Cissy Fitzgerald
Birthday: 1873-02-01 | Place of Birth: England, UKCissy Fitzgerald (born Mary Kate Kipping; 1 February 1873 – 10 May 1941) was an English-American vaudeville actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in numerous silent and sound films. Fitzgerald acted in a popular Gaiety Girl show beginning in 1894 and was filmed in the role in 1896 in a self-titled short film shot by Thomas Edison's film company. She did not appear in films again until 1914 where she signed with the Vitagraph company and was quite popular in feature films and her own series of Cissy short films. Very little of Fitzgerald's silent material survives except her comic backup role in the 1928 Lon Chaney vehicle Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Known For
Acting
Role
as Mrs. Von Eckterhorse
as Ma Hudler
as Giancinta
as Mary O'Farrell
as Mother Schyler
as Mrs. Schuyler
as Henrietta Travers
as Leading Lady
as Mrs. Edgerton
as Mrs. Harmon
as Mrs. Henry Carter
as The Widow
as Burlesque Queen
as Mrs. Connors
as Mrs. Zilla Reisling
as The Suicide Blonde
as Cissie
as Helen Van Austin
as Mrs. Lawrence
as Mrs. Manning
as Pearl Courthope
