Elita Proctor Otis

Elita Proctor Otis (1851 or 1860 to August 10, 1927) was an American actress.[1] She had a long distinguished stage career before her foray into early silent films. In 1909 she may have been the first actress to play Nancy Sikes on screen in a Vitagraph produced version of Oliver Twist.[2]

Elita Proctor Otis
portrait of Proctor Otis
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1909-1926

Biography

She was born around 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] She married William Carpenter Camp.[4] For the last 12 years of her life she was an invalid. She died on August 10, 1927 in Pelham, New York.[1]

Filmography
  • Adventures of a Drummer Boy (1909) (credited as Elita Otis)
  • Oliver Twist (1909) as Nancy Sykes
  • Les Misérables (Part I) (1909) aka The Galley Slave
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909) as Hippolyta
  • The Great Diamond Robbery (1914) as Mother Rosenbaum
  • The Greyhound (1914) as 'Deep Sea Kitty' Doyle
  • The Triflers (1920) (as Olita Otis) as. Effie Stilwell
  • Under Northern Lights (1920) (credited as Oleta Ottis) as Madge Carson
  • The Torrent (1921) (credited as Oleta Ottis) as Anne Mayhew
  • While the Devil Laughs (1921) (credited as Oleta Ottis) as Pearl De La Marr
  • The Secret of the Hills (1921) (credited as Oleta Otis) as Mrs. Miltimore
  • The Infidel (1922) (credited as Oleta Otis) as Miss Parliss
  • Refuge (1923) (credited as Olita Otis) as The Princess
  • Miss Nobody (1926) (credited as Oleta Otis) as Miriam Arnold
  • The Lost Express (1926) as Mrs. Arthur Standish

References
  1. "Elita Proctor Otis Dies. Once Prominent Actress Had Been an Invalid for 12 Years". The New York Times. August 15, 1927.
  2. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 pg. 14
  3. The 1870 census lists an "Ella P. Otis" born in 1860 and this may be her. Her parents were married on 14 September 1860. She listed herself as age 30 on 27 June 1901 on her marriage license. This would have her born in 1874. In the 1920 census her age would have her born in 1871. IMDB and IBDB use "1851" but the primary source for that information is not known.
  4. AncestorInfo.com Retrieved April 28, 2015


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