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Mabel Normand

Acting Born Nov 9, 1893 Died Feb 23, 1930 New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, USA 252 credits
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2020
101 Years Career Span
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Biography

Mabel Normand was an American silent film actress and comedienne. Born in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, her birth date is cited as November 10, 1892, or November 9, 1893, and she died on February 23, 1930. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers, and directors. Onscreen, she appeared in numerous commercially successful films, including works with Charles Chaplin and Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle. At the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Normand had her own movie studio and production company. Her life was also linked with gun violence, including the 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor and the 1924 shooting of Courtland S. Dines.

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Career

Career overview

Mabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress who rose to prominence as a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. Noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers, and directors, Normand appeared in hundreds of films during her career. At the height of her success in the late nineteenth-teens and early 1920s, she had her own movie studio and production company.

Onscreen, Normand appeared in a dozen commercially successful films with Charles Chaplin and seventeen with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle. She occasionally wrote and directed movies featuring Chaplin as her leading man, and sometimes co-wrote and co-directed with Chaplin in films in which they played the lead roles. Along with her work alongside Chaplin, Normand formed part of a fixed cast in the slapstick films of Keystone, for which she also partially wrote the screenplays and directed.

Normand's notable film work includes appearances in such titles as Should Men Walk Home, Raggedy Rose, and Chaplin honí dolary. Recognized as one of the greatest comedians of the silent era, she was known for her gaiety and spontaneous spirit throughout her career in the film industry.

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Known for

Film

When Comedy Was King

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sugar Sugar Rune

as Sue Graham

Frequent co-stars

Roscoe Arbuckle 1 shared title
Wallace Beery 1 shared title
Charlie Chaplin 1 shared title
Charley Chase 1 shared title
Buster Keaton 1 shared title
Edgar Kennedy 1 shared title
Harry Langdon 1 shared title
Stan Laurel 1 shared title
Oliver Hardy 1 shared title
Gloria Swanson 1 shared title

Career timeline

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Looking for Mabel Normand
The Parrott Chase
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police FilesThe Chaplin Puzzle
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Days of Thrills and Laughter
When Comedy Was King
All in Good Fun
Down Memory Lane
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Stars of Yesterday
Should Men Walk Home?Anything Once!One Hour Married
Raggedy RoseThe Nickel-Hopper
The Extra GirlSuzanna
Seeing StarsHead Over HeelsOh, Mabel Behave
Molly O'
What Happened To RosaPintoThe Slim Princess
Sis HopkinsThe PestJinxWhen Doctors DisagreeUpstairs
The Venus ModelPeck's Bad GirlMickeyMickey · ProducerStake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
Bright LightsHe Did and He Didn’tFatty and Mabel Adrift
Wished on MabelMabel and Fatty's Wash DayFatty and Mabel’s Simple LifeFatty and Mabel at the San Diego ExpositionThat Little Band Of Gold
Caught in a CabaretCaught in a Cabaret · WriterCaught in a Cabaret · DirectorThe MasqueraderTillie's Punctured Romance
Hide and SeekBangville PoliceBaby DayThe Ragtime BandFatty's Flirtation
Riley and SchultzeMr. FixitKatchem KateHot StuffThe Water Nymph
Troublesome SecretariesHis MotherThe Making of a ManThe Diamond StarHer Awakening
Wilful PeggyOver the Garden WallIndiscretions of Betty

