caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
photo '' -lrb- june 1916 -rrb- of mayo from '' the moving picture world 05 may 1970 san francisco , california us philadelphia , pennsylvania us edna mayo 23 march 1895 edna mayo 1916.png edna mayo
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edna mayo

edna mayo -lrb- march 23 , 1895 -- may 5 , 1970 -rrb- was an american film actress of the silent film era .
mayo was born in philadelphia , pennsylvania , moving to hollywood in 1914 to pursue an acting career .
that year she received her first role , in the film `` michael arnold and doctor lynn '' opposite robert z. leonard .
following that film .
in 1914 and 1915 she would star in twenty two films .
in 1916 she appeared in only four films .
it was over a year before she received another role , playing the female lead in `` hearts of love '' in 1918 .
it was her last film and she retired from acting .
she eventually settled in san francisco , california , where she was residing at the time of her death on may 5 , 1970 .
