Cleo Madison (born Lulu Bailey; March , â€" March , ) was a
theatrical and silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and
director who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.Madison
began her career on the stage. By , she had begun performing as part
of a theatre troupe known as the Santa Barbara Stock Company in
California. In , she was contracted by the Universal Film
Manufacturing Company to begin appearing in feature films. Madison
established a name for herself as an actress with performances in
films such as The Trey o' Hearts (). She is also considered a
pioneering female director with a number of shorts and two feature
films, A Soul Enslaved () and Her Bitter Cup (), to her credit.She
made several efforts to set up a production company before leaving
show business in . She died from a heart attack in at the age of .
theatrical and silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and
director who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.Madison
began her career on the stage. By , she had begun performing as part
of a theatre troupe known as the Santa Barbara Stock Company in
California. In , she was contracted by the Universal Film
Manufacturing Company to begin appearing in feature films. Madison
established a name for herself as an actress with performances in
films such as The Trey o' Hearts (). She is also considered a
pioneering female director with a number of shorts and two feature
films, A Soul Enslaved () and Her Bitter Cup (), to her credit.She
made several efforts to set up a production company before leaving
show business in . She died from a heart attack in at the age of .
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