Lily Branscombe

Lily Branscombe (born Lillian Rodman, February 28, 1876 – September 26, 1970) was a stage and film actress from New Zealand.

[1] Branscombe was born as Lillian Rodman in Carterton, in the North Island of New Zealand, and educated in New South Wales, Australia.

[2] She acted with the Maggie Moore Company in Australia and New Zealand before moving to the United States of America around 1900.

[3] There, she acted with the Frawley Company and later in silent films produced by the Essanay Company, opposite stars such as Francis X. Bushman, Bryant Washburn, and John Steppling.

[1] She also appeared in a number of episodes of the short comedic film series Alkali Ike in 1911 and 1912.