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Actress:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Die Laughing (1980) .... Sophie
   
   
2. Where's Poppa? (1979) (TV) .... Momma Hocheiser
3. Murder by Death (1976) .... Jessica Marbles
4. Arnold (1973) .... Hester
5. Terror in the Wax Museum (1973) .... Julia Hawthorn
6. "Here's Lucy" .... Mumsie Westcott (1 episode, 1973)
       - Lucy Goes to Prison (1973) TV episode .... Mumsie Westcott
7. "Mannix" .... Edna Barrington / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
       - A Matter of Principle (1973) TV episode .... Portia Penhaven
       - Death Is the Fifth Gear (1972) TV episode .... Edna Barrington
8. "Night Gallery" .... Lydia Bowen (1 episode, 1972)
   ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
       - Green Fingers (1972) TV episode .... Lydia Bowen
9. "Nanny and the Professor" .... Aunt Henrietta (3 episodes, 1971)
       - Aunt Henrietta and the Poltergeist (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
       - Aunt Henrietta and the Jinx (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
       - Aunt Henrietta's Premonition (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
10. Willard (1971) .... Henrietta Stiles
11. "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Mrs. Wochuk (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - The Power of a Tree (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Wochuk
        - The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Wochuk
    
    
12. "It Takes a Thief" .... Mollie (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Old Who Came in from the Spy (1969) TV episode .... Mollie
13. In Name Only (1969) (TV) .... Gertrude Caruso
14. "Then Came Bronson" .... Hattie Calter (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Circle of Time (1969) TV episode .... Hattie Calter
15. "Disneyland" .... Mrs. Formby (2 episodes, 1969)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - My Dog, the Thief: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Formby
        - My Dog, the Thief: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Formby
16. My Dog, the Thief (1969) (TV) .... Mrs. Formby
17. Me, Natalie (1969) .... Miss Dennison
18. Rascal (1969) .... Mrs. Satterfield
19. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) .... Emily Stowecroft
20. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) .... Madame Neherina
21. That Darn Cat! (1965) .... Mrs. MacDougall
22. "The John Forsythe Show" .... Miss Culver / ... (5 episodes, 1965)
        - Duty and the Beast (1965) TV episode .... Miss Culver
        - Super Girl (1965) TV episode .... Miss Margaret Culver
        - That Little Old Matchmaker (1965) TV episode .... Miss Culver
        - 'Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost (1965) TV episode .... Miss Culver
        - Little Miss Egghead (1965) TV episode .... Miss Culver
23. "Slattery's People" .... Louella Woodward (1 episode, 1965)
        - Question: What's a Swan Song for a Sparrow (1965) TV episode .... Louella Woodward
24. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Dr. Agnes Dabree (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Brain-Killer Affair (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Agnes Dabree
25. "Ben Casey" .... Mrs. Miriam Crain (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Miriam Crain
26. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Aggie McGregor (1 episode, 1964)
        - The McGregor Affair (1964) TV episode .... Aggie McGregor
27. Pajama Party (1964) .... Aunt Wendy
    ... aka The Maid and the Martian
28. "Burke's Law" .... Bessie Mopes / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (1964) TV episode .... Bessie Mopes
        - Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Ormsby
29. Mary Poppins (1964) .... Katie Nanna
30. Honeymoon Hotel (1964) .... Chambermaid
31. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Dalrymple (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Full Moon Every Night (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Dalrymple
32. The Flood (1962) (TV) (voice) .... Noah's Wife
33. "Follow the Sun" .... Lilli St. John (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Ghost in Her Gazebo (1962) TV episode .... Lilli St. John
34. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Naomi Griswald (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Fifth Caller (1961) TV episode .... Naomi Griswald
35. "General Electric Theater" .... Hanna Winters (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Cat in the Cradle (1961) TV episode .... Hanna Winters
36. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Miss Creshaw (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Intruders (1960) TV episode .... Miss Creshaw
    
    
37. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Mother Goose (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - Mother Goose (1958) TV episode .... Mother Goose
38. Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Aunt Queenie Holroyd
    ... aka Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
39. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .... Miss Plimsoll
40. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Lucky Strike Theater"
    ... aka "Montgomery's Summer Stock"
    ... aka "The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater"
        - Miracle at Lensham (1956) TV episode
41. "I Love Lucy" .... Mrs. Edna Grundy (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Lucy in Connecticut" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Sunday Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Top Ten Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
        - Off to Florida (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Edna Grundy
42. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Ida Perkins (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
        - Stranger in the Night (1956) TV episode .... Ida Perkins
43. "Lux Video Theatre" (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Miss Mabel (1956) TV episode
        - Ladies in Retirement (1954) TV episode
44. "Shower of Stars" .... Mrs. Zooker (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Chrysler Shower of Stars"
        - The Flattering World (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Zooker
45. Alice in Wonderland (1955) (TV) .... Red Queen
46. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Red Queen (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - Alice in Wonderland (1955) TV episode .... Red Queen
47. "The Best of Broadway" .... Mrs. Orcutt (1 episode, 1955)
        - Stage Door (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Orcutt
48. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Rosie Bowker (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - Hanrahan (1955) TV episode .... Rosie Bowker
49. The Glass Slipper (1955) .... Widow Sonder
50. 3 Ring Circus (1954) .... The Bearded Lady
    ... aka Jerrico, the Wonder Clown
51. Hell's Half Acre (1954) .... Lida O'Reilly
52. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Betsey Monk, the Widow (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Baker of Barnbury (1953) TV episode .... Betsey Monk, the Widow
53. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... 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)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Music and Mrs. Pratt (1953) TV episode
54. The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) .... Thelma
55. Androcles and the Lion (1952) .... Megaera
    ... aka Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
56. Les miserables (1952) .... Madame Magloire
57. Dreamboat (1952) .... Dr. Mathilda Coffey
58. Frenchie (1950) .... Countess
59. The Petty Girl (1950) .... Dr. Crutcher
    ... aka Girl of the Year (UK)
60. Mystery Street (1950) .... Mrs. Smerrling
    ... aka Murder at Harvard
61. Buccaneer's Girl (1950) .... Mme. Brizar
    
