Filmography
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Known For
The Ridin' Fool Miss Scully (1931) -
Cinderella Swings It Clara Potts (1943) -
Scattergood Baines Clara Potts (1941) -
Known For
Scattergood Pulls the Strings Clara Potts (1941) -
Actress
The Trouble with Women Landlady (1947) -
No Leave, No Love Nurse (1946) -
Night and Day Secretary (1946) -
The People's Choice Bessie Hopkins (1946) -
The Kid from Brooklyn Woman in Window (1946) -
Pillow of Death Mrs. Williams (1945) -
The Daltons Ride Again Ms. Crain (1945) -
A Song to Remember Madame Lambert (1945) -
Can't Help Singing Mrs. Brown (1944) -
Together Again Lillian (1944) -
![San Diego I Love You]( "San Diego I Love You")
San Diego I Love You Mrs. Callope (1944) -
![National Barn Dance]( "National Barn Dance")
National Barn Dance Farmer's Wife (1944) -
![Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore]( "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore")
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore Shrew (1944) -
![Henry Aldrich's Little Secret]( "Henry Aldrich's Little Secret")
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret Miss Swithen (1944) -
![Once Upon a Time]( "Once Upon a Time")
Once Upon a Time Scholarly-Type Woman (1944) -
![Tale of a Dog]( "Tale of a Dog")
Tale of a Dog Prissy gossiper #3 (1944) -
![Radio Bugs]( "Radio Bugs")
Radio Bugs Dental Patient (1944) -
![It Happened Tomorrow]( "It Happened Tomorrow")
It Happened Tomorrow Woman at Boardinghouse (1944) -
![Cover Girl]( "Cover Girl")
Cover Girl Reporter-Photographer (1944) -
![Knickerbocker Holiday]( "Knickerbocker Holiday")
Knickerbocker Holiday Critical Woman (1944) -
![Swingtime Johnny]( "Swingtime Johnny")
Swingtime Johnny (1943) -
![Is Everybody Happy?]( "Is Everybody Happy?")
Is Everybody Happy? Mrs. Broadbelt (1943) -
![My Kingdom for a Cook]( "My Kingdom for a Cook")
My Kingdom for a Cook Screaming Spinster in Pullman Berth (1943) -
![Hi Ya, Sailor]( "Hi Ya, Sailor")
Hi Ya, Sailor Old Maid (1943) -
![Footlight Glamour]( "Footlight Glamour")
Footlight Glamour Gossiper (1943) -
![The West Side Kid]( "The West Side Kid")
The West Side Kid Landlady (1943) -
![Frontier Badmen]( "Frontier Badmen")
Frontier Badmen Milliner (1943) -
![First Comes Courage]( "First Comes Courage")
First Comes Courage Dress Designer (1943) -
![Captive Wild Woman]( "Captive Wild Woman")
Captive Wild Woman Beth's Murdered Neighbor (1943) -
![Gildersleeve's Bad Day]( "Gildersleeve's Bad Day")
Gildersleeve's Bad Day Mrs. Marvin (1943) -
![A Stranger in Town]( "A Stranger in Town")
A Stranger in Town Hotel Chambermaid (1943) -
![Slightly Dangerous]( "Slightly Dangerous")
Slightly Dangerous Burden's Maid (1943) -
![Keep 'Em Slugging]( "Keep 'Em Slugging")
Keep 'Em Slugging Lady in 'Poiple' (1943) -
![Hangmen Also Die!]( "Hangmen Also Die!")
