Thelma Raye | |
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![]() Thelma Raye, ca. 1908 | |
Born | Thelma Victoria Maud Bell-Morton 6 September 1890 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died | 29 June 1966 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 75)
Resting place | Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | c. 1905–1925 |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Thelma Victoria Maud Bell-Morton (6 September 1890 - 29 June 1966), known by her stage name Thelma Raye, was a British actress, singer and model performing in musical comedies and other light entertainment. In a career of twenty years she appeared in Great Britain, the United States and in Australia, where she became Queen of the Tivoli Follies. Today she is mainly remembered as the first wife of Ronald Colman.