Karla Schramm

Karla Schramm
Schramm in still for The Son of Tarzan (1920)
Born(1891-02-01)February 1, 1891
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedJanuary 17, 1980(1980-01-17) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActress

Karla Schramm (February 1, 1891 – January 17, 1980), was an American film actress. A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, California, she was the second actress to play Jane Porter, mate of Tarzan, in motion pictures.

She first appeared in the 1920 production The Revenge of Tarzan opposite Gene Pollar as Tarzan.[1] Later that year she played the same role in the movie serial The Son of Tarzan, this time opposite P. Dempsey Tabler as the Apeman.[1]

She and Brenda Joyce were the only women to play Jane opposite two different Tarzans.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Porges, Irwin (1975). Burroughs, Hubert (ed.). Edgar Rice Burroughs: The man who created Tarzan (1st ed.). Brigham Young University Press. p. 321. ISBN 9780842500791.