Edith Borella

{{short description|American actress}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Edith Borella | image = EdithBorella1915.png | caption = Edith Borella, from a 1915 publication | birth_name = | birth_date = November 25, 1890 | birth_place = | death_date = March 6, 1974 (aged 83) | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = | spouse = Edward Coxen (1914–1954; his death) | partner = | children = }}

'''Edith Borella''' (November 25, 1890 - March 6, 1974) was an American silent film actress of Swiss descent. She starred in films such as the 1913 film ''Through the Neighbor's Window'' with Charlotte Burton which was her debut. Her career only lasted two years between 1913 and 1915 but in that period of time she starred in 46 films. She married English-American actor Edward Coxen in 1914.

==Selected filmography== * ''Through the Neighbor's Window'' (1913) * ''The Shriner's Daughter'' (1913) * ''The Power of Light'' (1914) * ''A Blowout at Santa Banana'' (1914) * ''The Widow's Investment'' (1914)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 11, 1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (The Widow's Investment) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife1914191500mutu/page/n61/mode/2up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=16 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''The Man Who Came Back'' (1914)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (The Man Who Came Back) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife1914191500mutu/page/n107/mode/1up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=4 |issue=5 |pages=18 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''In the Footprints of Mozart'' (1914)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=May 16, 1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (Footprints of Mozart) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife1914191500mutu/page/n149/mode/1up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=4 |pages=16 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''At the End of a Perfect Day'' (1914)<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=July 25, 1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (At the End of a Perfect Day and The Widow) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife1914191500mutu/page/n191/mode/1up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=4 |issue=19 |pages=14 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''The Widow'' (1914)<ref name=":0" /> * ''The Story of the Olive'' (1914) * ''Calamity Anne's Love Affair'' (1914) * ''A Soul Astray'' (1914) * ''Mein Lieber Katrina Catches a Convict'' (1914) * ''The Lure of the Sawdust'' (1914) * ''The Butterfly'' (1914) * ''Their Worldly Goods'' (1914) * ''This Is th' Life'' (1914) * ''The Song of the Sea Shell'' (1914) * ''The Wrong Birds'' (1914) * ''The Redemption of a Pal'' (1914) * ''A Slice of Life'' (1914)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=October 31, 1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (Slice of Life) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife05unse/page/n229/mode/2up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=5 |issue=7 |pages=12 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''The Strength o' Ten'' (1914) * ''The Unseen Vengeance'' (1914) * ''Daylight'' (1914)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=October 10, 1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (Daylight) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife05unse/page/n87/mode/2up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=10 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''Down by the Sea'' (1914)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=September 19, 1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (Down by the Sea) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife05unse/page/n87/mode/2up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=5 |issue= |pages=12 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''The Ruin of Manley'' (1914)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=October 24, 1914 |title=Stories of the New Photoplays (The Ruin of Manley) |url=https://archive.org/details/reellife05unse/page/n193/mode/1up?q=%22Edith+Borella%22 |journal=Reel Life |volume=5 |issue=6 |pages=10 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> * ''Restitution'' (1915)<ref>{{Cite news |date=1915-03-05 |title='Restitution' Strong American Drama |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-daily-times-restitution-strong/184645744/ |access-date=2025-11-09 |work=Wichita Daily Times |pages=23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> * ''Imitations'' (1915)<ref>{{Cite news |date=1915-04-22 |title=Three American Screen Favorites Appear in a Splendid Vehicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-three-american/184645376/ |access-date=2025-11-09 |work=Danville Register and Bee |pages=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> * ''In the Sunlight'' (1915)

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1584325|name=Edith Borella}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borella, Edith}} Category:1974 deaths Category:American people of Swiss descent Category:American silent film actresses Category:Place of birth missing Category:20th-century American actresses Category:1890 births