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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
This knowing, plump-framed, strong-willed actress went on to play the... more
Trivia:
Took her professional last name as a tribute to her good friend, songwriter... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 win
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Filmography
Actress:
- Maid of Salem (1937) .... Ellen Clarke
- The County Chairman (1935) .... Mrs. Rigby
- A Girl of the Limberlost (1934) .... Katherine Comstock
- Servants' Entrance (1934) .... Mrs. Hansen
- The World Moves On (1934) .... Baroness von Gerhardt
- The Scarlet Empress (1934) .... Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
- David Harum (1934) .... Polly Harum
- Cradle Song (1933) .... Prioress
- Doctor Bull (1933) .... Mrs. Herbert Banning
- Song of the Eagle (1933) .... Emma Hoffman
... aka The Beer Baron - State Fair (1933) .... Melissa Frake
- Stepping Sisters (1932) .... Mrs. Cissie Ramsey nee Black
- Caught (1931) .... Calamity Jane
- Lightnin' (1930) .... Mrs. Mary Jones
- This Mad World (1930) .... Pauline Parisot - Paul's Mother
- The Three Sisters (1930) .... Marta
- Mammy (1930) .... Mother Fuller
- Madonna of Avenue A (1929) .... Georgia Morton
- Not Quite Decent (1929) .... Mame Jarrow
- The Air Circus (1928) .... Mrs. Blake
- Mother Knows Best (1928) .... Ma Quail
- The Garden of Eden (1928) .... Rosa
- A Ship Comes In (1928) .... Mrs. Pleznik
... aka His Country (UK) - Mr. Wu (1927) .... Mrs. Gregory
- White Flannels (1927) .... Mrs. Jacob Politz
- The Third Degree (1926) .... Alicia Daly
- Everybody's Acting (1926) .... Anastasia Potter
- Gigolo (1926) .... Julia Gory
- Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926) .... Virginia Perry
- Padlocked (1926) .... Mrs. Alcott
- The Blind Goddess (1926) .... Mrs. Eileen Clayton
- Fifth Avenue (1926) .... Claudine Kemp
- The Eagle (1925) .... The Czarina, Catherine II
- The Goose Woman (1925) .... Marie de Nardi/Mary Holmes
- Enticement (1925) .... Mrs. Samuel Murray
- Percy (1925) .... Mrs. Rogers
... aka Mother's Boy (UK) - Cheap Kisses (1924) .... Jane Dillingham
- The City That Never Sleeps (1924) .... Mother O'Day
- What Shall I Do? (1924) .... Mrs. McLean
- The Next Corner (1924) .... Nina Race
- To the Ladies (1923) .... Mrs. Kincaid
- Woman-Proof (1923) .... Wilma Rockwood
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) .... Mrs. Effie Floud
- Salomy Jane (1923) .... Mrs. Pete
- Prodigal Daughters (1923) .... Mrs. Forbes
- The Fog (1923) .... Mrs. Theddon
- Enter Madame (1922) .... Mrs. Flora Preston
- Burning Sands (1922) .... Kate Bindane
- The Glory of Clementina (1922) .... Lena Fontaine
Self:
- Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV) .... Herself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
- Buster Keaton (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Hollywood on Parade (1934)
- The City of Stars (1924) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- "Hollywood" (1980) .... Herself
- The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) (V) .... Herself
- Lest We Forget (1937) (uncredited) .... Clip from: David Harum
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage and vaudeville actress.
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