Born on August 22, 1898, in
Verdun, Larrimore came to the United States when a child. She was educated in New York City. Jacob's children
Stella and
Luther are her cousins. Her sister Stella Larrimore (1905–1960) was married to the stage and screen star
Robert Warwick. ''. Larrimore began her stage career in 1910. In 1926, she created the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway premiere of
Chicago. She played Theodora Gloucester in the 1921
Broadway comedy
Nice People. She also appeared in
Let Us Be Gay and
Brief Moment. She was part of the radio program
Grand Central Station, in 1941. Her other Broadway credits include
Spring Song (1934),
Shooting Star (1933),
This Was a Man (1926),
His Queen (1925),
Parasites (1924),
Nancy Ann (1924), ''Nobody's Business
(1923), Scandal
(1919), Sometime
(1918), Double Exposure
(1918), Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
(1917), Here Comes the Bride
(1917), Moonlight Mary
(1916), Some Baby!
(1915), The Salamander
(1914), The Switchboard
(1913), and Where There's a Will'' (1910). She appeared in a string of silent films in the 1910s, i.e. ''The Devil's Darling
(1915, Mutual), The Princess From The Poorhouse
aka The Royal Pauper (1917, Edison) and Max Wants a Divorce'' (1917, Essanay) co-starring
Max Linder. Most are now considered
lost films. Her sound films number just two. She disappeared from acting in 1939. ==Filmography==