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Overview

Date of Birth:

9 November 1868, Cobourg, Ontario, Canada more

Date of Death:

28 July 1934, Santa Barbara, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Once you saw her, you would not forget her. Despite her age and weight... more

Trivia:

Was named the top box-office star of 1933 by the Motion Picture Herald... more

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Up 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:

Birthday Suits: Nov 9th
(From FilmExperience. 9 November 2009, 7:35 AM, PST)

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9

6:00 AM

TCM

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Christopher Bean (1933)	Abby	1933	-	7.9 (9)
	AKAs: Her Sweetheart, Christopher Bean The Late Christopher Bean (UK)
2.	Dinner at Eight (1933)	Carlotta Vance	1933	-	7.8 (3,226)

3.	Tugboat Annie (1933)	Annie Brennan	1933	-	7.0 (166)

4.	Prosperity (1932)	Maggie Warren	1932	-	6.3 (88)

5.	Emma (1932)	Emma Thatcher Smith	1932	-	7.0 (194)

6.	Politics (1931)	Hattie Burns	1931	-	6.7 (68)

7.	Reducing (1931)	Marie Truffle	1931	-	6.6 (84)

8.	Min and Bill (1930)	Min Divot, Inkeeper	1930	-	7.5 (457)

9.	Let Us Be Gay (1930)	Mrs. 'Bouccy' Bouccicault	1930	-	7.0 (142)

10.	Caught Short (1930)	Marie Jones	1930	-	-

11.	One Romantic Night (1930)	Princess Beatrice	1930	-	7.1 (151)
	AKAs: The Swan (USA: reissue title)
12.	The Girl Said No (1930)	Hettie Brown	1930	-	7.8 (491)

13.	Anna Christie (1930)	Marthy Owens	1930	-	6.9 (1,005)

14.	Chasing Rainbows (1930)	Bonnie	1930	-	7.2 (44)
	AKAs: Road Show
15.	The Vagabond Lover (1929)	Mrs. Ethel Bertha Whitehall	1929	-	5.7 (75)

16.	Dangerous Females (1929)	Sarah Bascom	1929	-	7.2 (34)

17.	The Divine Lady (1929)	Mrs. Hart	1929	-	6.8 (123)

18.	The Patsy (1928)	Ma Harrington	1928	-	8.5 (945)
	AKAs: The Politic Flapper (UK)
19.	Bringing Up Father (1928)	Annie Moore	1928	-	7.8 (90)

20.	Breakfast at Sunrise (1927)	Queen	1927	-	6.6 (6)

21.	The Joy Girl (1927)	Mrs. Heath	1927	-	-

22.	The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)	Mrs. Callahan	1927	-	-

23.	The Red Cross Nurse (1918)		1918	-	-

24.	The Agonies of Agnes (1918)		1918	-	-

25.	The Scrub Lady (1917)		1917	-	-

26.	Fired (1917)		1917	-	-

27.	Tillie Wakes Up (1917)	Tillie Tinkelpaw	1917	-	7.1 (344)
	AKAs: Meal Ticket (USA: reissue title)
28.	Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915)	Tillie Banks	1915	-	-

29.	Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)	Tillie	1914	-	7.3 (1,412)
	AKAs: For the Love of Tillie Marie's Millions Tillie's Big Romance Tillie's Nightmare

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(performer: "Singin' in the Rain")	1994	-	7.7 (543)

2.	Emma (1932)	(performer: "Don't You Mind It Honey If the World Goes Wrong")	1932	-	7.0 (194)

3.	The Christmas Party (1931)	("Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929))	1931	-	6.9 (132)
	AKAs: A Christmas Story Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title)
4.	Politics (1931)	("A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900) (uncredited), "Sweet Genevieve" (1869) (uncredited), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) (uncredited))	1931	-	6.7 (68)

5.	Anna Christie (1930)	("In the Good Old Summertime" (1902) (uncredited))	1930	-	6.9 (1,005)

6.	Chasing Rainbows (1930)	(performer: "My Dynamite Personality")	1930	-	7.2 (44)
	AKAs: Road Show
7.	The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)	(performer: "FOR I'M THE QUEEN", "FOUNTAIN IN THE PARK", "MARIE, POLLY AND BESS")	1929	-	8.1 (1,005)
	AKAs: The Hollywood Revue

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Agonies of Agnes (1918)	(story)	1918	-	-

2.	Fired (1917)	(story)	1917	-	-

Producer				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Agonies of Agnes (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

Director				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Fired (1917)		1917	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Christmas Party (1931)	(uncredited) Herself	1931	-	6.9 (132)
	AKAs: A Christmas Story Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title)
2.	Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931)	Herself	1931	-	5.7 (10)

3.	The Voice of Hollywood No. 14 (1930)	(uncredited) Herself	1930	-	-

4.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14 (1930)	Herself, at Premiere	1930	-	-

5.	The March of Time (1930)	Herself, Old Timer Sequence	1930	-	-

6.	The Voice of Hollywood No. 2 (1930)	(uncredited) (unconfirmed) Herself	1930	-	-

7.	The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)	Herself	1929	-	8.1 (1,005)
	AKAs: The Hollywood Revue
8.	Actors' Fund Field Day (1910)	Herself	1910	-	-


1.	Garbo (2005)	(uncredited) Marthy Owens

2.	Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) (TV)

3.	Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself

4.	Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself

5.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(uncredited) Herself (clip from "Hollywood Revue")

6.	Zelig (1983)	(uncredited) Herself

7.	"Hollywood" (1980)	Herself

8.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	Clip from 'Dinner at Eight'

9.	Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself, film clip from 'Dinner at Eight'

10.	Hollywood My Home Town (1965)	Herself

11.	The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)	Actress in 'Reducing'

12.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Herself

13.	Anniversary (1963)

14.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party (1948)	Herself

15.	Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946)	Herself

16.	Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945)	Herself

17.	Wilson (1944)	(uncredited) Herself, at WWI rally

18.	Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 2 (1941)

19.	Personality Parade (1938)	(uncredited) Herself

20.	Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 4 (1935)	Herself

21.	Movie Memories (1935)	Herself

22.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934)	Herself

23.	Going Hollywood (1933)	(uncredited) Herself, Premiere Clip

24.	Broadway to Hollywood (1933)	(uncredited) Vaudeville act

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage, vaudeville, and circus actress. Active on Broadway in the following productions: more

Publicity Listings:

1 Portrayal | 4 Print Biographies more

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Short | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Character Name In Title | Marriage | Beautiful Woman more

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