Fannie Ward

Personal Info

Birthday

February 22, 1871

Day of Death

1952-01-27

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Fannie Buchanan

Fanny Ward

Fannie Ward

Biography

Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1871 – January 27, 1952) was an American actress. She was known for her ageless appearance, and is best known for her role in the 1915 silent film “The Cheat,” one of the earliest films directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Known For

The Narrow Path

For the Defense

The Cheat

A Japanese Nightingale

On the Level

The Cry of the Weak

A School for Husbands

Common Clay

Filmography

2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
1920
The Secret of Lone Star
as Ellen Frendy
She Played and Paid
as Hélène
1919
Our Better Selves
as Loyette Merval
The Profiteers
as Beverly Randall
The Cry of the Weak
as Mary Dexter
Common Clay
as Ellen Neal
1918
The Narrow Path
as Marion Clark
A Japanese Nightingale
as Yuki
The Yellow Ticket
as Anna Mirrel
Innocent
as Innocent
1917
On the Level
as Merlin Warner, aka Mexicali May
The Crystal Gazer
as Rose Jorgensen
Her Strange Wedding
as Coralie Grayson
Unconquered
as Mrs. Jackson
A School for Husbands
as Lady Betty Manners
The Winning of Sally Temple
as Sally Temple
Betty to the Rescue
as Betty Sherwin
1916
The Years of the Locust
as Lorraine Roth
Witchcraft
as Suzette
Each Pearl a Tear
as Diane Winston
A Gutter Magdalene
as Maida Carrington
For the Defense
as Fidele Roget
Tennessee's Pardner
as Tennessee
1915
The Cheat
as Edith Hardy
The Marriage of Kitty
as Katherine ''Kitty'' Silverton