Hangmen Also Die! Peasant Woman (1943) -
![Dead Men Walk]( "Dead Men Walk")
Dead Men Walk Kate (1943) -
![Fighting Frontier]( "Fighting Frontier")
Fighting Frontier Mamie - Cafe Owner (1943) -
![Cinderella Swings It]( "Cinderella Swings It")
Cinderella Swings It Clara Potts (1943) -
![His Wedding Scare]( "His Wedding Scare")
His Wedding Scare Susie's Mother (1943) -
![The Sundown Kid]( "The Sundown Kid")
The Sundown Kid Mrs. Agnes Peabody (1942) -
![Quiet Please: Murder]( "Quiet Please: Murder")
Quiet Please: Murder Miss Philbert (1942) -
![The Great Gildersleeve]( "The Great Gildersleeve")
The Great Gildersleeve Abigail - Second Gossip (1942) -
![My Heart Belongs to Daddy]( "My Heart Belongs to Daddy")
My Heart Belongs to Daddy Josephine - the Maid (1942) -
Calling All Pa's Grandma Thunderstruck (1942)
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![The Mummy's Tomb]( "The Mummy's Tomb")
The Mummy's Tomb Laura - Wedding Dress Seamstress (1942) -
![Henry Aldrich, Editor]( "Henry Aldrich, Editor")
Henry Aldrich, Editor Miss Bryant (1942) -
![Police Bullets]( "Police Bullets")
Police Bullets Mrs. Bowse (1942) -
![The Gay Sisters]( "The Gay Sisters")
The Gay Sisters Farmer's Wife (1942) -
![In Old California]( "In Old California")
In Old California Mrs. Coggins (1942) -
![The Tuttles of Tahiti]( "The Tuttles of Tahiti")
The Tuttles of Tahiti Martha (1942) -
![Land of the Open Range]( "Land of the Open Range")
Land of the Open Range Mrs. Richards (1942) -
![Broadway]( "Broadway")
Broadway Will's Wife (1942) -
![Yokel Boy]( "Yokel Boy")
Yokel Boy Landlady (1942) -
![Shut My Big Mouth]( "Shut My Big Mouth")
Shut My Big Mouth Hotel Maid (1942) -
![Valley of the Sun]( "Valley of the Sun")
Valley of the Sun Spinster (1942) -
![Woman of the Year]( "Woman of the Year")
Woman of the Year Justice of the Peace's Wife (1942) -
![You're in the Army Now]( "You're in the Army Now")
You're in the Army Now Mary - the Farmer's Wife (1941) -
![Kathleen]( "Kathleen")
Kathleen Miss Bewley (1941) -
![Glamour Boy]( "Glamour Boy")
Glamour Boy First Matron (1941) -
![Go West, Young Lady]( "Go West, Young Lady")
Go West, Young Lady Townswoman (1941) -
![Miss Polly]( "Miss Polly")
Miss Polly Mrs. Frisbee (1941) -
![The Great Man's Lady]( "The Great Man's Lady")
The Great Man's Lady City Editor's Secretary (1941) -
![Jesse James at Bay]( "Jesse James at Bay")
Jesse James at Bay Mrs. Emmy Davis (1941) -
![Henry Aldrich for President]( "Henry Aldrich for President")
Henry Aldrich for President Mrs. Perkins (1941) -
![The Stork Pays Off]( "The Stork Pays Off")
The Stork Pays Off Herkemer's Mother (1941) -
![One Foot in Heaven]( "One Foot in Heaven")
One Foot in Heaven Woman Gossip (1941) -
![Private Nurse]( "Private Nurse")
Private Nurse Nurse (1941) -
![Six-Gun Gold]( "Six-Gun Gold")
Six-Gun Gold Jenny Blanchard (1941) -
![The Shepherd of the Hills]( "The Shepherd of the Hills")
The Shepherd of the Hills Mrs. Palestrom (1941) -
![Scattergood Pulls the Strings]( "Scattergood Pulls the Strings")
Scattergood Pulls the Strings Clara Potts (1941) -
![Love Crazy]( "Love Crazy")
Love Crazy Martha (1941) -
![She Knew All the Answers]( "She Knew All the Answers")
She Knew All the Answers Woman Applicant (1941) -
![In Old Cheyenne]( "In Old Cheyenne")
In Old Cheyenne Miss Smith (1941) -
![The Devil and Miss Jones]( "The Devil and Miss Jones")
The Devil and Miss Jones Second Shopper (1941) -
![Pot o' Gold]( "Pot o' Gold")
Pot o' Gold Boy's Mother (1941) -
![Memory Tricks]( "Memory Tricks")
Memory Tricks Mrs. Blimp (1941) -
