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Actress:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "The Flying Nun" .... Mother General (1 episode, 1968)
       - To Fly or Not to Fly (1968) TV episode .... Mother General
2. "I Dream of Jeannie" .... Mother (1 episode, 1967)
       - Meet My Master's Mother (1967) TV episode .... Mother
3. "Batman" .... J. Pauline Spaghetti (2 episodes, 1966)
       - The Catwoman Goeth (1966) TV episode .... J. Pauline Spaghetti
       - The Sandman Cometh (1966) TV episode .... J. Pauline Spaghetti
4. "Dr. Kildare" .... Mother Caritas (2 episodes, 1965)
       - Going Home (1965) TV episode .... Mother Caritas
       - Fathers and Daughters (1965) TV episode .... Mother Caritas
5. "Kentucky Jones" .... Mrs. Jolly (1 episode, 1965)
       - Feminine Intrusion (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Jolly
6. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Iris Fuchsia (1 episode, 1964)
   ... aka The Chrysler Theater
   ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
   ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
       - The Timothy Heist (1964) TV episode .... Iris Fuchsia
7. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Louise (1 episode, 1964)
       - This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) TV episode .... Louise
8. "Mister Ed" .... Miss Karen Dooley (1 episode, 1963)
       - Oh, Those Hats! (1963) TV episode .... Miss Karen Dooley
9. "Laramie" .... Daisy Cooper / ... (38 episodes, 1961-1963)
       - The Marshals (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - The Stranger (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - The Last Battleground (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - Broken Honor (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
       - Edge of Evil (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper
         (33 more)
10. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Alice Wagner (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Man with Two Faces (1960) TV episode .... Alice Wagner
11. "The Tab Hunter Show" .... Mollie Coburn (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Matchmaker (1960) TV episode .... Mollie Coburn
12. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Melinda Gray (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - The Sitter's Baby (1960) TV episode .... Melinda Gray
13. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Maudie (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
    ... aka The Detectives
    ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
        - Floating Face Down (1960) TV episode .... Maudie
14. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) .... Suzie Robinson
    
    
15. "December Bride" .... Lily Ruskin (111 episodes, 1954-1959)
        - Bald Baby (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - Lily Helps Twilly (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - Linda on TV (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - The Texan, Rory Calhoun (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
        - Lily's Advice Column (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin
          (106 more)
16. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Mrs. Miller (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - The Moneymaker (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Miller
17. "Studio 57" .... Cora Gibbs (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
        - The Great Wide World (1956) TV episode .... Cora Gibbs
18. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Aunt Cordelia (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Wonderful Day for a Wedding (1954) TV episode .... Aunt Cordelia
19. The Rocket Man (1954) .... Justice Amelia Brown
20. "Make Room for Daddy" .... Eloise Adams (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
        - Wonderland (1953) TV episode .... Eloise Adams
21. Because You're Mine (1952) .... Mrs. Montville
22. No Room for the Groom (1952) .... Mama Kingshead
23. Angels in the Outfield (1951) .... Sister Edwitha
    ... aka Angels and the Pirates (UK)
24. Bannerline (1951) .... Mrs. Loomis
25. "The Bigelow Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Bigelow-Sanford Theater (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Hollywood Half Hour (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Marquee Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - Charming Billy (1951) TV episode
26. According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951) .... Mrs. Hoyle
27. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - The Happy Journey (1951) TV episode
        - Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) TV episode
28. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) .... Mrs. Brentman
29. Devil's Doorway (1950) .... Mrs. Masters
30. Louisa (1950) .... Louisa Norton
31. The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) .... Agnes Thorndyke
32. Please Believe Me (1950) .... Mrs. Milwright
33. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) (voice) (uncredited) .... Kathy's Mother
    
    
34. The Big Wheel (1949) .... Mary Coy
35. In the Good Old Summertime (1949) .... Nellie Burke
36. B.F.'s Daughter (1948) .... Gladys Fulton
    ... aka Polly Fulton (UK)
37. It Had to Be You (1947) .... Mrs. Martha Stafford
38. Cynthia (1947) .... Carrie Jannings
    ... aka Cynthia: The Rich, Full Life
    ... aka The Rich Full Life (UK)
39. Singapore (1947) .... Mrs. Bellows
40. Living in a Big Way (1947) .... Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
41. My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) .... Mrs. Penrose
    ... aka My Brother Who Talks to Horses (USA: promotional title)
42. Faithful in My Fashion (1946) .... Miss Mary Swanson
43. Little Mister Jim (1946) .... Mrs. Starwell
44. Dragonwyck (1946) .... Magda
45. A Letter for Evie (1946) .... Mrs. McPherson
46. Meet Me on Broadway (1946) .... Sylvia Kane Storm
    ... aka Song of Broadway (UK)
47. Captain Eddie (1945) .... Mrs. Frost
48. Thrill of a Romance (1945) .... Nona Glenn
49. Salty O'Rourke (1945) .... Mrs. Brooks
50. The Enchanted Cottage (1945) .... Violet Price
51. I'll Be Seeing You (1944) .... Mrs. Marshall
52. Reward Unlimited (1944) .... Peggy's Mother
53. The Heavenly Body (1944) .... Nancy Potter
54. Heaven Can Wait (1943) .... Bertha Van Cleve
55. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) .... Mrs. Mars
56. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Cecilia Talbot
57. The Affairs of Martha (1942) .... Sophia Sommerfield
58. Rings on Her Fingers (1942) .... Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
59. Roxie Hart (1942) .... Mary Sunshine
60. The Vanishing Virginian (1942) .... Rosa Yancey
61. When Ladies Meet (1941) .... Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
62. Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) .... Carlotta Emerson
    ... aka The Perfect Crime (UK)
63. Meet John Doe (1941) .... Mrs. Mitchell
    ... aka Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe' (USA: complete title)
    ... aka John Doe, Dynamite (UK)
64. The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) .... Elizabeth Ellis
65. Arkansas Judge (1941) .... Mary Shoemaker
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
66. Lucky Partners (1940) .... Aunt Lucy
67. My Love Came Back (1940) .... Mrs. Clara Malette
68. On Their Own (1940) .... Mrs. John Jones
69. Young as You Feel (1940) .... Mrs. John Jones
70. The Blue Bird (1940) .... Mummy Tyl
71. Laddie (1940) .... Mrs. Stanton
    
