No photo available. Represent Polly Moran? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 34,827 this week

Polly Moran (1883–1952)

Actress | Soundtrack

She was one rowdy, no-holds-barred entertainer. Comedienne Polly Moran was considered second only to perhaps Louise Fazenda as Mack Sennett's funniest lady during her silent-era heyday. Born in 1883, Polly was made for vaudeville, touring all over the world, notably Europe. Sennett snapped her up... See full bio »

Born:

Pauline Theresa Moran
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 68) in Los Angeles, California, USA
1 video | 2 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Jerry Lewis, Christopher Hitchens: Unfunny Women, Reactionary Men
13 January 2012 1:47 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide
Katharine Hepburn on TCM: Keeper Of The Flame, Summertime
19 August 2010 11:47 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide
See all 2 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
They played in silent too
a list of 500 people by quietgiant2 created 17 May 2011
 
image of name
My 100+ Favorite or Most Admired Comedians
a list of 88 people by Frank Cullen created 19 Nov 2011
 
image of name
My Favorite or Most Admired Comedy Actors in Movies
a list of 135 people by fcullen created 20 Dec 2011
 
image of name
Actresses that have worked with George Cukor
a list of 143 people by jimmy_hamill-997-495389 created 4 months ago
 
image of name
Forest Lawn Glendale Memorial Park
a list of 874 people by Syl created 9 months ago
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Polly Moran.
1 win See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActress (119 titles)
1950 The Yellow Cab Man
Bride's Mother
 
1949 Adam's Rib
Mrs. McGrath
 
1949 Prize Maid (short)
The Maid
 
1941 Petticoat Politics
Widow Jones
 
1940 Meet the Missus
Widow Ella Jones
 
1940 Tom Brown's School Days
Sally Harowell
 
1939 Ambush
Cora, diner owner
 
1938 Red River Range
Mrs. Maxwell
 
1938 Ladies in Distress
Lydia Bonney
 
1937 Two Wise Maids
Prudence Matthews
 
1937 Sailor Maid
 
1936 Oh, Duchess! (short)
The Duchess
 
1934 Down to Their Last Yacht
Nella Fitzgerald
 
1934 Hollywood Party
Henrietta Clemp
 
1933 Alice in Wonderland
Dodo Bird
 
1932 Le plombier amoureux
Patricia Alden
 
1932 Prosperity
Lizzie Praskins
 
1932 The Passionate Plumber
Albine
 
1931 Guilty Hands
Aunt Maggie
 
1931 Politics
Ivy Higgins
 
1931 It's a Wise Child
Bertha
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Norma Shearer's Maid
 
1931 Reducing
Polly Rochay
 
1930 Paid
Polly (uncredited)
 
1930 Remote Control
Polly
 
1930 Crazy House (short)
Singer
 
1930 Way for a Sailor
Polly
 
1930 Those Three French Girls
Elmer's Wife (uncredited)
 
1930 Way Out West
Pansy
 
1930 Caught Short
Polly Smith
 
1930 The Girl Said No
Polly
 
1930 The Rounder (short)
Mary
 
1930 Chasing Rainbows
Polly
 
1929 Hot for Paris
Polly
 
1929 Dangerous Females (short)
Tibby Cram
 
1929 So This Is College
Polly
 
1929 The Unholy Night
The Maid
 
1929 Speedway
Waitress
 
1929 China Bound
Sarah
 
1928 Honeymoon
Polly
 
1928 A Lady of Chance
Hotel Maid Who Coughs (uncredited)
 
1928 Show People
The Maid
 
1928 Shadows of the Night
Entertainer
 
1928 Beyond the Sierras
Inez
 
1928 That Night (short)
 
1928 While the City Sleeps
Mrs. Minnie McGinnis
 
1928 Telling the World
Landlady
 
1928 Detectives
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
 
1928 Bringing Up Father
Maggie
 
1928 Came the Dawn (short)
Mama Gimplewort
 
1928 Rose-Marie
Lady Jane
 
1928 The Divine Woman
Mme. Pigonier
 
1927 Buttons
Polly
 
1927 The Enemy
Baruska
 
1927 London After Midnight
Miss Smithson, the New Maid
 
1927 Smith's Cook (short)
The Cook
 
1927 The Thirteenth Hour
Polly
 
1927 The Callahans and the Murphys
Mrs. Murphy
 
1927 Are Brunettes Safe? (short)
 
1927 The Show
Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
 
1927 Flesh and the Devil
Family Retainer with Bouquet (uncredited)
 
1926 Twinkletoes
Unknown Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1926 The Scarlet Letter
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
 
