05/16/1882
Glasgow, Scotland, UK:
Mary Gordon (geboren als Mary Gilmour, 16. Mai 1882 – 23. August 1963) war eine schottische Schauspielerin, die lange in den Vereinigten Staaten lebte und hauptsächlich Haushälterinnen und Mütter verkörperte, insbesondere die Vermieterin Mrs. Hudson in den Sherlock-Holmes-Filmen der 1940er-Jahre mit Basil Rathbone und Nigel Bruce. Zwischen 1925 und 1950 wirkte sie in fast 300 Filmen mit. Mitte der 1920er-Jahre kam sie mit ihrer Mutter und ihrer Tochter (beide ebenfalls Mary) nach Los Angeles und begann, Variationen der Rollen zu spielen, die sie später ihr ganzes Berufsleben lang prägen sollten. Während der Dreharbeiten zu „Hangman’s House“ (1928) freundete sie sich mit John Ford an und drehte sieben weitere Filme mit ihm. 1939 übernahm sie ihre bekannteste Rolle als Sherlock Holmes’ Vermieterin und spielte diese in zehn Filmen und zahlreichen Hörspielen. Sie war Gründungsmitglied der Hollywood Canteen und unterhielt während des Zweiten Weltkriegs die Soldaten. In der Radiosendung „Those We Love“ spielte sie regelmäßig die Rolle der Mrs. Emmett. Sie zog sich gerade in den Ruhestand zurück, als das Fernsehen die Unterhaltungsbranche revolutionierte, und hatte nur einen einzigen Auftritt in diesem Medium. Sie engagierte sich bei den „Daughters of Scotia“, einer Hilfsorganisation des Ordens der schottischen Clans. Ihre letzten Jahre verbrachte sie mit ihrer Tochter und ihrem Enkel in Pasadena, Kalifornien. Sie starb am 23. August 1963 im Alter von 81 Jahren in Pasadena, Kalifornien, nach langer Krankheit.
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West of Wyoming (1950) as Nora Jones |
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The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) as Charwoman (uncredited) |
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Deputy Marshal (1949) as Mrs. Lance |
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Haunted Trails (1949) as Aunt Libby |
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Mr. Soft Touch (1949) as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited) |
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Tucson (1949) as Housemother (uncredited) |
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Clues to Adventure (1949) as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Shamrock Hill (1949) as Grandma Rogan |
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Highway 13 (1948) as Aunt Myrt Lacy |
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Kidnapped (1948) as Scottish Woman (uncredited) |
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The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948) as Nora |
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Big Town Scandal (1948) as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited) |
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Fort Apache (1948) as Ma (barmaid) |
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Angels' Alley (1948) as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney |
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The Judge Steps Out (1947) as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited) |
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Roses Are Red (1947) as Cleaning Lady |
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The Invisible Wall (1947) as Mrs. Bledsoe |
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Exposed (1947) as Housekeeper |
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The Long Night (1947) as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Sister Kenny (1946) as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited) |
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The Dark Horse (1946) as Mrs. Mahoney |
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Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) as Mrs. Conover |
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In Fast Company (1946) as Mrs. Cassidy |
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Dressed to Kill (1946) as Mrs. Hudson |
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The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Trina |
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Sentimental Journey (1946) as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited) |
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Little Giant (1946) as Ma Miller |
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Kitty (1945) as Nanny |
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Strange Confession (1945) as Mrs. O'Connor |
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Divorce (1945) as Ellen |
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Captain Eddie (1945) as Mrs. Westrom |
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The Woman in Green (1945) as Mrs. Hudson |
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The Body Snatcher (1945) as Mary McBride (uncredited) |
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Law of the Badlands (1945) as |
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See My Lawyer (1945) as Mrs. Fillmore |
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Hollywood Canteen (1944) as Hostess (uncredited) |
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The Last Ride (1944) as Mrs. Mary Kelly |
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The Pearl of Death (1944) as Mrs. Hudson |
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Secret Command (1944) as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited) |
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Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) as Libby, the Housekeeper |
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Follow the Leader (1944) as |
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The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) as Annie |
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Million Dollar Kid (1944) as Mrs. McGinnis |
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The Racket Man (1944) as Mom Benson |
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Whispering Footsteps (1943) as Ma Murphy |
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Smart Guy (1943) as Maggie |
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The Spider Woman (1943) as Mrs. Hudson |
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Here Comes Kelly (1943) as Mrs. Kelly |
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) as Mrs. Hudson |
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Two Tickets to London (1943) as Mrs. Tinkle |
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Sarong Girl (1943) as Mattie |
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) as Mrs. Hudson |
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Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) as Mrs. Banning |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) as Mrs. Hudson |
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Gentleman Jim (1942) as Mrs. Casey (uncredited) |
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The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as Jane Banning |
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Half Way to Shanghai (1942) as Mrs. McIntyre |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) as Mrs. Hudson |
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The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Maid (uncredited) |
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Powder Town (1942) as Mrs. Douglas |
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It Happened in Flatbush (1942) as Mrs. Collins |
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Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Mrs. Stewart |
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Dr. Broadway (1942) as Broadway Carrie |
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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) as Mrs. Scott |
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Fly By Night (1942) as Ma Prescott |
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Bombay Clipper (1942) as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson |
