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Career:

While Irish male actors made such a big impression on the silent-film industry in Hollywood, a couple of Irish women stand out. A Dublin actress, Eileen Dennes, born in 1898, had a much shorter career. Eileen arrived in Hollywood in 1917 and found work at the Empire All-Star Film Co and was offered the role as Ethel Fielding in her debut film 'The Unforseen' with Olive Tell she made one more film in Hollywood that same year and decided to find film work in England, Cecil Hepworth offered her a contract and she made her first British film as Rhoda Meredith in 'Sheba' starring Alma Taylor and Gerald Ames in 1919 afterwards Hepworth gave her the chance in starring roles, such as in 'Once Aboard the Lugger' in 1920, 'Mr. Justice Raffles' in 1921 and 'The Pipes of Pan' again with Alma Taylor in 1923. Eileen last film appearance was as Lucy in 'The Squire of Long Hadley' with Brian Aherne for the Stoll Film Co in 1925. Between 1919 and 1925, she appeared in a dozen silent films, then her movie career petered out. In retrospect, it's amazing how many Irish actors contributed to the silent-movie era in Hollywood, which flourished for a mere 15 years.

Filmography:

The Unforseen - Ethel Fielding - 1917

Her Sister - Jane Alderson - 1917

Sheba - Bessie Saxton - 1917

The Forest on the Hill - Audrey Leaman - 1919

Alf's Button - Lady Isobel Fitzpeter - 1919

Once Aboard the Lugger - Mary Humfray- 1920

John Forrest Finds Himself - The Pet - 1920

Mrs. Erricker's Reputation - Lady Lettice Erricker- 1920

Great Snakes - 1920

The Tinted Venus - Bella Parkinson - 1920

Wild Heather - Dolly - 1921

Tansy - Vicar's Daughter - 1921

Mr. Justice Raffles - Camilla Belsize - 1921

Tit for Tat - Clove - 1921

The Pipes of Pan - Enid Markham - 1921

Strangling Threads - Miss Debb - 1923

Comin' Thro the Rye - Sylvia Fleming - 1923

The Sins Ye Do - Lady Eslin - 1923

Peeps Into Puzzleland (Short) - Mother - 1924

A Dear Liar (Short) - 1924

The Squire of Long Hadley - Lucy - 1925