Louise Lester

**Louise Lester** () adalah aktris film bisu asal Amerika. Dia adalah bintang wanita pertama dari film Western.

## Biografi
Lahir di Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lester datang ke California pada tahun 1910 dengan salah satu perusahaan pertama yang berkumpul untuk membuat film. Dia memulai debutnya di film sebagai anggota dari *Flying A Company* di Santa Barbara, California setelah karier yang luar biasa di atas panggung. Dia membintangi lebih dari 150 film sebelum pensiun pada tahun 1935.

Louise Lester paling terkenal karena berperan sebagai Calamity Anne dalam serial film, memainkan peran utama dalam film seperti *[[Calamity Anne's Inheritance]]*, *[[Calamity Anne's Vanity]]*, *[[Calamity Anne's Beauty]]*, dan *[[Calamity Anne, Heroine]]* semuanya pada tahun 1913. Seri Calamity Anne adalah awal dari *opera kuda*. Dia juga membintangi William Garwood dalam film seperti *[[The Oath of Pierre]]*.

Nama menikah aktris itu adalah Louise Lester Beal. Dia adalah janda dari Frank Beal, seorang sutradara film.

Louise Lester meninggal di Motion Picture Country Home pada tahun 1952 pada usia 85 tahun. Pemakamannya dilakukan di kapel Utter-McKinley Strouthers Mortuary, 6240 Hollywood Boulevard. Kebaktian dilakukan oleh Iman Baháʼí. Pemakamannya berada di Taman Pemakaman Inglewood, California.

## Filmografi

* *The Opium Smuggler* (1911, Short) - Mrs. Watson
* *Calamity Anne's Ward* (1912, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[Calamity Anne's Inheritance]]* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[Calamity Anne's Vanity]]* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *Calamity Anne, Detective* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[Calamity Anne's Beauty]]* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *Calamity Anne's Parcel Post* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *Calamity Anne Takes a Trip* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[Calamity Anne, Heroine]]* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *Calamity Anne's Sacrifice* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[Calamity Anne's Dream]]* (1913, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[Rose of San Juan]]* (1913, Short) - Ozozco's Mother
* *Calamity Anne in Society* (1914, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[Calamity Anne's Love Affair]]* (1914, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *[[The Strength o' Ten]]* (1914, Short) - Betty's Mother
* *[[The Poet of the Peaks]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Davis
* *[[The Day of Reckoning (film)|The Day of Reckoning]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Crew
* *[[Mountain Mary]]* (1915, Short) - Mary Doone - Ivan's Mother
* *[[The Honor of the District Attorney]]* (1915, Short) - Nora Mortimer - Dora's Mother
* *[[The Newer Way]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Bates
* *[[The Exile of Bar-K Ranch]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Jack Donald - Millie's Mother
* *[[The Assayer of Lone Gap]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Dugan - Belle's Mother
* *[[Drawing the Line (film)|Drawing the Line]]* (1915, Short)
* *[[In Trust]]* (1915, Short) - Molly
* *[[The Little Lady Next Door]]* (1915, Short) - The Housekeeper
* *[[The Barren Gain]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Cameron - Philip's Mother
* *[[Hearts in Shadow]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Burke
* *[[Profit from Loss]]* (1915, Short) - Mrs. Dean
* *The Silken Spider* (1916, Short) - Ursula Jacques
* *April* (1916) - Martha Fagan
* *[[Tangled Skeins]]* (1916, Short) - Mrs. Wellington
* *Dust* (1916) - Mina's mother
* *Calamity Anne, Guardian* (1916, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *Calamity Anne's New Job* (1917, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *Calamity Anne's Protégé* (1917, Short) - Calamity Anne
* *The Reckoning Day* (1918) - Mrs. Schram
* *[[The Mayor of Filbert]]* (1919) - Belle Glover
* *[[The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919 film)|The Outcasts of Poker Flat]]* (1919)
* *[[The Luck of the Irish (1920 film)|The Luck of the Irish]]* (1920) - The Landlady
* *Her Reputation* (1923) - Consuelo
* *The Desert Hawk* (1924) - Bridget
* *Galloping On* (1925) - Mrs. Moore - Wally's Mother
* *[[Second Choice]]* (1930) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* *Wide Open* (1930) - Office Worker (uncredited)
* *Straight from the Heart* (1935) - Woman (uncredited) (final film role)

## Referensi

**[[The Los Angeles Times]]*, "Services Set for Actress Louise Lester", November 20, 1952, Page A13.
**[[The New York Times]]*, "Louise Beal Dies At 85", November 19, 1952, Page 29.

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