Filmography Jump to filmography as:Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
"The Flying Nun" .... Mother General (1 episode, 1968)- To Fly or Not to Fly (1968) TV episode .... Mother General
"I Dream of Jeannie" .... Tonys Mother (1 episode, 1967)- Meet My Masters Mother (1967) TV episode .... Tonys Mother
"Batman" .... J. Pauline Spaghetti (2 episodes, 1966)- The Catwoman Goeth (1966) TV episode .... J. Pauline Spaghetti- The Sandman Cometh (1966) TV episode .... J. Pauline Spaghetti
"Dr. Kildare" .... Mother Caritas (2 episodes, 1965)- Going Home (1965) TV episode .... Mother Caritas- Fathers and Daughters (1965) TV episode .... Mother Caritas
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Iris Fuchsia (1 episode, 1964)... aka The Chrysler Theater ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title) - The Timothy Heist (1964) TV episode .... Iris Fuchsia
"The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Louise (1 episode, 1964)- This Train Dont Stop Till It Gets There (1964) TV episode .... Louise
"Mister Ed" .... Miss Karen Dooley (1 episode, 1963)- Oh, Those Hats! (1963) TV episode .... Miss Karen Dooley
"Laramie" .... Daisy Cooper / ... (35 episodes, 1961-1963)- The Marshals (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper- The Stranger (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper- The Last Battleground (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper- Broken Honor (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper- Edge of Evil (1963) TV episode .... Daisy Cooper (30 more)
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Alice Wagner (1 episode, 1960)- The Man with Two Faces (1960) TV episode .... Alice Wagner
"The Tab Hunter Show" .... Mollie Coburn (1 episode, 1960)- The Matchmaker (1960) TV episode .... Mollie Coburn
"Goodyear Theatre" .... Melinda Gray (1 episode, 1960)... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title) ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title) - The Sitters Baby (1960) TV episode .... Melinda Gray
"The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Maudie (1 episode, 1960)... aka Robert Taylors Detectives (new title) ... aka The Detectives ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor - Floating Face Down (1960) TV episode .... Maudie
Please Dont Eat the Daisies (1960) .... Suzie Robinson
"December Bride" .... Lily Ruskin (111 episodes, 1954-1959)- Bald Baby (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin- Lily Helps Twilly (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin- Linda on TV (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin- The Texan, Rory Calhoun (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin- Lilys Advice Column (1959) TV episode .... Lily Ruskin (106 more)
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Mrs. Miller (1 episode, 1956)... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title) - The Moneymaker (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Miller
"Studio 57" .... Cora Gibbs (1 episode, 1956)... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title) - The Great Wide World (1956) TV episode .... Cora Gibbs
"The Ford Television Theatre" .... Aunt Cordelia (1 episode, 1954)... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title) - Wonderful Day for a Wedding (1954) TV episode .... Aunt Cordelia
The Rocket Man (1954) .... Justice Amelia Brown
"Make Room for Daddy" .... Eloise Adams (1 episode, 1953)... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title) - Wonderland (1953) TV episode .... Eloise Adams
Because Youre Mine (1952) .... Mrs. Montville
No Room for the Groom (1952) .... Mama Kingshead
Angels in the Outfield (1951) .... Sister Edwitha ... aka Angels and the Pirates (UK)
Bannerline (1951) .... Mrs. Loomis
"The Bigelow Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)... aka Bigelow-Sanford Theater (USA: second season title) ... aka Hollywood Half Hour (USA: syndication title) ... aka Marquee Theater (USA: syndication title) - Charming Billy (1951) TV episode
According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951) .... Mrs. Hoyle
"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1950-1951)- The Happy Journey (1951) TV episode - Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) TV episode
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) (uncredited) .... One of the "Old Dolls"
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) .... Mrs. Brentman
Devils Doorway (1950) .... Mrs. Masters
Louisa (1950) .... Louisa Norton
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) .... Agnes Thorndyke
Please Believe Me (1950) .... Mrs. Milwright
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) (voice) (uncredited) .... Kathys Mother
The Big Wheel (1949) .... Mary Coy
In the Good Old Summertime (1949) .... Nellie Burke
B.F.s Daughter (1948) .... Gladys Fulton ... aka Polly Fulton (UK)
It Had to Be You (1947) .... Mrs. Martha Stafford
Cynthia (1947) .... Carrie Jannings ... aka Cynthia: The Rich, Full Life ... aka The Rich Full Life (UK)
Singapore (1947) .... Mrs. Bellows
Living in a Big Way (1947) .... Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) .... Mrs. Penrose ... aka My Brother Who Talks to Horses (USA: promotional title)
Faithful in My Fashion (1946) .... Miss Swanson
Little Mister Jim (1946) .... Mrs. Starwell
Dragonwyck (1946) .... Magda
A Letter for Evie (1946) .... Mrs. McPherson
