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Actress:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Mary Poppins (1964) .... The Bird Woman
2. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Granny Carnation (1 episode, 1964)
       - The Jar (1964) TV episode .... Granny Carnation
3. "Burke's Law" .... Mrs. Leah Mulligan (1 episode, 1963)
   ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
       - Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Leah Mulligan
4. "Follow the Sun" .... Charlotte Randolph (1 episode, 1961)
       - The Far Side of Nowhere (1961) TV episode .... Charlotte Randolph
5. "Lassie" .... Mrs. Brenner (1 episode, 1961)
   ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
       - Lassie's Wild Baby (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Brenner
6. "Wagon Train" .... Mrs. Anderson / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
   ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
       - The Artie Matthewson Story (1961) TV episode .... Angie Matthewson
       - The Andrew Hale Story (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Anderson
       - The Vivian Carter Story (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Anderson
7. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Grandma (1 episode, 1961)
   ... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
   ... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
   ... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
       - The Fawn (1961) TV episode .... Grandma
8. Macbeth (1961) (TV) .... First Witch
9. "New Comedy Showcase" .... Olga (1 episode, 1960)
       - You're Only Young Twice (1960) TV episode .... Olga
   
   
10. Hound-Dog Man (1959) .... Grandma Wilson
11. "Buckskin" .... Mrs. Hale (1 episode, 1959)
        - Mr. Rush's Secretary (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Hale
12. The Last Hurrah (1958) .... Delia Boylan
13. "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
        - A Boy Grows Up (1958) TV episode
14. "Maverick" .... Mrs. Knowles (1 episode, 1958)
        - Black Fire (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Knowles
15. "Studio One" .... Anna (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - A Dead Ringer (1958) TV episode .... Anna
16. "Playhouse 90" .... Annie Jackson / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Three Men on a Horse (1957) TV episode .... Lady on Bus
        - The Greer Case (1957) TV episode .... Annie Jackson
        - Sincerely, Willis Wade (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Jacoby
17. "Circus Boy" .... Mamie LaRue (1 episode, 1957)
        - Big Top Angel (1957) TV episode .... Mamie LaRue
18. "Sheriff of Cochise" .... Mrs. Harvey (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Shadow (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Harvey
19. "Cavalcade of America" .... Minna (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - Women's Work (1956) TV episode .... Minna
20. Girls in Prison (1956) .... Matron Jamieson
21. "My Friend Flicka" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Mister Goblin (1956) TV episode
22. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... O'Hara's Mother (1 episode, 1956)
        - Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother (1956) TV episode .... O'Hara's Mother
23. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Lena (1 episode, 1956)
        - Prima Donna (1956) TV episode .... Lena
24. There's Always Tomorrow (1956) .... Mrs. Rogers
25. "Studio 57" .... Mom Riker (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
        - Santa's Old Suit (1955) TV episode
        - Center Ring (1955) TV episode .... Mom Riker
26. "Climax!" .... B. Cool / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - House of Shadows (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Koestler
        - The Bigger They Come (1955) TV episode .... B. Cool
27. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Christabel / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - The Mumbys (1955) TV episode .... Mama Mumby
        - Second Sight (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Riggs
        - Slide, Darling, Slide (1954) TV episode .... Christabel
        - The Good of His Soul (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. O'Connor
28. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Mrs. Riggs (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - Eddie's Place (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Riggs
29. Hit the Deck (1955) .... Jenny
30. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Action Tonight (USA: syndication title)
        - Santa's Old Suit (1954) TV episode
31. "Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Nine Quarts of Water (1954) TV episode
32. A Life at Stake (1954) .... Landlady
    ... aka Key Man (USA: alternative title)
33. The Bigamist (1953) .... Mrs. Connelley
34. Affair with a Stranger (1953) .... Ma Stanton
35. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) .... Mrs. Aurora Ratchitt
36. It Happens Every Thursday (1953) .... Mrs. Eva Spatch
37. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Josie (1952) TV episode
38. We're Not Married! (1952) .... Mrs. Bush
39. Journey Into Light (1951) .... Mack
    ... aka Skid Road
40. Excuse My Dust (1951) .... Mrs. Belden
    ... aka Mr. Belden's Amazing Gasmobile (USA: reissue title)
41. Three Husbands (1951) .... Mrs. Wurdeman
    ... aka Letter to Three Husbands
42. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) .... Nellie Thursday
43. Father's Wild Game (1950) .... Minverva Bobbin
44. The Second Face (1950) .... Mrs. Lockridge
45. Redwood Forest Trail (1950) .... Hattie Hickory
46. Surrender (1950) .... Molly Hale
47. Caged (1950) .... Isolation Matron
48. Wagon Master (1950) .... Sister Ledeyard
49. The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) .... Mrs. Murphy
    
