Helen Lynch
Helen Lynch (April 6, 1900 – March 2, 1965) was an American silent film actress, mainly known for her roles playing gun molls and other morally dubious characters.
Helen Lynch

Film Fun, Sep. 1922 at the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- Helen Lynch
- Born
- 6 April 1900
- Birthplace
- Billings, Montana, U.S.
- Died
- 2 March 1965
- Place of death
- Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- Carroll Nye
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Helen Lynch (April 6, 1900 – March 2, 1965) was an American silent film actress, mainly known for her roles playing gun molls and other morally dubious characters.
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• Name — Helen Lynch • Born — 6 April 1900 • Birthplace — Billings, Montana, U.S. • Died — 2 March 1965 • Place of death — Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Spouse — Carroll Nye
Biography
Biography
Lynch was born on April 6, 1900 in Billings, Montana, where she was also raised. When she was one year old, her father died, and Lynch was raised along with her sister, Agnes, by their mother, Christian Fraser. When she was 9 years old, the family relocated to Hollywood, California, which at the time was a small suburb of Los Angeles situated amongst orchards. After working as a film extra, Lynch was chosen as one of thirteen WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923. During her career, she was mostly cast in comedies, and often portrayed gun molls and other controversial female characters. She died in Miami Beach, Florida on March 2, 1965, at the age of 64.
Filmography
Filmography
• Honor Bound (1920) • The House That Jazz Built (1921) • What's a Wife Worth? (1921) • My Lady Friends (1921) • Live and Let Live (1921) • Midnight (1922) • Minnie (1922) • Fools First (1922) • The Other Side (1922) • Glass Houses (1922) • The Eternal Three (1923) • Cause for Divorce (1923) • The Dangerous Age (1923) • The Meanest Man in the World (1923) • The Tomboy (1924) • The Valley of Hate (1924) • American Manners (1924) • On Probation (1924) • Oh Doctor! (1925) • Three Weeks in Paris (1925) • Smilin' at Trouble (1925) • Bustin' Thru (1925) • After Marriage (1925) • Smouldering Fires (1925) • Fifth Avenue Models (1925) • Three Weeks in Paris (1925) • Return of Grey Wolf (1926) • My Own Pal (1926) • The Arizona Sweepstakes (1926) • Speeding Through (1926) • Tom and His Pals (1926) • General Custer at the Little Big Horn (1927) • Underworld (1927) • Avenging Fangs (1927) • Cheaters (1927) • Husbands for Rent (1927) • Love and Learn (1928) • The Showdown (1928) • The Singing Fool (1928) • In Old Arizona (1928) • Ladies of the Mob (1928) • Thundergod (1928) • Romance of the Underworld (1928) • Stolen Love (1928) • Speakeasy (1929) • Why Bring That Up? (1929) • City Girl (1930) • Emergency Call (1933) • Elmer and Elsie (1934) • Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) • Women Without Names (1940)

Lobby card for the American western film Arizona Sweepstakes (1926).
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Lobby card for the American western film Arizona Sweepstakes (1926).
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1900
Helen Lynch was born on 6 April 1900.
1965
Helen Lynch died on 2 March 1965.
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