TOP 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL SILENT MOVIE ACTRESSES

The top 20 most beautiful silent movie actresses. The list is subjective, it contains my preferences. Leave your preferences in the comments :)
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[@pou618]

These old photos are absolute works of art.

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

They’re much better than the so-called actresses of today by a long shot

[@robertaltieri5877]

Far more beautiful than the actresses of today.

[@SteveDoll-q7t]

Natural beauty, without all the enhancements, plastics and Botox lips.

[@kenowens9021]

I always thought Louise Brooks was the prettiest, but Dorothy Janis definitely equals her in beauty. She lived to be 98.

[@44032]

I'd never heard of Janis but totally agree with you, especially the shot at 0:56 Wow!

[@mchapman132]

Delores Costello was Drew Barrymore’s grandmother. Beautiful woman.

[@janethayes5941]

I didn't know that!

[@mchapman132]

@@janethayes5941 - She was married to John Barrymore...”the great profile”. Drew’s father John Barrymore, Jr. was their son. His career never really took off. They were a very famous acting family going back to the 1800’s. Drew has many of her famous relatives mannerisms. Fascinating read.

[@janethayes5941]

@@mchapman132 and my goodness, once you pointed that out, I can certainly see the family resemblance. So interesting. Thank you!

[@lundholmproduction]

At first Drews grandmother, Dolores Costello, born 1903 how is possible Drew born 1975. But it was. Strange.

[@mchapman132]

@@lundholmproduction - not too strange. Delores was 29 when she had John Jr. in 1932. He was 43 when Drew was born in 1975. Jaid Mako was his 3rd wide and Drew’s mother. I’m 72 and my grandfather would be 162 years old. He was born in 1859. He was 60 when my dad was born.

[@sharnjitsharonlalli212]

Dorothy Janis was absolutely stunning May she RIP and may all these beautiful women all RIP 🙏🙏💗💗

[@TheMenon49]

Oh my God! Dorothy Janis was such a beautiful woman!! She could've stepped out of a 2021 fashion magazine!!!

[@gloriahanes6490]

0:59 ....Dorothy Janis resembles the actress Rachel McAdams.

[@cindygreenough6721]

Yes.. also Louise Brookes

[@winnievanorden1]

Timeless, classic beauty with no cosmetic reconstruction. Amazing!

[@danielcraig3987]

I agree stunning

[@hugobarrera7205]

Dorothy Janis looked like a present time girl , nobody would guess she was a slent movie actress

[@classicshine2012]

exactly! :)

[@mchapman132]

Amazing photography considering the time.

[@spiritmatter1553]

@@mchapman132 They did it all without handy editing programs & mistakes were much harder to fix!

[@akrenwinkle]

So it's not my imagination! I was just about the write the same thing. And I don't think it's Dorothy's features and makeup... there is something in her ATTITUDE that is modern. And I think the same for Olive Thomas at 8:49. The photo could have been taken last week.

[@coldcoldheart2424]

Did eyelash extension existed even before? ☺️.

[@Shane-Flanagan]

Beautiful. All worthy choices. There is something so mysterious, haunting and romantic about silent screen stars. A bygone era we'll never experience again. Other deserving choices include Greta Garbo, Gladys Cooper, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Mary Astor, Theda Bara, Lili Damita, Thelma Todd, Barbara Le Marr etc. 💕🌹🕯️

[@flygirlfly]

My grandmother,as a girl hung out at the old Selig and Essanay silent movie studios in Chicago. She was the ultimate 'fan girl', collecting autographs. I found her autograph book, with all these signatures of actors I never heard of. It's fascinating to put a face to a name. Btw, the old studio buildings still stand, turned into private residences. The company logos are displayed in the brick facade decoration. Oh the stories that could be told, if the walls could talk!

[@danhutson3460]

Many of these I have never heard of. Thank you for keeping them "alive" through these photos & this site.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Marie Doro. What a classic beauty. I hope she, and all these ladies, had happy lives. Something tells me they didn’t.

[@williamfitzgerald1382]

Louise Brooks and Olive Thomas are my favorites.

[@MosaicRose99]

Such lovely ladies. I always found Louise Brooks so beautiful and unique.

[@sandy3482]

could not agree more!

[@hugobarrera7205]

I had said before that Dorothy Janis looked like a present time girl , but I forgot to say that no present time girl looks as stunningly beautiful as she was

[@jasonnstegall]

@ 0:35 - Ms. Janis kind of looks almost like a 1920’s version of Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill, Chicago P. D. , etc).

[@SP_33333]

Maude Fealy’s last photo was stunning. They all had such beautiful skin, eyes & hair. Thanks for sharing.

[@rongreen4231]

I was beginning to think Clara Bow was left out, but you didn't forget the "It" girl. The sad thing is we have so few examples of their work to enjoy today.

