Eleanor Daniels (28 December 1886 – 18 March 1994) was a Welsh stage and film actress.
Eleanor Jane Daniels was born in Llanarthney and raised in Llanelli, the daughter David Daniels and Margaret Daniels. Her father was a hay merchant and publican. [1] She had her first public success at age 13, when she won a prize at a local eisteddfod. [2] She won three National Eisteddfod chairs by 1907, [3] and studied acting with the Herbert Beerbohm Tree company. [1]
Daniels taught school as a young woman, and acted in Welsh stage dramas in Great Britain. She toured the United States with the Welsh Players in 1914. [4] She moved to the United States soon after, and appeared on stage and in silent films, [5] [6] with good reviews for her work, [7] though Dorothy Parker commented that "Eleanor Daniels works enthusiastically at being funny." [8]
Daniels' stage roles included parts in Change (London 1912, 1913, New York 1914), [9] [10] [11] [12] The Joneses (London 1913), Kitty MacKay (1914), [13] [14] Loyalty, Heart of the Heather, Zach, Kitty Darlin' (1917), [15] Lassies, La La Lucille (1919, 1920), [16] Ashes (1924), [17] The Beaten Track (1926), [18] [19] Juno and the Paycock (1926), [20] and Rain. [1] Her film appearances included a role in If Winter Comes (1923). [19] [21] She was a vocal coach in New York later in life, [2] and had an office job with a diabetes charity. [22]
Daniels died in 1994, aged 107 years, in Darien, Connecticut. A blue plaque honouring Daniels was unveiled in Llanelli in 2011. [22]
Eleanor Daniels (28 December 1886 – 18 March 1994) was a Welsh stage and film actress.
Eleanor Jane Daniels was born in Llanarthney and raised in Llanelli, the daughter David Daniels and Margaret Daniels. Her father was a hay merchant and publican. [1] She had her first public success at age 13, when she won a prize at a local eisteddfod. [2] She won three National Eisteddfod chairs by 1907, [3] and studied acting with the Herbert Beerbohm Tree company. [1]
Daniels taught school as a young woman, and acted in Welsh stage dramas in Great Britain. She toured the United States with the Welsh Players in 1914. [4] She moved to the United States soon after, and appeared on stage and in silent films, [5] [6] with good reviews for her work, [7] though Dorothy Parker commented that "Eleanor Daniels works enthusiastically at being funny." [8]
Daniels' stage roles included parts in Change (London 1912, 1913, New York 1914), [9] [10] [11] [12] The Joneses (London 1913), Kitty MacKay (1914), [13] [14] Loyalty, Heart of the Heather, Zach, Kitty Darlin' (1917), [15] Lassies, La La Lucille (1919, 1920), [16] Ashes (1924), [17] The Beaten Track (1926), [18] [19] Juno and the Paycock (1926), [20] and Rain. [1] Her film appearances included a role in If Winter Comes (1923). [19] [21] She was a vocal coach in New York later in life, [2] and had an office job with a diabetes charity. [22]
Daniels died in 1994, aged 107 years, in Darien, Connecticut. A blue plaque honouring Daniels was unveiled in Llanelli in 2011. [22]