Actress. Starting her career in stock in Wisconsin, Kirkham trained in dramatic schools before acting on the screen. Kirkham often played the vamp in films and also played mother roles to women who were older than she was. She played several roles as the “woman you loved to hate,” roles she could never overcome. At the time of her death, Kirkham was working as a cook in a private residence in Santa Barbara, California. Kirkham appeared in 55 films. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Spouse:  William H. Woodruff (1872 – 1947)* *Calculated relationship