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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...
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 Birth:
24 February 1890, Acton, Indiana, USA more
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:
Had been known to wear white gloves and a surgical mask for fear of germ... more
STARmeter: ?
Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Musical Theatre West Presents Meet Me In St. Louis, Oct. 31 - Nov. 15
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Cassie Tanner / Cassie Turner (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
- 2. The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957) Ma Kettle 1957 - 6.8 (79)
- 3. Friendly Persuasion (1956) The Widow Hudspeth 1956 - 7.5 (2,267)
- 4. The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) Ma Kettle 1956 - 7.0 (75)
- 5. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle 1955 - 6.0 (173)
- 6. Ricochet Romance (1954) Pansy Jones 1954 - 6.6 (6)
- 7. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) Ma Kettle 1954 - 6.4 (180)
- 8. Rose Marie (1954) Lady Jane Dunstock 1954 - 5.8 (153)
- 9. The Long, Long Trailer (1953) Mrs. Hittaway 1953 - 6.8 (1,446)
- 10. Fast Company (1953) Ma Parkson 1953 - 5.2 (48)
- 11. Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953)   Ma Kettle 1953 - 6.3 (176)
AKAs:
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris (UK)
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the Road
- 12. Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)   Ma Kettle 1952 - 6.5 (209)
AKAs:
  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the County Fair (USA: alternative title)
- 13. The Belle of New York (1952) Mrs. Phineas Hill 1952 - 6.1 (268)
- 14. It's a Big Country (1951) Mrs. Wrenley 1951 - 5.9 (153)
- 15. The Law and the Lady (1951) Julia Wortin 1951 - 6.4 (115)
- 16. Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) Ma Kettle 1951 - 6.7 (241)
- 17. Mr. Imperium (1951)   Mrs. Cabot 1951 - 5.1 (138)
AKAs:
  • You Belong to My Heart (UK)
- 18. A Letter from a Soldier (1951) Mrs. Wrenley 1951 - 6.8 (29)
- 19. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) Harriet 'Hattie' O'Malley 1950 - 6.8 (122)
- 20. Summer Stock (1950)   Esme 1950 - 7.2 (1,126)
AKAs:
  • If You Feel Like Singing (UK)
- 21. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)   Ma Kettle 1950 - 6.4 (300)
AKAs:
  • Going to Town (UK)
- 22. Big Jack (1949) Flapjack Kate 1949 - 6.4 (52)
- 23. Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)   Ma Kettle 1949 - 6.3 (397)
AKAs:
  • The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle
- 24. Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) Maribel Mathews 1948 - 6.4 (69)
- 25. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)   Widow Hawkins 1947 - 7.0 (555)
AKAs:
  • The Wistful Widow (UK)
- 26. The Egg and I (1947) Ma Kettle 1947 - 7.1 (839)
- 27. The Show-Off (1946) Mrs. Fisher 1946 - 6.5 (84)
- 28. Undercurrent (1946) Lucy 1946 - 6.3 (856)
- 29. Bad Bascomb (1946) Abbey Hanks 1946 - 6.8 (152)
- 30. The Harvey Girls (1946) Sonora Cassidy 1946 - 7.0 (1,095)
- 31. Murder, He Says (1945) Mamie Johnson 1945 - 8.2 (757)
- 32. Gentle Annie (1944) Annie Goss 1944 - 6.0 (59)
- 33. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Katie - Maid 1944 - 7.7 (6,337)
- 34. Rationing (1944) Iris Tuttle 1944 - 6.5 (11)
- 35. Johnny Come Lately (1943)   'Gashouse' Mary McGovern 1943 - 6.4 (136)
AKAs:
  • Johnny Vagabond (UK)
- 36. Heaven Can Wait (1943) Mrs. Strable 1943 - 7.6 (2,994)
- 37. Tennessee Johnson (1942)   Mrs. Maude Fisher 1942 - 7.1 (158)
AKAs:
  • The Man on America's Conscience (UK)
- 38. Tish (1942) Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry 1942 - 6.4 (43)
- 39. Jackass Mail (1942) Clementine 'Tina' Tucker 1942 - 6.6 (42)
- 40. The Affairs of Martha (1942) Mrs. McKissick 1942 - 6.7 (106)
- 41. We Were Dancing (1942) Judge Sidney Hawkes 1942 - 6.2 (79)
- 42. The Bugle Sounds (1942) Susie 'Suz' 1942 - 6.3 (66)
- 43. Honky Tonk (1941) Mrs. Varner 1941 - 6.5 (327)
- 44. The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) Granny Becky 1941 - 7.0 (510)
- 45. A Woman's Face (1941) Emma Kristiansdotter 1941 - 7.2 (576)
- 46. Barnacle Bill (1941) Marge Cavendish 1941 - 6.6 (28)
- 47. The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) Mrs. Collins 1941 - -
- 48. The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) Irma, the Cook 1941 - 5.9 (37)
