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Actress:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. "The Nurses" .... Mrs. Maloney (1 episode, 1965)
   ... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
       - The Patient Nurse (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Maloney
2. "Harris Against the World" .... Aunt Cora (1 episode, 1964)
       - Harris Against Aunt Cora (1964) TV episode .... Aunt Cora
3. "East Side/West Side" .... Mrs. Grevitch (1 episode, 1963)
       - Creeps Live Here (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Grevitch
   
   
4. The Way to the Gold (1957) .... Mrs. Williams
5. "Cavalcade of America" .... Ma Dolan (1 episode, 1957)
   ... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" (USA: fourth season title)
   ... aka "DuPont Theater" (USA: fifth season title)
       - Are Trees People? (1957) TV episode .... Ma Dolan
6. Autumn Leaves (1956) .... Liz Eckhart
7. "Crossroads" .... Mother O'Brien (1 episode, 1956)
       - Mother O'Brien (1956) TV episode .... Mother O'Brien
8. A Lawless Street (1955) .... Molly Higgins
   ... aka Marshal of Medicine Bend (USA)
9. The Spoilers (1955) .... Duchess, Cherry's Maid
10. "The Imogene Coca Show" (1954) TV series .... Regular (1954-55)
11. The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) .... Maj. Ida Winton
    ... aka Thunder Across the Pacific (UK)
12. The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) .... Mary
13. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) .... Glory White
14. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) .... Martha, Owner of Martha's Cafe
    
    
15. Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) (scenes deleted) .... New Bedford Neighbor
16. The Snake Pit (1948) .... Ruth
17. Fighting Father Dunne (1948) .... Kate Mulvey
18. The Fabulous Texan (1947) .... Utopia Mills
    ... aka The Texas Uprising (USA: reissue title)
19. Little Miss Broadway (1947) .... Aunt Minerva Van Dorn
20. Millie's Daughter (1947) .... Helen Reilly
21. The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) .... Aunt Susan Beecher
22. Cross My Heart (1946) .... Eve Harper
23. In Old Sacramento (1946) .... Zebby Booker
    ... aka Flame of Sacramento (USA: reissue title)
24. Cinderella Jones (1946) .... Cora Elliot
25. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) .... Sister Michael
    ... aka Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
26. Pillow to Post (1945) .... Mrs. Grace Wingate
27. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) .... Nurse Hamilton
28. Sleepy Lagoon (1943) .... Sarah Rogers
29. This Is the Army (1943) .... Mrs. O'Brien
30. Johnny Doughboy (1942) .... Biggy Biggsworth
31. Rise and Shine (1941) .... Mame Bacon
32. You Belong to Me (1941) .... Emma, Nurse Receptionist
    ... aka Good Morning, Doctor (UK)
33. Sailors on Leave (1941) .... Aunt Navy
34. The Gay Vagabond (1941) .... Kate Dixon
35. Model Wife (1941) .... Mrs. Milo Everett
36. The Roundup (1941) .... Polly Hope
37. Petticoat Politics (1941) .... Lil Higgins
38. Meet the Missus (1940) .... Lil Higgins
39. Scatterbrain (1940) .... Miss Stevens
40. My Little Chickadee (1940) .... Aunt Lou
    
    
41. The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) .... Effie Perkins
42. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) .... Emma Hopper
    ... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
43. The Family Next Door (1939) .... Mrs. Pierce
44. Annabel Takes a Tour (1938) .... Josephine 'Jo'
    ... aka Annabel Takes a Trip
45. The Affairs of Annabel (1938) .... Josephine
46. Personal Secretary (1938) .... Grumpy
47. Meet the Girls (1938) .... Daisy Watson
48. Army Girl (1938) .... Leila Kennett
    ... aka The Last of the Cavalry (UK)
49. A Slight Case of Murder (1938) .... Nora Marco
50. Portia on Trial (1937) .... Jane Wilkins
    ... aka The Trial of Portia Merriman (UK)
51. Roaring Timber (1937) .... Aunt Mary
52. More Than a Secretary (1936) .... Helen Davis
53. Cain and Mabel (1936) .... Aunt Mimi
54. Fatal Lady (1936) .... Melba York
55. Thirteen Hours by Air (1936) .... Vi Johnson - stewardess
56. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) .... Mabel Dawson
57. Song and Dance Man (1936) .... Patsy O'Madigan
58. Hands Across the Table (1935) .... Laura
59. Personal Maid's Secret (1935) .... Lizzie
60. Red Salute (1935) .... Mrs. Rooney
    ... aka Her Enlisted Man (USA: reissue title)
61. Alibi Ike (1935) .... Bess
62. Traveling Saleslady (1935) .... Millicent Twitchell
63. The White Cockatoo (1935) .... Mrs. Felicia Byng
64. Maybe It's Love (1935) .... Florrie Sands
65. Happiness Ahead (1934) .... Anna
66. Romance in the Rain (1934) .... Miss Sparks
67. Housewife (1934) .... Dora Wilson
68. Merry Wives of Reno (1934) .... Lois Fraser
69. Heat Lightning (1934) .... Mrs. 'Tinkle' Ashton-Ashley
70. Wonder Bar (1934) .... Mrs. Emma Simpson
71. Mandalay (1934) .... Mrs. George Peters
72. Convention City (1933) .... Mrs. Ellerbe
73. Havana Widows (1933) .... Mrs. Emily Jones
74. Female (1933) .... Miss Frothingham
75. Ever in My Heart (1933) .... Lizzie, the Housekeeper
76. 'Tis Spring (1933)
77. Footlight Parade (1933) .... Harriet Bowers Gould
78. Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) .... Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
79. Goodbye Again (1933) .... Richview Hotel Maid
80. Sing, Sinner, Sing (1933) .... Margaret Flannigan
81. Private Detective 62 (1933) .... Amy Moran
82. Lilly Turner (1933) .... Edna Yokum
83. Ladies They Talk About (1933) .... Prison Matron Noonan
    ... aka Women in Prison
84. Hard to Handle (1933) .... Lil Waters
85. Employees' Entrance (1933) .... Miss Hall
86. Just Around the Corner (1933) .... Mrs. Sears
87. Blessed Event (1932) .... Miss 'Stevey' Stevens
88. Jewel Robbery (1932) (uncredited) .... Berta, Teri's Maid
89. Make Me a Star (1932) .... The Countess
90. The Rainbow Trail (1932) .... Widow Abigail
91. Wicked (1931) .... Fanny
92. The Spider (1931) .... Mrs. Wimbledon
93. Transatlantic (1931) (scenes deleted) .... Burbank
    
    
94. Rubber Heels (1927) .... Fanny Pratt
    
    
95. Saved by a Song (1916)
96. The Tenth Commandment (1914)
    ... aka Thou Shalt Not Covet (USA)
97. In All Things Moderation (1914)
98. When the Heart Calls (1914)
99. The Lady of the Island (1914)
100. The Skull (1914)
101. The Man Who Lost, But Won (1914)
     

Soundtrack:

1. A Slight Case of Murder (1938) (performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1908) (uncredited))
2. Hard to Handle (1933) ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)", "The Prisoner's Song")
   

Self:

• 1970s
• 1930s

1. Busby Berkeley (1974) .... Herself
   
   
2. How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points (1933) (uncredited) .... Herself, Ruth Donnelly