    
72. A Child Is Born (1939) .... Mrs. Mamie West
73. Too Busy to Work (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
74. Quick Millions (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
    ... aka Jones Family at the Grand Canyon
    ... aka The Jones Family in Quick Millions (USA: complete title)
75. Chicken Wagon Family (1939) .... Josephine Fippany
76. The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
77. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) .... Mrs. Hubbard
    ... aka The Modern Miracle (UK)
78. Everybody's Baby (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
79. Down on the Farm (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
80. You Can't Take It with You (1938) .... Penny Sycamore
81. Safety in Numbers (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
82. A Trip to Paris (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
83. Jezebel (1938) .... Mrs. Kendrick
84. Love on a Budget (1938) .... Mrs. Louise Jones
85. Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) .... Mrs. Schofield
86. The Buccaneer (1938) .... Dolly Madison
87. Borrowing Trouble (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
    ... aka The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble (USA: new title)
88. It's Love I'm After (1937) .... Aunt Ella Paisley
89. Hot Water (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
90. Hotel Haywire (1937) .... Mrs. Parkhouse
91. The Road Back (1937) .... Ernst's Mother
92. Big Business (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
93. A Family Affair (1937) .... Mrs. Emily Hardy
    ... aka Skidding
    ... aka Stand Accused
94. Penrod and Sam (1937) .... Mrs. Laura Schofield
95. Green Light (1937) .... Mrs. Dexter
96. Clarence (1937) .... Mrs. Wheeler
97. Off to the Races (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
98. Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Rebecca Perry
99. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) .... Lady Octavia Warrenton
100. The Girl on the Front Page (1936) .... Mrs. Langford
101. Dodsworth (1936) .... Matey Pearson
102. Stage Struck (1936) .... Mrs. Randall
103. Back to Nature (1936) .... Mrs. Louise Jones
104. Palm Springs (1936) .... Aunt Letty
     ... aka Palm Springs Affair (UK)
105. Educating Father (1936) .... Mrs. John Jones
106. Every Saturday Night (1936) .... Mrs. Evers
107. The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) .... Ma Davis
108. The Great Impersonation (1935) .... Duchess Caroline
109. Broadway Hostess (1935) .... Mrs. Duncan-Griswald-Wembly-Smythe
110. Ah, Wilderness! (1935) .... Essie Miller
111. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Mrs. Byam
112. Way Down East (1935) .... Mrs. Bartlett
113. Orchids to You (1935) .... Alice Draper
114. Love Me Forever (1935) .... Clara Fields
     ... aka On Wings of Song (UK)
115. Werewolf of London (1935) .... Miss Ettie Coombes
     ... aka Unholy Hour
116. Little Women (1933) .... Marmee
117. Papa's Slay Ride (1930) .... Mama
     

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. In the Good Old Summertime (1949) (performer: "In the Good Old Summertime")
2. The Vanishing Virginian (1942) (performer: "In the Evening by the Moonlight", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (1902))
3. My Love Came Back (1940) ("The Blue Danube, Op.314" (uncredited))
   
   
4. Little Women (1933) (performer: "Abide with Me" (1861) (uncredited))
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Sleeping Beauty (1959) (live action model: Fairy) (uncredited)
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Dennis the Menace" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
   ... aka Just Dennis (UK)
       - Dennis' Birthday (1961) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
2. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka Desilu Playhouse
       - The Desilu Revue (1959) TV episode .... Herself
3. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1957)
       - Episode dated 27 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
4. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
   ... aka The Ford Show
       - Episode #1.12 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
5. "The Vic Damone Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode dated 2 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
6. "The George Gobel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode #2.27 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
7. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V) .... Mrs. Emily Hardy
2. In the Good Old Summertime Intro (2004) (V) .... Nellie Burke
3. Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1997) (V) .... Herself
4. "Toast of the Town"
       - Episode #12.2 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
5. Land of Liberty (1939)