Anne Schaefer

For the neuroscientist, see Anne Schaefer (scientist). For the tennis player, see Anne Schäfer.

Anne Schaefer (July 10, 1870 – May 3, 1957) was an American actress. She appeared in 147 films between 1911 and 1938. She was the aunt of fellow actresses Eva and Jane Novak.^[1]

Anne Schaefer
Who's Who in the Film World (1914)
Born	(1870-07-10)July 10, 1870 St Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1957(1957-05-03) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1911–1938
Spouse	F. Medek
Relatives	Eva Novak (niece) Jane Novak (niece)

Schaefer was born to German parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schafer,^[2] on July 10, 1870, in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Notre Dame Convent school in St. Louis.^[3] She also studied at a dramatic school founded by Lawrence Hanley in St. Louis and acted in his summer stock company. After acting on stage for several years, she signed with the Vitagraph film company.^[2]

Partial filmography

• Cinders (1913)
• Johanna Enlists (1916)
• The Price of a Good Time (1917)
• The Little Princess (1917)
• Periwinkle (1917)
• Melissa of the Hills (1917)
• Social Briars (1918)
• The Demon (1918)
• Cupid Forecloses (1919)
• Six Feet Four (1919)
• Over the Garden Wall (1919)
• A Fighting Colleen (1919)
• The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920)
• Pegeen (1920)
• Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920)
• The City of Masks (1920)
• Nobody's Kid (1921)
• The Wolverine (1921)
• A Dangerous Game (1922)
• Main Street (1923)
• Heritage of the Desert (1924)
• West of the Water Tower (1924)
• Love's Wilderness (1924)
• The Tower of Lies (1925)
• The Devil Dancer (1927)
• The Night Flyer (1928)
• Wheel of Chance (1928)
• Prisoners (1929)
• Lilies of the Field (1930)