Cleo Madison
Cleo Madison (born Lulu Bailey; March 26, 1883 – March 11, 1964) was a theatrical and silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and director who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.
Cleo Madison | |
|---|---|
Madison c. 1916 | |
| Born | Lulu Bailey March 26, 1883 Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1964 (aged 80) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress · screenwriter · producer · director |
| Years active | 1910–1924 |
| Spouse |
Don Peake
(m. 1916; div. 1917) |
Madison began her career on the stage. By 1910, she had begun performing as part of a theatre troupe known as the Santa Barbara Stock Company in California. In 1913, she was contracted by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company to begin appearing in feature films. Madison established a name for herself as an actress with performances in films such as The Trey o' Hearts (1914). She is also considered a pioneering female director with a number of shorts and two feature films, A Soul Enslaved (1916) and Her Bitter Cup (1916), to her credit.
She made several efforts to set up a production company before leaving show business in 1924. She died from a heart attack in 1964 at the age of 80.