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Filmography (Films and Roles) of
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Little Women
1933
Director:
George Cukor
Role:
Marmee
Little Women
(as Marmee)
Love Me Forever
1935
Director:
Victor Schertzinger
Role:
Clara Fields
Love Me Forever
(as Clara Fields)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Role:
Mrs. Byam
Mutiny on the Bounty
(as Mrs. Byam)
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
Director:
Clarence Brown
Role:
Essie Miller
Ah, Wilderness!
(as Essie Miller)
Werewolf of London
1935
Director:
Stuart Walker
Role:
Miss Ettie Coombes
Werewolf of London
(as Miss Ettie Coombes)
Way Down East
1935
Director:
Henry King
Role:
Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
Way Down East
(as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett)
Orchids to You
1935
Director:
William A. Seiter
Role:
Alice Draper
Orchids to You
(as Alice Draper)
The Great Impersonation
1935
Director:
Alan Crosland
Role:
Duchess Caroline
The Great Impersonat...
(as Duchess Caroline)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
Director:
Richard Boleslawski
Role:
Rebecca Perry
Theodora Goes Wild
(as Rebecca Perry)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Lady Octavia Warrenton
The Charge of the Li...
(as Lady Octavia Warrenton)
Dodsworth
1936
Director:
William Wyler
Role:
Matey Pearson
Dodsworth
(as Matey Pearson)
The Girl on the Front Page
1936
Director:
Harry Beaumont
Role:
Mrs. Langford
The Girl on the Fron...
(as Mrs. Langford)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Ma Davis
The Voice of Bugle A...
(as Ma Davis)
Back to Nature
1936
Director:
James Tinling
Role:
Mrs. Louise Jones
Back to Nature
(as Mrs. Louise Jones)
Palm Springs
1936
Director:
Aubrey Scotto
Role:
Aunt Letty
Palm Springs
(as Aunt Letty)
Hotel Haywire
1937
Director:
Arthur Archainbaud
Role:
Mrs. Parkhouse
Hotel Haywire
(as Mrs. Parkhouse)
The Road Back
1937
Director:
James Whale
Role:
Ernst's Mother
The Road Back
(as Ernst's Mother)
Green Light
1937
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
Mrs. Dexter
Green Light
(as Mrs. Dexter)
Clarence
1937
Director:
George Archainbaud
Role:
Mrs. Wheeler
Clarence
(as Mrs. Wheeler)
It's Love I'm After
1937
Director:
Archie Mayo
Role:
Aunt Ella
It's Love I'm After
(as Aunt Ella)
A Family Affair
1937
Director:
George B. Seitz
Role:
Mrs. Emily Hardy
A Family Affair
(as Mrs. Emily Hardy)
Penrod and Sam
1937
Director:
William C. McGann
Role:
Mrs. Laura Schofield
Penrod and Sam
(as Mrs. Laura Schofield)
Borrowing Trouble
1937
Director:
Frank R. Strayer
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
Borrowing Trouble
(as Mrs. John Jones)
Off to the Races
1937
Director:
Frank R. Strayer
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
Off to the Races
(as Mrs. John Jones)
You Can't Take It With You
1938
Director:
Frank Capra
Role:
Penny Sycamore
You Can't Take It Wi...
(as Penny Sycamore)
Jezebel
1938
Director:
William Wyler
Role:
Mrs. Kendrick
Jezebel
(as Mrs. Kendrick)
The Buccaneer
1938
Director:
Cecil B. DeMille
Role:
Dolly Madison
The Buccaneer
(as Dolly Madison)
Down on the Farm
1938
Director:
Malcolm St. Clair
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
Down on the Farm
(as Mrs. John Jones)
A Trip to Paris
1938
Director:
Malcolm St. Clair
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
A Trip to Paris
(as Mrs. John Jones)
Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938
Director:
William C. McGann
Role:
Mrs. Schofield
Penrod and His Twin ...
(as Mrs. Schofield)
Love on a Budget
1938
Director:
Herbert I. Leeds
Role:
Mrs. Louise Jones
Love on a Budget
(as Mrs. Louise Jones)
Everybody's Baby
1939
Director:
Malcolm St. Clair
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
Everybody's Baby
(as Mrs. John Jones)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
Director:
Malcolm St. Clair
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
The Jones Family in ...
(as Mrs. John Jones)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
Director:
Irving Cummings
Role:
Mrs. Hubbard
The Story of Alexand...
(as Mrs. Hubbard)
Too Busy to Work
1939
Director:
Otto Brower
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
Too Busy to Work
(as Mrs. John Jones)
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
Director:
Herbert I. Leeds
Role:
Josephine Fippany
Chicken Wagon Family
(as Josephine Fippany)
Lucky Partners
1940
Director:
Lewis Milestone
Role:
Aunt Lucy
Lucky Partners
(as Aunt Lucy)
On Their Own
1940
Director:
Otto Brower
Role:
Mrs. John Jones
On Their Own
(as Mrs. John Jones)
My Love Came Back
1940
Director:
Curtis Bernhardt
Role:
Mrs. Clara Malette
My Love Came Back
(as Mrs. Clara Malette)
Laddie
1940
Director:
Jack Hively
Role:
Mrs. Stanton
Laddie
(as Mrs. Stanton)
Meet John Doe
1941
Director:
Frank Capra
Role:
Mrs. Mitchell
Meet John Doe
(as Mrs. Mitchell)
Arkansas Judge
1941
Director:
Frank McDonald
Role:
Mary Shoemaker
Arkansas Judge
(as Mary Shoemaker)
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
Director:
Sam Wood
Role:
Elizabeth Ellis
The Devil and Miss J...
