Beatrice Beckley

Biography

Beautiful English brunette Beatrice Beckley born Beatrice Mary Beckley in Brighton in 1885. Highly distinguished stage actress on the London stage and Broadway stage from the early 1900's, most notable in 'The Freedom of Suzanne' in 1905, 'John Glayde's Honour' in 1908, 'Caliban of the Yellow Sands' in 1916, 'Why Marry?' in 1918 and 'Declassee' in 1920. Beatrice starred in only two movies making her film debut as Princess Flavia in Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter's 'The Prisoner of Zenda' for the Famous Players Film Co in 1913 she starred opposite her husband James K. Hackett whom she married in 1911. Her last film she was billed as Mrs. James K. Hackett playing the role of Mary Carroll in Raoul Walsh's 'Should a Husband Forgive?' with Miriam Cooper for the Fox Film Co in 1919. Beatrice died in Hampshire, England in 1969 age 84.