910
The Lad from Old Ireland

as Aileene

1910
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

as Anastasia

1910
The Navajo's Bride
1910
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy

as Nan

1909
A Slave to Drink

as Jenny

1909
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War

as Nan

1908
The Taming of the Shrew

as Wedding Party

1908
The Girl and the Outlaw

as Nellie Carson (unconfirmed)

1908
Betrayed by a Handprint

as Party Guest

1908
Evangeline

as Evangeline

1907
Ben Hur