Full Filmography

252 titles
  • Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) as archive footage
  • The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Looking for Mabel Normand (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Parrott Chase (2009) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998) as Self (archive footage)
  • Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files (1992) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Chaplin Puzzle (1992) as (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) as Self (archive footage)
  • When Comedy Was King (1960) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • All in Good Fun (1955) as Archive Footage
  • Down Memory Lane (1949) as (archive footage)
  • Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) as (archive footage)
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942) as Self (archive footage)
  • Stars of Yesterday (1931) as Self
  • Should Men Walk Home? (1927) as The Girl Bandit
  • Anything Once! (1927) as The Little Girl
  • One Hour Married (1927)
  • Raggedy Rose (1926) as Raggedy Rose
  • The Nickel-Hopper (1926) as Paddy
  • The Extra Girl (1923) as Sue Graham
  • Suzanna (1923) as Suzanna
  • Seeing Stars (1922) as Self
  • Head Over Heels (1922) as Tina
  • Oh, Mabel Behave (1922) as The Innkeeper's Daughter
  • Molly O' (1921) as Molly O'Dair
  • What Happened To Rosa (1920) as Mayme Ladd / Rosa Alvaro
  • Pinto (1920) as Pinto
  • The Slim Princess (1920) as Kalora
  • Sis Hopkins (1919) as Sis Hopkins
  • The Pest (1919) as Jigs
  • Jinx (1919) as The Jinx
  • When Doctors Disagree (1919) as Millie Martin
  • Upstairs (1919) as Elsie MacFarland
  • The Venus Model (1918) as Kitty O'Brien
  • Peck's Bad Girl (1918) as Minnie Penelope Peck
  • Mickey (1918) as Mickey
  • Mickey (1918) Producer
  • Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand (1918) as Italian Girl
  • Joan of Plattsburg (1918) as Joan
  • Dodging a Million (1918) as Arabella Flynn
  • A Perfect 36 (1918) as Mabel
  • Back to the Woods (1918) as Stephanie Trent
  • The Floor Below (1918) as Patricia O'Rourke
  • Bright Lights (1916) as Mabel
  • He Did and He Didn’t (1916) as The Doctor's Wife
  • Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) as Mabel
  • Wished on Mabel (1915) as Mabel
  • Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915) as Mabel
  • Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life (1915) as Mabel
  • Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition (1915) as Mabel
  • That Little Band Of Gold (1915) as Mabel - the Wife
  • Mabel, Fatty and the Law (1915) as Mabel - Fatty's Wife
  • Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life (1915) as Mabel
  • Mabel’s Wilful Way (1915) as Mabel
  • My Valet (1915) as Mabel Stebbins
  • Their Social Splash (1915)
  • The Little Teacher (1915) as The Little Teacher
  • Mabel Lost and Won (1915) as Mabel
  • Mabel Lost and Won (1915) Director
  • Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco (1915) as Herself
  • Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco (1915) Director
  • Stolen Magic (1915) as The Friend's Wife
  • Caught in a Cabaret (1914) as Mabel
  • Caught in a Cabaret (1914) Writer
  • Caught in a Cabaret (1914) Director
  • The Masquerader (1914) as Actress Outside Studio (uncredited)
  • Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) as Mabel
  • The Alarm (1914)
  • Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) Director
  • Mabel at the Wheel (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel at the Wheel (1914) Director
  • Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) as Mabel
  • The Fatal Mallet (1914) as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
  • Hello, Mabel (1914) as Mabel - the 'Hello' Girl
  • Those Country Kids (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel's Busy Day (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel's Busy Day (1914) Writer
  • Mabel's Busy Day (1914) Director
  • Getting Acquainted (1914) as Ambrose's Wife Mabel
