Wanda Hawley
actress
- Birth name:
- Selma Wanda Pittack
- Born:
- 1895-07-30, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died:
- 1963-03-18, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actress
Biography
Wanda Hawley was a popular leading lady of the silent era who specialized in sweet romantic comedies and romantic dramas. Due to Wanda's petite status, she billed herself as Wanda Petit for a brief period in her career. She rose to stardom in Cecil B. DeMille films and later starred in films for director Sam Wood. Wanda Hawley had a contract dispute with Paramount and, starting in 1923, began bouncing from studio to studio, her fame and box office appeal steadily declining. Her last screen appearance was in 1932.
Filmography
In the vault (47)
