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Short, plump, kind-faced character actress in US films, best remembered... moreTrivia:
Often typecast as an Irish mother despite being a native of Scotland.... moreFilmography
Actress:
- "The Cisco Kid" .... Mary O'Toole (1 episode, 1950)
- False Marriage (1950) TV episode .... Mary O'Toole - West of Wyoming (1950) .... Nora Jones
- The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) (uncredited) .... Charwoman
... aka Thelma Jordon - Challenge to Lassie (1949) (uncredited) .... Tenement neighbor of churchyard
- Deputy Marshal (1949) .... Mrs. Lance
- Haunted Trails (1949) .... Aunt Libby
- Mr. Soft Touch (1949) (uncredited) .... Slatternly Woman Tenant
... aka House of Settlement (UK) - Mighty Joe Young (1949) (unconfirmed) .... Old Woman
... aka Mr. Joseph Young of Africa - The Judge Steps Out (1949) (uncredited) .... Annie, the Scrub Woman
... aka Indian Summer (UK) - Tucson (1949) (uncredited) .... Housemother
- Shamrock Hill (1949) .... Grandma Rogan
- Highway 13 (1948) .... Aunt Myrt Lacy
- The Dark Past (1948) (uncredited) .... Passenger on bus
- Kidnapped (1948) (uncredited) .... Scottish Woman
- Hills of Home (1948) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Burnbrae
... aka Master of Lassie (UK) - The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948) .... Nora, the housekeeper
- The Vicious Circle (1948) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hogan (revised version)
... aka Woman in Brown (USA: TV title) - Big Town Scandal (1948) (uncredited) .... Mary - Cleaning Woman
... aka Underworld Scandal (USA: TV title) - Fort Apache (1948) .... Ma (barmaid)
... aka War Party - Angels' Alley (1948) .... Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
- Roses Are Red (1947) (uncredited) .... Scrubwoman
- The Invisible Wall (1947) .... Mrs. Bledsoe
- Exposed (1947) .... Miss Keets
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) (uncredited) .... Mother Machree
- The Long Night (1947) (uncredited) .... Old Lady in Crowd
- Stallion Road (1947) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ford, Purcell's Housekeeper
- Singin' in the Corn (1946) .... Mrs. O'Rourke
... aka Give and Take (UK) - Sister Kenny (1946) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Gordon
- Sing While You Dance (1946) .... Mom Henderson
- The Dark Horse (1946) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Mahoney
- Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) .... Mrs. Conover
- In Fast Company (1946) .... Mrs. Cassidy
- Dressed to Kill (1946) .... Mrs. Hudson
... aka Prelude to Murder (USA: working title) (USA: DVD title)
... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code (UK)
... aka Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill - The Hoodlum Saint (1946) .... Trina
- Sentimental Journey (1946) (uncredited) .... Agnes
- Little Giant (1946) .... Ma Miller
... aka On the Carpet (UK) - Kitty (1945) .... Nancy
- Strange Confession (1945) .... Mrs. O'Connor
... aka The Missing Head (USA: reissue title) - Divorce (1945) .... Ellen
- Pride of the Marines (1945) (uncredited) .... Lady at bus stop
... aka Forever in Love (UK) - Captain Eddie (1945) .... Mrs. Westrom
- The Woman in Green (1945) .... Mrs. Hudson
... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green (USA: promotional title) - The Body Snatcher (1945) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Mary McBride
... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher' (USA: complete title) - See My Lawyer (1945) .... Mrs. Fillmore
... aka In a Padded Cell (USA: reissue title) - It's a Pleasure (1945) (uncredited)
- Eadie Was a Lady (1945) (uncredited) .... Old Lady
- Music for Millions (1944) (uncredited) .... Hotel Proprietress
- Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944) (uncredited) .... Irish Woman
- The Last Ride (1944) .... Mrs. Mary Kelly
- Bonnie Lassie (1944) .... Mrs. MacGregor
... aka Musical Parade: Bonnie Lassie (USA: series title) - National Barn Dance (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Owen