[@randykirkland3927]

Norma Shearer was Stunning !

[@classicshine2012]

yeah, absolutely!

[@johnchipol7716]

One of the few that made it to talkies big time

[@beverlyledbetter8906]

So was Jetta Goudal, Mary Pickford!

[@johnchipol7716]

@@beverlyledbetter8906 I had to look at google for jeta never seen any film but she iwas also beautiful

[@Anarchsis]

Dorothy Janis, wow!

[@Intrestingchoices-wr5ty]

True beauties of past (100 Years ago). Thanks to share.

[@mangoMango-ck3et]

When you look at all those lovely ladies,,realise they're all gone now,it gives me a deep nostalgic feeling,, life is so short,, looking at all old black and white photos of the people from the past,.. we're really only here for just a few minutes,in time.. makes me appreciate every day.

[@adaisahalpern7993]

And they were natural beauties.

[@rowbom]

True - in those days they did not have rhinoplasty and other procedures such as injecting Botox, injecting face fillers and removing fat from someone’s face and lip plumping to improve someone’s features. I think people looked the way nature created them.

[@hollygolightly8048]

Refreshing to see.

[@stormysocks]

I dont think any of today's actresses could hold a candle to any of these women

[@holydiver73]

So glad you included Olive Thomas as she was, (in my opinion), the most beautiful woman ever to grace the silent screen and it’s extremly sad that she died so young. But where on earth is Colleen Moore, Mary Miles Minter, Bessie Love and of course Garbo?

[@pierremercier4724]

What a wonderful photo album! So many beauties I had never heard of. For me, it’s like the submerged mass of a magnificent iceberg that would have been revealed little by little before my eyes. A huge thank you!

[@sheilaarmstrong2852]

Stunning...put many of today's actresses to shame and the black and white pix so emotive.

[@mileva998]

Omg they are all gorgeous women in my eyes.

[@karllogan8809]

Jaqueline Logan 2:22 and Clara Bow 10:08 are drop dead gorgeous, they're it for me, Dorothy Janis too.

[@auletjohnast03638]

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND GORGEOUS WOMAN NOT ONLY IN SILENT FILMS, BUT OF ALL TIME IS 'LOUISE BROOKS'. SHE's AN AMERICAN VENUS. SHE COULD BE IN ANY 2021 FASHION MAGAZINE.

[@guyinsf]

Louise is definitely the most modern looking out of all the actress from the 20s!

[@tommihail6564]

Louise Brooks was like a 'female feline' with an attitude of not taking abuse from Anyone..her profile of mysticism belongs in an art gallery!!

[@sandy3482]

John you are spot on !

[@ragazzi25]

Amazing that we are still able to look at these pictures and heartbreaking knowing we will never be able to meet them...

[@jackiehill6357]

Some wore their eyebrows very straight, that was a trend of the times beautiful n it was stunning in the black n white and vintage colored photos. Marie Doro, gorgeous!! Maude Fealy was a stunner too. They all were, not this Kardashian look of this century. Sad n somewhat depressing that all these beauties are all gone.

[@MyTimeOutt]

These are stunning images of women who were pioneers of a sort. Nothing like this had ever happened previously in world history & there was no road map for them to follow. I would add Pola Negri. I am grateful that you included Clara Bow. She had such a tragic life, but was enormously talented.

[@guyinsf]

For me, Louise Brooks and Greta Garbo were the two greatest beauties of silent cinema.

[@yiannakoronaki8254]

Dolores Costello kind of looks melancholic in her photographies and it suits her

[@mchapman132]

That was a popular look back then, with pencil thin eyebrows sloping down in an almost dejected look. Maybe it was a turn on for men to see women looking vulnerable.

[@williamschlenger1518]

Wonderful photography.Every little breeze seems to whisper Louise.🎶

[@gregb6469]

All beautiful in their own unique ways, but to me the prettiest by far is Dorothy Janis (whom i had never heard of before seeing this video).

[@Rachaelann59]

I love Norma Shearer. Love all her movies. She is stunningly beautiful. Love her eyes; even in black and white pictures, they stand out. All beautiful woman.

[@richardjames4997]

The clarity and quality of the photographs are amazing. Well done video.

[@laurentmarty7266]

These photos are in white and black, how beautiful these actress had to be in real life in color !

[@jamesschott2870]

Yes all beautiful......classic and very appropriate music to accompany this list......good work young man....oh and mad about Dorothy Janis....WOW.....

[@zeldasmith6154]

Olive Thomas was gorgeous. I never heard of her so I'll KZbin her. I love KZbin!!!!

[@58christinekay]

She was actually the sister in law of Mary Pickford, having married her brother Jack. She sadly died young in suspicious circumstances.

