Dolores Costello

Biography

Dolores Costello was a renowned American film actress who rose to fame during the era of silent movies, earning her the nickname "The Goddess of the Silent Screen". She began her career alongside her sister as child actresses for the Vitagraph Film Company and later gained success starring opposite John Barrymore in films such as The Sea Beast (1926) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). After a brief retirement to focus on her family, Costello resumed her acting career with notable roles in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and This is the Army (1943), before eventually retiring.