Hilda Anthony (born Hilda Madeline Elizabeth Antonietti; 13 July 1886 – 17 April 1962), also seen as Hilda Antony, was a British actress born in Chile. She appeared in four silent films and many stage productions in London.
Early life Hilda Madeline Elizabeth Antonietti was born in Santiago, Chile, the daughter of Daniele Antonietti and Grace Emma Bolton Antonietti. Her father was an Italian professor of music and opera director.Orlando Álvarez, Ópera en Chile (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Chile 2014): multiple listings. Her mother was British-born and also a musician. Her brother, Arturo Romeo Antonietti, also became an actor, using the stage name "Vernon Steele". Another brother, Aldo Antonietti, was a violinist and composer.Gamba, "Aldo Antonietti" The Strad (February 1906): 323-324.
Career Silent films featuring Hilda Anthony include Married Life (1921), The Puppet Man (1921), The Cardboard Box (1923, one of The Last Adventures of Sherlock Holmes films), and What the Butler Saw (1924).Hilda Anthony filmography, BFI.org.uk.
On the London stage she appeared in vaudeville"Plays and Players" The Navy and Army Illustrated (April 30, 1904): 151. and in Alice in Wonderland (1900–1901), Scrooge (1901, 1903), A Little Un-Fairy Princess (1902–1903), A Privy Council (1905), The Beauty of Bath (1906–1907),J. P. Wearing, The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel (Scarecrow Press 2013): various. Pro Tem (1908),Vedette, "Round the Theatres" Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (May 9, 1908): 352. Stingaree, the Bushranger (1908) with Henry Ainley,"A Tetrazzini Made by a Bushranger" The Sketch (February 12, 1908): 141.Owen Stair, "Stingaree at the Queen's" The Outlook (February 8, 1908): 194-195. Paid in Full (1908),"Stirring Drama from the States" The Bystander (September 16, 1908): 585. The Education of Elizabeth (1908),"A Popular English Actress" Australian Star (March 21, 1908): 8. via Trove Beethoven (1910, again with Henry Ainley),"The Drama: Beethoven on the Stage" Daily Telegraph (January 15, 1910): 11. via Trove Orpheus on the Underground (1911),"Christmas Entertainments" The Times (December 11, 1911): 6. via Newspapers.com Autumn Manoeuvres (1912), Joseph and his Brethren (1913), Jerry (1916),"Music and the Stage" The Advertiser (April 15, 1916): 12. via Trove Almond Eye (1923–1924),J. P. Wearing, The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel (Rowman & Littlefield 2014): 263-264. Murder in Mayfair (1934–1935), and Comedienne (1938).J. P. Wearing, The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel (Rowman & Littlefield 2014): 380, 686.
Personal life Hilda Anthony married fellow actor Owen Roughwood, in 1913.Who's who in the Theatre (Pittman 1922): 699-700. She was widowed when he died in 1947. Hilda Anthony died in Hampstead, London in 1962, aged 75 years."Hilda Anthony" Stage Beauty.net.
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A publicity postcard portrait of Hilda Anthony, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.