Mabel Richardson

Mabel Richardson (July 27, 1890 – March 2, 2001) was a British-born American silent film actress who appeared as an bit player and stand-in in several Hollywood films, including The Ten Commandments (1923 film). Having died at the age of 110, she was also a supercentenarian and one of the longest-lived film actors ever.

Early life
Mabel Richardson was born as Hilda Mabel Beck in London, England on July 27, 1890. Her father died when she was seven, and her mother died of cancer when Mabel was a teenager. Mabel met her future husband Harold "Jack" Richardson in a music class in London, and their relationship continued after he moved to New York City with Charlie Chaplin to establish a career as a Keystone Studios and Warner Brothers actor.

Life in the United States
Mabel Richardson immigrated to the United States aboard the RMS Olympic in 1912 and married Harold in New York on her 22nd birthday later that year. After briefly living in Canada and San Francisco, Mabel and Harold moved to Hollywood, where Harold worked as a character actor. Between 1915 and 1950, Mabel worked for Warner Brothers as a bit player, make-up artist, and stand-in for such stars as Mary Pickford and Bette Davis. Mabel and Harold appeared in the silent film The Ten Commandments in 1923, with their son James playing the role of the infant laid at Jesus's feet. Mabel and her husband met and socialized with many prominent Hollywood actors during this time. Harold died of cancer in 1942.

Retirement and death
Richardson retired in the 1960s and spent her remaining years in Laguna Beach and Long Beach, California. She died in Long Beach on March 2, 2001, at the age of 110.