Laura Oakley
Oakley, 1915
Born	July 10, 1879 Oakland, California
Died	January 30, 1957 (aged 77)[1][2] Altadena, California
Resting place	Mountain View Cemetery Altadena, CA MVMN 37 AN 12[1]
Other names	Laura Oakley Moore
Occupations	Actress, police chief ofUniversal City, California
Years active	1912–1920
Spouse	Milton Moore
Children	2

Laura Oakley (July 10, 1879 – January 30, 1957)^[3][1] was anAmericansilent filmactress.

Born inOakland, California on July 10, 1879, Oakley was signed in 1912 by theKeystone Film Company and starred in about 50 films before her retirement from film in 1920. She starred withWilliam Garwood in films such asLord John in New York andThe Grey Sisterhood.

In 1913, Oakley was elected police chief ofUniversal City, California, shortly after it was incorporated, when 8 of the 28 city's official positions were won by women. A little over a year later, she was sworn in as police officer number 99 of Los Angeles.^[4][5]

In September 1915, Oakley marriedUniversal Pictures cinematographerMilton Moore.^[6][4][7]

Oakley died on January 30, 1957, inAltadena, California,^{[citation needed]} survived by two children and six grandchildren.^[3] She was interred atMountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, mausoleum section MVMN, map 37, column AN, row 12, in Altadena.^[2][1]

• 1916The Dumb Girl of Portici - Rilla.^[8][9]
• 1916The League of the Future - Head Sister
• 1916Their Act
• 1916Shackles
• 1916The Eye of Horus - Head Sister
• 1916Three Fingered Jenny - Head Sister
• 1916The Grey Sisterhood - Head Sister
• 1918Two-Gun Betty - Miss Ambrose.^[10]
• 1920The Vanishing Dagger - Lady Mary Latimer

• The Little Upstart (1915)
• Lord John in New York (1915) as Head Sister
• Dan Cupid: Fixer (1915)
• The Great Ruby Mystery (1915)
• The Rise and Fall of Officer 13 (1915)
• The Tale of His Pants (1915)
• An Idyll of the Hills (1915)
• The Human Menace (1915)
• The Black Box (1915) as Laura
• Changed Lives (1915)
• The Star of the Sea (1915) as Janice
• Her Escape (1914) as Undetermined Role
• Lights and Shadows (1914)
• Her Life's Story (1914) as Sister Agnes
• A Prince of Bavaria (1914)
• Don't Monkey with the Buzz Saw (1914)
• The Bingville Fire Department (1914)
• Fleeing from the Fleas (1914)
• A Disenchantment (1914)
• McBride's Bride (1914)
• Pawns of Destiny (1914)
• Gertie Gets the Cash (1914)
• The Seat of the Trouble (1914)
• Her First Arrest (1914)
• Hawkeye and the Cheese Mystery (1914)
• The Tale of a Dog (1914)
• The Saint and the Singer (1914)
• The Deuce and Two Pair (1914)
• Too Many Cooks (1914)
• The Romance of a Photograph (1914)
• Just Mother(1914)
• The Buccaneers (1913)
• Under the Black Flag (1913)
• Their Two Kids (1913) as Ma Ford
• Memories (1913) as Life's Handmaiden
• The Fight Against Evil (1913)
• The Girl Ranchers (1913)
• Sally Scraggs, Housemaid (1913) as Mrs. Shackleton
• When His Courage Failed (1913) as The Wife
• The Power That Rules (1913)
• A Cowgirl Cinderella (1912)

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