Kate Bruce

Biography

Career Overview

Kate Bruce has 185 screen credits in a career dating back to 1908. Signature works include Civilization, The Strong Man's Burden, The Fugitive. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

185

Birth Date

1860-02-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Columbus, Indiana, USA

Known For

• 

  Civilization
• 

  The Strong Man's Burden
• 

  The Fugitive
• 

  The Country Doctor
• 

  Mary Ellen Comes to Town
• 

  Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

Frequent Collaborators

• D.W. Griffith (6 collaborations)
• Thomas H. Ince (4 collaborations)
• Irvin Willat (2 collaborations)
• Billy Bitzer (2 collaborations)
• Otis M. Gove (1 collaborations)
• Clyde De Vinna (1 collaborations)
• Devereaux Jennings (1 collaborations)
• Joseph H. August (1 collaborations)
• Dal Clawson (1 collaborations)
• Robert Newhard (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (185 credits)

  • Film Fun

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Make Mine Memories

    Blanche

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Struggle

    Granny

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Flying Fool

    Mrs. Riley - Pat's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • A Bowery Cinderella

    Bridget Denahy

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Ragtime

    Mrs. Mason

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Secret Studio

    Ma Merton

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Are Brunettes Safe?

    Bud's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • I Want My Man

    Mrs. Eyre

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • His Darker Self

    Claude's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The White Rose

    John's Aunt

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Experience

    Mother

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The City of Silent Men

    Mrs. Montgomery

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Flying Pat

    Old Lady

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Way Down East

    Mother Bartlett

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)

    self

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Idol Dancer

    Mrs. Blythe

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Mary Ellen Comes to Town

    Mary Ellen's mother

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Scarlet Days

    The Aunt

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • True Heart Susie

    Bettina's Aunt

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Girl Who Stayed at Home

    Mrs. Edward Grey

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • A Romance of Happy Valley

    Mrs. Logan

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Greatest Thing in Life

    Jeannette's Aunt

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Hun Within

    Beth's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Hearts of the World

    The Mother of the Boy

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Stainless Barrier

    Aunt Ruth Shelton

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Madame Bo-Peep

    Aunt Sophie

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Souls Triumphant

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • A Woman's Awakening

    Mrs. Letchworth

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Betsy's Burglar

    Mrs. Randall

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The House Built Upon Sand

    David's Housekeeper

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Microscope Mystery

    Mrs Simpson

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Old Babylonian Mother / The City Mother (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Gretchen the Greenhorn

    Widow Garrity

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Marriage of Molly-O

    Mrs. Malarkey

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Civilization

    A Mother

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Susan Rocks the Boat

    Mrs. Randolph Johnstone

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Betty of Greystone

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Soul of Pierre

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • East Lynne

    Mrs. Hare

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • His Desperate Deed

    Grant's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • A Lesson in Mechanics

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Honor of the Law

    Mrs. Allen - Bert's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Judith of Bethulia

    Judtih's Maid

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • A Nest Unfeathered

    Kate's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

    A Settler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Stopped Clock

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Strong Man's Burden

    Bob & John's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Work Habit

    The Street Sweeper's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Reformers

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Mothering Heart

    The Wife's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Death's Marathon

    The Nanny

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Enemy's Baby

    Sam Miller's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Just Gold

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Olaf—An Atom

    Olaf's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Yaqui Cur

    Strongheart's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Stolen Loaf

    The Poor Man's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Wanderer

    The Old Woman

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • A Misunderstood Boy

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • A Frightful Blunder

    The Young Woman's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Little Tease

    The Little Tease's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Perfidy of Mary

    Mary's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Sheriff's Baby

    A Settler

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Unwelcome Guest

    The Old Wife

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Tender Hearted Boy

    The Tender-Hearted Boy's mother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Telephone Girl and the Lady

    The Lady's Friend

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • My Hero

    The Young Woman's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The New York Hat

    Mrs. Mary Harding

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Informer

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Heredity

    The Indian Woman

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Painted Lady

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The One She Loved

    The Neighbor's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Would-Be Shriner

    Hank Hopkins' Wife

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • An Indian Summer

    The Widow

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The School Teacher and the Waif

