By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.
Filmography
A Dog's Love
as Baby Helen
A Modern Monte Cristo
as Virginia Deane, age 6
The Fires of Youth
as Billy
The Tiniest of Stars
as Little Girl
Just a Shabby Doll
as The Daughter
When the Studio Burned
as Self
In a Garden
as Child visitor to garden
The Barrier of Flames
as The Mayor's Daughter
The Dancer
as Anna's Little Daughter
My Baby's Voice
as Ruth Mackey - the Baby
Dottie's New Doll
as Dottie's New Doll
The Three Roses
as The Third Rose
The Repeater
as The Reformer's Little Daughter
The Girl of the Cabaret
as Their Daughter
The Woman Pays
as The Watson 4-year old son
Little Dorrit
as Young Little Dorrit
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
as The Spoiled Darling's Doll
The Baby and the Boss
as Helen, the Baby