Tula Belle

Tula Belle
Child actresses Etna Ross and Tula Belle in Deliverance (1919) about Helen Keller
Born
Borgny Erna Bull Høegh

(1906-07-28)July 28, 1906
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedOctober 13, 1992(1992-10-13) (aged 86)
Newport Beach, California, USA
Years active1915-1920

Tula Belle (born Borgny Erna Bull Høegh 28 July 1906 – 13 October 1992) was an American child film actress.[1][2] She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.[3]

She starred in The Blue Bird.[4]

Death

She died in Newport Beach, California, USA at the age of 86 in 1992.


Filmography

The Blue Bird (1918)
Year Title Role Notes
1916
 A Bird of Prey The Child - Age 5
The Fear of Poverty Child
The Brand of Cowardice Rana (Idiqui's daughter)
1917
 The Vicar of Wakefield Dick Primrose
The Woman and the Beast The Child
Over the Hill Rose's Sister
1918
 The Blue Bird Mytyl
At the Mercy of Men[5] Alice
A Doll's House Helmer Child based on A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen[6]
1919
 Gates of Brass Margaret Blake as a Child
Deliverance Yound Nadja (First Episode)
The Miracle Man uncredited
1920
 Old Dad Little Girl with Two Mothers final film role

References

  1. ^ Wlaschin, Ken (February 19, 2009). The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786438044 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Motography". February 19, 1918 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. (February 19, 1994). Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810829381 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. February 19, 1918 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Films in Review". Then and There Media, LCC. February 19, 1966 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Waldman, Harry (January 1, 2001). Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland. ISBN 9780786409570 – via Google Books.
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