Lenore Ulric Movies, TV Series

Lenore Ulric (July 21, 1892 – December 30, 1970) was a prominent figure in both Broadway and early Hollywood, making her mark during the silent film era and the transition to sound. Born to Franz Xavier Ulrich, a U.S. Army hospital steward, she was named Lenore after Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem "T... Read morehe Raven." She later simplified her surname, adopting the stage name Lenore Ulric.

Her early career included a stint at Essanay Studios and participation in a stock company in Schenectady, New York. Ulric's film credits from this period include The First Man (1911), A Polished Burglar (1911), Kilmeny (1915), and The Better Woman (1915). By 1915, she joined Pallas Pictures, where several of her films still exist in the archives of the Library of Congress.

Ulric made her way to Hollywood in 1929, where she featured in films such as Frozen Justice and South Sea Rose. She signed with Fox Film Corporation for a lucrative deal that reportedly earned her around $650,000. One of her notable roles was in Camille alongside Greta Garbo. Returning to her theatrical roots, Ulric graced Broadway again in 1940 with Ernest Hemingway's The Fifth Column and later appeared in a 1947 revival of Antony and Cleopatra.