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Actress:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "The Flying Nun" .... Mother General (1 episode, 1968)
       - To Fly or Not to Fly (1968) TV episode .... Mother General
2. "I Dream of Jeannie" .... Mother (1 episode, 1967)
       - Meet My Master's Mother (1967) TV episode .... Mother
3. "Batman" .... J. Pauline Spaghetti (2 episodes, 1966)
       - The Catwoman Goeth (1966) TV episode .... J. Pauline Spaghetti
       - The Sandman Cometh (1966) TV episode .... J. Pauline Spaghetti
4. "Dr. Kildare" .... Mother Caritas (2 episodes, 1965)
       - Going Home (1965) TV episode .... Mother Caritas
       - Fathers and Daughters (1965) TV episode .... Mother Caritas
5. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Iris Fuchsia (1 episode, 1964)
   ... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
   ... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
       - The Timothy Heist (1964) TV episode .... Iris Fuchsia
6. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Louise (1 episode, 1964)
       - This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) TV episode .... Louise
7. "Mister Ed" .... Miss Karen Dooley (1 episode, 1963)
       - Oh, Those Hats! (1963) TV episode .... Miss Karen Dooley
8. "Laramie" .... Daisy Cooper / ... (36 episodes, 1961-1963)
       - The Marshals (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - The Stranger (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - The Last Battleground (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - Broken Honor (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - Edge of Evil (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
         (31 more)
9. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Alice Wagner (1 episode, 1960)
       - The Man with Two Faces (1960) TV episode .... Alice Wagner
10. "The Tab Hunter Show" .... Mollie Coburn (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Matchmaker (1960) TV episode .... Mollie Coburn
11. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Melinda Gray (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Award Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Golden Years of Television" (USA: cable TV title)
        - The Sitter's Baby (1960) TV episode .... Melinda Gray
12. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Maudie (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Robert Taylor's Detectives" (new title)
    ... aka "The Detectives"
    ... aka "The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor"
        - Floating Face Down (1960) TV episode .... Maudie
13. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) .... Suzie Robinson
    
    
14. "December Bride" .... Lily Ruskin (111 episodes, 1954-1959)
        - Bald Baby (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - Lily Helps Twilly (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - Linda on TV (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - The Texan, Rory Calhoun (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - Lily's Advice Column (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
          (106 more)
15. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Mrs. Miller (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Moneymaker (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Miller
16. "Studio 57" .... Cora Gibbs (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Heinz Studio 57" (USA: alternative title)
        - The Great Wide World (1956) TV episode .... Cora Gibbs
17. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Aunt Cordelia (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - Wonderful Day for a Wedding (1954) TV episode .... Aunt Cordelia
18. The Rocket Man (1954) .... Justice Amelia Brown
19. "Make Room for Daddy" .... Eloise Adams (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "The Danny Thomas Show" (USA: new title)
        - Wonderland (1953) TV episode .... Eloise Adams
20. Because You're Mine (1952) .... Mrs. Montville
21. No Room for the Groom (1952) .... Mama Kingshead
22. Angels in the Outfield (1951) .... Sister Edwitha
    ... aka Angels and the Pirates (UK)
23. Bannerline (1951) .... Mrs. Loomis
24. "The Bigelow Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka "Bigelow-Sanford Theater" (USA: second season title)
    ... aka "Hollywood Half Hour" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Marquee Theater" (USA: syndication title)
        - Charming Billy (1951) TV episode
25. According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951) .... Mrs. Hoyle
26. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - The Happy Journey (1951) TV episode
        - Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) TV episode
27. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) .... Mrs. Brentman
28. Devil's Doorway (1950) .... Mrs. Masters
29. Louisa (1950) .... Louisa Norton
30. The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) .... Agnes Thorndyke
31. Please Believe Me (1950) .... Mrs. Milwright
32. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) (voice) (uncredited) .... Kathy's Mother
    
