Viola Savoy

About

Film actress who is remembered for her performance as Clarice Van Zandt in the 1915 film The Spendthrift.

Before Fame

She made her acting debut in the 1915 silent film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. She starred as the titular character at the age of 15. Prior to that, she starred in over 100 theater productions and had been acting since infancy.

Trivia

Her version of Alice in Wonderland was the first to combine chapters from Through the Looking-Glass with those of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Family Life

She was born in New York.

Associated With

She was cast in a film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.