(as Elizabeth Ellis)
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Director:
Rouben Mamoulian
Role:
Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
Rings on Her Fingers
(as Mrs. Maybelle Worthingto...)
Roxie Hart
1942
Director:
William A. Wellman
Role:
Mary Sunshine
Roxie Hart
(as Mary Sunshine)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
Director:
Harold S. Bucquet
Role:
Cecilia Talbot
The War Against Mrs....
(as Cecilia Talbot)
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
Rosa Yancey
The Vanishing Virgin...
(as Rosa Yancey)
The Affairs of Martha
1942
Director:
Jules Dassin
Role:
Sophia Sommerfield
The Affairs of Marth...
(as Sophia Sommerfield)
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
Director:
Norman Taurog
Role:
Mrs. Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
(as Mrs. Mars)
Heaven Can Wait
1943
Director:
Ernst Lubitsch
Role:
Bertha Van Cleve
Heaven Can Wait
(as Bertha Van Cleve)
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
Director:
William Dieterle
Role:
Mrs. Marshall
I'll Be Seeing You
(as Mrs. Marshall)
The Heavenly Body
1944
Director:
Alexander Hall
Role:
Nancy Potter
The Heavenly Body
(as Nancy Potter)
Thrill of a Romance
1945
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Nona Glenn
Thrill of a Romance
(as Nona Glenn)
Captain Eddie
1945
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Mrs. Frost
Captain Eddie
(as Mrs. Frost)
The Enchanted Cottage
1945
Director:
John Cromwell
Role:
Violet Price
The Enchanted Cottag...
(as Violet Price)
Salty O'Rourke
1945
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Role:
Mrs. Brooks
Salty O'Rourke
(as Mrs. Brooks)
A Letter for Evie
1946
Director:
Jules Dassin
Role:
Mrs. McPherson
A Letter for Evie
(as Mrs. McPherson)
Dragonwyck
1946
Director:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Role:
Magda
Dragonwyck
(as Magda)
Little Mister Jim
1946
Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Role:
Mrs. Starwell
Little Mister Jim
(as Mrs. Starwell)
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
Director:
Sidney Salkow
Role:
Miss Mary Swanson
Faithful in My Fashi...
(as Miss Mary Swanson)
Meet Me on Broadway
1946
Director:
Leigh Jason
Role:
Sylvia Kane Storm
Meet Me on Broadway
(as Sylvia Kane Storm)
It Had to Be You
1947
Director:
Don Hartman
Role:
Mrs. Martha Stafford
It Had to Be You
(as Mrs. Martha Stafford)
Cynthia
1947
Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Role:
Carrie Jannings
Cynthia
(as Carrie Jannings)
Singapore
1947
Director:
John Brahm
Role:
Mrs. Bellows
Singapore
(as Mrs. Bellows)
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Role:
Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
My Brother Talks to ...
(as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose)
Living in a Big Way
1947
Director:
Gregory La Cava
Role:
Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
Living in a Big Way
(as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morga...)
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Role:
Gladys Fulton
B.F.'s Daughter
(as Gladys Fulton)
The Big Wheel
1949
Director:
Edward Ludwig
Role:
Mary Coy
The Big Wheel
(as Mary Coy)
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Role:
Nellie Burke
In the Good Old Summ...
(as Nellie Burke)
Devil's Doorway
1950
Director:
Anthony Mann
Role:
Mrs. Masters
Devil's Doorway
(as Mrs. Masters)
Louisa
1950
Director:
Alexander Hall
Role:
Louisa Norton
Louisa
(as Louisa Norton)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
Director:
Elliott Nugent
Role:
Agnes Thorndyke
The Skipper Surprise...
(as Agnes Thorndyke)
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Role:
Mrs. Brentman
Walk Softly, Strange...
(as Mrs. Brentman)
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
Director:
Melvin Frank
Role:
Kathy's Mother
The Reformer and the...
(as Kathy's Mother)
Please Believe Me
1950
Director:
Norman Taurog
Role:
Mrs. Milwright
Please Believe Me
(as Mrs. Milwright)
Angels in the Outfield
1951
Director:
Clarence Brown
Role:
Sister Edwitha
Angels in the Outfie...
(as Sister Edwitha)
Bannerline
1951
Director:
Don Weis
Role:
Mrs. Loomis
Bannerline
(as Mrs. Loomis)
No Room for the Groom
1952
Director:
Douglas Sirk
Role:
Mama Kingshead
No Room for the Groo...
(as Mama Kingshead)
Because You're Mine
1952
Director:
Alexander Hall
Role:
Mrs. Montville
Because You're Mine
(as Mrs. Montville)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
Director:
Charles Walters
Role:
Suzie Robinson
Please Don't Eat the...
(as Suzie Robinson)