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Lena and the Geese

    Gretchen

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Home Folks

    The Young Woman's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Furs

    The Husband's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • When the Fire-Bells Rang

    In Audience

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Old Actor

    The Old Actor's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • One Is Business, the Other Crime

    First Maid

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Won by a Fish

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Just Like a Woman

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Hot Stuff

    Hank's Sweetheart's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Engagement Ring

    Alice's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • A String of Pearls

    The Poor Woman's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Sunbeam

    Sunbeam's Mamma

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • With a Kodak

    Mrs. Hobbs

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Baby and the Stork

    The Nurse

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Voice of the Child

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • A Terrible Discovery

    The Housekeeper

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Long Road

    Mother Superior

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Adventures of Billy

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Her Awakening

    The Crippled Mother

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Squaw's Love

    Mother

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Villain Foiled

    Miss Page's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Swords and Hearts

    At Lambert House (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Rose of Kentucky

    The housekeeper

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • A Country Cupid

    Edith's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Fighting Blood

    The Old Soldier's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Manicure Lady

    First Customer's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The New Dress

    A Friend

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • How She Triumphed

    Kate

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • A Knight of the Road

    2nd Servant

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Paradise Lost

    Pete's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Spanish Gypsy

    Pepita's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Teaching Dad to Like Her

    Outside Theatre

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • His Daughter

    The Neighbor

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Heart Beats of Long Ago

    At the Ball

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • Three Sisters

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • His Trust Fulfilled

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • His Trust

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Italian Barber

    Mother

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • A Plain Song

    Edith's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Song of the Wildwood Flute

    An Indian

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Simple Charity

    The Poor Wife

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Fugitive

    Confederate Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Message of the Violin

    In Hallway

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Masher

    An Old Maid

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • A Lucky Toothache

    Bessie's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • That Chink at Golden Gulch

    Extra

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • A Gold Necklace

    The Govorness

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Examination Day at School

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Muggsy Becomes a Hero

    One of the Sisters Frost

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Modern Prodigal

    The Sheriff's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Wilful Peggy

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Usurer

    One of the First Debtors

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Her Father's Pride

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • An Arcadian Maid

    The Farmer's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • What the Daisy Said

    The Spinster (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • May and December

    October

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • A Child of the Ghetto

    Ruth's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • In the Season of Buds

    Aunt

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Ramona

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Two Brothers

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Love Among the Roses

    The Lacemaker's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Unchanging Sea

    Villager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • As It Is in Life

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Twisted Trail

    Mrs. Hendricks

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • Faithful

    John's Sweetheart's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Newlyweds

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Englishman and the Girl

    Mrs. Thayer

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Converts

    In Doorway

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Cloister’s Touch

    The Old Woman

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Honor of His Family

    Woman at Farewell

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • All on Account of the Milk

    The Young Woman's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • The Rocky Road

    The Maid

    actor

    actors
    1910
  • To Save Her Soul

    The Housekeeper

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • A Trap for Santa Claus

    Aunt's Home's Housekeeper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • A Corner in Wheat

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Redman's View

    Indian

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • Through the Breakers

    The Nurse

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Mountaineer's Honor

    The Mountain Girl's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • A Midnight Adventure

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Light That Came

    The Girls' Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Restoration

    Servant

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • What's Your Hurry?

    Mary's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Gibson Goddess

    Woman on Sidewalk

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • His Lost Love

    A Maid

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • A Change of Heart

    Howard's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • Wanted, a Child

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Awakening

    A Nun

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Broken Locket

    Ruth's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • Getting Even

    Party Guest

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    Soldier's Family

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • They Would Elope

    The Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • A Strange Meeting

    At Party

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Slave

    Mourning Woman

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Country Doctor

    Poor Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Way of Man

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • His Duty

    The Sons' Mother

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • Confidence

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • At the Altar

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Golden Louis

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • The Girls and Daddy

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • One Touch of Nature

    actor

    actors
    1909
  • An Awful Moment

    actor

    actors
    1908
  • Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

    actor

    actors
    1908
  • Betrayed by a Handprint

    Mrs. Wharton

    actor

    actors
    1908
  • The Fight for Freedom

    actor

    actors
    1908