Biography
From Wikipedia Virginia Belle Pearson (March 7, 1886 - June 6, 1958) was an American stage and film actress. She made fifty-one films in a career which extended from 1910 until 1932. Born in Anchorage, Kentucky, Pearson worked for a brief time as an assistant in the public library in Louisville, Kentucky after completing school. Pearson trained in the tradition of the stars of the American stage, and played in stock productions in Washington, D.C. and New York City. In New York she played the ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Back Street
1932
as Minor Role (uncredited)
A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
The Primrose Path
1931
as Marie Randeau
A naive high school girl falls for the school's star football player. Her ignorance in the matters of sex leads to pregnancy and heartbreak.
Smilin' Guns
1929
as Mrs. van Smythe
After "Dirty Neck" Jack Purvin sees a newspaper photograph of Eastern socialite Helen Van Smythe, soon to arrive at the nearby dude ranch, he hightail...
The Power of Silence
1928
as Mrs. Wright
Would An Innocent Woman Keep Silent? Would the fear of a murderer's death shake her from the Sphinx-like silence that shielded- who?
The Actress
1928
as Mrs. Telfer
A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The re...
What Price Beauty?
1928
as Mary
Wholesome country girl Mary works at the House of Magic beauty salon and pines for the owner Clay. Unfortunately Clay has also been targeted by experi...
Driven from Home
1927
A father throws his daughter out of the house when she marries a man he doesn't approve of. In addition, she also finds herself being lusted after by ...
Lucky Fool
1927
Scion of a distinguished family J. Anthony Bowden is considered unworthy by his father, a feeling he discovers is shared by his fiancée Elma. His fath...
Atta Boy
1926
as Madame Carlton
Monty Milde, would-be newspaper reporter, stumbles into a high-profile kidnapping mystery.
Mum's the Word
1926
as The Wife
A widow has married rich, but didn't tell her husband about her son. And he's coming for a surprise visit. To hide his identity he is introduced as th...
Silence
1926
as Millie Burke
Jim Warren, a crook, is married to Norma, but there was a flaw in their marriage papers and he must marry her again to protect their unborn child. He ...
Lightning Hutch
1926
as Janet Thornwall
A scientist invents a poison gas; the villain and his gang will do anything to get the formula; our hero, "Lightning Hutch", is sent to save the scien...
The Red Kimona
1925
as Mrs. Beverly Fontaine
A woman is abandoned by her lover and prostitution is the only way she has to survive.
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Carlotta
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
The Wizard of Oz
1925
as Lady Vishuss
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
Impossible Catherine
1919
as Catherine Kimberly
The head of the Kimberly household rules it with an iron fist. Unfortunately the head of the Kimberly household isn't Grant (J.H. Gilmore), the father...
Buchanan's Wife
1918
as Beatrix Buchanan
Beatrix marries Herbert Buchanan while under his hypnotic trance, although she really loves Harry Faring. When Herbert learns of his wife's love for H...
The Queen of Hearts
1918
as Pauline Cheraud
Pauline Cheraud risks her reputation to expose the man who killed her father.
Her Price
1918
as Marcia Calhoun
Marcia Calhoun, a talented but penniless singer, leaves her Southern home hoping to study opera in New York. Her instructor, Professor Didot, promises...
A Daughter of France
1918
as Louise de Ciron
During World War I, Louise, a French girl, refuses to leave her château after the invading Germans take it over for use as their headquarters. A Germa...
A Royal Romance
1917
as The Princess Sylvia
Princess Sylvia refuses to marry the Emperor Maximilian of Rhaetia because his proposal has been offered for diplomatic rather than romantic reasons. ...
Sister Against Sister
1917
as Anne / Katherine
Twin sisters Anne and Katherine are separated as children when their parents decide to go their separate ways. Under her mother's influence, Anne deve...
Daredevil Kate
1916
as Kate
Orphaned sisters Kate and Irene are separated as children, but each keeps half of their mother's wedding ring. Years later Irene marries John West, th...
Writing on the Wall
1916
as Barbara Lawrence
Irving Lawrence owns some of the most decrepit tenements in town and is an all-around bad guy. He won't cooperate with the efforts of his wife, Barbar...
The Kiss of a Vampire
1916
American horror movie from 1916.
The Stain
1914
as Stevens' Daughter
An ambitious bank teller (Edward Jose) steals a large deposit and starts life over under an assumed name. While he is becoming a lawyer and making his...