    
62. The Inspector General (1949) .... Maria
63. Come to the Stable (1949) .... Amelia Potts
64. The Secret Garden (1949) .... Martha
65. The Big Clock (1948) .... Louise Patterson
66. The Bishop's Wife (1947) .... Matilda
67. Northwest Outpost (1947) .... Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
    ... aka End of the Rainbow (UK)
68. The Razor's Edge (1946) .... Miss Keith
    ... aka W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
69. The Spiral Staircase (1945) .... Mrs. Oates
70. Passport to Destiny (1944) .... Ella Muggins
71. Lassie Come Home (1943) .... Mrs. Carraclough
72. Thumbs Up (1943) .... Emma Finch
73. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Mamie (hotel maid)
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
74. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
75. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) .... Bristol Isabel
    ... aka The Story of Benjamin Blake
76. Ladies in Retirement (1941) .... Emily Creed
    
    
77. Vessel of Wrath (1938) .... Martha Jones
    ... aka The Beachcomber (USA)
78. Rembrandt (1936) .... Hendrickje Stoffels
79. The Ghost Goes West (1935) .... Miss Shepperton
80. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (as ?) .... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Bride
    ... aka The Bride of Frankenstein (USA: poster title)
81. Naughty Marietta (1935) .... Madame d'Annard
82. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) .... Clickett
    ... aka David Copperfield (USA: short title)
83. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) (uncredited) .... Maid
84. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... Anne of Cleves
85. The Love Habit (1931) .... Mathilde
86. The Stronger Sex (1931) .... Thompson
87. Potiphar's Wife (1931) .... Therese
    ... aka Her Strange Desire
88. The Officer's Mess (1931) .... Cora Melville
89. Comets (1930)
90. Ashes (1930) .... Girl
    
    
91. Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929)
92. The Tonic (1928) .... Elsa
93. Daydreams (1928) .... Elsa/Heroine in Dream Sequence
94. Blue Bottles (1928) .... Elsa
95. The Constant Nymph (1928) .... Lady
96. One of the Best (1927) .... Kitty
97. The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925) .... Beatrice de Carolle
    

Soundtrack:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) (performer: "Yoga Is As Yoga Does")
   
   
2. "The Ed Wynn Show" (1 episode, 1950)
       - Episode #1.23 (1950) TV episode (performer: "The Maharani of Squat")
   
   
3. The Razor's Edge (1946) ("Loch Lomond" (uncredited))
   ... aka W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
   

Self:

• 1990s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993) .... Herself
   
   
2. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
   ... aka "Hollywood Greats" (USA: new title)
       - Charles Laughton (1978) TV episode .... Herself
3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972)
   ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 31 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 28 June 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
4. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
       - Episode dated 11 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
5. "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
       - Episode dated 15 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
6. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1967)
   ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #21.18 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Audience Bow
       - Episode #5.3 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
7. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1 episode, 1965)
       - Episode dated 3 November 1965 (1965) TV episode
8. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
       - Episode dated 20 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
9. Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) .... Herself - Actress
10. "Startime" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Ford Startime"
    ... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
        - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
11. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Jack Paar Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 4 December 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
12. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Ford Show"
        - Episode #3.25 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
13. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.4 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
14. "The George Gobel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #2.11 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
15. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.23 (1950) TV episode .... Herself - Actress
    

Archive Footage:

1. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)
2. "Silenci?"
       - Episode #5.6 (2005) TV episode .... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Monster's Mate
3. Bride of Chucky (1998) (uncredited) .... Clips from 'Bride of Frankenstein'
4. Commercial Entertainment Product (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... The Monster's Mate
5. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... Mary Shelley/The Bride
6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Herself
7. "Moonlighting"
       - The Bride of Tupperman (1986) TV episode .... Monster's Mate
8. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... The Bride (Bride of Frankenstein)
9. "Disneyland"
       - Blackbeard's Ghost: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Emily Stowecroft
       - Blackbeard's Ghost: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Emily Stowecroft
       - That Darn Cat! (1980) TV episode .... Kipp MacDougall
       - Rascal: Part 2 (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Satterfield
       - Rascal: Part 1 (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Satterfield