[@lettyguerra371]

I thought Greta Garbo and Colleen Moore would be on this list. Also, Joan Crawford got her start in silent movies. She was a flapper. Mary Miles Minter was a very beautiful lady as well.

[@mchapman132]

I agree, all three were beautiful. Garbo was unique. Classic beauty.

[@williamcovarrubias1070]

sorry not Crawford

[@mdmarko]

Many of these ladies would be considered beautiful even today.

[@classicshine2012]

The top 20 most beautiful silent movie actresses. The list is subjective, it contains my preferences. Leave your preferences in the comments :) facebook.com/vintro.blog vintro.blog.hu/2020/01/04/a_2... Music: Bensound.com, Taketones.com #silentmovie #movie #hollywood #actress #silverscreen #beauty #vintage

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

Although I'm a huge Myrna Loy fan, Louise Brooks is stunning!!

[@sandy3482]

YES SIR !

[@jimconaty6218]

Yes they all were extremely beautiful. And I also loved the clothes they wore, very stylish for the period. I was born too late, should have been born about 1900 instead of 1951.

[@lj5801]

I've always had a problem with the hyped beauty of Gloria Swanson. There was too much of a glacial hardness for my personal taste.

[@Decrepit_Productions]

First off, I think Ms Swanson was a lovely lady. That said, I too don't consider her one of the era's most beautiful women, simply because of the competition. Nothing wrong with her, looks wise. Same goes for Mary Pickford.

[@effiebug4278]

She was marketed as beautiful, when in fact she was just a step above average.

[@spiritmatter1553]

@@effiebug4278 Her Look was unique. And she was “modern.” She was an evangelist for healthy eating. I remember seeing her on very late night talk TV back in the late 1970s. She was elegant but plain speaking. Gloria Swanson was one of a kind.

[@mchapman132]

True. Joan Crawford was beautiful as a young girl, but as she aged, her face hardened. Same for Lana Turner. She had the face of an angel, but her face got hard as she aged. Gloria Stewart was gorgeous, she still looked good as she aged. She was the old woman in “Titanic”.

[@mchapman132]

@ThatOne - I never thought Swanson was pretty. Her makeup and lighting in photos gave her the look they wanted. IMHO she had a very unattractive smile.

[@georgeellis1563]

Marry Pickford always stood out to me. So beautiful, and a great actress to boot.

[@hjusn]

Co-founder of United Artist (UA) with Charles Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. She and Douglas were the first couple to move into the new development that would be called Beverley Hills.

[@Jayashuklagorakhpur]

Wow old is gold 🥇

[@sandy3482]

Thanks for including Lu Lu but then she was the most beautiful movie actress of all time, these so called actress now a days don't hold a candle to these ladies.

[@bradmcneil4336]

My favorite Era, thank you.

[@mikejimenez5518]

So much more natural beauty from the silent film era compared to today's actresses. These women didn't need plastic surgery.

[@mileva998]

I like the fact they are naturally gorgeous not like today. Some celebrities are full of plastic surgery.

[@rich-ard-style6996]

Judging how breathtakingly beautiful some of them are, one would think that life must have been equally beautiful. Well, it's just imagination.

[@johnmay6090]

These women were so beautiful. And it was real beauty. No plastic or photoshop anywhere.

[@G1raff3s]

A woman's beauty should never fade

[@murielkinsella3526]

Louisa Brooks, Norma Shearer, Olive Thomas

[@sadiegrill2846]

Norma Shears was absolutely stunning. Number 1 hands down.

[@leighaceves9412]

Wow! They are all so stunning. I look at them and think about my grandmother who was born in 1914 and how she must have loved seeing their movies.

[@regwilliams6952]

At the last the wonderful Clara Bow, "the IT girl"

[@imsocuteimsorich4952]

I Iove looking at old time photos of actresses+actors, from times gone by,there faces had that look of elagance+grace with beauty of innocence,💟😘🐦

[@jayesimond9301]

When u can use only ur eyes to express the whole spectrum of emotions... that’s tough acting.

[@TheBee87bee]

You picked many of the beauties from that era ;many of them went on to be successful in the 1930's and beyond that period! Olive Thomas died tragically from accidental poisoning at the age of 25.

[@billyski6798]

WOW, what a wonderful group of beautiful women, I loved the hairdo’s back then.

[@roberta9622]

Amazing....hair and makeup still timeless....thank you so much for sharing♥️♥️♥️

[@charlessomerset9754]

Louise Brooks was stunning, like a Nagel painting done in the 20s. And an astoundingly intelligent person. She is definitely at the top. Just watch her in Pandora's Box.

[@sandy3482]

got that right Charles!

