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Cora Witherspoon (1890–1957)

A delightfully irksome, viper-tongued presence who usually played older than she was, actress Cora Witherspoon began her five-decade career in New York playing an elderly lady in the 1910 production of "The Concert". She was 20 years old at the time. Born in 1890, the brown-haired, Louisiana-born character... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Aunt Fanny
The House of Gair (1954) … Aunt Fanny
 
1954 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
A Touch of Summer (1954)
 
1954 It Should Happen to You
Macy's Saleslady (uncredited)
 
1952 Just for You
Mrs. Angevine
 
1952 The First Time
Nurse Salisbury
 
1951 Chain of Circumstance
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1951 The Mating Season
Mrs. Williamson
 
1950 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Stopover (1950)
 
1946 I've Always Loved You
Edwina Blythe
 
1946 Dangerous Business
Mrs. Abigail Ellsworth
 
1946 She Wrote the Book
Carrothers
 
1946 Young Widow
Aunt Emeline
 
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
Mrs. Clara Meigs
 
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
Mrs. Peterson - Patient (uncredited)
 
1945 This Love of Ours
Woman
 
1943 Follies Girl
Mrs. J. B. Hamlin
 
1941 Honeymoon for Three
Mrs. Sneddington, Book Club Spokeswoman (uncredited)
 
1940 The Bank Dick
Agatha Sousè
 
1940 I Was an Adventuress
Aunt Cecile
 
1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Susie Watson
 
1939 The Women
Mrs. Van Adams
 
1939 For Love or Money
Mrs. Sweringen
 
1939 Dark Victory
Carrie
 
1939 The Flying Irishman
Mrs. Mamie 'Make' Thompson (uncredited)
 
1939 Dodge City
Mrs. McCoy
 
1939 Woman Doctor
Fanny
 
1938 Just Around the Corner
Aunt Julia Ramsby
 
1938 Vacation from Love
Mrs. Soames, Wedding/Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1938 Three Loves Has Nancy
Mrs. Herford
 
1938 Professor Beware
Mrs. Pitts
 
1938 He Couldn't Say No
Mrs. Coney
 
1937 Beg, Borrow or Steal
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
 
1937 Madame X
Nora
 
1937 The Big Shot
Mrs. Elizabeth Simms
 
1937 The Lady Escapes
Fanny Worthington
 
1937 Personal Property
Mrs. Burns
 
1937 On the Avenue
Aunt Fritz
 
1937 Dangerous Number
Gypsy
 
1936 Libeled Lady
Mrs. Burns-Norvell
 
1936 Piccadilly Jim
Nesta Pett, Ann's Aunt
 
1936 Frankie and Johnnie
Mrs. Lumpy Thornton
 
1935 Ladies Love Hats (short)
 
1935 The Amateur Husband (short)
The Mother-in-Law
 
1934 A Peach of a Pair (short)
Suzy Woodbury (uncredited)
 
1934 Gambling
Mrs. Edna Seeley
 
1934 Mushrooms (short)
 
1933 The Way of All Freshmen (short)
 
1932 Ladies of the Jury
Lily Pratt
 
1931 Peach-O-Reno
Aggie Bruno
 
1931 Night Angel
Head Nurse
 
1931 Tarnished Lady
Saleslady (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1915). Stage Play: The Great Lover. Romantic comedy. Written by Leo Ditrichstein, Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton. Longacre Theatre: 10 Nov 1915- Jun 1916 (closing date unknown/245 performances). Cast: Virginia Fox Brooks (as "Ethel Warren, lyric soprano"), Leo Ditrichstein (as "Jean Paurel... See more »
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Trivia:

Despite their hostile on-camera exchanges in The Bank Dick, Cora and W.C. Fields were actually quite friendly in real life, frequently keeping in touch with cordial letters. See more »

Star Sign:

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