- 49. Wyoming (1940)   Mehitabel 1940 - 6.2 (33)
AKAs:
  • Bad Man of Wyoming (UK)
- 50. The Captain Is a Lady (1940) Sarah May Willett 1940 - 6.5 (63)
- 51. Susan and God (1940)   Mary Maloney 1940 - 6.1 (347)
AKAs:
  • The Gay Mrs. Trexel (UK)
- 52. Turnabout (1940) Nora - the Cook 1940 - 6.5 (223)
- 53. Dark Command (1940) Mrs. Cantrell, aka Mrs. Adams 1940 - 6.9 (868)
- 54. Women Without Names (1940) Mrs. Lowery - Prison Matron 1940 - 4.8 (6)
- 55. I Take This Woman (1940) Gertie 1940 - 6.0 (166)
- 56. Two Thoroughbreds (1939) Hildegarde 'Hildy' Carey 1939 - -
- 57. Another Thin Man (1939)   Mrs. Dolley, Landlord Chesterfield Apartments 1939 - 7.3 (2,039)
AKAs:
  • Return of the Thin Man (USA: promotional title)
- 58. The Women (1939) Lucy 1939 - 8.0 (5,086)
- 59. The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)   Mrs. Arkelian 1939 - 6.2 (181)
AKAs:
  • Angels Wash Their Faces (USA: review title)
- 60. They Shall Have Music (1939)   Mrs. Miller 1939 - 7.0 (154)
AKAs:
  • Melody of Youth (UK)
  • Ragged Angels (USA: reissue title)
- 61. Lucky Night (1939) Mrs. Briggs, the Landlady 1939 - 5.6 (94)
- 62. There Goes My Heart (1938) (uncredited) Fireless Cooker Customer 1938 - 6.7 (163)
- 63. Girls' School (1938) Miss Honore Armstrong 1938 - 6.0 (62)
- 64. Too Hot to Handle (1938) Miss Kitty Wayne 1938 - 6.7 (440)
- 65. Under the Big Top (1938) Sara Post 1938 - 6.5 (12)
- 66. Little Tough Guy (1938) Mrs. Boylan 1938 - 6.0 (49)
- 67. Prison Farm (1938) Chief Matron Brand 1938 - -
- 68. Romance of the Limberlost (1938) Nora 1938 - -
- 69. Three Comrades (1938) (uncredited) Old Woman by Phone 1938 - 7.4 (509)
- 70. Test Pilot (1938) Landlady 1938 - 6.9 (633)
- 71. King of the Newsboys (1938) (uncredited) Mrs. Stephens 1938 - 6.1 (9)
- 72. Penitentiary (1938) (uncredited) Katie 1938 - -
- 73. City Girl (1938) (uncredited) Mrs. Ward 1938 - 6.2 (5)
- 74. The Shadow (1937)   Hannah Gillespie 1937 - 6.6 (19)
AKAs:
  • The Circus Shadow (UK)
- 75. Boy of the Streets (1937) Mrs. Mary Brennan 1937 - 6.2 (29)
- 76. The Wrong Road (1937) Martha Foster 1937 - 5.2 (43)
- 77. The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) Amelia Bradley 1937 - 5.2 (9)
- 78. Dead End (1937)   Mrs. Martin 1937 - 7.6 (2,080)
AKAs:
  • Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
- 79. Stella Dallas (1937) Mrs. Martin 1937 - 7.5 (1,263)
- 80. Love in a Bungalow (1937) Miss Emma Bisbee 1937 - -
- 81. Music in the Air (1934) Anna 1934 - 8.3 (619)
- 82. Crime Without Passion (1934) (uncredited) Backstage Wardrobe Woman 1934 - 7.2 (91)
- 83. Art Trouble (1934) (uncredited) Woman Who Sits on Painting 1934 - 6.0 (39)
- 84. New Deal Rhythm (1933) (uncredited) Delegate from Arizona 1933 - 5.2 (7)
- 85. Hot Saturday (1932) (uncredited) Gossip in Window 1932 - 6.5 (121)
- 86. Broken Lullaby (1932)   (uncredited) Frau Schmidt - Townswoman 1932 - 7.6 (252)
AKAs:
  • The Man I Killed (UK)
- 87. A House Divided (1931) (uncredited) Townswoman at Wedding 1931 - 6.8 (34)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 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)) 1946 - 7.0 (1,095)
- 2. Jackass Mail (1942) (performer: "The Girls of the Golden West" (1942), "A Rose in the Forest") ("When Our Day is Done") 1942 - 6.6 (42)
- 3. Wyoming (1940)   (performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900), "There's a Home in Wyomin'" (1933)) 1940 - 6.2 (33)
AKAs:
  • Bad Man of Wyoming (UK)
- 4. The Women (1939) ("She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes", "On Top of Old Smoky") 1939 - 8.0 (5,086)
Self
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- 1. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" (1973)   Herself (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 6.8 (15)
AKAs:
  • ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
- 2. "December Bride" (1954)   Herself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.9 (48)
Archive Footage
- 1. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap

Additional Details

Other Works:
Performed in the following Broadway productions: more
Publicity Listings:
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Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Western more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Based On Play | Marriage | Based On Novel more

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