Sylvia Ashton

Sylvia Ashton (January 26, 1880 – November 18, 1940) was an American film actress of the silent film era.

For the New Zealand writer and poet, see Sylvia Ashton-Warner.

Sylvia Ashton
Who's Who in the Film World, 1914
Born(1880-01-26)January 26, 1880
Denver, Colorado, United States
DiedNovember 18, 1940(1940-11-18) (aged 60)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1912–1929

Ashton was born in Denver, Colorado. She bore a heavyset resemblance to Jane Darwell and like Darwell was playing mother and grandmother roles, though more famously than Darwell in the silents, while still in her 30s and 40s.[1]

In 1912, Ashton was an actress in D.W. Griffith's stock company. After that, she acted for Famous Players–Lasky.[2] For years she was a regular member of Cecil B. DeMille's troupe of character actors. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1929. She retired from movies almost immediately at the dawn of sound, one of her later films being the part-sound film The Barker (1928).

Sylvia Ashton, at right with Betty Compson and below with Walter Hiers and Leatrice Joy. Motion Picture Magazine, August 1922

Ashton died on November 18, 1940, aged 60.[3]

Partial filmography

References
  1. "Sylvia Ashton, VGuide". Ovguide.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  2. Wollstein, Hans J. "Sylvia Ashton". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. "Sylvia Ashton". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1940. p. 24. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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