Blanche Walsh (January 4, 1873 – October 31, 1915)[citation needed] was a highly regarded American stage actress who appeared in one film, Resurrection based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy and the first three reel treatment of any Tolstoy story.

Walsh trouped for years in support of bigger names like Marie Wainwright, William Gillette and Nat C. Goodwin.

After several years apprenticing in the emotional roles, Walsh moved up to more challenging parts such as Maslova the prostitute in Tolstoy's Resurrection and Margaret Rolfe in The Woman in the Case.

An early silent short film from 1905 by Thomas Edison shows a theatre marquee announcing a Blanche Walsh appearance in a play.

This came around the same time that Zukor was showing Queen Elizabeth, a feature-length French film, starring Sarah Bernhardt.

Walsh was one of the first major stage stars to make a film over 30 minutes long.