Zena Keefe

Zena Virginia Keefe (June 26, 1896 – November 16, 1977) was an American actress in silent film, active in the 1910s and 1920s.

Early years Keefe was born on June 26, 1896, in San Francisco, California. Her parents were James P. Keefe and Allie Turbiville Keefe. When Keefe was three years old, she appeared in a production of Brownies in Fairyland. She was educated at a convent in San Francisco until she and her parents moved to New York. By 1916, she was playing a substantial role in films including Her Maternal Right, and leading roles in films like Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917). She continued to appear in at least a few movies every year, until her final appearance in Trouping with Ellen in 1924.

Keefe's work in films included the serial The Perils of Girl Reporters. Studios for which she worked included Selznick Pictures.

Personal life and death Keefe married William M. Brownell.

Keefe died on November 16, 1977, in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Selected filmography Mills of the Gods (1912) as Maria, Giulia's sister Her Choice (1912) as Edith, the poor niece The Hero of Submarine D-2 (1916) as Ethel McMasters Her Maternal Right (1916) as Mary Winslow La Bohème (1916) as Musette Caprice of the Mountains (1916) Little Miss Happiness (1916) as Sadie Allen The Rail Rider (1916) as Mildred Barker Perils of Our Girl Reporters (1916) Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917) as Lillian Stevens The Challenge Accepted (1918) An Amateur Widow (1919) Piccadilly Jim (1919) as Ann Chester The Woman God Sent (1920) His Wife's Money (1920) Out of the Snows (1920) Red Foam (1920) Marooned Hearts (1920) as Marion Ainsworth Proxies (1921) as Clare Conway After Midnight (1921) as Mrs. Phillips The Broken Silence (1922) The Broken Violin (1923) as Governess None So Blind (1923) Trouping with Ellen (1924) as Mabel Llewellyn Who's Cheating? (1924) as Myrtle Meers Another Man's Wife (1924) as Dancer