English: Publicity photo of Eleanor Boardman from Stars of the Photoplay. Eleanor Boardman, a Philadelphia girl, came to the screen through the efforts of a producer to find new faces for pictures. She was selected from 2000 applicants and, because of her intelligence and ability, has in two years advanced rapidly and is now playing leading roles. She was born in Philadelphia on August 19, 1898, and educated at the Philadelphia School of Applied Arts, where she studied interior decorating. She had a brief stage career in vaudeville and musical comedy. She is five feet, six inches tall, weighs 125 pounds, has light brown hair and green eyes.