    
50. Red Canyon (1949) .... Aunt Jane
51. 3 Godfathers (1948) .... Miss Florie
52. Train to Alcatraz (1948) .... Aunt Ella
53. The Red Stallion (1947) .... Mrs. Aggie Curtis
54. Keeper of the Bees (1947) .... Mrs. Ferris
55. My Darling Clementine (1946) .... Kate Nelson
    ... aka John Ford's My Darling Clementine (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
56. Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Sister Mary Brigid
57. The Dark Horse (1946) .... Aunt Hattie
58. Captain Tugboat Annie (1945) .... Tugboat Annie
59. I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) .... Mrs. Patterson
    ... aka A Yank in London (USA)
60. Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) .... Mrs. Helen Dobson
61. She's a Sweetheart (1944) .... Mom
    ... aka Hello Mom
62. Music in Manhattan (1944) .... Mrs. Pearson
63. The Impatient Years (1944) .... Minister's Wife
64. Reckless Age (1944) .... Mrs. Connors
65. Tender Comrade (1943) .... Mrs. Henderson
66. Government Girl (1943) (uncredited) .... Miss Trask
67. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) .... Jenny Grier
    ... aka Strange Incident (UK)
68. Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) .... Aunt Emma Forrester
69. The Great Gildersleeve (1942) .... Aunt Emma Forrester
70. Highways by Night (1942) .... Grandma Fogarty
71. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942) .... Mrs. Mariah Clemm
72. Men of Texas (1942) .... Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie
    ... aka Men of Destiny (UK)
73. It Happened in Flatbush (1942) .... Mrs. Maguire
74. On the Sunny Side (1942) .... Annie
75. Young America (1942) .... Grandmother Nora Campbell
76. All Through the Night (1941) .... Mrs. Donahue
77. All That Money Can Buy (1941) .... Ma Stone
    ... aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka A Certain Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Daniel and the Devil (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
78. Private Nurse (1941) .... Miss Adams
79. Thieves Fall Out (1941) .... Grandma Allen
80. Small Town Deb (1941) .... Katie
81. Chad Hanna (1940) .... Mrs. Bettina Huguenine
82. Youth Will Be Served (1940) .... Supervisor Stormer
83. Brigham Young (1940) .... Eliza Kent
    ... aka Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title)
84. Untamed (1940) .... Mrs. Maggie Moriarty
85. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) .... Ma Joad
    
