Dolores Costello



First NameDolores
Last NameCostello
Full Name at BirthDolores Costello
Other NamesThe Goddess of the Silver Screen
Age75 (age at death)
Date of BirthSeptember 17, 1903
BirthplacePittsburg, Pennsylvania
Date of DeathMarch 1, 1979
Location of DeathFallbrook, California
Cause of Deathemphysema
Height5' 4" (163 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignVirgo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameThe Goddess of the Silver Screen, WAMPAS Baby Star of 1926
FatherMaurice Costello (Actor)
MotherMae Costello (Actress)
Sister(s)Helene Costello (Actress)

Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen". She was stepmother of John Barrymore's daughter Diana by his second wife Blanche Oelrichs, the mother of John Drew Barrymore and the grandmother of Drew Barrymore.


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Filmography

Selected Dolores Costello film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1943
Mrs. Davidson

1939
King of the Turf
Eve Barnes

1939
Margaret Bronson

1939
Whispering Enemies
Laura Crandall

1938
Martha Martin

1938
The Beloved Brat
Helen Cosgrove

1936
'Dearest'

1936
Yours for the Asking
Lucille Sutton

1931
Expensive Women
Constance 'Connie' Newton

1930
Second Choice
Vallery Grove

1929
'Meet My Sister' number

1929
Glad Rag Doll
Annabel Lee

1929
Vera Zuanova

1929
Madonna of Avenue A
Maria Morton

1929
The Redeeming Sin
Joan Billaire

1928
Mary/Miriam

1928
Glorious Betsy
Betsy Patterson

1928
Tenderloin
Rose Shannon

1927
Dolores Vasquez

1927
Manon Lescaut

1927
The College Widow
Jane Witherspoon

1927
The Heart of Maryland
Maryland Calvert

1927
A Million Bid
Dorothy Gordon

1926
Esther Harper

1926
Joan Herrick

1926
Bride of the Storm
Faith Fitzhugh

1926
Little Irish Girl, The
Dot Walker

1926
The Third Degree
Annie Daly

1925
Bobbed Hair
Bit part

1925
Greater Than a Crown
Isabel Frances/Princess of Lividia

1923
Bit Part

1923
Lawful Larceny
Nora the maid

1915
Evil Men Do, The
David - a Little Boy

1915
Heart of Jim Brice, The
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1914
Some Steamer Scooping
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1914
Etta of the Footlights
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1914
Too Much Burglar
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1913
Fellow Voyagers
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1913
The Hindoo Charm
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1913
Birthday Gift, A
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1913
In the Shadow
-

1912
Meeting of the Ways, The
One of their Children

1912
Ida's Christmas
Ida - the Little Smith Girl

1912
Juvenile Love Affair, A
Jane - Alvin's Sweetheart

1912
The Money Kings
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1912
Troublesome Step-Daughters, The
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1912
For the Honor of the Family
The Child

1912
Irony of Fate, The
Fourth Child

1912
Lulu's Doctor
Lulu

1912
Captain Jenks' Dilemma
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1912
Toymaker, The
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1912
Wanted... a Grandmother
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1912
Captain Barnacle's Legacy
Ruth - Barnacle's Adopted Daughter

1912
She Never Knew
The Old Man's Granddaughter

1912
Her Grandchild
The Grandchild

1912
Vultures and Doves
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1912
Bobby's Father
Bobby Ramsay

1911
The Child Crusoes
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1911
Geranium, A
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1911
His Sister's Children
Buster - One of the Children

1911
Reformed Santa Claus, A
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1911
Some Good in All
A Little Girl

1910
The Telephone
The Child

1909
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fairy

Soundtrack Credits






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