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Madge Kennedy (1891–1987)

Actress

In 1906, Madge went to New York City to study at the Art Students League where she hoped to become an illustrator. This lasted until she appeared in a student musical, which led to a full time job in a traveling stock company. By 1912, Madge was a Broadway Star with the bedroom farce "Little Miss Brown"... See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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(age 96) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1976 Marathon Man
Lady in Bank
 
1975 The Day of the Locust
Mrs. Johnson
 
1972 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Mimi
– Where's Grandpa? (1972) … Mimi
 
1970 The Baby Maker
Tish's Grandmother
 
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Mrs. Laydon
 
1967 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Flagler
– Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) … Mrs. Flagler
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Colonist
– On Thursday We Leave for Home (1963) … Colonist
 
1957-1963 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Aunt Martha Bronson
– Beaver's Prep School (1963) … Aunt Martha Bronson
– Beaver the Magician (1959) … Aunt Martha Bronson
– The Visiting Aunts (1958) … Aunt Martha Bronson
– Train Trip (1958) … Aunt Martha Bronson
– Beaver's Short Pants (1957) … Aunt Martha Bronson
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Mrs. MacFarlane
– Don't Look Behind You (1962) … Mrs. MacFarlane
 
1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
Elizabeth Van Doren
– The Hunt (1962) … Elizabeth Van Doren
 
1956-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Laura Crabtree / Mary Hughes / Mother / …
– Coming, Mama (1961) … Mrs. Baldwin
– Sybilla (1960) … Mrs. Carter
– Graduating Class (1959) … Mother
– A True Account (1959) … Mary Hughes
– Help Wanted (1956) … Laura Crabtree
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Mrs. Cameron
– One for the Book (1961) … Mrs. Cameron
 
1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Mrs. Bedenbaugh
– Carnival of Fear (1961) … Mrs. Bedenbaugh
 
1960 Let's Make Love
Miss Manners, Clement's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1959 North by Northwest
Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)
 
1959 Plunderers of Painted Flats
Mary East
 
1958 A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Grace Havens
 
1958 Houseboat
Mrs. Farnsworth
 
1958 Official Detective (TV series)
Miss Greenville
– Murder in a Girl's School (1958) … Miss Greenville
 
1956 Lust for Life
Anna Cornelia Van Gogh
 
1956 The Catered Affair
Mrs. Joe Halloran
 
1956 Three Bad Sisters
Martha Craig
 
1955 The Rains of Ranchipur
Mrs. Smiley
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Canby
– The Unexplored (1955) … Mrs. Canby
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Henrietta
– Star in the House (1955) … Henrietta
 
1954 Studio 57 (TV series)
Grandmother
– Christmas Every Day (1954) … Grandmother
 
1954 The Lineup (TV series)
Victim's Mother
– Cop Killer (1954) … Victim's Mother (uncredited)
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Clara Matheson
– The Secret (1954) … Clara Matheson
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Ma Glover
– Borrowed Wife (1954) … Ma Glover
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Mrs. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
 
1952 The Marrying Kind
Judge Anne B. Carroll
 
1928 Walls Tell Tales (short)
 
1926 Oh, Baby!
Dorothy Brennan
 
1925 Lying Wives
Margery Burkley
 
1925 Bad Company
Gloria Waring
 
1925 Scandal Street
Sheila Kane
 
1924 Three Miles Out
Molly Townsend
 
1923 The Purple Highway
April Blair
 
1921 Oh Mary Be Careful
Mary Meacham
 
1921 The Girl with the Jazz Heart
Kittie Swasher/Miriam Smith
 
1921 The Highest Bidder
Sally Raeburn
 
1920 The Truth
Becky Warder
 
1920 Dollars and Sense
Hazel Farron
 
1920 The Blooming Angel
Floss
 
1920 Help Yourself
Emily Ray
 
1919 Strictly Confidential
Fanny O'Gorman
 
1919 Through the Wrong Door
Isabel Carter
 
1919 Leave It to Susan
Susan Burbridge
 
1919 Daughter of Mine
Rosie Mendelsohn/Lady Diantha
 
1919 Day Dreams
Primrose
 
1918 A Perfect Lady
Lucille Le Jambon, aka Lucy Higgins
 
1918 Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand (short)
 
1918 The Kingdom of Youth
Ruth Betts
 
1918/I Friend Husband
Dorothy Dean
 
1918 The Service Star
Marilyn March
 
1918 The Fair Pretender
Sylvia Maynard
 
1918 The Danger Game
Clytie Rogers
 
1918 Our Little Wife
Dodo Warren
 
1917 Nearly Married
Betty Griffon
 
1917 Baby Mine
Zoie
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1986 W.C. Fields: Straight Up (TV documentary)
Herself - Stage Co-Star
 
1918 United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (short)
Herself
 

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[speaking of the inexperienced people making silent movies in Fort Lee, New Jersey under chaotic conditions about 1917] It really was a case of the blind leading the blind, and we were all really grateful for some voice of authority to speak, anybody who could lay down the law and help us get the job done. See more »

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