Daisy Campbell
Acting
Biography
Daisy Campbell, English actress born around the mid 1850s. popular on the London theatre from the 1880s. often appeared in films as a aristocratic white-haired matron, lady or dutches, a great forgotten character star in more than 20 British silent movies, making her film debut as Mrs. Waltham in Denison Clift's 'Demos' starring Milton Rosmer for the Ideal Film Company in 1921, perhaps she will be best remembered as Countess of Strangeways in Arthur Maude's 'Poppies of Flanders' with Jameson Thomas for the BIP Film Co in 1927, her final screen appearance as Mrs. McPhillip in 'The Informer' directed by Arthur Robison, starring Lya De Putti and Lar Hanson in 1929.
Known For
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Casualty
The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.
Tesha
In Paris, a wild girl becomes possessed by the soul of her twin who died to save her life.
The White Shadow
A man betrays his best friend, a member of a terrorist organisation, to the authorities and is then pursued by the other members of the organisation.
The Informer
A widow's son refuses to be adopted by a Lord when he learns the Lord is her father.
A Woman of No Importance
A Lady adopts a runaway slum girl who resembles her own dead daughter.
London
A British-German silent drama film directed by Henrik Galeen
After the Verdict
'Press lord ruins sailor father of son's fiancée.' (British Film Catalogue)
High Seas
A commander's adopted son is serving in the Royal Navy. When the son discovers his sweetheart has married a spy his personal turmoil and the need to settle this domestic crisis drives him to go AWOL placing immense strain on his family and his military standing.
Second to None
A tramp is hired to pose as a financier to obtain a Balkan radium concession.
Out to Win
An IRA man races to Dublin to warn his colleagues of a forthcoming raid, but he is captured by British forces.
Irish Destiny
An Earl's reformed son fakes a relapse on learning his sweetheart loves another, and dies saving his life.
Poppies of Flanders
A country girl inherits, weds a Duke, and meets her dead brother's family.
The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square
A young woman doesn't want to get married, but simply live together with the man she loves. This leads to problems when the man dies and she's left with a child.
The Woman Who Did
In India, a princess disguises herself as a commoner to escape an arranged marriage.