![A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob]( "A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob")
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Middle-Aged Woman at Marriage Bureau (1941) -
![The Monster and the Girl]( "The Monster and the Girl")
The Monster and the Girl Woman Social Organizer (1941) -
![Scattergood Baines]( "Scattergood Baines")
Scattergood Baines Clara Potts (1941) -
![Ride, Kelly, Ride]( "Ride, Kelly, Ride")
Ride, Kelly, Ride Hunch Player (1941) -
![Caught in the Act]( "Caught in the Act")
Caught in the Act Gossip (1941) -
![Keeping Company]( "Keeping Company")
Keeping Company Mrs. Miller (1940) -
![Michael Shayne: Private Detective]( "Michael Shayne: Private Detective")
Michael Shayne: Private Detective Jenny (1940) -
![South of Suez]( "South of Suez")
South of Suez Mrs. Wemsley (1940) -
![Life with Henry]( "Life with Henry")
Life with Henry Lady in Back of Henry in Theatre (1940) -
![Arise, My Love]( "Arise, My Love")
Arise, My Love Spinster (1940) -
![Triple Justice]( "Triple Justice")
Triple Justice Martha Hathaway (1940) -
![Rangers of Fortune]( "Rangers of Fortune")
Rangers of Fortune Mrs. Ellis (1940) -
![Young People]( "Young People")
Young People (1940) -
![Lucky Partners]( "Lucky Partners")
Lucky Partners Hotel Chambermaid (1940) -
![The Lady in Question]( "The Lady in Question")
The Lady in Question Natalie Roguin #2 (1940) -
![Deadwood Dick]( "Deadwood Dick")
Deadwood Dick Miranda (Ch. 4) (1940) -
![Star Dust]( "Star Dust")
Star Dust Hotel Stenographer (1940) -
![Half a Sinner]( "Half a Sinner")
Half a Sinner Margaret Reed (1940) -
![Little Orvie]( "Little Orvie")
Little Orvie Mrs. Jackson (1940) -
![Young Tom Edison]( "Young Tom Edison")
Young Tom Edison Mrs. McCarney (1940) -
![Abe Lincoln in Illinois]( "Abe Lincoln in Illinois")
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Minor Role (1940) -
![Hidden Enemy]( "Hidden Enemy")
Hidden Enemy Aunt Mary (1940) -
![The Man Who Wouldn't Talk]( "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk")
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Housekeeper Annie (1940) -
Romance of the Potato (1939)
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![Reno]( "Reno")
Reno Shayne's Secretary (1939) -
![Saga of Death Valley]( "Saga of Death Valley")
Saga of Death Valley Miss Minnie (1939) -
![Sabotage]( "Sabotage")
Sabotage Undetermined Supporting Role (1939) -
![The Rains Came]( "The Rains Came")
The Rains Came Hindu Woman (1939) -
![Desperate Trails]( "Desperate Trails")
Desperate Trails Mrs. Plunkett (1939) -
![In Name Only]( "In Name Only")
In Name Only Hotel Chambermaid (1939) -
![I Stole a Million]( "I Stole a Million")
I Stole a Million Visitor in Hospital (1939) -
![Frontier Marshal]( "Frontier Marshal")
Frontier Marshal Hotel Maid (1939) -
![They Shall Have Music]( "They Shall Have Music")
They Shall Have Music Woman on Steps (1939) -
![Second Fiddle]( "Second Fiddle")
Second Fiddle Townswoman (1939) -
![Undercover Doctor]( "Undercover Doctor")
Undercover Doctor Miss Quayle (1939) -
![Lucky Night]( "Lucky Night")
Lucky Night Mrs. Applewaite (1939) -
![The Lady's from Kentucky]( "The Lady's from Kentucky")
The Lady's from Kentucky Attending Nurse (1939) -
![The Story of Alexander Graham Bell]( "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell")
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Mac Gregor's Maid (1939) -
![Wife, Husband and Friend]( "Wife, Husband and Friend")
Wife, Husband and Friend Maid (1939) -
![Tail Spin]( "Tail Spin")
