Actress. She was best known for playing the character roles of maids, aunts, wives, mothers, aunts, nannies, townswomen, patients, housekeepers, actresses, friends, tourists, tenants, jurors, nurses, nuns, and distinguished ladies of society, both in silent films and sound films. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Mother Superior' in the classic romantic sports film drama, "Little Miss Thoroughbred" (1938). The film which was directed by John Farrow, which was written for the screen by Albert DeMond and George Bricker, and which also starred John Litel, Ann Sheridan, Frank McHugh, John Ridgely, Robert Homans, and Janet Chapman, tells the story of a young orphan girl who wants a small-time gambler to be her father. She was born as Charlotte "Lottie" Love to Valentine Edward "Val" Love (1844-1904), and his wife Ellen Maskell Love (1845-), in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 20, 1874. She was educated locally and later pursued an acting career beginning with the stage after adopting the name of Lottie Williams. She appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in several stage productions of such plays as, 'Gabb Langtry' in "Sons Of Ham" (April 29, 1901, to May 04, 1901), as 'Little Mother' in "Only A Shop-Girl" (September 01, 1902, and August 31, 1903, and August 29, 1904,-Closing Dates Unknown), as 'Mrs. Stringer' in "In Dahomey" (February 18, 1903, to April 04, 1903, and August 27, 1904, to September 10, 1904), as 'Josie,' 'Captain Charlie,' and 'Ragged Joe,' in "My Tom-Boy Girl" (May 22, 1905, to May 27, 1905), and as 'Miss Primly' in "Abyssinia" (February 20, 1906, to August 1906). During this time she made the transition to appearing in films. She made her actual film debut playing the role of 'Susie' in the film comedy, "A Full House" (1920). The film which was directed by James Cruze, which was written for the screen by Alice Eyton and Frederick J. Jackson, and which also starred Bryant Washburn, Lois Wilson, Hazel Howell, Guy Milham, and Vera Lewis, tells the story of a lawyer named George Howell who leaves his bride Ottilie on their wedding day, having promised client Ned Pembroke that he would procure some old love letters from Vera Vernon, a chorus girl with whom Ned Pembroke was formerly infatuated. George Howell is detained for three days, and when he returns, Ottilie finds jewels and burglar's tools in her husband's suitcase which leads her to suspect that he is a thief. Susie, the maid, sees the jewels and decides to earn the reward for their return. In the meantime, King, the real thief, turns up with George Howell's grip, the latter having taken his by mistake. Susie calls the police, who refuse to allow anyone to leave the house. King is detained along with everyone else, and after a series of misadventures, the real thief is apprehended, Ottilie is convinced of her husband's innocence, the letters are restored to Ned Pembroke and all ends happily. Besides, playing the role of 'Susie' in the film comedy, "A Full House" (1920), and playing the role of 'Mother Superior' in the classic romantic sports film drama, "Little Miss Thoroughbred" (1938), her many other film credits include, "Twin Beds" (1920), "All Souls' Eve" (1921), "Is Matrimony A Failure?" (1922), "The Veiled Woman" (1922), "Yesterday's Wife" (1923), "The Barefoot Boy" (1923), "The Tomboy" (1924), "The Red Kimona" (1925), "The Country Beyond" (1926), "Arizona Nights" (1927), "Romance Of The Underworld" (1928), "Strictly Modern" (1930), "Sarah And Son" (1930), "Broken Lullaby" (1932), "Scandal For Sale" (1932), "Arizona To Broadway" (1933), "Mandalay" (1934), "Wonder Bar" (1934), "Registered Nurse" (1934), "Merry Wives Of Reno" (1934), "Midnight Alibi" (1934), "The Man With Two Faces" (1934), "6 Day Bike Rider" (1934), "Elinor Norton" (1934), "Red Hot Tires" (1935), "I Live For Love" (1935), "The Payoff" (1935), "Man Hunt" (1936), "The Story Of Louis Pasteur" (1936), "These Three" (1936), "The Law In Her Hands" (1936), "Bullets And Ballots" (1936), "Murder By Aristocrat" (1936), "The Song Of A Nation" (1936), "Anthony Adverse" (1936), "The Case Of The Black Cat" (1936), "Give Me Liberty" (1936), "The Great O'Malley" (1937), "Penrod And Sam" (1937), "Land