  • Mabel's Blunder (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel's Blunder (1914) Director
  • Mabel's Blunder (1914) Writer
  • Mabel's Married Life (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel's Married Life (1914) Writer
  • A Film Johnnie (1914) as Mabel
  • Fatty's Wine Party (1914) as The Girl
  • Won in a Closet (1914) as Mabel
  • Won in a Closet (1914) Writer
  • Won in a Closet (1914) Director
  • His Trysting Places (1914) as Mabel, The Wife
  • Mabel’s Latest Prank (1914) as Mabel
  • The Sea Nymphs (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel’s Nerve (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel’s Nerve (1914) Director
  • Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair (1914) Director
  • Her Friend the Bandit (1914) as Mabel
  • Where Hazel Met the Villain (1914)
  • Lovers' Post Office (1914)
  • A Misplaced Foot (1914) as Mabel
  • A Glimpse of Los Angeles (1914)
  • Mabel's New Job (1914) as Mabel
  • A Gambling Rube (1914) as Unconfimed role
  • Mack at It Again (1914) as Mabel
  • Fatty's Wild Night (1914)
  • A Missing Bride (1914) as Unconfirmed role
  • Mabel’s Bear Escape (1914) as Mabel
  • Mabel’s Bear Escape (1914) Director
  • Love and Gasoline (1914)
  • Love and Gasoline (1914) Director
  • Hide and Seek (1913) as Mabel Brown - the Boss's Daughter
  • Bangville Police (1913) as Della, the Farmer's Daughter
  • Baby Day (1913)
  • The Ragtime Band (1913) as Mabel
  • Fatty's Flirtation (1913) as Mabel
  • A Strong Revenge (1913) as Mabel
  • Love and Pain (1913) as Mabel
  • Near To Earth (1913)
  • The Doctored Affair (1913) as Tillie
  • Heinze’s Resurrection (1913) as Uncredited / Unconfirmed
  • The Cure That Failed (1913) as Mabel
  • His Chum the Baron (1913) as Party Girl
  • A Muddy Romance (1913) as Mabel
  • Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913) as Mabel, the Kitchen Maid
  • The Gusher (1913) as Oil Well Buyer's Sweetheart
  • Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913) as Mabel
  • The Riot (1913) as Mabel - Cohen's Daughter
  • The Mistaken Masher (1913) as Mabel - George's Girl
  • The Bowling Match (1913) as Mabel
  • A Little Hero (1913)
  • Foiling Fickle Father (1913) as Mabel
  • The Speed Kings (1913) as Mabel
  • A Noise from the Deep (1913) as Mabel
  • Red Hot Romance (1913) as Señorita
  • Love and Courage (1913) as The Country Boy's Sweetheart
  • Father’s Choice (1913) as Mabel
  • When Dreams Come True (1913) as The Peddler's Wife
  • For the Love of Mabel (1913) as Mabel
  • A Double Wedding (1913) as Undetermined Role
  • The Fatal Taxicab (1913) as Mabel
  • Hubby’s Job (1913) as Wifey
  • Mabel's New Hero (1913) as Mabel
  • The Sleuths at the Floral Parade (1913) as The Woman
  • The Gypsy Queen (1913) as The Gypsy Queen
  • The Speed Queen (1913) as Nellie
  • At Twelve O’Clock (1913) as Mabel
  • The Waiters' Picnic (1913) as Mabel - the Cashier
  • Cohen Saves the Flag (1913) as Mabel
  • Mabel’s Awful Mistakes (1913) as Mabel
  • The Champion (1913) as Mabel
  • On His Wedding Day (1913) as Wedding Guest
  • How Hiram Won Out (1913) as Sallie
  • For Lizzie's Sake (1913) as Lizzie
  • Zuzu, the Band Leader (1913) as Mabel - Zuzu's Admirer
  • Her New Beau (1913) as Mabel
  • The Battle of Who Run (1913) as Mack's Girl
  • The Telltale Light (1913) as Mabel
  • Mabel’s Heroes (1913) as Mabel
  • A Tangled Affair (1913) as Mabel
  • The Rube and the Baron (1913) as Mabel
  • A Healthy Neighborhood (1913)
  • The Hansom Driver (1913) as Mabel
  • Those Good Old Days (1913) as The Peasant Girl
  • Professor Bean's Removal (1913) as Mabel - Professor Bean's Daughter
  • The Foreman of the Jury (1913) as Mabel
  • Just Brown’s Luck (1913) as Mrs. Brown
  • Love Sickness at Sea (1913) as Mabel
  • Saving Mabel’s Dad (1913) as Mabel
  • The Deacon Outwitted (1913)
  • Riley and Schultze (1912)
  • Mr. Fixit (1912) as Mabel
  • Katchem Kate (1912) as Katchem Kate
  • Hot Stuff (1912) as Hank's Sweetheart
  • The Water Nymph (1912) as Diving Venus
  • Helen's Marriage (1912) as Helen