- Ever Since Venus (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Murphy
- The Pearl of Death (1944) .... Mrs. Hudson
- Secret Command (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. McKenzie
- Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) (uncredited) .... Libby the Housekeeper
- Follow the Leader (1944) .... Mrs. McGinnis
... aka East of the Bowery (USA: original script title) - The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) (uncredited) .... Annie
- Hat Check Honey (1944) .... Jennie
- Million Dollar Kid (1944) .... Mrs. McGinnis
- Ladies Courageous (1944) (uncredited) .... Old Lady
... aka Fury in the Sky (USA: reissue title) - The Spider Woman (1944) .... Mrs. Hudson
... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (USA: review title)
... aka The Spider Woman (UK) - The Racket Man (1944) (uncredited) .... Ma Duffy
- Whispering Footsteps (1943) .... Ma Murphy
- Smart Guy (1943) .... Maggie
- You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943) (uncredited) .... Woman
- Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) (uncredited) .... Charwoman
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hudson
- Here Comes Kelly (1943) .... Mrs. Kelly
- Two Tickets to London (1943) .... Mrs. Tinkle
- Sarong Girl (1943) .... Mattie
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hudson
- Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) .... Mrs. Banning
- Forever and a Day (1943) (uncredited) .... Woman in Air Raid Shelter
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) .... Mrs. Hudson
... aka Secret Weapon (USA: short title) - The Boss of Big Town (1942) .... Mrs. Lane
- Gentleman Jim (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Casey
- Keeping Fit (1942) .... Mary, Irene's friend
- The Mummy's Tomb (1942) .... Jane Banning
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hudson
... aka Voice of Terror (UK) - Half Way to Shanghai (1942) .... Mrs. McIntyre
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942) (uncredited) .... Maid
- Powder Town (1942) .... Mrs. Douglas
- It Happened in Flatbush (1942) .... Mrs. Collins
- Meet the Stewarts (1942) .... Mrs. Stewart
- Dr. Broadway (1942) .... Broadway Carrie
- The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Scott
- Fly-By-Night (1942) .... Ma Prescott
... aka Secrets of G32 (UK) - Bombay Clipper (1942) .... Abigail MacPherson
- Blue, White and Perfect (1942) (uncredited) .... Landlady
- Sealed Lips (1942) .... Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
- Riot Squad (1941) .... Mrs. McGonigle
- Borrowed Hero (1941) .... Mrs. Riley
- Appointment for Love (1941) .... Martha
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) (uncredited) .... Gossiper
... aka Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (USA: complete title) - It Started with Eve (1941) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Toole, Cleaning Lady
- Unexpected Uncle (1941) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Mason, Kerrigan's Housekeeper
- Unfinished Business (1941) (uncredited) .... Miss Brady
- Double Cross (1941) .... Mrs. Murray
... aka Motorcycle Squad (USA: 16mm rental title) - Pot o' Gold (1941) .... Mom McCorkle
... aka Jimmy Steps Out (USA)
... aka The Golden Hour (UK) - Flight from Destiny (1941) .... Martha (Todhunter's housekeeper)
- Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940) (uncredited) .... First Charwoman
... aka Kitty Foyle (USA: short title) - The Invisible Woman (1940) .... Mrs. Bates
- No, No, Nanette (1940) .... Gertrude, the Cook
- Nobody's Children (1940) .... Mary
- Public Deb No. 1 (1940) (uncredited) .... Landlady
- Young People (1940) (uncredited) .... Old Woman
- When the Daltons Rode (1940) .... Ma Dalton
- The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Dunn
... aka Broadway Lawyer
... aka The Sentence - Queen of the Mob (1940) (uncredited) .... Landlady of Webster Apartment
- The Last Alarm (1940) .... Ma Hadley
- Brother Orchid (1940) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Sweeney, Flo's Landlady
