Edythe Chapman

[1][2] Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother.

[3] She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production that featured Will Rogers.

[3][1] The couple got married in 1897[3] and soon began making movies with Cecil B. DeMille and other noteworthy directors and producers.

They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures.

[1] Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California after a brief illness, a week past her 85th birthday.

Chapman in The Ten Commandments (1923)