Edna Foster was an American child actress who was active during the silent film era.
10 Facts About Edna Foster
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Edna Foster was born in Boston in 1900 to Anne Louise Ramsell Foster and Conrad Houteling Foster.
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Edna Foster had been in the entertainment business since 1889 and assistant treasurer for Ringling Brothers circus for 14 years.
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Edna Foster received critical attention for her work "as one of the best known boy impersonators" in film.
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Edna Foster was sometimes professionally known as "Billy Foster;" she selected the name herself.
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Edna Foster enjoyed sewing, ragtime music, baseball, rugby, and dancing; her sister stated that Foster had aspirations for a career in ballet.
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Edna Foster was reportedly a protege of Elizabeth Kingston of the Kingston Entertainers.
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Edna Foster was described as a "pretty, slender brunette" in a 1922 issue of The Billboard.
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Edna Foster married Frank Otto Schleip on March 8,1921, but she separated from him and was living under her maiden name by 1925.
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Edna Foster had a daughter, Anna, around the time of her divorce; she and her daughter were known by the surname Carella.