Beyond The Law" (1937), "That Man's Here Again" (1937), "The Cherokee Strip" (1937), "Dance Charlie Dance" (1937), "Empty Holsters" (1937), "Talent Scout" (1937), "The Footloose Heiress" (1937), "Wine, Women And Horse" (1937), "Prairie Thunder" (1937), "Back In Circulation" (1937), "The Perfect Specimen" (1937), "The Adventurous Blonde" (1937), "The Man Without A Country" (1937), "Submarine D-1" (1937), "The Daredevil Drivers" (1938), "Penrod And His Twin Brother" (1938), "Love, Honor And Behave" (1938), "The Beloved Brat" (1938), "When Were You Born" (1938), "Penrod's Double Trouble" (1938), "Secrets Of An Actress" (1938), "The Sisters" (1938), "Hard To Get" (1938), "Nancy Drew: Detective" (1938), "Angels With Dirty Faces" (1938), "King Of The Underworld" (1939), "Off The Record" (1939), "Blackwell's Island" (1939), "Yes, My Darling Daughter" (1939), "On Trial" (1939), "Dark Victory" (1939), "Quiet, Please" (1939), "Hell's Kitchen" (1939), "Dust Be My Destiny" (1939), "Espionage Agent" (1939), "The Roaring Twenties" (1939), "Kid Nightingale" (1939), "Four Wives" (1939), "King Of The Lumberjacks" (1940), "An Angel From Texas" (1940), "A Fugitive From Justice" (1940), "The Man Who Talked Too Much" (1940), "All This, And Heaven Too" (1940), "Ladies Must Live" (1940), "Money And The Woman" (1940), "Service With The Colors" (1940), "Calling All Husbands" (1940), "A Dispatch From Reuters" (1940), "Dancing On A Dime" (1940), "Always A Bride" (1940), "She Couldn't Say No" (1940), "Meet John Doe" (1941), "Here Comes Happiness" (1941), "The Great Lie" (1941), "Thieves Fall Out" (1941), "The Nurse's Secret" (1941), "Million Dollar Baby" (1941), "Passage From Hong Kong" (1941), "One Foot In Heaven" (1941), "Dangerously They Live" (1941), "The Man Who Came To Dinner" (1942), "All Through The Night" (1942), "Wild Bill Hickok Rides" (1942), "Always In My Heart" (1942), "The Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady" (1942), "Men Of The Sky" (1942), "The Gay Sisers" (1942), "Busses Roar" (1942), "The Gorilla Man" (1943), "Edge of Darkness" (1943), "Princess O'Rourke" (1943), "Old Acquaintance" (1943), "The Adventures Of Mark Twain" (1944), "Mr. Skeffington" (1944), "Musical Movieland" (1944), "Hotel Berlin" (1945), "One More Tomorrow" (1946), "Two Guns From Milwaukee" (1946), "Shadow Of A Woman" (1946), "The Beast With Five Fingers" (1946), "The Time, The Place And The Girl" (1946), "Nora Prentiss" (1947), "So You Want To Be A Salesman" (1947), "April Showers" (1948), "To The Victor" (1948), "The Big Punch" (1948), "June Bride" (1948), "John Loves Mary" (1949), "Homicide" (1949), "A Kiss In The Dark" (1949), "Night Unto Night" (1949), and "One Last Fling" (1949). Her last film role was playing a 'Newark Audience Member' in the classic comedy film drama, "Always Leave Them Laughing" (1949). The film which was directed by Roy Del Ruth, which was written for the screen by Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, and Max Shulman, and which also starred Milton Berle, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Bert Lahr, Alan Hale, Grace Hayes, Jerome Cowan, and Lloyd Gough, tells the story of a young comic who plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time. She retired from acting shortly thereafter. During her more than thirty-year acting career that spanned both the stage and films she also worked with the likes of Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Frank Capra, Monty Woolley, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Amith, Zachary Scott, James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, and Humphrey Bogart. She passed away following a long illness at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on November 16, 1962, at the age of 88. Her funeral service was held through Pierce Brothers Hollywood Funeral Directors and she was cremated and her ashes were inurned at the Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles, California. She was married at least twice, first to John Peter Holtz (1868-1962), in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 18, 1891, and second to Edward R. Salter (1864-1926), in Chicago, Illinois, on August 1, 1898. She also had two children, a daughter, and a son.