Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress. She appeared in vaudeville as early as 1879. On screen, she is best remembered for her dramatic portrayal of the mother in D.W. Griffith's Narodziny narodu (1915), her comedic performances in Harold Lloyd's Speedy (1928) and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's I znowu zle (1929). She also played a succession of queens and princesses in such films as Main Street (1923), Mantrap (1926), Król królów (1927) and Człowiek, który się śmieje (1928).
