Natalie Kingston
Acting
Born May 19, 1905, Vallejo, California, USA
Natalie Kingston (born Natalia Ringstrom; May 19, 1905 – February 2, 1991) was an American silent film actress. She was a great-granddaughter of General Mariano Vallejo from her father's side and a great-granddaughter of Agoston Haraszthy from her mother's side. Beginning her career on Broadway, she moved into films in the early 1920s. Her first movie appearance was in The Daredevil (1923). She joined the Mack Sennett studios in 1924, and co-starred with Harry Langdon in a series of comedy films including Remember When? (1925) and Her First Flame (1927). Kingston left the Sennett studio and comedies in 1926 to try for dramatic movie roles. She signed with Paramount Pictures and made three motion pictures in quick succession. All three were comedies: Miss Brewster's Millions (1926), The Cat's Pajamas (1926) and Wet Paint (1926). Kingston's first dramatic role was in Street Angel (1928). She played the part of Lisetta. The same year she made Painted Post with Tom Mix. In this film she portrayed a magazine illustrator seeking western types. She becomes caught up in an exciting feud in her search for them. As Dona Beatriz, Kingston was given a great opportunity in The Night of Love (1927). The movie starred Ronald Colman and Vilma Bánky. She appeared in two of the popular Tarzan films. She was Mary Trevor in Tarzan the Mighty (1928) and the fifth actress to play Jane in Tarzan the Tiger (1929). The Tarzan serial, which co-starred Frank Merrill, was produced by Universal Pictures. After a series of roles in B movies she made her last film, Only Yesterday (1933). She was uncredited in this movie. Natalie Kingston died in West Hills, California, aged 85, in 1991.
Filmography
- 1933Forgotten — May Strauss
- 1933His Private Secretary — Polly
- 1932Doctor's Orders
- 1930Her Wedding Night — Eva
- 1930Swellhead — Barbara Larkin
- 1930The Last of the Duanes — Morgan's Moll
- 1930Under Texas Skies — Joan Prescott
- 1929Tarzan the Tiger — Jane / Lady Jane
- 1929The River of Romance — Mexico
- 1928A Girl in Every Port — Girl in South Sea Island (uncredited)
- 1928Painted Post — Barbara Lane
- 1928Street Angel — Lisetta
- 1928Tarzan the Mighty — Mary Trevor
- 1928The Port of Missing Girls — Catherine King
- 1927Figures Don't Lie — Dolores
- 1927Framed — Diane Laurens
- 1927His First Flame — Ethel Morgan
- 1927Long Pants — Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1927The Harvester — Ruth
- 1927The Night of Love — Donna Beatriz
- 1926Don Juan's 3 Nights — Vilma Theodori
- 1926Fight Night — Tessie McNab
- 1926Hayfoot, Strawfoot? — Mrs. Noah Fish
- 1926Kid Boots — Carmen Mendoza
- 1926Lost at Sea — Nita Howard
- 1926Musclebound Music — The Landlady's Daughter
- 1926Soldier Man — The Soldier's Wife / The Queen of Bomania
- 1926The Silent Lover — Vera Sherman
- 1926Wet Paint — A Beautiful Woman
- 1925His Marriage Wow — The Bride - Agnes Fisher
- 1925Lucky Stars — Miss Mazda
- 1925Remember When? — Rosemary Lee
- 1924All Night Long — the Girl
- 1924Black Oxfords — Lotta Waite
- 1924Feet of Mud — Nina March - The Girl
- 1924Galloping Bungalows — Diana Palmer
- 1924His New Mamma — Bathing Girl
- 1924Off His Trolley — Natalie Delys
- 1924The Hollywood Kid — Bathing Girl
- 1924Wall Street Blues — The Boss's Daughter
- 1924Yukon Jake — Nell
- 1923The Dare-Devil — Minor Role
- Lost at the Front — Olga Pietroff