Amelia Summerville


Amelia Summerville was an Irish-born American stage and silent film actress.

Biography

Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland and migrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a child. She first appeared on stage at the age of 7 in an operetta in Toronto.
In 1884, Summerville appeared in her first leading role in the play Adonis. She originated the role of Rosetta, the Mountain Maid.
Summerville appeared in fourteen Broadway plays from 1885 to 1925. She also performed in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.
Summerville took an interest in dieting and claimed to have lost in three months, from to. She authored Why be Fat?: Rules for Weight-reduction and the Preservation of Youth and Health. She was a fan of corned beef hash and stale bread.

Partial filmography