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Blue, White and Perfect (1942) as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited) |
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Sealed Lips (1942) as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother) |
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Riot Squad (1941) as Mrs. McGonigle |
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Borrowed Hero (1941) as Mrs. Riley |
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Appointment for Love (1941) as Martha |
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It Started with Eve (1941) as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited) |
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Unfinished Business (1941) as Miss Brady |
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Double Cross (1941) as Mrs. Murray |
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Pot o' Gold (1941) as Mom McCorkle |
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Flight from Destiny (1941) as Martha |
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The Invisible Woman (1940) as Mrs. Bates |
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Kitty Foyle (1940) as Cleaning Lady (uncredited) |
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No, No, Nanette (1940) as Gertrude, the Cook |
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Nobody's Children (1940) as Mary |
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Go West (1940) as Train Passenger |
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Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Landlady |
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Young People (1940) as Old Woman |
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When the Daltons Rode (1940) as Ma Dalton |
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Queen of the Mob (1940) as Tenement Landlady |
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The Last Alarm (1940) as Mrs. Hadley |
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Brother Orchid (1940) as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited) |
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I Take This Oath (1940) as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan |
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Tear Gas Squad (1940) as Mrs. Sullivan |
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Saps at Sea (1940) as Mrs. O'Riley |
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My Son, My Son! (1940) as Mrs. Mulvaney |
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Women Without Names (1940) as Juror |
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The Invisible Man Returns (1940) as Cookie (uncredited) |
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) as Mrs. O'Leary |
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The Night of Nights (1939) as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited) |
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Day-time Wife (1939) as Scrubwoman |
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Rulers of the Sea (1939) as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited) |
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The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939) as Mrs. Dudley |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Woman (uncredited) |
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The Escape (1939) as Neighbor |
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) as Mrs. Hudson |
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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939) as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited) |
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She Married a Cop (1939) as Ma Duffy |
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Tell No Tales (1939) as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited) |
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The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) as Landlady (uncredited) |
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Captain Fury (1939) as Mrs. Bailey |
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Racketeers of the Range (1939) as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper |
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Code of the Streets (1939) as Mrs. Flaherty |
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Broadway Serenade (1939) as Annie (uncredited) |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) as Mrs. Hudson |
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Tail Spin (1939) as Mrs. Lee |
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Wings of the Navy (1939) as Irene's Housekeeper |
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Off the Record (1939) as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited) |
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) as |
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Campus Confessions (1938) as Mrs. Twill |
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Gateway (1938) as Scottish Mother |
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City Streets (1938) as Mrs. Devlin |
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Blond Cheat (1938) as Maggie (uncredited) |
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Kidnapped (1938) as Mrs. MacDonald |
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Mannequin (1938) as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited) |
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Friend Indeed (1937) as Housekeeper |
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Lady Behave! (1937) as Cook |
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You're Only Young Once (1937) as Mary's Mother (uncredited) |
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A Damsel in Distress (1937) as Cook (uncredited) |
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Double Wedding (1937) as Mrs. Keough |
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You Can't Have Everything (1937) as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited) |
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Meet the Boy Friend (1937) as Mrs. Grimes |
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One Man Justice (1937) as Bridget |
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Her Husband Lies (1937) as Mrs. Jenks |
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The Great O'Malley (1937) as Mrs. O'Malley |
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The Plough and the Stars (1936) as Woman at Barricades |
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After the Thin Man (1936) as Rose (uncredited) |
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The Plot Thickens (1936) as Woman with Bag (uncredited) |
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Great Guy (1936) as Mrs. Ogilvie |
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Stage Struck (1936) as Mrs. Cassidy |
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Mary of Scotland (1936) as Nurse |
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The White Angel (1936) as Nursing Applicant (uncredited) |
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Little Miss Nobody (1936) as Mrs. Biddle |
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Forgotten Faces (1936) as Mrs. O'Leary |
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Share the Wealth (1936) as Ma MacClyde |
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Laughing Irish Eyes (1936) as Mrs. O'Keefe |
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The Lady Consents (1936) as Apple Lady |
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as Peddler (uncredited) |
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Waterfront Lady (1935) as Mrs. O'Flaherty |
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Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Mrs. Bickerdike |
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The Irish in Us (1935) as Ma O'Hara |
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Ginger (1935) as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited) |
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$10 Raise (1935) as Landlady (uncredited) |
