Edna Mayo

Who was Edna Mayo?

Edna Mayo was an American film actress of the silent film era.

Mayo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, moving to Hollywood in 1914 to pursue an acting career. That year she received her first role, in the film Michael Arnold and Doctor Lynn opposite Robert Z. Leonard. Following that film. In 1914 and 1915 she would star in twenty two films. In 1916 she appeared in only four films. It was over a year before she received another role, playing the female lead in Hearts of Love in 1918. It was her last film and she retired from acting. She eventually settled in San Francisco, California, where she was residing at the time of her death on May 5, 1970.