Tail Spin Matilda, Gerry's Maid (1939) -
![Made for Each Other]( "Made for Each Other")
Made for Each Other Farmer's Wife (1939) -
![Pirates of the Skies]( "Pirates of the Skies")
Pirates of the Skies Customer (1939) -
![Boy Trouble]( "Boy Trouble")
Boy Trouble Receptionist (1939) -
![Swing, Sister, Swing]( "Swing, Sister, Swing")
Swing, Sister, Swing Customer (1938) -
![Overland Stage Raiders]( "Overland Stage Raiders")
Overland Stage Raiders Ma Hawkins (1938) -
![Billy the Kid Returns]( "Billy the Kid Returns")
Billy the Kid Returns Townswoman (1938) -
![Crime Ring]( "Crime Ring")
Crime Ring Alice - Phoebe's Maid (1938) -
![Blockade]( "Blockade")
Blockade Townswoman (1938) -
![You and Me]( "You and Me")
You and Me Mother of Nasty Little Girl (1938) -
![Hunted Men]( "Hunted Men")
Hunted Men Miss Quinn (1938) -
![Female Fugitive]( "Female Fugitive")
Female Fugitive Cook Who Quits (1938) -
Twenty Girls and a Band Miss Fetterly aka Old Eagle Eye (1938)
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![Goodbye Broadway]( "Goodbye Broadway")
Goodbye Broadway Secretary (1938) -
![Assassin of Youth]( "Assassin of Youth")
Assassin of Youth Henrietta Frisbee (1938) -
![Scandal Street]( "Scandal Street")
Scandal Street Lillian Johnson (1938) -
![Wells Fargo]( "Wells Fargo")
Wells Fargo Mrs. Jenkins (1937) -
![Quick Money]( "Quick Money")
Quick Money Mrs. Bradford (1937) -
![Amateur Crook]( "Amateur Crook")
Amateur Crook Sarah - Ephraim's Wife (1937) -
![She Married an Artist]( "She Married an Artist")
She Married an Artist Anna (1937) -
![Fight for Your Lady]( "Fight for Your Lady")
Fight for Your Lady Maid (1937) -
![A Girl with Ideas]( "A Girl with Ideas")
A Girl with Ideas Secretary (1937) -
![Calling All Doctors]( "Calling All Doctors")
Calling All Doctors Miss Roberts (1937) -
![The Devil Is Driving]( "The Devil Is Driving")
The Devil Is Driving Mrs. Muller (1937) -
![Girls Can Play]( "Girls Can Play")
Girls Can Play Anna (1937) -
![Dangerous Holiday]( "Dangerous Holiday")
Dangerous Holiday Aunt Elsie (1937) -
![Come on, Cowboys]( "Come on, Cowboys")
Come on, Cowboys Bus Passenger Mother (1937) -
![Michael O'Halloran]( "Michael O'Halloran")
Michael O'Halloran Ella (1937) -
![Jim Hanvey, Detective]( "Jim Hanvey, Detective")
Jim Hanvey, Detective Noisy Neighbor (1937) -
![Sing While You're Able]( "Sing While You're Able")
Sing While You're Able Landlady (1937) -
![John Meade's Woman]( "John Meade's Woman")
John Meade's Woman Meade's Secretary (1937) -
![Paradise Express]( "Paradise Express")
Paradise Express Landlady (1937) -
![Sea Devils]( "Sea Devils")
Sea Devils Miss McGonigle - Librarian (1937) -
![Arizona Days]( "Arizona Days")
Arizona Days Spinster (1937) -
The Hillbilly Goat (1937)
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![The Devil Diamond]( "The Devil Diamond")
The Devil Diamond Miss Wallace (1937) -
![Riders of the Whistling Skull]( "Riders of the Whistling Skull")
Riders of the Whistling Skull Henrietta (1937) -
![Don't Turn 'em Loose]( "Don't Turn 'em Loose")
Don't Turn 'em Loose Hattie - Webster Housekeeper (1936) -
![Walking on Air]( "Walking on Air")
Walking on Air Bennett's Maid (1936) -
![Swing Time]( "Swing Time")
Swing Time Watsons' Maid (1936) -
![M'Liss]( "M'Liss")
M'Liss Mrs. Larkin (1936) -
![Ticket to Paradise]( "Ticket to Paradise")
Ticket to Paradise Nurse (1936) -
![Down to the Sea]( "Down to the Sea")
Down to the Sea Horace's Wife (1936) -
![Burning Gold]( "Burning Gold")
Burning Gold Cousin Lena (1936) -
![Fatal Lady]( "Fatal Lady")
