Filmography by year for
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1. Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993) [Actress .... Herself]


2. Die Laughing (1980) [Actress .... Sophie]


3. Where's Poppa? (1979) (TV) [Actress .... Momma Hocheiser]
4. "Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton (#2.5)" (1978) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
   ... aka "The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton (#2.5)" - UK (original title)
5. Murder by Death (1976) [Actress .... Jessica Marbles]
6. Arnold (1973) [Actress .... Hester]
   ... aka "Family Plot" - USA (alternative title)
7. Terror in the Wax Museum (1973) [Actress .... Julia Hawthorn]
8. "Here's Lucy: Lucy Goes to Prison (#5.18)" (1973) TV Episode [Actress .... Mumsie Westcott]
9. "Mannix: A Matter of Principle (#6.17)" (1973) TV Episode [Actress .... Portia Penhaven]
10. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode dated 31 October 1972" (1972) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
11. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode dated 28 June 1972" (1972) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
12. "The David Frost Show: Episode #4.161" (1972) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
13. "Mannix: Death Is the Fifth Gear (#5.24)" (1972) TV Episode [Actress .... Edna Barrington]
14. "Rod Serling's Night Gallery: Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (#2.15)" (1972) TV Episode [Actress .... Lydia Bowen]
    ... aka "Night Gallery: Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (#2.15)" - USA (original title)
15. "Nanny and the Professor: Aunt Henrietta and the Poltergeist (#3.10)" (1971) TV Episode [Actress .... Aunt Henrietta]
16. "Nanny and the Professor: Aunt Henrietta and the Jinx (#3.7)" (1971) TV Episode [Actress .... Aunt Henrietta]
17. "Nanny and the Professor: Aunt Henrietta's Premonition (#3.5)" (1971) TV Episode [Actress .... Aunt Henrietta]
18. Willard (1971) [Actress .... Henrietta Stiles]
19. "The Bill Cosby Show: The Power of a Tree (#2.23)" (1971) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Wochuk]
20. "The David Frost Show: Episode #2.258" (1970) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
21. "The Dick Cavett Show: Episode dated 11 August 1970" (1970) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
22. "The Bill Cosby Show: The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (#1.16)" (1970) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Wochuk]