    
86. Miracle on Main Street (1939) .... Mrs. Herman
87. Gone with the Wind (1939) .... Mrs. Merriwether
88. 20,000 Men a Year (1939) .... Mrs. Allen
89. The Rains Came (1939) .... Aunt Phoebe (Mrs. Smiley)
90. Grand Jury Secrets (1939) .... Mrs. Keefe
91. Unexpected Father (1939) .... Mrs. Callahan
    ... aka Sandy Takes a Bow
92. The Zero Hour (1939) .... Sophie
93. Inside Story (1939) .... Aunt Mary Perkins
94. Jesse James (1939) .... Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
95. Up the River (1938) .... Mrs. Graham
96. Five of a Kind (1938) .... Mrs. Waldron - Nurse
97. Time Out for Murder (1938) .... Polly, Helen's supervisor
98. Little Miss Broadway (1938) .... Miss Hutchins, orphanage matron
99. Three Blind Mice (1938) .... Mrs. Kilian
100. Battle of Broadway (1938) .... Mrs. Rogers
101. The Jury's Secret (1938) .... Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother
102. Change of Heart (1938) .... Mrs. Thompson
103. Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) .... Mrs. Krueger
104. Dangerously Yours (1937) .... Aunt Cynthia
105. The Singing Marine (1937) .... Ma Marine
106. Slave Ship (1937) .... Mrs. Marlowe
107. Fifty Roads to Town (1937) .... Mrs. Henry
     ... aka Fifty Races to Town
108. The Great Hospital Mystery (1937) .... Miss Sarah Keats, Head Nurse
     ... aka Dead Yesterday
109. Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) .... Mrs. Mary Flaherty
110. Love Is News (1937) .... Mrs. Flaherty
111. Laughing at Trouble (1936) .... Glory Bradford
     ... aka Laughing at Death
112. Craig's Wife (1936) .... Mrs. Harold
113. Ramona (1936) .... Aunt Ri Hyar
114. Star for a Night (1936) .... Mrs. Martha Lind
115. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) .... Woodward
116. White Fang (1936) .... Maud Mahoney
117. Little Miss Nobody (1936) .... Martha Bradley
118. Private Number (1936) .... Mrs. Meecham
     ... aka Secret Interlude (UK)
119. Captain January (1936) .... Eliza Croft
120. The First Baby (1936) .... Mrs. Ellis
121. The Country Doctor (1936) .... Mrs. Graham
122. We're Only Human (1935) .... Mrs. Walsh
123. Paddy O'Day (1935) .... Dora
124. Metropolitan (1935) (uncredited) .... Grandma
125. Navy Wife (1935) .... Mrs. Keats
     ... aka Beauty's Daughter
126. Curly Top (1935) .... Mrs. Denham
127. Wig-Wag (1935) .... Jack's Mother
128. Life Begins at Forty (1935) .... Ida Harris
     ... aka Life Begins at 40
129. McFadden's Flats (1935) .... Nora McFadden
130. One More Spring (1935) .... Mrs. Sweeney
131. Tomorrow's Youth (1935) .... Mary
132. Bright Eyes (1934) .... Mrs. Higgins
133. Gentlemen Are Born (1934) (uncredited) .... Landlady
134. The White Parade (1934) .... Miss 'Sailor' Robets
135. The Firebird (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Miller, Apartment House Tenant
136. Happiness Ahead (1934) .... Mrs. Davis, the Landlady
137. Wake Up and Dream (1934) .... Landlady
138. Desirable (1934) (uncredited) .... Freshman's Mother
139. One Night of Love (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
140. Million Dollar Ransom (1934) (uncredited) .... Ma
141. Embarrassing Moments (1934) .... Mrs. Stuckelberger
142. Blind Date (1934) .... Ma Taylor
     ... aka Her Sacrifice
143. The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) .... Mrs. O'Day
144. Let's Talk It Over (1934) .... Mrs. O'Keefe
145. Change of Heart (1934) .... Mrs. Mc Gowan
146. The Scarlet Empress (1934) (uncredited) .... Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse
147. Finishing School (1934) (uncredited) .... Maude - interns' receptionist
148. Once to Every Woman (1934) .... Mrs. Wood
149. Journal of a Crime (1934) (uncredited) .... Dinner Guest
150. Heat Lightning (1934) .... Gladys, the Wife
151. David Harum (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Woolsey
152. Wonder Bar (1934) (uncredited) .... Baroness
153. Fashions of 1934 (1934) (uncredited) .... Customer at Maison Elegance
     ... aka Fashions (USA: TV title)
154. Cross Country Cruise (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Hara
155. Design for Living (1933) .... Curtis' Housekeeper
156. Roman Scandals (1933) (uncredited) .... Roman Spa Proprietress
157. He Couldn't Take It (1933) .... Mrs. Case
     ... aka One of the Many (UK)
158. King for a Night (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Williams
159. Only Yesterday (1933) .... Mrs. Lane
160. Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs.Spence, landlady
     ... aka Cupid in the Rough (UK)
161. Ann Vickers (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Gage
162. One Sunday Afternoon (1933) .... Mrs. Lind, Amy's Mother
163. Before Dawn (1933) .... Mrs. Marble
164. Bed of Roses (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Webster, Head Prison Matron
165. Emergency Call (1933) (uncredited) .... Head Nurse Brown
166. Good Housewrecking (1933) .... The Wife
167. Jennie Gerhardt (1933) (uncredited) .... Boardinghouse keeper
168. The Girl in 419 (1933) (uncredited) .... Nurse Esmond
169. Bondage (1933) .... Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton
170. Murders in the Zoo (1933) (uncredited) .... Banquet guest
171. Child of Manhattan (1933) .... Mrs. McGonegle
172. The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)
173. Air Hostess (1933) .... Ma Kearny
174. Women Won't Tell (1932) .... Mrs. Robinson
     ... aka Cross Currents (USA: TV title)
175. Hot Saturday (1932) .... Mrs. Ida Brock
176. Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) (uncredited) .... Alice's Aunt
     ... aka Invisible Power (UK)
177. Back Street (1932) .... Mrs. Schmidt
178. Young America (1932) (uncredited) .... Schoolteacher
     ... aka We Humans (UK)
179. No One Man (1932) (uncredited) .... Patient
180. Ladies of the Big House (1931) .... Mrs. Turner (head matron)
181. Huckleberry Finn (1931) .... Widow Douglas
182. Fighting Caravans (1931) (uncredited) .... Pioneer Woman
     ... aka Blazing Arrows (USA: TV title)
183. Tom Sawyer (1930) .... Widow Douglas
     
     
184. Little Church Around the Corner (1923) (uncredited) .... Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster
     
     
185. The Reform Candidate (1915) .... Mrs. Haggerty
186. The Rug Maker's Daughter (1915) .... Mrs. Van Buren
187. After Five (1915) .... Mrs. Russell, 'Aunt Diddy'
188. The Goose Girl (1915) .... Irma
189. Hypocrites (1915) (uncredited) .... Madam
190. Rose of the Rancho (1914) .... Senora Castro Kenton/Juanita's Mother
191. Ready Money (1914) .... Mrs. Tyler
192. The Man on the Box (1914) .... Mrs. Chadwick
193. The Only Son (1914) .... Mrs. Brainerd
194. The Master Mind (1914) .... Milwaukee Sadie
195. The White Squaw (1913)
196. War of the Cattle Range (1913)
197. The Cowboy Magnate (1913)
198. When Sherman Marched to the Sea (1913)
199. The Head Hunters (1913) .... Matesa
200. At Shiloh (1913) .... Mrs. Carlton
201. The Capture of Aguinaldo (1913)
     

Self:

• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself
   
   
2. Family Feud (1943)
3. Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Herself
4. The Battle of Midway (1942) (voice) .... Narrator (dialogue)
   

Archive Footage:

1. Roma (2004) .... Ma Joad
2. Fonda on Fonda (1992) (TV) .... Actress in 'The Grapes of Wrath'
3. America at the Movies (1976) .... Ma Joad
4. Lest We Forget (1937) (uncredited) .... Clip from: Life Begins at Forty