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Actress:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Die Laughing (1980) .... Sophie
   
   
2. Where's Poppa? (1979) (TV) .... Momma Hocheiser
3. Murder by Death (1976) .... Jessica Marbles
4. Arnold (1973) .... Hester
5. Terror in the Wax Museum (1973) .... Julia Hawthorn
6. "Here's Lucy" .... Mumsie Westcott (1 episode, 1973)
       - Lucy Goes to Prison (1973) TV episode .... Mumsie Westcott
7. "Mannix" .... Edna Barrington / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
       - A Matter of Principle (1973) TV episode .... Portia Penhaven
       - Death Is the Fifth Gear (1972) TV episode .... Edna Barrington
8. "Night Gallery" .... Lydia Bowen (1 episode, 1972)
   ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
       - Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (1972) TV episode .... Lydia Bowen
9. "Nanny and the Professor" .... Aunt Henrietta (3 episodes, 1971)
       - Aunt Henrietta and the Poltergeist (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
       - Aunt Henrietta and the Jinx (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
       - Aunt Henrietta's Premonition (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
10. Willard (1971) .... Henrietta Stiles
11. "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Mrs. Wochuk (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - The Power of a Tree (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Wochuk
        - The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Wochuk
    
    
12. "It Takes a Thief" .... Miss Mollie Taylor (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Old Who Came in from the Spy (1969) TV episode .... Miss Mollie Taylor
13. In Name Only (1969) (TV) .... Gertrude Caruso
14. "Then Came Bronson" .... Hattie Calter (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Circle of Time (1969) TV episode .... Hattie Calter
15. "Disneyland" .... Mrs. Formby (2 episodes, 1969)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - My Dog, the Thief: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Formby
        - My Dog, the Thief: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Formby
16. Me, Natalie (1969) .... Miss Dennison
17. Rascal (1969) .... Mrs. Satterfield
18. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) .... Emily Stowecroft
19. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) .... Madame Neherina
20. "The John Forsythe Show" .... Margaret Culver / ... (18 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It's Miss Culver! (1966) TV episode .... Margaret Culver
        - If Food Be the Music of Love (1966) TV episode .... Margaret Culver
        - Anyone for a Fat Lip? (1966) TV episode .... Margaret Culver
        - The Major's Big Beat (1966) TV episode .... Margaret Culver
        - Miss Foster's Military Academy (1965) TV episode .... Margaret Culver
          (13 more)
21. That Darn Cat! (1965) .... Mrs. MacDougall
22. "Slattery's People" .... Louella Woodward (1 episode, 1965)
        - Question: What's a Swan Song for a Sparrow (1965) TV episode .... Louella Woodward
23. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Dr. Agnes Dabree (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Brain-Killer Affair (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Agnes Dabree
24. "Ben Casey" .... Mrs. Miriam Crain (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Miriam Crain
25. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Aggie McGregor (1 episode, 1964)
        - The McGregor Affair (1964) TV episode .... Aggie McGregor
26. Pajama Party (1964) .... Aunt Wendy
    ... aka The Maid and the Martian
27. "Burke's Law" .... Bessie Mopes / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (1964) TV episode .... Bessie Mopes
        - Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Ormsby
28. Mary Poppins (1964) .... Katie Nanna
29. Honeymoon Hotel (1964) .... Chambermaid
30. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Dalrymple (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Full Moon Every Night (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Dalrymple
31. The Flood (1962) (TV) (voice) .... Noah's Wife
32. "Follow the Sun" .... Lilli St. John (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Ghost in Her Gazebo (1962) TV episode .... Lilli St. John
33. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Naomi Griswald (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Fifth Caller (1961) TV episode .... Naomi Griswald
34. "General Electric Theater" .... Hanna Winters (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Cat in the Cradle (1961) TV episode .... Hanna Winters
35. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Miss Creshaw (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Intruders (1960) TV episode .... Miss Creshaw
    
    
36. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Mother Goose (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
        - Mother Goose (1958) TV episode .... Mother Goose
37. Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Aunt Queenie Holroyd
    ... aka Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
38. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .... Miss Plimsoll
39. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Miracle at Lensham (1956) TV episode
40. "I Love Lucy" .... Mrs. Edna Grundy (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
        - Off to Florida (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Edna Grundy
41. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Ida Perkins (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - Stranger in the Night (1956) TV episode .... Ida Perkins
42. "Lux Video Theatre" (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Miss Mabel (1956) TV episode
        - Ladies in Retirement (1954) TV episode
43. "Shower of Stars" .... Mrs. Zooker (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - The Flattering World (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Zooker
44. Alice in Wonderland (1955) (TV) .... Red Queen
45. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Red Queen (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Alice in Wonderland (1955) TV episode .... Red Queen
46. "The Best of Broadway" .... Mrs. Orcutt (1 episode, 1955)
        - Stage Door (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Orcutt
47. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Rosie Bowker (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Hanrahan (1955) TV episode .... Rosie Bowker
48. The Glass Slipper (1955) .... Widow Sonder
49. 3 Ring Circus (1954) .... The Bearded Lady
    ... aka Jerrico, the Wonder Clown
50. Hell's Half Acre (1954) .... Lida O'Reilly
51. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Betsey Monk, the Widow (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Baker of Barnbury (1953) TV episode .... Betsey Monk, the Widow
52. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Music and Mrs. Pratt (1953) TV episode
53. The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) .... Thelma
54. Androcles and the Lion (1952) .... Megaera
    ... aka Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
55. Les miserables (1952) .... Madame Magloire
56. Dreamboat (1952) .... Dr. Mathilda Coffey
57. Frenchie (1950) .... Countess
58. The Petty Girl (1950) .... Dr. Crutcher
    ... aka Girl of the Year (UK)
59. Mystery Street (1950) .... Mrs. Smerrling
    ... aka Murder at Harvard
60. Buccaneer's Girl (1950) .... Mme. Brizar
    
