Flora Morris(1887-1953)
- Actress
English actress Flora Morris born in the early
1890's. She began working in pantomime shows and drama theatre from the
late 1900's. Joined the Cecil Hepworth stock film company in 1910,
beautiful brunette who starred in at least 60 drama, crime and comedy
films, first working under the direction of Lewin Fitzhamon in 'Lust
for Gold' perhaps her most memorable roles was as Rose Maylie in Thomas
Bentley's 'Oliver Twist' starring Ivy Millais in the title role in 1912
and also played Effie Deans in 'The Heart of Midlothian's' directed by
Frank Wilson and co-starring Violet Hopson and Alma Taylor in 1914.
Flora left the Hepworth Film Co at the end of 1914 and moved to
Michaelson Film Co and then the Venus Film Co and in 1916 began working
for the Ideal Film Co in 'Whoso Is Without Sin' directed by Fred Paul,
starring Hilda Moore and Milton Rosmer, afterwards she seems to have
vanished from the screen.
