[1][2] Edythe Elliott was born in San Francisco, California where her parents were involved in Vaudeville.

[3] In 1917, Elliott became the leading lady of the stock company at the Wigwam Theatre in San Francisco.

[4] On Broadway, she portrayed Pansy Horner in Salt Water (1929), Florence Blandy in After Tomorrow (1931), and Mrs. Thomas Carter in Mother Lode (1934).

[5] She developed a prominent career on the stage before moving to the screen.

She married fellow actor Charles "Royal" Elliott in Oregon in 1906 in a ceremony performed before a large audience.