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Molly Adair

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Molly Adair
Born
Mary Marguerite Potter

(1905-03-24)March 24, 1905
Brentford, England, UK
DiedSeptember 9, 1990(1990-09-09) (aged 85)
Watford, England, UK
OccupationActress
SpouseArthur James Siggins
ChildrenJill Adams

Mary Marguerite Potter (24 March 1905–9 September 1990[1]), known professionally as Molly Adair, was an English stage and silent screen actress.[2] She was married to Arthur James Siggins, a policeman who later became a writer, from New Zealand. She was the mother of the actress Jill Adams. Adair was of Irish American descent.[3]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1920 A Gamble in Lives Gladys Danvers
1921 Stella Stella Fregelius
The Beryl Coronet Mary Short film
The Puppet Man Jenny Rose
1922 The Exclusive Model The Girl
Sinister Street Sylvia Scarlett
Married to a Mormon
1923 The Blue Lagoon Emmeline [4]
The Reef of Stars Chaya/Princess Moya (Chaya's daughter)

References

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  1. ^ "Silent screen actress Mollie Adair dies". The Toronto Star. 12 September 1990. p. 51.
  2. ^ "Molly Adair". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Jill Adams - The Private Life and Times of Jill Adams. Jill Adams Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "the blue lagoon (1923)". worldwideatminc.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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