Biography
Miriam Cooper was an American silent film actress. She played Margaret Cameron in D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and appeared as The Friendless One in his Intolerance (1916).
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she began in modelling and extras work before taking leading roles for Kalem and Griffith. She married director Raoul Walsh in 1916 and appeared in several of his films, including The Honor System (1917) and Evangeline (1919). Cooper retired from acting in 1923.
She was rediscovered by film historians in the 1960s and lectured on silent cinema. Her autobiography, Dark Lady of the Silents, was published in 1973. She died in 1976.