- I Take This Oath (1940) .... Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
... aka Police Rookie (USA: TV title) - Tear Gas Squad (1940) .... Mrs. Sullivan
... aka State Cop - Saps at Sea (1940) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Riley
- My Son, My Son! (1940) .... Mrs. Mulvaney
- Women Without Names (1940) (uncredited) .... Juror
- The Invisible Man Returns (1940) (uncredited) .... Cookie, the Cook
- My Son Is Guilty (1939) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Montabelli
... aka Crime's End (UK) - Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Leary
- The Night of Nights (1939) (uncredited) .... 1st Pencil Woman
- Day-Time Wife (1939) (uncredited) .... Scrubwoman
- Rulers of the Sea (1939) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ogilvie
- The Marshal of Mesa City (1939) .... Mrs. Dudley - Landlady
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (uncredited) .... Woman
... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title) - Parents on Trial (1939) .... Martha
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) .... Mrs. Hudson
... aka Sherlock Holmes (UK) - The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939) (uncredited) .... Woman Reading Newspaper
... aka John Nesbitt's Passing Parade: The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (USA: series title) - She Married a Cop (1939) .... Ma Duffy
- The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) .... Landlady
- Captain Fury (1939) .... Mrs. Bailey
- Racketeers of the Range (1939) (uncredited) .... Mary (Benson's housekeeper)
- Tell No Tales (1939) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Bryant
... aka A Hundred to One (International: English title) - Code of the Streets (1939) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Flaherty
- Broadway Serenade (1939) (uncredited) .... Annie, Old Woman in Store
... aka Serenade - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) .... Mrs. Hudson
- Tail Spin (1939) .... Mrs. Lee
- Wings of the Navy (1939) (uncredited) .... Irene's Housekeeper
- Off the Record (1939) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Finnegan
... aka Unfit to Print (UK) - Thanks for Everything (1938) (uncredited) .... Maggie, Irish Woman
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Patrick McGee
- Vacation from Love (1938) (uncredited) .... Maggie, the Cook
- Campus Confessions (1938) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Twill
... aka Fast Play (UK) - Gateway (1938) (uncredited) .... Scottish Mother
- City Streets (1938) .... Mrs. Devlin
- Blond Cheat (1938) (uncredited) .... Maggie, the Charwoman
- Kidnapped (1938) .... Mrs. MacDonald
... aka Kidnapped: The Adventures of David Balfour (USA: long title) - Lady Behave! (1937) .... Cook
- Mannequin (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Rourke
- You're Only Young Once (1937) (uncredited) .... Mary's mother
- A Damsel in Distress (1937) (uncredited) .... Cook
- Double Wedding (1937) .... Mrs. Keough
- You Can't Have Everything (1937) (uncredited) .... Y.W.C.A. Scrub Woman
- The Toast of New York (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Callahan, charwoman
- Meet the Boyfriend (1937) .... Mrs. Grimes
- One Man Justice (1937) .... Bridget
- Married Before Breakfast (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Nevins
... aka Married by Noon - The Man in Blue (1937) (uncredited) .... Woman
- Pick a Star (1937) (uncredited) .... Undertaker's Wife
... aka Movie Struck (USA: reissue title) - That I May Live (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Healy
- Way Out West (1937) (uncredited) .... Cook
- Her Husband Lies (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Jenks
- Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Watson, Landlady
- The Great O'Malley (1937) .... Mrs. O'Malley
- Great Guy (1936) .... Mrs. Ogilvie
... aka Pluck of the Irish (UK) - The Plough and the Stars (1936) .... Woman at Barricades
- After the Thin Man (1936) (uncredited) .... Rose
- The Plot Thickens (1936) (uncredited) .... Woman with Bag
... aka The Swinging Pearl Mystery (UK) - Stage Struck (1936) .... Mrs. Cassidy
