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A Star Is Born (1937) -- A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Bringing Up Baby (1938) -- Open-ended Trailer from RKO Radio
Bringing Up Baby (1938) -- AllTrailers.net - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
20 October 1942, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Born Mary Jeanette Robison. In her late teens she moved to the U.S. from... more
Trivia:
Mother of Edward, and two other children more
STARmeter: ?
Up 39% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
The Classics Corner: "Bringing Up Baby"
 (From screeninglog. 11 July 2008, 8:50 PM, PDT)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Joan of Paris (1942) .... Mlle. Rosay
  2. Playmates (1941) .... Grandma Kyser
  3. Million Dollar Baby (1941) .... Cornelia Wheelwright aka Miss White
  4. Four Mothers (1941) .... Aunt Etta
  5. The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940) .... Cecilia Dangerfield
  6. Irene (1940) .... Granny O'Dare
  7. Granny Get Your Gun (1940) .... Minerva Hildegarde Hatton

  8. Four Wives (1939) .... Aunt Etta
  9. That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) .... Grandma
  10. Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) .... Mme. Rappard
  11. Daughters Courageous (1939) .... Penny, the Housekeeper
    ... aka A Family Affair
    ... aka American Family
    ... aka Family Reunion
  12. The Kid from Kokomo (1939) .... Margaret 'Maggie'/'Ma' Manell
    ... aka Orphan of the Ring (UK)
  13. Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) .... Granny Whitman
  14. They Made Me a Criminal (1939) .... Grandma Rafferty
    ... aka I Became a Criminal
    ... aka They Made Me a Fugitive
  15. Four Daughters (1938) .... Aunt Etta
  16. The Texans (1938) .... Granna
  17. Bringing Up Baby (1938) .... Aunt Elizabeth Random
  18. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) .... Aunt Polly
  19. The Perfect Specimen (1937) .... Mrs. Leona Wicks
  20. A Star Is Born (1937) .... Grandmother Lettie
  21. Woman in Distress (1937) .... Phoebe Tuttle
  22. Rainbow on the River (1936) .... Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
    ... aka It Happened in New Orleans (USA: reissue title)
  23. The Captain's Kid (1936) .... Aunt Marcia Prentiss
  24. Wife vs. Secretary (1936) .... Mimi
  25. Three Kids and a Queen (1935) .... Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter
    ... aka The Baxter Millions (UK)
  26. Anna Karenina (1935) .... Countess Vronsky
  27. Age of Indiscretion (1935) .... Emma Shaw
  28. Reckless (1935) .... Mrs. Granny Leslie
  29. Strangers All (1935) .... Anna Carter
  30. Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) .... Madame Judith Paris
    ... aka Vanessa (UK)
  31. Grand Old Girl (1935) .... Laura Bayles
  32. Mills of the Gods (1934) .... Mary Hastings
  33. Lady by Choice (1934) .... Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
  34. Straight Is the Way (1934) .... Mrs. Horowitz
  35. You Can't Buy Everything (1934) .... Mrs. Hannah Bell
  36. Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... The Queen of Hearts
  37. Dancing Lady (1933) .... Dolly Todhunter - Tod's Grandmother
  38. The Solitaire Man (1933) .... Mrs. Vail
  39. Lady for a Day (1933) .... Apple Annie
  40. Beauty for Sale (1933) .... Mrs. Merrick
    ... aka Beauty
  41. Broadway to Hollywood (1933) .... Veteran Actress
    ... aka Ring Up the Curtain (UK)
  42. One Man's Journey (1933) .... Sarah
  43. Dinner at Eight (1933) .... Mrs. Wendel
  44. Reunion in Vienna (1933) .... Frau Lucher
  45. The White Sister (1933) .... Mother Superior
  46. Men Must Fight (1933) .... Maman Seward
  47. Strange Interlude (1932) .... Mrs. Evans
    ... aka Strange Interval
  48. If I Had a Million (1932) .... Mrs. Mary Walker
  49. Little Orphan Annie (1932) .... Mrs. Stewart
  50. The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge (1932)
  51. Red-Headed Woman (1932) .... Aunt Jane
  52. Letty Lynton (1932) .... Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
  53. The She-Wolf (1931) .... Harriet Breen
    ... aka Mother's Millions
    ... aka The She-Wolf of Wall Street

  54. The Blue Danube (1928)
    ... aka Honour Above All (UK)
  55. Chicago (1927) .... Mrs. Morton - Matron
  56. Turkish Delight (1927) .... Tsakran
  57. A Harp in Hock (1927) .... Mrs. Banks
    ... aka The Samaritan
  58. The Angel of Broadway (1927) .... Big Bertha
  59. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927) .... Aunt Mary Watkins
  60. The King of Kings (1927) .... Mother of Gestas
  61. Rubber Tires (1927) .... Mrs. Stack
    ... aka Ten Thousand Reward
  62. Pals in Paradise (1926) .... Esther Lezinsky

  63. A Night Out (1916) .... Granmum
Soundtrack:
  1. Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) ("The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish" (1938))
  2. The Captain's Kid (1936) (performer: "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" (uncredited))
  3. Lady by Choice (1934) ("M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World to Me" (1915) (uncredited))
  4. One Man's Journey (1933) ("Long, Long Ago" (1883) (uncredited))
Writer:
  1. A Night Out (1916) (play)
Self:
  1. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941) (uncredited) .... Herself

  2. The Hollywood Gad-About (1934) (uncredited) .... Herself

  3. How Molly Malone Made Good (1915) .... Herself, Cameo Appearance
    ... aka How Molly Made Good

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Performed on Broadway in the following productions: more
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