Pearl White

Pearl White
Born
Pearl Fay White

(1889-03-04)March 4, 1889
DiedAugust 4, 1938(1938-08-04) (aged 49)
Resting placeCimetière de Passy
OccupationActress
Years active1910–1924
Spouses
(m. 1907; div. 1914)
Wallace McCutcheon, Jr.
(m. 1919; div. 1921)

Pearl Fay White (March 4, 1889 – August 4, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career on the stage at age 6, and later moved on to silent films appearing in a number of popular serials.

Dubbed the "Queen of the Serials", White was noted for doing the majority of her own stunts, most notably in The Perils of Pauline. Often cast as a plucky onscreen heroine, White's roles directly contrasted those of the popularized archetypal ingénue.[1]

  1. ^ Claire Love, Jen Pollack, Alison Landsberg (2017), Silent Film Actresses and Their Most Popular Characters, National Women's History Museum{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)