Edith Yorke

Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd; 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1933.

Biography
Yorke was born in Derby; her family later moved to Croydon. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local workhouse. She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. Yorke died in Southgate, California, aged 66.

Selected filmography

 * The False Road (1920)
 * Below the Surface (1920)
 * The Jailbird (1920)
 * Love (1920)
 * One Clear Call (1922)
 * Step on It! (1922)
 * Souls for Sale (1923)
 * Slippy McGee (1923)
 * Merry-Go-Round (1923)
 * The Age of Desire (1923)
 * Burning Words (1923)
 * The Fourth Musketeer (1923)
 * The Miracle Makers (1923)
 * The Beauty Prize (1924)
 * Happiness (1924)
 * Riders Up (1924)
 * The Tenth Woman (1924)
 * The Other Kind of Love (1924)
 * Capital Punishment (1925)
 * Excuse Me (1925)
 * Silent Sanderson (1925)
 * Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
 * Souls for Sables (1925)
 * Below the Line (1925)
 * Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
 * Red Dice (1926)
 * His New York Wife (1926)
 * Volcano! (1926)
 * The Belle of Broadway (1926)
 * Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)
 * Rustlers' Ranch (1926)
 * Rustling for Cupid (1926)
 * The Silent Flyer (1926)
 * The Bachelor's Baby (1927)
 * Sensation Seekers (1927)
 * The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
 * The Valiant (1929)
 * The Love Racket (1929)
 * Fugitives (1929)
 * Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
 * City Girl (1930)
 * If I Had a Million (1932, uncredited)
 * Luxury Liner (1933)