Meet Me on Broadway (1946) .... Sylvia Kane Storm ... aka Song of Broadway (UK)
Captain Eddie (1945) .... Mrs. Frost
Thrill of a Romance (1945) .... Nona Glenn
Salty ORourke (1945) .... Mrs. Brooks
The Enchanted Cottage (1945) .... Violet Price
Ill Be Seeing You (1944) .... Mrs. Marshall
Reward Unlimited (1944) .... Peggys Mother
The Heavenly Body (1944) .... Nancy Potter
Heaven Can Wait (1943) .... Bertha Van Cleve
Presenting Lily Mars (1943) .... Mrs. Mars
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Cecilia Talbot
The Affairs of Martha (1942) .... Sophia Sommerfield
Rings on Her Fingers (1942) .... Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
Roxie Hart (1942) .... Mary Sunshine
The Vanishing Virginian (1942) .... Rosa Yancey
When Ladies Meet (1941) .... Bridget Bridgie Drake
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) .... Carlotta Emerson ... aka The Perfect Crime (UK)
Meet John Doe (1941) .... Mrs. Mitchell ... aka Frank Capras Meet John Doe (USA: complete title) ... aka John Doe, Dynamite (UK)
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) .... Elizabeth Ellis
Arkansas Judge (1941) .... Mary Shoemaker ... aka False Witness (UK)
Lucky Partners (1940) .... Aunt Lucy
My Love Came Back (1940) .... Mrs. Clara Malette
On Their Own (1940) .... Mrs. John Jones
Young as You Feel (1940) .... Mrs. Jones
The Blue Bird (1940) .... Mummy Tyl
Laddie (1940) .... Mrs. Stanton
A Child Is Born (1939) .... Mrs. Mamie West
Too Busy to Work (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
Quick Millions (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones ... aka Jones Family at the Grand Canyon ... aka The Jones Family in Quick Millions (USA: complete title)
Chicken Wagon Family (1939) .... Josephine Fippany
The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) .... Mrs. Hubbard ... aka The Modern Miracle (UK)
Everybodys Baby (1939) .... Mrs. John Jones
Down on the Farm (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
You Cant Take It with You (1938) .... Penny Sycamore
Safety in Numbers (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
A Trip to Paris (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
Jezebel (1938) .... Mrs. Kendrick
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) .... Mrs. Schofield
The Buccaneer (1938) .... Dolly Madison
Love on a Budget (1938) .... Mrs. John Jones
Borrowing Trouble (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones ... aka The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble (USA: new title)
Its Love Im After (1937) .... Aunt Ella Paisley
Hot Water (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
Hotel Haywire (1937) .... Mrs. Parkhouse
The Road Back (1937) .... Ernsts Mother
Big Business (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
A Family Affair (1937) .... Mrs. Emily Hardy ... aka Skidding ... aka Stand Accused
Penrod and Sam (1937) .... Mrs. Laura Schofield
Green Light (1937) .... Mrs. Dexter
Clarence (1937) .... Mrs. Wheeler
Off to the Races (1937) .... Mrs. John Jones
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Rebecca Perry
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) .... Lady Octavia Warrenton
The Girl on the Front Page (1936) .... Mrs. Langford
Dodsworth (1936) .... Matey Pearson
Stage Struck (1936) .... Mrs. Randall
Back to Nature (1936) .... Mrs. Louise Jones
Palm Springs (1936) .... Aunt Letty ... aka Palm Springs Affair (UK)
Educating Father (1936) .... Mts. John Jones
Every Saturday Night (1936) .... Mrs. Evers
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) .... Ma Davis
The Great Impersonation (1935) .... Duchess Caroline
Broadway Hostess (1935) .... Mrs. Duncan-Griswald-Wembly-Smythe
Ah, Wilderness! (1935) .... Essie Miller
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Mrs. Byam
Way Down East (1935) .... Mrs. Bartlett
Orchids to You (1935) .... Alice Draper
Love Me Forever (1935) .... Clara Fields ... aka On Wings of Song (UK)
Werewolf of London (1935) .... Miss Ettie Coombes ... aka Unholy Hour
Little Women (1933) .... Marmee
Papas Slay Ride (1930) .... Mama

Soundtrack:In the Good Old Summertime (1949) (performer: "In the Good Old Summertime")
The Vanishing Virginian (1942) (performer: "In the Evening By the Moonlight" (1912), "Bill Bailey, Wont You Please Come Home" (1902))
My Love Came Back (1940) ("On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op.314")

Self:1960s
1950s
"Dennis the Menace" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)... aka Just Dennis (UK) - Dennis Birthday (1961) TV episode .... Herself
"Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)... aka Desilu Playhouse - The Desilu Revue (1959) TV episode .... Herself
"Whats My Line" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1957)- Episode dated 24 November 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Mystery Guest- Episode dated 27 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)... aka The Ford Show - Episode #1.12 (1956) TV episode .... Herself

Archive Footage: Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V) .... Mrs. Emily Hardy
In the Good Old Summertime Intro (2004) (V) .... Nellie Burke
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disneys Sleeping Beauty (1997) (V) .... Herself
"Toast of the Town" - Episode #12.2 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
Land of Liberty (1939)

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