Fatal Lady American Tourist (1936) -
![The Harvester]( "The Harvester")
The Harvester Miss Sophronia (1936) -
![The Farmer in the Dell]( "The Farmer in the Dell")
The Farmer in the Dell Apartment Manager (1936) -
![The Trail of the Lonesome Pine]( "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine")
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Lena Tolliver (1936) -
![Dancing Feet]( "Dancing Feet")
Dancing Feet Silas' Secretary (1936) -
![The Oregon Trail]( "The Oregon Trail")
The Oregon Trail Minnie (1936) -
![Two in the Dark]( "Two in the Dark")
Two in the Dark Housekeeper (1936) -
![Three on a Limb]( "Three on a Limb")
Three on a Limb Molly's Mother (1936) -
![Never Too Late]( "Never Too Late")
Never Too Late Auction Bidder (1935) -
One-Way Ticket Miss Evans (1935)
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![1,000 Dollars a Minute]( "1,000 Dollars a Minute")
1,000 Dollars a Minute Irene (1935) -
![Melody Trail]( "Melody Trail")
Melody Trail Nell - Cowgirl Foreman (1935) -
![Heir to Trouble]( "Heir to Trouble")
Heir to Trouble Amanda Witherspoon (1935) -
![The E-Flat Man]( "The E-Flat Man")
The E-Flat Man Farmer's Wife (1935) -
![Smart Girl]( "Smart Girl")
Smart Girl Miss Brown (1935) -
![Motive for Revenge]( "Motive for Revenge")
Motive for Revenge Mrs. Kenilworthy - Housekeeper (1935) -
Southern Exposure Miss Lavinia Watkins (1935)
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![Rainbow Valley]( "Rainbow Valley")
Rainbow Valley Townswoman (1935) -
![Behind the Green Lights]( "Behind the Green Lights")
Behind the Green Lights Sarah - the Cook (1935) -
![Big Calibre]( "Big Calibre")
Big Calibre Woman at Dance (1935) -
The Marriage Bargain Sara 'Aunt Sis' Gordon (1935)
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![Texas Terror]( "Texas Terror")
Texas Terror Aunt Martha Hubbard (1935) -
![Loser's End]( "Loser's End")
Loser's End Molly O'Hara (1935) -
![Gunfire]( "Gunfire")
Gunfire Aunt Lydia (1934) -
![Terror of the Plains]( "Terror of the Plains")
Terror of the Plains Rose (1934) -
![The West on Parade]( "The West on Parade")
The West on Parade Bessie (1934) -
![A Girl of the Limberlost]( "A Girl of the Limberlost")
A Girl of the Limberlost Ann (1934) -
![The Curtain Falls]( "The Curtain Falls")
The Curtain Falls Undetermined Secondary Role (1934) -
![Wagon Wheels]( "Wagon Wheels")
Wagon Wheels Settler (1934) -
![Happy Landing]( "Happy Landing")
Happy Landing Landlady (1934) -
![Twenty Million Sweethearts]( "Twenty Million Sweethearts")
Twenty Million Sweethearts Radio Fan in Bed (1934) -
![City Limits]( "City Limits")
City Limits Mrs. Benton (1934) -
![The Road to Ruin]( "The Road to Ruin")
The Road to Ruin Neighbor Homer's Wife (1934) -
An Old Gypsy Custom (1934)
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Leave It to Dad Miss Emmett, the Daughter (1933)
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Pie for Two (1933)
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![East of Fifth Avenue]( "East of Fifth Avenue")
East of Fifth Avenue Lizzie (1933) -
![Frozen Assets]( "Frozen Assets")
Frozen Assets (1933) -
His Weak Moment (1933)
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![The Trail Drive]( "The Trail Drive")
The Trail Drive Aunt Martha (1933) -
![Dora's Dunking Doughnuts]( "Dora's Dunking Doughnuts")
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts Woman at Radio Station (1933) -
![The Lone Avenger]( "The Lone Avenger")
The Lone Avenger Mrs. Snodgrass (1933) -
![Hello, Everybody!]( "Hello, Everybody!")
