Josephine Bonaparte Crowell[1] (January 11,[citation needed] 1859[2]– July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era.

[3][4] Crowell debuted in the theater in 1879,[5] and she appeared on Broadway as Mrs. Pitcher in Captain Mollhy (1902).

Her notable film appearances during this period were in the early films of D.W. Griffith, including her portrayals of Mrs. Cameron in the controversial 1915 historical drama The Birth of a Nation and Catherine de' Medici in the 1916 historical epic Intolerance.

From 1921 until 1929, she had 34 more film appearances, including Hot Water in which she played Harold Lloyd's mother-in-law and The Splendid Crime starring Bebe Daniels in 1925.

She had married actor Emile La Croix earlier in her career,[7] and was residing in Amityville, New York at the time of her death.