    
61. The Inspector General (1949) .... Maria
62. Come to the Stable (1949) .... Amelia Potts
63. The Secret Garden (1949) .... Martha
64. The Big Clock (1948) .... Louise Patterson
65. The Bishop's Wife (1947) .... Matilda
66. Northwest Outpost (1947) .... Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
    ... aka End of the Rainbow (UK)
67. The Razor's Edge (1946) .... Miss Keith
    ... aka W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
68. The Spiral Staircase (1945) .... Mrs. Oates
69. Passport to Destiny (1944) .... Ella Muggins
70. Lassie Come Home (1943) .... Mrs. Carraclough
71. Thumbs Up (1943) .... Emma Finch
72. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Mamie (hotel maid)
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
73. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
74. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) .... Bristol Isabel
    ... aka The Story of Benjamin Blake
75. Ladies in Retirement (1941) .... Emily Creed
    
    
76. Vessel of Wrath (1938) .... Martha Jones
    ... aka The Beachcomber (USA)
77. Rembrandt (1936) .... Hendrickje Stoffels
78. The Ghost Goes West (1935) .... Miss Shepperton
79. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (as ?) .... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Bride
    ... aka The Bride of Frankenstein (USA: poster title)
80. Naughty Marietta (1935) .... Madame d'Annard
81. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) .... Clickett
    ... aka David Copperfield (USA: short title)
82. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) (uncredited) .... Maid
83. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... Anne of Cleves
84. The Love Habit (1931) .... Mathilde
85. The Stronger Sex (1931) .... Thompson
86. Potiphar's Wife (1931) .... Therese
    ... aka Her Strange Desire
87. The Officer's Mess (1931) .... Cora Melville
88. Comets (1930)
89. Ashes (1930) .... Girl
    
    
90. Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929)
91. Daydreams (1928) .... Elsa/Heroine in Dream Sequence
92. Blue Bottles (1928) .... Elsa
93. The Tonic (1928) .... Elsa
94. The Constant Nymph (1928) .... Lady
95. One of the Best (1927) .... Kitty
96. The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925) .... Beatrice de Carolle
    

Soundtrack:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) (performer: "Yoga Is As Yoga Does")
2. "Startime" (1 episode, 1960)
   ... aka Ford Startime
   ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
       - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (uncredited))
   
   
3. "The Ed Wynn Show" (1 episode, 1950)
       - Episode #1.23 (1950) TV episode (performer: "The Maharani of Squat")
   
   
4. The Razor's Edge (1946) ("Loch Lomond" (uncredited))
   ... aka W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
   

Self:

• 1990s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993) .... Herself
   
   
2. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
   ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
       - Charles Laughton (1978) TV episode .... Herself
3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972)
   ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 31 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 28 June 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
4. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
       - Episode dated 11 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
5. "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
       - Episode dated 15 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
6. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1967)
   ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #21.18 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Audience Bow
       - Episode #5.3 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
7. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1 episode, 1965)
       - Episode dated 3 November 1965 (1965) TV episode
8. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
       - Episode dated 20 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
9. Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) .... Herself - Actress
10. "Startime" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
11. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 4 December 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
12. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Ford Show
        - Episode #3.25 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
13. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.4 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
14. "The George Gobel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #2.11 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
15. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.23 (1950) TV episode .... Herself - Actress
    

Archive Footage:

1. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)
2. "Silenci?"
       - Episode #5.6 (2005) TV episode .... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Monster's Mate
3. Bride of Chucky (1998) (uncredited) .... Clips from 'Bride of Frankenstein'
4. Commercial Entertainment Product (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... The Monster's Mate
5. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... Mary Shelley/The Bride
6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Herself
7. "Moonlighting"
       - The Bride of Tupperman (1986) TV episode .... Monster's Mate
8. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... The Bride (Bride of Frankenstein)
9. "Disneyland"
       - Blackbeard's Ghost: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Emily Stowecroft
       - Blackbeard's Ghost: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Emily Stowecroft
       - That Darn Cat! (1980) TV episode .... Kipp MacDougall
       - Rascal: Part 2 (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Satterfield
       - Rascal: Part 1 (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Satterfield