    
33. The Big Wheel (1949) .... Mary Coy
34. In the Good Old Summertime (1949) .... Nellie Burke
35. B.F.'s Daughter (1948) .... Gladys Fulton
    ... aka Polly Fulton (UK)
36. It Had to Be You (1947) .... Mrs. Martha Stafford
37. Cynthia (1947) .... Carrie Jannings
    ... aka Cynthia: The Rich, Full Life
    ... aka The Rich Full Life (UK)
38. Singapore (1947) .... Mrs. Bellows
39. Living in a Big Way (1947) .... Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
40. My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) .... Mrs. Penrose
    ... aka My Brother Who Talks to Horses (USA: promotional title)
41. Faithful in My Fashion (1946) .... Miss Swanson
42. Little Mister Jim (1946) .... Mrs. Starwell
43. Dragonwyck (1946) .... Magda
44. A Letter for Evie (1946) .... Mrs. McPherson
45. Meet Me on Broadway (1946) .... Sylvia Kane Storm
    ... aka Song of Broadway (UK)
46. Captain Eddie (1945) .... Mrs. Frost
47. Thrill of a Romance (1945) .... Nona Glenn
48. Salty O'Rourke (1945) .... Mrs. Brooks
49. The Enchanted Cottage (1945) .... Violet Price
50. I'll Be Seeing You (1944) .... Mrs. Marshall
51. Reward Unlimited (1944) .... Peggy's Mother
52. The Heavenly Body (1944) .... Nancy Potter
53. Heaven Can Wait (1943) .... Bertha Van Cleve
54. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) .... Mrs. Mars
55. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Cecilia Talbot
56. The Affairs of Martha (1942) .... Sophia Sommerfield
57. Rings on Her Fingers (1942) .... Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
58. Roxie Hart (1942) .... Mary Sunshine
59. The Vanishing Virginian (1942) .... Rosa Yancey
60. When Ladies Meet (1941) .... Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
61. Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) .... Carlotta Emerson
    ... aka The Perfect Crime (UK)
62. Meet John Doe (1941) .... Mrs. Mitchell
    ... aka Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe' (USA: complete title)
    ... aka John Doe, Dynamite (UK)
63. The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) .... Elizabeth Ellis
64. Arkansas Judge (1941) .... Mary Shoemaker
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
65. Lucky Partners (1940) .... Aunt Lucy
66. My Love Came Back (1940) .... Mrs. Clara Malette
67. On Their Own (1940) .... Mrs. John Jones
68. Young as You Feel (1940) .... Mrs. John Jones
69. The Blue Bird (1940) .... Mummy Tyl
70. Laddie (1940) .... Mrs. Stanton
    
    
71. A Child Is Born (1939) .... Mrs. Mamie West
72. Too Busy to Work (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
73. Quick Millions (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
    ... aka Jones Family at the Grand Canyon
    ... aka The Jones Family in Quick Millions (USA: complete title)
74. Chicken Wagon Family (1939) .... Josephine Fippany
75. The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
76. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) .... Mrs. Hubbard
    ... aka The Modern Miracle (UK)
77. Everybody's Baby (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
78. Down on the Farm (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
79. You Can't Take It with You (1938) .... Penny Sycamore
80. Safety in Numbers (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
81. A Trip to Paris (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
82. Jezebel (1938) .... Mrs. Kendrick
83. Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) .... Mrs. Schofield
84. The Buccaneer (1938) .... Dolly Madison
85. Love on a Budget (1938) .... Mrs. Louise Jones
86. Borrowing Trouble (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
    ... aka The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble (USA: new title)
87. It's Love I'm After (1937) .... Aunt Ella Paisley
88. Hot Water (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
89. Hotel Haywire (1937) .... Mrs. Parkhouse
90. The Road Back (1937) .... Ernst's Mother
91. Big Business (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
92. A Family Affair (1937) .... Mrs. Emily Hardy
    ... aka Skidding
    ... aka Stand Accused
93. Penrod and Sam (1937) .... Mrs. Laura Schofield
94. Green Light (1937) .... Mrs. Dexter
95. Clarence (1937) .... Mrs. Wheeler
96. Off to the Races (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
97. Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Rebecca Perry
98. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) .... Lady Octavia Warrenton
99. The Girl on the Front Page (1936) .... Mrs. Langford
100. Dodsworth (1936) .... Matey Pearson
101. Stage Struck (1936) .... Mrs. Randall
102. Back to Nature (1936) .... Mrs. Louise Jones
103. Palm Springs (1936) .... Aunt Letty
     ... aka Palm Springs Affair (UK)
104. Educating Father (1936) .... Mrs. John Jones
105. Every Saturday Night (1936) .... Mrs. Evers
106. The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) .... Ma Davis
107. The Great Impersonation (1935) .... Duchess Caroline
108. Broadway Hostess (1935) .... Mrs. Duncan-Griswald-Wembly-Smythe
109. Ah, Wilderness! (1935) .... Essie Miller
110. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Mrs. Byam
111. Way Down East (1935) .... Mrs. Bartlett
112. Orchids to You (1935) .... Alice Draper
113. Love Me Forever (1935) .... Clara Fields
     ... aka On Wings of Song (UK)
114. Werewolf of London (1935) .... Miss Ettie Coombes
     ... aka Unholy Hour
115. Little Women (1933) .... Marmee
116. Papa's Slay Ride (1930) .... Mama
     

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. In the Good Old Summertime (1949) (performer: "In the Good Old Summertime")
2. The Vanishing Virginian (1942) (performer: "In the Evening by the Moonlight", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (1902))
3. My Love Came Back (1940) ("On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op.314")
   
   
4. Little Women (1933) (performer: "Abide with Me" (1861) (uncredited))
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Sleeping Beauty (1959) (live action model: Fairy) (uncredited)
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Dennis the Menace" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
   ... aka "Just Dennis" (UK)
       - Dennis' Birthday (1961) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
2. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
       - The Desilu Revue (1959) TV episode .... Herself
3. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1957)
       - Episode dated 27 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
4. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
   ... aka "The Ford Show"
       - Episode #1.12 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
5. "The Vic Damone Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode dated 2 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
6. "The George Gobel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode #2.27 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
7. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V) .... Mrs. Emily Hardy
2. In the Good Old Summertime Intro (2004) (V) .... Nellie Burke
3. Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1997) (V) .... Herself
4. "Toast of the Town"
       - Episode #12.2 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
5. Land of Liberty (1939)