1926 The Blackbird
Flower Lady (uncredited)
 
1923 Luck
Dumb Dora - Fight Enthusiast
 
1922 Look Before You Sleep (short)
 
1922 Oh, You, Sheriff Nell (short)
Sheriff Nell
 
1922 Nell's Busted Romance (short)
Nell
 
1921 The Affairs of Anatol
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
 
1921 Two Weeks with Pay
Chambermaid
 
1921 Skirts
 
1921 High & Dry (short)
 
1921 The Slicker (short)
Little Nell - The Country Maid
 
1921 A Doggone Mix-Up (short)
 
1920 This Is the Life (short)
 
1920 She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1920 Hold Me Tight (short)
 
1920 Hired and Fired (short)
 
1920 Training for Husbands (short)
 
1920 The Ragged Road to Romance (short)
 
1920 Sheriff Nell's Comeback (short)
Sheriff Nell
 
1920 A Scrambled Romance (short)
 
1920 The Society Bug (short)
 
1919 A Schoolhouse Scandal (short)
 
1919 Wild Waves and Women (short)
 
1918 She Loved Him Plenty (short)
 
1918 Two Tough Tenderfeet (short)
Still Sheriff
 
1918 The Battle Royal (short)
 
1918 Saucy Madeline (short)
The Busiest Man's Butterfly Wife
 
1918 Sheriff Nell's Tussle (short)
Sheriff Nell, Still the Pride of Triggerville
 
1917 Taming Target Center (short)
The New Sheriff
 
1917 The Pullman Bride (short)
Sheriff Nell
 
1917 Roping Her Romeo (short)
Sheriff Nell, The Pride of Triggerville
 
1917 His Uncle Dudley (short)
 
1917 She Needed a Doctor (short)
 
1917 Cactus Nell (short)
 
1917 His Naughty Thought (short)
 
1917 Her Fame and Shame (short)
 
1916 Safety First Ambrose (short)
 
1916 Vampire Ambrose (short)
 
1916 Pills of Peril (short)
 
1916 Madcap Ambrose (short)
Rosie Bloom
 
1916 His Wild Oats (short)
 
1916 A Bath House Blunder (short)
Mother
 
1916 An Oily Scoundrel (short)
 
1916 By Stork Delivery (short)
The janitor's wife
 
1916 The Village Blacksmith (short)
 
1916 Love Will Conquer (short)
 
1916 A Movie Star (short)
 
1916 Because He Loved Her (short)
 
1915 The Hunt (short)
 
1915 His Father's Footsteps (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1915 Her Painted Hero (short)
A Stage-Struck Maiden
 
1915 A Favorite Fool (short)
The Widow Wallop
 
1915 Those College Girls (short)
The Janitor's Wife
 
1915 Their Social Splash (short)
Polly - the Unruly Guest
 
1915 The Beauty Bunglers (short)
Beauty Parlor Owner's Wife
 
1915 Caught in the Act (short)
The Janitor's Wife
 
1913 When Joe Went West (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1934 Down to Their Last Yacht ("There's Nothing Else to Do in Ma-La-Ka-Mo-Ka-Lu" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 Hollywood Party (performer: "I've Had My Moments" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1931 The Christmas Party (short) (performer: "Happy Days Are Here Again" 1929)
 
1931 Politics (performer: "A Hot Time in the Old Town" 1896 - uncredited, "Happy Days Are Here Again" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "For I'm the Queen" 1929 - uncredited, "Marie, Polly and Bess" 1929 - uncredited, "Sonny Boy" 1928 - uncredited, "The Fountain in the Park" 1884 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (short)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (short)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (short)
Herself
 
1931 The Christmas Party (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1930 The March of Time
Herself
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Herself
 
1918 Grauman Special (documentary short)
Herself
 
1915 Fatty and the Broadway Stars (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2002 London After Midnight (TV movie)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Revue of 1929' (uncredited)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Sarah in 'China Bound'
 
1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments (short)
(uncredited)
 

Related Videos

The Stolen Jools -- Star-packed promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatarium...
Edit

Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

4 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

She adopted a son in between marriages. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer