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The Wrong Road (1937) -- A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to rob the bank where the husband works of $100,000...
The Women (1939) -- Open-ended Trailer from Warner Bros.
Under the Big Top (1938) -- A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering mother to be the best aerialist in the world...
Mr. Imperium (1951) -- A beautiful singer/dancer turned actress and playboy crown prince turned monarch have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances.

Overview

Date of Death:
10 April 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Her father was a minister, and when she joined a local stock company as... more
Trivia:
Long-time companion of actress Spring Byington. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "Wagon Train" .... Cassie Tanner / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Sacramento Story (1958) TV episode .... Cassie Turner
        - The Cassie Tanner Story (1958) TV episode .... Cassie Tanner
  2. The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957) .... Ma Kettle
  3. Friendly Persuasion (1956) .... The Widow Hudspeth
  4. The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) .... Ma Kettle
  5. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) .... Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
  6. Ricochet Romance (1954) .... Pansy Jones
  7. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) .... Ma Kettle
  8. Rose Marie (1954) .... Lady Jane Dunstock
  9. The Long, Long Trailer (1953) .... Mrs. Hittaway
  10. Fast Company (1953) .... Ma Parkson
  11. Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953) .... Ma Kettle
    ... aka Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris (UK)
    ... aka Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the Road
  12. Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) .... Ma Kettle
    ... aka Ma and Pa Kettle at the County Fair (USA: alternative title)
  13. The Belle of New York (1952) .... Mrs. Phineas Hill
  14. It's a Big Country (1951) .... Mrs. Wrenley
  15. The Law and the Lady (1951) .... Julia Wortin
  16. Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) .... Ma Kettle
  17. Mr. Imperium (1951) .... Mrs. Cabot
    ... aka You Belong to My Heart (UK)
  18. A Letter from a Soldier (1951) .... Mrs. Wrenley
  19. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) .... Harriet 'Hattie' O'Malley
  20. Summer Stock (1950) .... Esme
    ... aka If You Feel Like Singing (UK)
  21. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) .... Ma Kettle
    ... aka Going to Town (UK)

  22. Big Jack (1949) .... Flapjack Kate
  23. Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) .... Ma Kettle
    ... aka The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle
  24. Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) .... Maribel Mathews
  25. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) .... Widow Hawkins
    ... aka The Wistful Widow (UK)
  26. The Egg and I (1947) .... Ma Kettle
  27. The Show-Off (1946) .... Mrs. Fisher
  28. Undercurrent (1946) .... Lucy
  29. Bad Bascomb (1946) .... Abbey Hanks
  30. The Harvey Girls (1946) .... Sonora Cassidy
  31. Murder, He Says (1945) .... Mamie Johnson
  32. Gentle Annie (1944) .... Annie Goss
  33. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) .... Katie - Maid
  34. Rationing (1944) .... Iris Tuttle
  35. Johnny Come Lately (1943) .... 'Gashouse' Mary McGovern
    ... aka Johnny Vagabond (UK)
  36. Heaven Can Wait (1943) .... Mrs. Strable
  37. Tennessee Johnson (1942) .... Mrs. Maude Fisher
    ... aka The Man on America's Conscience (UK)
  38. Tish (1942) .... Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry
  39. Jackass Mail (1942) .... Clementine 'Tina' Tucker
  40. The Affairs of Martha (1942) .... Mrs. McKissick
  41. We Were Dancing (1942) .... Judge Sidney Hawkes
  42. The Bugle Sounds (1942) .... Susie 'Suz'
  43. Honky Tonk (1941) .... Mrs. Varner
  44. The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) .... Granny Becky
  45. A Woman's Face (1941) .... Emma Kristiansdotter
  46. Barnacle Bill (1941) .... Marge Cavendish
  47. The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) .... Mrs. Collins
  48. The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) .... Irma, the Cook
  49. Wyoming (1940) .... Mehitabel
    ... aka Bad Man of Wyoming (UK)
  50. The Captain Is a Lady (1940) .... Sarah May Willett
  51. Susan and God (1940) .... Mary Maloney
    ... aka The Gay Mrs. Trexel (UK)
  52. Turnabout (1940) .... Nora - the Cook
  53. Dark Command (1940) .... Mrs. Cantrell, aka Mrs. Adams
  54. Women Without Names (1940) .... Mrs. Lowery - Prison Matron
  55. I Take This Woman (1940) .... Gertie

  56. Two Thoroughbreds (1939) .... Hildegarde 'Hildy' Carey
  57. Another Thin Man (1939) .... Mrs. Dolley, Landlord Chesterfield Apartments
    ... aka Return of the Thin Man (USA: promotional title)
  58. The Women (1939) .... Lucy
  59. The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) .... Mrs. Arkelian
    ... aka Angels Wash Their Faces (USA: review title)
  60. They Shall Have Music (1939) .... Mrs. Miller
    ... aka Melody of Youth (UK)
    ... aka Ragged Angels (USA: reissue title)
  61. Lucky Night (1939) .... Mrs. Briggs, the Landlady
  62. There Goes My Heart (1938) (uncredited) .... Fireless Cooker Customer
  63. Girls' School (1938) .... Miss Honore Armstrong
  64. Too Hot to Handle (1938) .... Miss Kitty Wayne
  65. Under the Big Top (1938) .... Sara Post
  66. Little Tough Guy (1938) .... Mrs. Boylan
  67. Prison Farm (1938) .... Chief Matron Brand
  68. Romance of the Limberlost (1938) .... Nora
  69. Three Comrades (1938) (uncredited) .... Old Woman by Phone
  70. Test Pilot (1938) .... Landlady
  71. King of the Newsboys (1938) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Stephens
  72. Penitentiary (1938) (uncredited) .... Katie
  73. City Girl (1938) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ward
  74. The Shadow (1937) .... Hannah Gillespie
    ... aka The Circus Shadow (UK)
  75. Boy of the Streets (1937) .... Mrs. Mary Brennan
  76. The Wrong Road (1937) .... Martha Foster
  77. The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) .... Amelia Bradley
  78. Dead End (1937) .... Mrs. Martin
    ... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
  79. Stella Dallas (1937) .... Mrs. Martin
  80. Love in a Bungalow (1937) .... Miss Emma Bisbee
  81. Music in the Air (1934) .... Anna
  82. Crime Without Passion (1934) (uncredited) .... Backstage Wardrobe Woman
  83. Art Trouble (1934) (uncredited) .... Woman Who Sits on Painting
  84. New Deal Rhythm (1933) (uncredited) .... Delegate from Arizona
  85. Hot Saturday (1932) (uncredited) .... Gossip in Window
  86. Broken Lullaby (1932) (uncredited) .... Frau Schmidt - Townswoman
    ... aka The Man I Killed (UK)
  87. A House Divided (1931) (uncredited) .... Townswoman at Wedding
Soundtrack:
  1. The Harvey Girls (1946) (performer: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (uncredited), "The Train Must Be Fed" (uncredited), "Swing Your Partner Round and Round" (uncredited))
  2. Jackass Mail (1942) (performer: "The Girls of the Golden West" (1942), "A Rose in the Forest") ("When Our Day is Done")
  3. Wyoming (1940) (performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900), "There's a Home in Wyomin'" (1933))
    ... aka Bad Man of Wyoming (UK)

  4. The Women (1939) ("She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes", "On Top of Old Smoky")
Self:
  1. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
        - That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Herself

  2. "December Bride" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Marjorie Main Show (1956) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) .... Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap


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