23. "It Takes a Thief: The Old Who Came in from the Spy (#3.12)" (1969) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Mollie Taylor]
24. In Name Only (1969) (TV) [Actress .... Gertrude Caruso]
25. "Then Came Bronson: The Circle of Time (#1.4)" (1969) TV Episode [Actress .... Hattie Calter]
26. "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: My Dog, the Thief: Part 2 (#16.3)" (1969) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Formby]
    ... aka "Disneyland: My Dog, the Thief: Part 2 (#16.3)" - USA (original title)
27. "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: My Dog, the Thief: Part 1 (#16.2)" (1969) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Formby]
    ... aka "Disneyland: My Dog, the Thief: Part 1 (#16.2)" - USA (original title)
28. Me, Natalie (1969) [Actress .... Miss Dennison]
29. Rascal (1969) [Actress .... Mrs. Satterfield]
30. "The Woody Woodbury Show: Episode dated 15 February 1968" (1968) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
31. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) [Actress .... Emily Stowecroft]
32. "Off to See the Wizard: Cinderella's Glass Slipper: Part 1 (#1.22)" (1968) TV Episode [Actress .... Widow Sonder]
33. "The Joey Bishop Show: Episode #1.97" (1967) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
34. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) [Actress .... Madame Neherina] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Yoga Is As Yoga Does")
35. "The Ed Sullivan Show: Episode #21.18" (1967) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself - Audience Bow]
    ... aka "Toast of the Town: (#21.18)" - USA (original title)
36. "The John Forsythe Show: Get Me to the Execution on Time (#1.30)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
37. "The John Forsythe Show: From Russia with Chaos (#1.29)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
38. "The John Forsythe Show: Doctor Soo (#1.28)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
39. "The John Forsythe Show: If I Were a Prince (#1.27)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
40. "The John Forsythe Show: It Takes a Heap of Sergeants (#1.25)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
41. "The John Forsythe Show: On an Island with You and You and You (#1.24)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
42. "The John Forsythe Show: Engagement, Italian Style" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
43. "The John Forsythe Show: School for Spies (#1.23)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
44. "The John Forsythe Show: Funny, You Don't Look Like a Spy (#1.22)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
45. "The John Forsythe Show: The Cupid Caper (#1.21)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
46. "The John Forsythe Show: Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It's Miss Culver! (#1.20)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
47. "The John Forsythe Show: If Food Be the Music of Love (#1.19)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
48. "The John Forsythe Show: Anyone for a Fat Lip? (#1.17)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
49. "The John Forsythe Show: The Major's Big Beat (#1.16)" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
50. "The John Forsythe Show: The Bainbridge Curse" (1966) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
51. "The John Forsythe Show: Miss Foster's Military Academy (#1.15)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
52. "The John Forsythe Show: Anyone for Marriage? (#1.14)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
53. "The John Forsythe Show: The Daring Escape (#1.13)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
54. "The John Forsythe Show: A Waltzing We Will a Go-Go (#1.12)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
55. That Darn Cat! (1965) [Actress .... Mrs. William MacDougall]
56. "The John Forsythe Show: Oh, What a Tangled Web (#1.11)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
57. "The John Forsythe Show: Duty and the Beast (#1.10)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Culver]
58. "The John Forsythe Show: Super Girl (#1.9)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Margaret Culver]
59. "The John Forsythe Show: That Little Old Matchmaker" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Culver]
60. "The Mike Douglas Show: Episode dated 3 November 1965" (1965) TV Episode [Self]
61. "The John Forsythe Show: The Nightmare of Koorbahu (#1.6)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
62. "The John Forsythe Show: Time of the Goat (#1.5)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
63. "The John Forsythe Show: 'Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost (#1.4)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Culver]
64. "The John Forsythe Show: Miss Culver, Won't You Please Come Home? (#1.3)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
65. "The John Forsythe Show: Little Miss Egghead (#1.2)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Culver]
66. "The John Forsythe Show: The Terrifying Inheritance of Major John Foster (#1.1)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Margaret Culver]
67. "Today: Episode dated 18 June 1965" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
68. "Slattery's People: Question: What's a Swan Song for a Sparrow? (#1.26)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Louella Woodward]
69. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Brain-Killer Affair (#1.23)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Dr. Agnes Dabree]
70. "Ben Casey: A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door (#4.14)" (1965) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Miriam Crain]
71. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The McGregor Affair (#3.7)" (1964) TV Episode [Actress .... Aggie McGregor]
72. "That Regis Philbin Show: Episode #1.14" (1964) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
73. Pajama Party (1964) [Actress .... Aunt Wendy]
74. "Burke's Law: Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (#2.3)" (1964) TV Episode [Actress .... Bessie Mopes]
75. Mary Poppins (1964) [Actress .... Katie Nanna]
76. Honeymoon Hotel (1964) [Actress .... Chambermaid]
77. "The Eleventh Hour: A Full Moon Every Night (#2.23)" (1964) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Dalrymple]
78. "Burke's Law: Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (#1.13)" (1963) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Ormsby]
79. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #1.118" (1963) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
80. The Flood (1962) (TV) [Actress .... Noah's Wife] (voice)
81. "Follow the Sun: A Ghost in Her Gazebo (#1.27)" (1962) TV Episode [Actress .... Lilli St. John]
82. "The Dick Powell Theatre: The Fifth Caller (#1.13)" (1961) TV Episode [Actress .... Naomi Griswald]
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Show: The Fifth Caller (#1.13)" - USA (original title)
83. "G.E. True Theater: Cat in the Cradle (#10.3)" (1961) TV Episode [Actress .... Hanna Winters]
    ... aka "General Electric Theater: Cat in the Cradle (#10.3)" - USA (original title)
84. "Adventures in Paradise: The Intruders (#2.2)" (1960) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Creshaw]
85. Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Actress]
86. "Startime: Academy Award Songs (#1.24)" (1960/I) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (uncredited))


87. "The Jack Paar Tonight Show: Episode dated 4 December 1959" (1959) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "Tonight Starring Jack Paar: (1959-12-04)" - USA (original title)
88. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: Episode #3.25" (1959) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
89. "Shirley Temple Theatre: Mother Goose (#1.16)" (1958) TV Episode [Actress .... Mother Goose]
    ... aka "Shirley Temple's Storybook: Mother Goose (#1.16)" - USA (original title)
90. Bell Book and Candle (1958) [Actress .... Aunt Queenie Holroyd]
    ... aka "Bell, Book and Candle" - USA (poster title)
91. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: Episode #3.4" (1958) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
92. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) [Actress .... Miss Plimsoll]
93. "Robert Montgomery Presents: Miracle at Lensham (#8.15)" (1956) TV Episode [Actress]
94. "I Love Lucy: Off to Florida (#6.6)" (1956) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Edna Grundy]
95. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour: Stranger in the Night (#2.2)" (1956) TV Episode [Actress .... Ida Perkins]
96. "Lux Video Theatre: Miss Mabel (#6.44)" (1956) TV Episode [Actress]
97. "Shower of Stars: The Flattering World (#2.6)" (1956) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Zooker]
98. "The George Gobel Show: Episode #2.11" (1956) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
99. Alice in Wonderland (1955) (TV) [Actress .... Red Queen]
    ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Alice in Wonderland (#5.1)" - USA (anthology series)
100. "The Best of Broadway: Stage Door (#1.8)" (1955) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Orcutt]
101. "The Ford Television Theatre: Hanrahan (#3.26)" (1955) TV Episode [Actress .... Rosie Bowker]
102. The Glass Slipper (1955) [Actress .... Widow Sonder]