- Yellowstone (1936)
- Mary of Scotland (1936) .... Nurse
- The White Angel (1936) (uncredited) .... Nursing Applicant
- Little Miss Nobody (1936) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Biddle
- Forgotten Faces (1936) .... Mrs. O'Leary
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) (uncredited) .... Lady on way to Church
- Share the Wealth (1936)
- Laughing Irish Eyes (1936) .... Mrs. O'Keefe
- The Lady Consents (1936) (uncredited) .... Apple Lady
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) (uncredited) .... Peddler
- Metropolitan (1935) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Tolentino
- Waterfront Lady (1935) .... Mrs. O'Flaherty
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) .... Mrs. Bickerdike
... aka Heroes of the Regiment (USA: reissue title) - The Irish in Us (1935) .... Ma O'Hara
- Ginger (1935) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Monohan
- Ten Dollar Raise (1935) (uncredited)
... aka Mr. Faintheart (UK)
... aka The Faintheart (UK) - Vagabond Lady (1935) (uncredited) .... Myrtle, cleaning lady
... aka The Girl Is Mine - Bride of Frankenstein (1935) .... Hans' Wife
... aka The Bride of Frankenstein (USA: poster title) - Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) .... Mrs. Leathwaite
... aka Vanessa (UK) - I'm a Father (1935) .... Neighbor
- The Little Minister (1934) .... Nanny Webster
- Flirtation (1934) (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan in London (1934) (uncredited) .... Prison Visitor
- The Man from Hell (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Frank McCarroll, Timmy's Mother
- One More River (1934) (uncredited) .... Cook
... aka Over the River - Our Daily Bread (1934) (uncredited) .... Community Woman in Cottage
... aka Hell's Crossroads (USA: reissue title) - I Give My Love (1934) (uncredited) .... Marie
- The Defense Rests (1934) (uncredited) .... Scrub woman
- Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) (uncredited) .... Newfoundland woman
- Baby Take a Bow (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Brien
- The World Moves On (1934) (uncredited) .... English Soldier's Mother
- The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) (uncredited) .... Washerwoman
- Murder at the Vanities (1934) (uncredited) .... Assistant Wardrobe Woman
- Change of Heart (1934) (uncredited) .... Woman in Street
- Voice in the Night (1934) (uncredited) .... Woman on Phone in Montage
- The Woman Condemned (1934) (uncredited) .... Crying Woman at Night Court
- Beloved (1934/I) .... Mrs. O'Leary
- Design for Living (1933) (uncredited) .... Theatre Chambermaid
- The World Changes (1933) (uncredited) .... Lady at Party
- The Invisible Man (1933) (uncredited) .... Screaming Woman
- Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933) (uncredited) .... Cleaning woman
... aka Broadway Thru a Keyhole (USA: new title) - Meet the Baron (1933) (uncredited) .... Washer Woman
- My Woman (1933) (uncredited)
- Brief Moment (1933) (uncredited) .... Cook
- The Power and the Glory (1933) (uncredited) .... Nurse
... aka Power and Glory (UK) - Pilgrimage (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. MacGregor
- The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) (uncredited) .... Scrubwoman
- The Whirlwind (1933) .... Mrs. Curtis
- Sweepings (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Patrick O'Leary
- Nature in the Wrong (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Clancy
... aka Tarzan in the Wrong (USA) - Men Must Fight (1933) (uncredited) .... Pacifist Audience Member
- Ladies They Talk About (1933) (uncredited) .... Prisoner in Visiting Room
... aka Women in Prison - Her Splendid Folly (1933) .... Mrs. Clancey
- She Done Him Wrong (1933) (uncredited) .... Cleaning lady
- Call Her Savage (1932) (uncredited) .... Lady in Tenement
- Wild Girl (1932) (uncredited) .... Washerwoman
... aka Salomy Jane (UK) - Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) (uncredited) .... Mrs. MacTavish
- Blonde Venus (1932) (uncredited) .... Landlady
