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American actress
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Female
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Birth:
1 February 1891(Los Angeles)
Death:
17 January 1980(Los Angeles)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Karla Schramm (February 1, 1891 – January 17, 1980), was an American film actress. A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, California, she was the second actress to play Jane Porter, mate of Tarzan, in motion pictures.
She first appeared in the 1920 production The Revenge of Tarzan opposite Gene Pollar as Tarzan. Later that year she played the same role in the movie serial The Son of Tarzan, this time opposite P. Dempsey Tabler as the Apeman.
She and 1940s actress Brenda Joyce were the only women to play Jane opposite two different Tarzans.
Filmography
- His Majesty, the American (1919) (uncredited)
- The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) - Jane Porter
- The Son of Tarzan (1920) - Jane Porter