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Vagabond Lady (1935) as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited) |
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) as Hans' Wife |
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Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) as Mrs. Leathwaite |
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The Little Minister (1934) as Nanny |
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Our Daily Bread (1934) as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited) |
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Charlie Chan in London (1934) as Prison Visitor (uncredited) |
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The Man from Hell (1934) as Mrs. Frank McCarrol |
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One More River (1934) as Cook (Uncredited) |
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The Defense Rests (1934) as Scrub Woman |
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Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) as Newfoundlander |
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Cross Streets (1934) as Sonny's Mother |
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Baby Take a Bow (1934) as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited) |
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The Loudspeaker (1934) as Landlady |
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Murder at the Vanities (1934) as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) |
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Change of Heart (1934) as Woman in Street (uncredited) |
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Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Boat Passenger (uncredited) |
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The Woman Condemned (1934) as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited) |
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Beloved (1934) as Mrs. O'Leary |
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Design for Living (1933) as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited) |
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The World Changes (1933) as Lady at Party (uncredited) |
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Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) as Cleaning Woman |
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The Invisible Man (1933) as Screaming Woman (uncredited) |
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Meet the Baron (1933) as Washer Woman (uncredited) |
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The Power and the Glory (1933) as Nurse (uncredited) |
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My Woman (1933) as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited) |
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Doctor Bull (1933) as Townswoman at Meeting |
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Pilgrimage (1933) as |
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The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) as Scrubwoman (uncredited) |
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Sweepings (1933) as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited) |
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The Whirlwind (1933) as Mrs. Curtis |
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Nature in the Wrong (1933) as Mrs. Clancy |
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Men Must Fight (1933) as Pacifist Audience Member |
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She Done Him Wrong (1933) as Cleaning Lady (uncredited) |
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Ladies They Talk About (1933) as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited) |
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Call Her Savage (1932) as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited) |
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Wild Girl (1932) as Washerwoman (uncredited) |
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Blonde Venus (1932) as Landlady (uncredited) |
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Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited) |
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70,000 Witnesses (1932) as Scrubwoman (uncredited) |
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Skyscraper Souls (1932) as Charwoman |
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Beauty Parlor (1932) as Landlady |
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Radio Patrol (1932) as Landlady (uncredited) |
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) as Court Matron (uncredited) |
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Dancers in the Dark (1932) as Scrubwoman |
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The Expert (1932) as Neighbor |
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The Impatient Maiden (1932) as Irish Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Texas Cyclone (1932) as Kate |
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A House Divided (1931) as Townswoman (uncredited) |
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Possessed (1931) as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited) |
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24 Hours (1931) as Nurse |
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Waterloo Bridge (1931) as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited) |
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The Brat (1931) as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited) |
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The Black Camel (1931) as Mrs. MacMasters |
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Subway Express (1931) as Mrs. Delaney |
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Oh, for a Man! (1930) as Stage Door Admirer with Violets |
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Anybody's Woman (1930) as Maid |
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Let Us Be Gay (1930) as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited) |
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Roaring Ranch (1930) as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited) |
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Las fantasmas (1930) as Chubby's Mama |
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When the Wind Blows (1930) as Chubby's Mother (uncredited) |
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His Honor the Mayor (1930) as His Wife |
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Song o' My Heart (1930) as Irish Woman |
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Hell's Heroes (1929) as Choir Member (uncredited) |
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Dynamite (1929) as Neighbor at Store |
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The Saturday Night Kid (1929) as Reducing customer (uncredited) |
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Is Everybody Happy? (1929) as Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Madame X (1929) as Nursemaid (uncredited) |
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The Ol' Gray Hoss (1928) as First taxi passenger |
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Hangman's House (1928) as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout |
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The Matinee Idol (1928) as Woman in Audience (uncredited) |
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Clancy's Kosher Wedding (1927) as Molly Clancy |
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Naughty Nanette (1927) as Mrs. Rooney |
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Black Paradise (1926) as Mrs. Murphy |
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The Home Maker (1925) as Mrs. Hennessy |
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The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925) as Mrs. Tifft |
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Tessie (1925) as Aunt Maggie |
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The Little Minister (1934) Dialogue Coach |