Hello, Everybody! Ettie (1933) -
![She Done Him Wrong]( "She Done Him Wrong")
She Done Him Wrong Woman in Conversation (1933) -
![The Vampire Bat]( "The Vampire Bat")
The Vampire Bat Gertrude (1933) -
Boy Oh Boy! Woman with fur (1932)
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![Hollywood Runaround]( "Hollywood Runaround")
Hollywood Runaround Miss Pinkham (1932) -
A Fool About Women (1932)
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![Women Won't Tell]( "Women Won't Tell")
Women Won't Tell Society Columnist (1932) -
Young Blood Mrs. Pettiwell (1932)
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![The Forty-Niners]( "The Forty-Niners")
The Forty-Niners Widow Spriggs (1932) -
![Honeymoon Beach]( "Honeymoon Beach")
Honeymoon Beach Ma Watts (1932) -
![Texas Buddies]( "Texas Buddies")
Texas Buddies Townswoman (1932) -
Dynamite Denny Marston's Nurse (1932)
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Hollywood Lights (1932)
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![Love in High Gear]( "Love in High Gear")
Love in High Gear Hotel Maid (1932) -
Mother's Holiday Mother (1932)
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Hollywood Luck (1932)
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![Bridge Wives]( "Bridge Wives")
Bridge Wives Al's wife, Mrs. Smith (1932) -
![The Drifter]( "The Drifter")
The Drifter Woman (1932) -
Idle Roomers (1931)
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![Queenie of Hollywood]( "Queenie of Hollywood")
Queenie of Hollywood Landlady (1931) -
Neck and Neck Aunt Susan (1931)
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Mickey's Wildcats Mrs. Davis (1931)
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![Skip the Maloo!]( "Skip the Maloo!")
Skip the Maloo! Party Guest (1931) -
![The Ridin' Fool]( "The Ridin' Fool")
The Ridin' Fool Miss Scully (1931) -
![Rider of the Plains]( "Rider of the Plains")
Rider of the Plains Miss Whipple (1931) -
![West of Cheyenne]( "West of Cheyenne")
West of Cheyenne Rose (1931) -
![Ten Nights in a Bar-Room]( "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room")
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room Fanny (1931) -
The Itching Hour Innkeeper's Wife (1931)
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![Westward Bound]( "Westward Bound")
Westward Bound Emma (1930) -
Too Hot to Handle (1930)
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![Knights Before Christmas]( "Knights Before Christmas")
Knights Before Christmas Ma / Martha (1930) -
Dizzy Dates (1930)
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![The Land of Missing Men]( "The Land of Missing Men")
The Land of Missing Men Martha Evans (1930) -
![Second Honeymoon]( "Second Honeymoon")
Second Honeymoon Maid (1930) -
Broken Wedding Bells (1930)
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![Romance of the West]( "Romance of the West")
Romance of the West Landlady (1930) -
Mickey's Warriors Society lady (1930)
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![Ridin' Law]( "Ridin' Law")
Ridin' Law Mary (1930) -
Cash and Marry Mrs. Woodbury (1930)
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Mickey's Champs (1930)
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![Bar-L Ranch]( "Bar-L Ranch")
Bar-L Ranch Mrs. Polk (1930) -
As You Mike It (1929)
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Say Uncle (1928)
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Fighting Fannie (1928)
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Nifty Nags (1927)
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Mad Scrambles (1927)
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Hot Papa (1927)
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Actress
![Girls]( "Girls")
Girls Cafe Customer - Wife (1927) -
Archive footage
![Jungle Woman]( "Jungle Woman")
Jungle Woman (1944)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Fern Emmett and her husband Henry Roquemore appeared in 29 films together.
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Oakland, California, USA
Died
(age 50)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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