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Our Town (1940) -- Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 3: Episode 24 -- A con artist posing as an attorney and stock expert tricks a woman into turning over her savings.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) -- Open-ended Trailer from HBO
Presenting Lily Mars (1943) -- Open-ended Trailer from Warner Home Video
State Fair (1945) -- Open-ended Trailer from 20th Century Fox

Overview

Date of Death:
16 April 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Aunt of actress Dorothy Burgess. more
STARmeter: ?
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Mary Caulfield (1 episode, 1965)
        - Power of Attorney (1965) TV episode .... Mary Caulfield
  2. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Mrs. Benet (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
    ... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
        - Out on the Outskirts of Town (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Benet
  3. "Dr. Kildare" .... Sister Mike (1 episode, 1963)
        - Sister Mike (1963) TV episode .... Sister Mike
  4. "The Donna Reed Show" .... Dr. Harriet Robey (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Baby Buggy (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Harriet Robey
  5. The Children's Hour (1961) .... Mrs. Amelia Tilford
    ... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK)
  6. "Thriller" .... Geraldine Redfern (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Boris Karloff's Thriller"
        - Girl with a Secret (1960) TV episode .... Geraldine Redfern
  7. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Sister Josephine (1 episode, 1960)
        - Prisoner in Paradise (1960) TV episode .... Sister Josephine

  8. "Studio One" .... Mrs. Morgan (2 episodes, 1953-1957)
    ... 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)
        - The Dark Corner (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Morgan
        - Black Rain (1953) TV episode
  9. "Matinee Theatre" .... Ruth (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Book of Ruth (1956) TV episode .... Ruth
  10. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Sears Girl (1956) TV episode
  11. "Damon Runyon Theater" .... Emily Grundy (1 episode, 1955)
        - Teacher's Pet (1955) TV episode .... Emily Grundy
  12. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (4 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - The Hallelujah Corner (1955) TV episode
        - The Runaway (1954) TV episode
        - The Piano Tuner (1954) TV episode
        - Pilgrimage (1953) TV episode
  13. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (3 episodes, 1952-1955)
    ... aka "Lucky Strike Theater"
    ... aka "Montgomery's Summer Stock"
    ... aka "The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater"
        - Bella Fleace Gave a Party (1955) TV episode
        - All Things Glad and Beautiful (1953) TV episode
        - O Evening Star (1952) TV episode
  14. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Inkeeper's Wife / ... (6 episodes, 1950-1955)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - My Name Is Julia Ross (1955) TV episode
        - Shall Not Perish (1954) TV episode
        - A Child Is Born (1952) TV episode .... Innkeeper's Wife
        - Ile (1952) TV episode
        - A Child Is Born (1951) TV episode
          (1 more)
  15. "The Elgin Hour" .... Grandmother (1 episode, 1954)
        - Family Crisis (1954) TV episode .... Grandmother
  16. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Goodyear Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - Guilty Is the Stranger (1954) TV episode
  17. "The Web" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Face on the Shadow (1954) TV episode
  18. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Mrs. Allison / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - The Unlocked Door (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. Allison
        - The Happiest Day (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. Menckin
  19. The President's Lady (1953) .... Mrs. Donaldson
  20. "Eye Witness" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1953)
        - Invitation (1953) TV episode .... Narrator
  21. "Suspense" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Career (1953) TV episode
  22. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
    ... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
        - Jenny (1953) TV episode
        - Two Living and One Dead (1951) TV episode
  23. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Portrait of a President (1951) TV episode
  24. Close to My Heart (1951) .... Mrs. Morrow
  25. "Danger" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Liquor Glass (1950) TV episode

  26. "The Ford Theatre Hour" (2 episodes, 1948-1949)
        - Kind Lady (1949) TV episode
        - Night Must Fall (1948) TV episode
  27. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka "Chevrolet Television Theatre" (USA)
    ... aka "The Broadway Playhouse"
        - The Uncertain Hour (1949) TV episode
  28. June Bride (1948) .... Paula Winthrop
  29. Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) .... Fay Norwick
  30. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) .... Mrs. Eunice Mitty
  31. Deep Valley (1947) .... Ellie Saul
  32. The Virginian (1946) .... Mrs. Taylor
  33. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) .... Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
  34. State Fair (1945) .... Melissa Frake
    ... aka It Happened One Summer (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA: complete title)
  35. Three Is a Family (1944) .... Frances Whittaker
  36. Dark Waters (1944) .... Aunt Emily
  37. The Heavenly Body (1944) .... Margaret Sibyll
  38. Cry 'Havoc' (1943) .... Capt. Alice Marsh
  39. Salute to the Marines (1943) .... Jennie Bailey
  40. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) .... Mrs. Thornway
  41. The Human Comedy (1943) .... Mrs. Macauley
  42. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) .... Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
  43. Journey for Margaret (1942) .... Trudy Strauss
  44. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Stella Hadley
  45. Woman of the Year (1942) .... Ellen Whitcomb
  46. Babes on Broadway (1941) .... Miss 'Jonesy' Jones
  47. Maryland (1940) .... Charlotte Danfield
  48. A Bill of Divorcement (1940) .... Margaret 'Meg' Fairfield
    ... aka Bill of Divorcement (UK)
    ... aka Never to Love (USA: reissue title)
  49. Our Town (1940) .... Mrs. Gibbs
  50. Young Tom Edison (1940) .... Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison

  51. Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939) .... Ellen Carter
  52. Daughters Courageous (1939) .... Nancy 'Nan' Masters
    ... aka A Family Affair
    ... aka American Family
    ... aka Family Reunion
  53. The Lady and the Mob (1939) .... Hattie Leonard
  54. Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) .... Ann 'Annie' Murray
  55. The Shining Hour (1938) .... Hannah Linden
  56. The Arkansas Traveler (1938) .... Mrs. Martha Allen
  57. Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) .... Mrs. Margaret Carey
  58. Jezebel (1938) .... Aunt Belle
  59. White Banners (1938) .... Hannah Parmalee
  60. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) .... Anita Cooper
  61. The Soldier and the Lady (1937) .... Strogoff's Mother
    ... aka Michael Strogoff (UK)
    ... aka The Adventures of Michael Strogoff (UK)
    ... aka The Bandit and the Lady (USA: reissue title)
  62. Quality Street (1937) .... Susan Throssel
  63. This Side of Heaven (1934) .... Francene Turner
Soundtrack:
  1. State Fair (1945) (performer: "OUR STATE FAIR", "ALL I OWE IOWAY")
    ... aka It Happened One Summer (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA: complete title)

  2. Jezebel (1938) ("Etude in E Op.10 No.3" (1829-32) (uncredited))
Self:
  1. "House Party" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Art Linkletter's House Party" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Linkletter Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 21 October 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Herself

  2. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.36 (1949) TV episode .... Herself - Actress
  3. Mister Gardenia Jones (1942) .... Emmy Jones

  4. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939) .... Herself
  5. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 (1938) .... Herself, Oscar winner
  6. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) .... Herself (White Banners outtakes)
Archive Footage:
  1. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) .... Presenter of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Hattie McDaniel at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony


Additional Details

Other Works:
Performed on Broadway in the following productions: more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Musical more

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