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Overview
Date of Birth:
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
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
Musical Theatre West Presents Meet Me In St. Louis, Oct. 31 - Nov. 15
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Actress:
- "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 - The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957) .... Ma Kettle
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) .... The Widow Hudspeth
- The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) .... Ma Kettle
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) .... Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
- Ricochet Romance (1954) .... Pansy Jones
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) .... Ma Kettle
- Rose Marie (1954) .... Lady Jane Dunstock
- The Long, Long Trailer (1953) .... Mrs. Hittaway
- Fast Company (1953) .... Ma Parkson
- 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 - Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) .... Ma Kettle
... aka Ma and Pa Kettle at the County Fair (USA: alternative title) - The Belle of New York (1952) .... Mrs. Phineas Hill
- It's a Big Country (1951) .... Mrs. Wrenley
- The Law and the Lady (1951) .... Julia Wortin
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) .... Ma Kettle
- Mr. Imperium (1951) .... Mrs. Cabot
... aka You Belong to My Heart (UK) - A Letter from a Soldier (1951) .... Mrs. Wrenley
- Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) .... Harriet 'Hattie' O'Malley
- Summer Stock (1950) .... Esme
... aka If You Feel Like Singing (UK) - Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) .... Ma Kettle
... aka Going to Town (UK) - Big Jack (1949) .... Flapjack Kate
- Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) .... Ma Kettle
... aka The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle - Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) .... Maribel Mathews
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) .... Widow Hawkins
... aka The Wistful Widow (UK) - The Egg and I (1947) .... Ma Kettle
- The Show-Off (1946) .... Mrs. Fisher
- Undercurrent (1946) .... Lucy
- Bad Bascomb (1946) .... Abbey Hanks
- The Harvey Girls (1946) .... Sonora Cassidy
- Murder, He Says (1945) .... Mamie Johnson
- Gentle Annie (1944) .... Annie Goss
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) .... Katie - Maid
- Rationing (1944) .... Iris Tuttle
- Johnny Come Lately (1943) .... 'Gashouse' Mary McGovern
... aka Johnny Vagabond (UK) - Heaven Can Wait (1943) .... Mrs. Strable
- Tennessee Johnson (1942) .... Mrs. Maude Fisher
... aka The Man on America's Conscience (UK) - Tish (1942) .... Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry
- Jackass Mail (1942) .... Clementine 'Tina' Tucker
- The Affairs of Martha (1942) .... Mrs. McKissick
- We Were Dancing (1942) .... Judge Sidney Hawkes
- The Bugle Sounds (1942) .... Susie 'Suz'
- Honky Tonk (1941) .... Mrs. Varner
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) .... Granny Becky
- A Woman's Face (1941) .... Emma Kristiansdotter
- Barnacle Bill (1941) .... Marge Cavendish
- The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) .... Mrs. Collins
- The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) .... Irma, the Cook
- Wyoming (1940) .... Mehitabel
... aka Bad Man of Wyoming (UK) - The Captain Is a Lady (1940) .... Sarah May Willett
- Susan and God (1940) .... Mary Maloney
... aka The Gay Mrs. Trexel (UK) - Turnabout (1940) .... Nora - the Cook
- Dark Command (1940) .... Mrs. Cantrell, aka Mrs. Adams
- Women Without Names (1940) .... Mrs. Lowery - Prison Matron
- I Take This Woman (1940) .... Gertie
- Two Thoroughbreds (1939) .... Hildegarde 'Hildy' Carey
- Another Thin Man (1939) .... Mrs. Dolley, Landlord Chesterfield Apartments
... aka Return of the Thin Man (USA: promotional title) - The Women (1939) .... Lucy
- The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) .... Mrs. Arkelian
... aka Angels Wash Their Faces (USA: review title) - They Shall Have Music (1939) .... Mrs. Miller
... aka Melody of Youth (UK)
... aka Ragged Angels (USA: reissue title) - Lucky Night (1939) .... Mrs. Briggs, the Landlady
- There Goes My Heart (1938) (uncredited) .... Fireless Cooker Customer
- Girls' School (1938) .... Miss Honore Armstrong
- Too Hot to Handle (1938) .... Miss Kitty Wayne
- Under the Big Top (1938) .... Sara Post
- Little Tough Guy (1938) .... Mrs. Boylan
- Prison Farm (1938) .... Chief Matron Brand
- Romance of the Limberlost (1938) .... Nora
- Three Comrades (1938) (uncredited) .... Old Woman by Phone
- Test Pilot (1938) .... Landlady
- King of the Newsboys (1938) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Stephens
- Penitentiary (1938) (uncredited) .... Katie
- City Girl (1938) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ward
- The Shadow (1937) .... Hannah Gillespie
... aka The Circus Shadow (UK) - Boy of the Streets (1937) .... Mrs. Mary Brennan
- The Wrong Road (1937) .... Martha Foster
- The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) .... Amelia Bradley
- Dead End (1937) .... Mrs. Martin
... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title) - Stella Dallas (1937) .... Mrs. Martin
- Love in a Bungalow (1937) .... Miss Emma Bisbee
- Music in the Air (1934) .... Anna
- Crime Without Passion (1934) (uncredited) .... Backstage Wardrobe Woman
- Art Trouble (1934) (uncredited) .... Woman Who Sits on Painting
- New Deal Rhythm (1933) (uncredited) .... Delegate from Arizona
- Hot Saturday (1932) (uncredited) .... Gossip in Window
- Broken Lullaby (1932) (uncredited) .... Frau Schmidt - Townswoman
... aka The Man I Killed (UK) - A House Divided (1931) (uncredited) .... Townswoman at Wedding
Soundtrack:
- 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))
- Jackass Mail (1942) (performer: "The Girls of the Golden West" (1942), "A Rose in the Forest") ("When Our Day is Done")
- Wyoming (1940) (performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900), "There's a Home in Wyomin'" (1933))
... aka Bad Man of Wyoming (UK) - The Women (1939) ("She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes", "On Top of Old Smoky")
Self:
- "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 - "December Bride" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
- The Marjorie Main Show (1956) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) .... Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap
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