Corinne Barker

Corinne Barker was born on Jun 05, 1890 in USA. Corinne Barker's big-screen debut came with One Week of Life directed by Hobart Henley in 1919.

Corinne Barker was born Gertrude Corinne Riely in Salem, Oregon. Her father, Charles Riely, was a prominent businessman, and her mother, Amelia Riely, taught elocution. Corinne was educated at the Academy of the Sacred Heart and Williamette University. When she was a teenager she began acting in local stage productions. She married William Barker in Portland in 1908. The couple divorced five years later. In 1914 she moved to New York City and planned to become an interior designer. Instead she was cast in a stage production of The Squab Farm. Corinne appeared in several Broadway shows including Shirley Kaye and On With The Dance. Then she spent two seasons as the leading lady in Potash and Perlmutter. The beautiful brunette became known for her hourglass figure. She made her film debut in the 1918 mystery Money Mad. Corinne costarred with Mabel Normand in Peck's Bad Girl and with Marion Davies in The Restless Sex.