Ella Hall

Ella Hall

Ella Augusta Hall was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on March 17, 1896. She was an American actress. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1933.

As a small child, she already performed on stage with the company of David Belasco. She was later chosen to understudy Mary Pickford for "The Warrens of Virginia". Ella entered films in 1910 as a fifteen-year old ingénue with D.W. Griffith at Biograph. In the course of the next three years she honed her acting skills in scores of one and two-reel short comedies and melodramas. By 1915, she had become one of the hottest box-office properties at Universal, going on to make headlines as star of feature films like Jewel (1915), The Bugler of Algiers (1916) and Polly Redhead (1917).

She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1933.

A devotee of ballroom dancing and fast cars, Ella was rumoured to have been romantically involved with film maker Robert Z. Leonard, but instead ended up marrying the less prominent actor/director Emory Johnson. Though still young, Ella's career faded after 1923 and a comeback attempt in talkies failed to revive her fortunes. In 1933, she left the industry to work behind the counter of the most exclusive ladies dress shop on Hollywood Boulevard.

Ella Hall married actor Emory Johnson in 1919. They had four children together. Two of their children went on to have limited acting careers - Ellen Hall and one of her sons, Richard Emory.

She was residing in Los Angeles, California at the time of her death on September 3, 1981.