[@lwq3488]

Timeless classic! In my opinion, Marion Davies, Louise Brooks and Dolores Costello are the most beautiful

[@dew7545]

Kudos to the photographers of that era!

[@keithnaylor1981]

Amazing. I thought Louise Brooks was the only stunning beauty from this period, till I saw this video.

[@kat35lulu88]

I'm loving how marvelous their hair was.

[@theleninist4272]

For me it is Louise Brooks and Clara Bow both stunning women.

[@josephharnett5075]

My favorites too 👍

[@daryljackson3430]

Yes they were beautiful and iconic

[@marccolas7531]

4:15 Marie Doro is clearly my type :) In her few remaining movies, we can see her beauty, with her large eyes, was exceptional :O !! I have also a soft spot for Louise Brooks :)

[@michaelbruns449]

Beyond gorgeous and radiantly alluring, Dolores Costello was the most beautiful woman who will ever grace the silver screen and theres a colorized photo of her with long hair and ethereal eyes not shown here that glowingly displays her hypnotic beauty. >>>>>>>>>>>> 0:01

[@1969TorinoTalladega]

That was absolute natural beauty not like the women of today are filled with plastic surgeries specially the actresses of now.

[@griseldis]

Beautiful ladies! What a pleasure to watch. 🌹

[@lilibetp]

Such beautiful women! And not a trout pout among them.

[@gerrydixon619]

nor fake tan, false nails and boobs, or covered in tattoos!

[@josephharnett5075]

Clara Bow was the best no wonder she was know as the it girl she had it all!❤

[@telephilia]

Probably Clara Bow, her good looks aside, best actress of this group.

[@arise2945]

There are many others - Mary Nolan being at the top of my personal list. Also, Pauline Garon, Constance Bennett, Colleen Moore, Billie Dove and Betty Compson. Thanks for uploading your list! Clara is looking smoking hot at 10:02.

[@mariocroisetiere4900]

Thank you for Louise Brooks and Olive Thomas,,,,but where is Loretta Young?

[@MyTimeOutt]

Loretta Young was not a "Star" during the Silent Era. As I have read, she only had some bit parts, unless a feature length film turns up in Argentina that would be considered "lost." It is always possible that such could be discovered. I hope if that happens that the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will be able to screen it.

[@MrBrutal33]

Dorothy Janis...wow!

[@ivancervi1825]

Jetta was so photogenic♥️

[@glennmorris371]

Louise Brooks I've been in love with her since my teens, have a print of her on my bedroom wall. My girlfriend is not a fan. Olive Thomas has always been a favourite of mine, she was so beautiful and Dorothy Janas is a goddess. By the way my late mother was named after Vilma Bank.. Rip mum. Along with these silver screen icons.

[@danicegewiss862]

Norma Shearer...hands down.

[@jt1929]

I agree, she has the elegance that most starlets dream of. She’s stunning in ‘a Free Soul’.

[@haydenwayne3710]

Yes. Hauntingly beautiful!

[@joweerocks]

Hmm??? Joan Crawford was in silent movie with Lon Chaney, The Unknown and, she was BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@jennieshively3187]

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Olive Thomas....

[@elsacristino83]

Actresses very beautiful,thank you!👍

[@andrewmoss8760]

All absolute beauties but for me any list would have to include Alice White and Renee Adoree. I also wouldn't be able to leave out Colleen Moore and Corinne Griffith.

[@majorneptunejr]

I have always thought Anna May Wong was such an exquisite beauty

[@catlover34fl]

Corrine Griffith, Colleen Moore, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young. All of them were in silent movies and all of them were absolutely gorgeous women. How could they be left out?

[@hjusn]

Marion Davies was the mistress and partner to William Randolph Hearst for 30 years. Hearst’s wife was Catholic and would not grant him divorce. She died in 1961 leaving an estate worth $20 million.

[@herbpyle712]

Left out Mary Philbin

[@gloriahanes6490]

These girls worked for pennies on the dollar while the studios made the big bucks trading these girls to other studios for their motion pictures. Clara Bow made $50 a week while she was traded to other studios for $1,000 a week.

[@kat35lulu88]

They all have something the actresses now don't have... it's more than beauty however these ladies are far more gorgeous than any modern day women. Their allure..... ❤

[@tommihail6564]

The most beautiful is Louise Brooks for me!!

[@WadeRaney-vv5oi]

So lovely,🎶 included🤓

[@richardjames4997]

Louise Brooks and Melva Cornell are my two favorite silent era beauties.

[@sobeit19]

Stunning but you missed Anna May Wong!

[@yvesrey5494]

La beauté et la grâce pour toutes ces magnifiques femmes. Merci pour le partage.

[@RFazor]

They are all beautiful!

[@ernestbywater411]

And yet so few of the top silent stars managed the transition into the talkies.