Gene Gauntier
Acting1885Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Biography
Gene Gauntier, born Eugenia Gauntier Liggett, was an American screenwriter, director and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from mid 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films.
Known For
Acting History
1915
Gene of the Northland
as Jeanne La Roche
Gene of the Northland
Scenario Writer
1914
Come Back to Erin
as Peggy O'Malley
For Ireland's Sake
as Eileen Donaghue
A Celebrated Case
Scenario Writer
Come Back to Erin
Producer
Come Back to Erin
Writer
1913
Lady Peggy’s Escape
as Lady Peggy
The Wives of Jamestown
as Lady Geraldine
The Wives of Jamestown
Writer
Lady Peggy’s Escape
Writer
1912
The Shaughraun
as Claire Ffoliott
Far from Erin's Isle
as Kathleen
Captured by Bedouins
as Doris Barnett
From the Manger to the Cross
as Mary
You Remember Ellen
as Ellen
His Mother
as Miss Foster - the Banker's Daughter
Winning a Widow
as An American Widow
A Prisoner of the Harem
as Alice Durand
An Arabian Tragedy
as Lucashah / Ayub's 1st Wife
Tragedy of the Desert
as Miriam — the Doctor's Wife
Vagabonds
as Nell
The O'Neill
as Elinor
The Mayor from Ireland
as Bridget O'Donovan
Vagabonds
Writer
The Mayor from Ireland
Writer
The O'Neill
Writer
The Poacher's Pardon
Writer
The Shaughraun
Writer
The Little Gluers
Scenario Writer
From the Manger to the Cross
Scenario Writer
Captured by Bedouins
Writer
Far from Erin's Isle
Writer
You Remember Ellen
Writer
His Mother
Writer
Winning a Widow
Writer
Dust of the Desert
Writer
Ireland, the Oppressed
Writer
An Arabian Tragedy
Story
An Arabian Tragedy
Scenario Writer
1911
Rory O'More
as Kathleen
The Colleen Bawn
as Eily O'Connor, the 'Colleen Bawn'
For Love of an Enemy
as Hallie Colburn
When the Dead Return
as Marcele
A Sawmill Hero
as Jennie
The Fiddler’s Requiem
as Dolores
The Special Messenger
as Nancy
The Irish Honeymoon
as Maggie McClusky
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as Kathleen
Rory O'More
Writer
The Colleen Bawn
Writer
The Colleen Bawn
Director
Her Chum’s Brother
Writer
The Fiddler’s Requiem
Writer
A Sawmill Hero
Writer
The Special Messenger
Writer
The Irish Honeymoon
Writer
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
as Aileene
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
as Nan, The Girl Spy
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
as Anastasia
The Little Spreewald Maiden
as Frieda - the Spreewald Maiden
The Lad from Old Ireland
Writer
When Lovers Part
Writer
The Stepmother
Writer
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Assistant Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Scenario Writer
1909
1908
Betrayed by a Handprint
as Party Guest
The Taming of the Shrew
as Wedding Party
The Girl and the Outlaw
as Nellie Carson (unconfirmed)
The Man in the Box
as Gang Member
Thompson's Night Out
as Mrs. Smith
Evangeline
as Evangeline
The Scarlet Letter
as Hester Prynne
Evangeline
Writer
Way Down East
Writer
Hulda's Lovers
Writer
The Scarlet Letter
Writer
1907