- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSigne Mary Auen
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Seena Owen was born in Spokane, WA, on Nov. 14, 1894. Her first film was A Yankee from the West (1915) under the name of Signe Auen, when she was 21. The following year she appeared (as "Attarea") in D.W. Griffith's epic Intolerance (1916). In 1919 she played Barbara Riggs in the well-received A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919). This very adept actress appeared in several quality films during her career. After Officer Thirteen (1932) she retired from the silver screen in 1933.
On August 15, 1966, Seena died in Hollywood, CA, at age 72.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
- SpouseGeorge Walsh(February 6, 1916 - December 11, 1924) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenPatricia Julia Walsh
- ParentsJens Christensen AuenKaren Christina Sorensen
- RelativesLillie Hayward(Sibling)
- She was one of the many Hollywood socialites on board the yacht of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst when film producer Thomas H. Ince died there under mysterious circumstances.
- Her flat, weak voice induced her to retire come the advent of sound.
- Co-wrote two of Dorothy Lamour's biggest hits: Aloma of the South Seas (1941) and Rainbow Island (1944).
- Considered by most silent film cinematographers as one of the most stunning natural beauties ever to face a lens.
- Met future husband actor George Walsh on the set of Intolerance (1916) and, supposedly, D.W. Griffith was the matchmaker.
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