  • The Eternal Mother (1912) as Mary, the Woman
  • Mr. Grouch at the Seashore (1912) as Undetermined Secondary Role
  • The Tourists (1912) as Trixie - a Tourist
  • A Dash Through the Clouds (1912) as Josephine
  • The Ambitious Butler (1912)
  • The Engagement Ring (1912) as Alice
  • The Engagement Ring (1912) Writer
  • The Mender of Nets (1912) as The Net Mender's rival
  • A Voice from the Deep (1912) as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  • The Brave Hunter (1912) as The Woman
  • Mabel’s Adventures (1912) as Mabel
  • Help! Help! (1912) as Mrs. Suburbanite
  • The Furs (1912) as The Wife
  • Mabel's Lovers (1912) as Mabel
  • The Fickle Spaniard (1912) as Marcelle
  • The Beating He Needed (1912) as Girl
  • The New Neighbor (1912)
  • He Must Have a Wife (1912) as The Girl
  • Neighbors (1912) as First French Family, the Wife
  • The Flirting Husband (1912) as Mrs. Smith
  • The Rivals (1912) as Mabel
  • When Kings Were the Law (1912) as At Court (Uncredited)
  • Mabel's Stratagem (1912) as Mabel
  • At Coney Island (1912) as The Girl
  • Cohen Collects a Debt (1912)
  • A Midnight Elopement (1912) as Sally Rice
  • A Spanish Dilemma (1912) as The Señorita
  • What the Doctor Ordered (1912) as Jenks' Daughter
  • A Temperamental Husband (1912) as wife
  • The Deacon's Troubles (1912)
  • Drummer’s Vacation (1912)
  • At It Again (1912) as Mrs. Smith
  • Tomboy Bessie (1912) as Tomboy Bessie
  • The New Baby (1912) as The Wife
  • Pedro's Dilemma (1912) as Girl
  • The Tragedy of a Dress Suit (1912) as The Heiress
  • The Tragedy of a Dress Suit (1912) Writer
  • Brown’s Séance (1912) as Mrs. Brown
  • Pat's Day Off (1912) as Bridget, His Wife
  • A Family Mixup (1912) as A Wife
  • A Desperate Lover (1912)
  • Oh, Those Eyes! (1912) as Gladys
  • An Interrupted Elopement (1912) as Alice, Bob's Sweetheart
  • The Fatal Chocolate (1912) as The City Girl
  • The Duel (1912) as Mabel
  • Troublesome Secretaries (1911) as Betty Harding
  • His Mother (1911) as Donald's Fiancee
  • The Making of a Man (1911) as In Second Audience
  • The Diamond Star (1911) as Guest at Dinner Party
  • Her Awakening (1911) as The Daughter
  • Two Overcoats (1911)
  • The Unveiling (1911) as The Showgirl
  • Italian Blood (1911)
  • The Baron (1911) as The Heiress
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
  • The Squaw's Love (1911) as Wild Flower
  • Why He Gave Up (1911) as The Wife
  • The Strategy of Ann (1911)
  • The Subduing of Mrs. Nag (1911) as Miss Prue, the Stenographer
  • A Victim of Circumstance (1911)
  • The Changing of Silas Warner (1911) as The Son's Wife
  • Saved from Himself (1911) as The Stenographer
  • Betty Becomes a Maid (1911) as Betty
  • The Revenue Man and His Girl (1911)
  • Through His Wife’s Picture (1911) as Wifey
  • Dead Man’s Honor (1911) as Helen
  • How Betty Won the School (1911) as Betty's Rival
  • The Inventor’s Secret (1911)
  • Picciola; or, The Prison Flower (1911) as Theresa Girhardi
  • When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins (1911) as Mabel, Jack's Wife
  • The Diving Girl (1911) as The Niece
  • Wilful Peggy (1910) as Maid
  • Over the Garden Wall (1910)
  • Indiscretions of Betty (1910)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Mabel Normand best known for?

Mabel Normand is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including When Comedy Was King (1960), Sugar Sugar Rune (2005).

When and where was Mabel Normand born?

Mabel Normand was born on November 9, 1893 in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, USA. They passed away on February 23, 1930.

How many credits does Mabel Normand have?

Mabel Normand has accumulated over 252 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 2020.

What is Mabel Normand's background in cinema and television?

Mabel Normand was an American silent film actress and comedienne. Born in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, her birth date is cited as November 10, 1892, or November 9, 1893, and she died on February 23, 1930. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's firs...