     Next US airings:

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     10:30 AM

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103. 3 Ring Circus (1954) [Actress .... The Bearded Lady]
104. "Lux Video Theatre: Ladies in Retirement (#5.16)" (1954) TV Episode [Actress .... Emily]
105. Hell's Half Acre (1954) [Actress .... Lida O'Reilly]
106. "Schlitz Playhouse: The Baker of Barnbury (#3.17)" (1953) TV Episode [Actress .... Betsey Monk, the Widow]
     ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The Baker of Barnbury (#3.17)" - USA (original title)
107. "Studio One in Hollywood: Music and Mrs. Pratt (#6.4)" (1953) TV Episode [Actress]
     ... aka "Studio One: Music and Mrs. Pratt (#6.4)" - USA (original title)
108. The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) [Actress .... Thelma]
109. Androcles and the Lion (1952) [Actress .... Megaera]
     ... aka "Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
110. Les Miserables (1952) [Actress .... Madame Magloire]
111. Dreamboat (1952) [Actress .... Dr. Mathilda Coffey]
112. "The Ed Sullivan Show: Episode #5.3" (1951) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
     ... aka "Toast of the Town: (#5.3)" - USA (original title)
113. Frenchie (1950) [Actress .... Countess]

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     2:45 AM

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114. The Petty Girl (1950) [Actress .... Dr. Crutcher]
115. Mystery Street (1950) [Actress .... Mrs. Smerrling]
116. Buccaneer's Girl (1950) [Actress .... Mme. Brizar]
117. "The Ed Wynn Show: Episode #1.23" (1950) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself - Actress] [Soundtrack] (performer: "The Maharani of Squat")


118. The Inspector General (1949) [Actress .... Maria]
119. Come to the Stable (1949) [Actress .... Amelia Potts]
120. The Secret Garden (1949) [Actress .... Martha]
121. The Big Clock (1948) [Actress .... Louise Patterson]
122. The Bishop's Wife (1947) [Actress .... Matilda]
123. Northwest Outpost (1947) [Actress .... Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana]
124. The Razor's Edge (1946) [Actress .... Miss Keith] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Loch Lomond" (uncredited))
     ... aka "W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge" - USA (complete title)
125. The Spiral Staircase (1945) [Actress .... Mrs. Oates]
126. Passport to Destiny (1944) [Actress .... Ella Muggins]
127. Lassie Come Home (1943) [Actress .... Mrs. Carraclough]
128. Thumbs Up (1943) [Actress .... Emma Finch]
129. Forever and a Day (1943) [Actress .... Mamie]
     ... aka "The Changing World" - , USA (alternative title)
130. Tales of Manhattan (1942) [Actress .... Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith]
131. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) [Actress .... Bristol Isabel]
     ... aka "Son of Fury" - USA (short title)
132. Ladies in Retirement (1941) [Actress .... Emily Creed]
133. Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) [Actress .... Herself]


134. The Beachcomber (1938) [Actress .... Martha Jones]
     ... aka "Vessel of Wrath" - UK (original title)
135. Rembrandt (1936) [Actress .... Hendrickje Stoffels]
136. Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty (1936) [Actress .... Millicent Bracegirdle]
137. The Ghost Goes West (1935) [Actress .... Miss Shepperton]
138. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) [Actress .... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Monster's Bride] (as ?)
     ... aka "The Bride of Frankenstein" - USA (poster title)
139. Naughty Marietta (1935) [Actress .... Madame d'Annard]
140. David Copperfield (1935) [Actress .... Clickett]
     ... aka "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger" - USA (original title)
141. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) [Actress .... Maid] (uncredited)
142. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) [Actress .... Anne of Cleves The Fourth Wife]
143. The Officer's Mess (1931) [Actress .... Cora Melville]
144. The Love Habit (1931) [Actress .... Mathilde]
145. Potiphar's Wife (1931) [Actress .... Therese]
146. The Stronger Sex (1931) [Actress .... Thompson]
147. Ashes (1930) [Actress .... Girl]
148. Comets (1930) [Actress .... Herself]


149. Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929) [Actress]
150. Blue Bottles (1928) [Actress .... Elsa]
151. Daydreams (1928) [Actress .... Elsa/Heroine in Dream Sequence]
152. The Tonic (1928) [Actress .... Elsa]
153. The Constant Nymph (1928) [Actress .... Lady]
154. One of the Best (1927) [Actress .... Kitty]
155. The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925) [Actress .... Beatrice de Carolle]