- 70,000 Witnesses (1932) (uncredited) .... Scrubwoman
- Almost Married (1932) .... Cook
- Beauty Parlor (1932) (uncredited) .... Landlady
- Radio Patrol (1932) (uncredited) .... Landlady
- The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) (uncredited) .... Matron
- Scandal for Sale (1932) (uncredited)
... aka Ambition - Devil's Lottery (1932) (uncredited) .... Inquest Onlooker
- Dancers in the Dark (1932) (uncredited) .... Cleaning lady
- The Big Timer (1932) (uncredited) .... Second Job Seeker
- The Expert (1932) (uncredited) .... Neighbor
- Impatient Maiden (1932) (uncredited) .... Irish Neighbor
- Texas Cyclone (1932) .... Katie
- A Fool's Advice (1932) (uncredited) .... Woman at Rally
... aka His Honor the Mayor (USA: alternative title)
... aka Meet the Mayor (USA: reissue title) - Delicious (1931) (uncredited) .... Dancer
- Ladies of the Big House (1931) (uncredited) .... Prison inmate
- A House Divided (1931) (uncredited) .... Townswoman
- Models and Wives (1931)
- Frankenstein (1931) (uncredited) .... Mourner
- 24 Hours (1931) (uncredited) .... Nurse
... aka The Hours Between (UK) - The Black Camel (1931) .... Mrs. MacMaster
- Always Goodbye (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. MacPherson, Moviegoer
- Subway Express (1931) .... Mrs. Delaney
- Unfaithful (1931) (uncredited) .... Bit
- Oh, for a Man (1930) (uncredited) .... Stage Door Admirer with Violets
- Dance with Me (1930)
- Song o' My Heart (1930) (uncredited) .... Irish Woman
- Anybody's Woman (1930) (uncredited)
- Manslaughter (1930) (uncredited) .... Cook
- Our Blushing Brides (1930) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Mannix, Tenement Woman
- Let Us Be Gay (1930) (uncredited) .... Mrs. McIntyre
- Roaring Ranch (1930) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Riley
- When the Wind Blows (1930) .... Chubby's Mother
- His Honor the Mayor (1930)
- Framed (1930) (uncredited) .... Mrs.Potter, Cleaning Woman
- The Duke of Dublin (1930)
- Seven Days' Leave (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit
... aka Medals - Hell's Heroes (1930) (uncredited) .... Choir member
- Sunnyside Up (1929) (uncredited) .... Bit part (back to camera)
- Dynamite (1929) .... Neighbor
- The Sky Hawk (1929) (uncredited) .... Mary, the Maid
- The Saturday Night Kid (1929) (uncredited) .... Reducing customer
... aka Love 'Em and Leave 'Em - Is Everybody Happy? (1929) (uncredited) .... Neighbor
- Madame X (1929) (uncredited) .... Nursemaid
... aka Absinthe (USA: TV title) - The Black Watch (1929) (uncredited) .... Sandy's Wife
... aka King of the Khyber Rifles (UK) - The Old Code (1928) .... Mary MacGregr
- Old Gray Hoss (1928) .... First taxi passenger
- Our Dancing Daughters (1928) (uncredited) .... Scrubwoman
- Hangman's House (1928) (uncredited) .... The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
- The Matinee Idol (1928) (uncredited) .... Woman in audience
- Clancy's Kosher Wedding (1927) .... Molly Clancy
- Annie Laurie (1927) (uncredited) .... First Midwife
- The Claw (1927) (uncredited) .... Bit
- Naughty Nanette (1927) .... Mrs. Rooney
- The Dixie Flyer (1926) .... Mrs. Clancy
- Black Paradise (1926) .... Mrs. Murphy
- Lights of Old Broadway (1925) (uncredited) .... Bit
... aka Little Old New York (UK) - The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925) .... Mrs. Tifft
- One of the Bravest (1925) .... Tenement Boy's Mother
- Tessie (1925) .... Aunt Maggie
- The Home Maker (1925) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hennessy
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Little Minister (1934) (dialogue coach) (uncredited)
Self:
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) (uncredited) .... Herself - dishwasher
Archive Footage:
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) .... Jane Banning
- Gunfighters of the Old West (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Dalton
- Kelly Finds a Fighter (1953) .... Landlady
- Clues to Adventure (1949) (uncredited) .... Woman Reading Newspaper (clip from 'The Story That Couldn't Be Printed')
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