Willette Kershaw (June 17, 1882 – May 4, 1960) was an American Broadway stage actress and later silent film actress.
Early life The daughter of Harry Kershaw, she was born in St. Louis. Her younger sister was actress Elinor Kershaw.
Kershaw graduated from Central High School and the Lindley School of Dramatic Art.
Career Kershaw's Broadway credits include Yes or No (1917), The Unchastened Woman (1915), A Pair of White Gloves (1913), The Switchboard (1913), Snobs (1911), The Country Boy (1910), The Heights (1910), and Robert Burns (1905).
Kershaw married actor Arthur Morrison, and the marriage ended in 1909. In 1923, Kershaw married David Sturgis in New Rochelle, New York.
Filmography Men (1918) Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918) The Sporting Life (1918) The Vortex (1928)
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Willette Kershaw portrait NY Public Library Willete Kershaw image from the one-act play Any Night, which also starred Harrison Ford Willette Kershaw pose in the 1920s National Portrait Gallery UK portrait gallery (Univ of Washington, Sayre collection)