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Florence Bates (1888–1954)

The American character actress, Florence Rabe, was the daughter of an antique store owner. She gained a degree in Mathematics from the University of Texas in 1906 and went on to a career in teaching and social work. She changed course after being persuaded by a friend to study law, and, passing her bar exam in 1914... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1953 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Mrs. Howard
The Ladder (1953) … Mrs. Howard
 
1953 Paris Model
Mrs. Nora Sullivan
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Mrs. Bessmer in Fantasy Sequence
 
1952-1953 My Little Margie (TV series)
Mrs. Stegmuller
A Mother for Vern (1953)
Margie Sings Opera (1952) … Mrs. Stegmuller
 
1952 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Mrs. Carney
Christmas Show (1952) … Mrs. Carney (uncredited)
 
1952 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Ottilie
Backstage (1952) … Ottilie
 
1952 Les Miserables
Madame Bonnet
 
1952 The San Francisco Story
Sadie
 
1952 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Mrs. Pettebone
Pioneer Women (1952) … Mrs. Pettebone
 
1951-1952 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Mrs. McEveety / Mrs. McEvetty
Blanche for President (1952) … Mrs. McEvetty
The Beverly Hills Uplift Society (1951) … Mrs. McEveety
 
1951 Havana Rose
Mrs. Fillmore
 
1951 The Tall Target
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
 
1951 Father Takes the Air
Minerva Bobbin
 
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
Mrs. Anna Hubbell
 
1950 Dick Tracy (TV series)
Mrs. Frothingham
The Mole: Part 2 (1950) … Mrs. Frothingham
 
1950 County Fair
Nora 'Ma' Ryan
 
1950 The Second Woman
Amelia Foster
 
1950 Belle of Old Mexico
Nellie Chatfield
 
1949 Oboler Comedy Theatre (TV series)
Love, Love, Love (1949)
 
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
Miss Emma Shoemaker
 
1949 The Judge Steps Out
Chita
 
1949 A Letter to Three Wives
Mrs. Manleigh
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
Mrs. Jekes (landlady)
 
1948 My Dear Secretary
Horrible Hannah Reeve (the landlady)
 
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Mandy
 
1948 River Lady
Ma Dunnegan
 
1948 Winter Meeting
Mrs. Castle
 
1948 The Inside Story
Geraldine Atherton
 
1948 I Remember Mama
Florence Dana Moorhead
 
1947 Desire Me
Mrs.Lannie (scenes deleted)
 
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Mrs. Griswold
 
1947 Love and Learn
Mrs. Bella Davis, Landlady
 
1947 The Brasher Doubloon
Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock
 
1947 The Man I Love
Mrs. Thorpe (uncredited)
 
1946 The Time, the Place and the Girl
Mme. Lucia Cassel
 
1946 Cluny Brown
Dowager at Ames' Party
 
1946 Claudia and David
Nancy Riddle
 
1946 Whistle Stop
Molly Veech
 
1945 San Antonio
Henrietta
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk
Sophie Bellop
 
1945 Out of This World
Harriet Pringle
 
1945 Tonight and Every Night
May Tolliver
 
1944 Tahiti Nights
Queen Liliha
 
1944 Kismet
Karsha
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Hungry Woman on Train (uncredited)
 
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
Madame Elise Chavez
 
1943 His Butler's Sister
Lady Sloughberry
 
1943 Heaven Can Wait
Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)
 
1943 Mr. Lucky
Mrs. Van Every
 
1943 Mister Big
Mrs. Mary Davis
 
1943 Slightly Dangerous
Mrs. Amanda Roanoke-Brooke
 
1943 They Got Me Covered
Gypsy Woman
 
1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mrs. Saunders
 
1942 We Were Dancing
Mrs. Elsa Vanderlip
 
1942 The Tuttles of Tahiti
Emily
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Mrs. Baldwin
 
1941 Kathleen
Woman Customer at Shoner's Store (uncredited)
 
1941 The Chocolate Soldier
Madame Helene
 
1941 The Gay Falcon (scenes deleted)
 
1941 Love Crazy
Mrs. Cooper
 
1941 Strange Alibi
Katie
 
1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
Store Shopper
 
1941 Road Show
Mrs. Newton
 
1941 Hudson's Bay
Duchess (scenes deleted)
 
1940 Kitty Foyle
Customer
 
1940 The Son of Monte Cristo
Countess Mathilde Von Braun
 
1940 Calling All Husbands
Mrs. Emmie Dolittle Trippe
 
1937 The Man in Blue
Woman (uncredited)
 
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1941 The Chocolate Soldier ("My Hero" 1909, "Thank the Lord the War Is Over" 1909)
 

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She was forever knitting, even during breaks when filming. See more »

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