Violet Wilkey
actress
- Birth name:
- Violet Louise Wilkey
- Born:
- 1903-01-10, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died:
- 1976-06-05, North Hollywood, California, USA
- Professions:
- actress
Biography
Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, where she was born on January 10, 1903, to an English father and an American mother, Violet Wilkey embarked on a surprisingly brief yet impactful journey through early cinema. At the tender age of twelve, she plunged into the burgeoning world of film, making her screen debut in D.W. Griffith's monumental epic, _The Birth of a Nation_. Here, she embodied the younger iteration of Mae Marsh's character, marking an unforgettable entry into the annals of cinematic history. Her nascent career saw her follow up with _The Children Pay_ in 1916. However, after her appearance in _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm_ in 1917, Wilkey made an abrupt and definitive exit from the silver screen, choosing to retreat into private life. Her entire cinematic trajectory spanned a mere two years. Decades later, on June 5, 1976, Violet Wilkey passed away in North Hollywood, California, USA, at the age of 73, leaving behind the intriguing legacy of a bright, fleeting star.
