Filmography
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Known For
Dark Victory Ann King (1939) -
Wuthering Heights Isabella (1939) -
Three Strangers Crystal Shackleford (1946) -
Known For
The Pawnbroker Marilyn Birchfield (1964) -
Actress
Bump in the Night Mrs. Beauchamps (1991) -
The Golden Girls Martha (1988-1989) -
Arthur 2: On the Rocks Martha Bach (1988) -
A Year in the Life Mrs. Wilbourne (1988) -
CBS Summer Playhouse Mabel (1987) -
St. Elsewhere Margaret Ryan (1984-1987) -
Night of Courage Abby Abelsen (1987) -
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama Charlotte Kessling (1986) -
Poltergeist II: The Other Side Gramma Jess (1986) -
Do You Remember Love Lorraine Wyatt (1985) -
![Cagney & Lacey]( "Cagney & Lacey")
Cagney & Lacey Grace McAffe (1985) -
![Trapper John, M.D.]( "Trapper John, M.D.")
Trapper John, M.D. Vera Rose O'Reilly (1985) -
![Oh Madeline]( "Oh Madeline")
Oh Madeline Madeline's Mother (1984) -
![Kennedy]( "Kennedy")
Kennedy Rose Kennedy (1983) -
![Easy Money]( "Easy Money")
Easy Money Mrs. Monahan (1983) -
![Dixie: Changing Habits]( "Dixie: Changing Habits")
Dixie: Changing Habits Sister Agnes (1983) -
![Blood Link]( "Blood Link")
Blood Link Mrs. Thomason (1982) -
![Nurse]( "Nurse")
Nurse Helen McCall (1982) -
![Arthur]( "Arthur")
Arthur Martha Bach (1981) -
![Lovespell]( "Lovespell")
Lovespell Bronwyn (1981) -
![The Jilting of Granny Weatherall]( "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall")
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Granny Weatherall (1980) -
![Tartuffe]( "Tartuffe")
Tartuffe Madame Pernelle (1978) -
![NBC Special Treat]( "NBC Special Treat")
NBC Special Treat Ella McCune (1978) -
![Lou Grant]( "Lou Grant")
Lou Grant Peggy Donovan (1978) -
![Bye Bye Monkey]( "Bye Bye Monkey")
Bye Bye Monkey Mrs. Toland (1978) -
![The Mango Tree]( "The Mango Tree")
The Mango Tree Grandma Carr (1977) -
![The Quinns]( "The Quinns")
The Quinns Peggy Quinn (1977) -
![Yesterday's Child]( "Yesterday's Child")
Yesterday's Child Emma Talbot (1977) -
![Diary of the Dead]( "Diary of the Dead")
Diary of the Dead Maud Kennaway (1976) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances Essie Miller (1974-1976) -
![Echoes of a Summer]( "Echoes of a Summer")
Echoes of a Summer Sara (1976) -
![Harry and Tonto]( "Harry and Tonto")
Harry and Tonto Jessie (1974) -
![The American Parade]( "The American Parade")
The American Parade Carrie Chapman Catt (1974) -
Me Ma (1973)
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![The Last American Hero]( "The Last American Hero")
The Last American Hero Mrs. Jackson (1973) -
![The Best of Everything]( "The Best of Everything")
The Best of Everything Violet Jordan (1970) (1970) -
![Rachel, Rachel]( "Rachel, Rachel")
Rachel, Rachel Rev. Wood (1968) -
![Our Private World]( "Our Private World")
Our Private World Helen Eldridge (1965) -
![The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]( "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour")
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Agatha Tomlin (1965) -
![The Defenders]( "The Defenders")
The Defenders Lila Windell (1964) -
![The Pawnbroker]( "The Pawnbroker")
The Pawnbroker Marilyn Birchfield (1964) -
![The Doctors and the Nurses]( "The Doctors and the Nurses")
The Doctors and the Nurses Nurse Carrie Bruno (1964) -
![Naked City]( "Naked City")
Naked City Lillian Clinton (1961-1962) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Elizabeth Burton (1961) -
![The Fiercest Heart]( "The Fiercest Heart")
The Fiercest Heart Tante Maria (1961) -
![Shirley Temple's Storybook]( "Shirley Temple's Storybook")
Shirley Temple's Storybook Aunt Rosa (1960) -
![The Moon and Sixpence]( "The Moon and Sixpence")
The Moon and Sixpence Amy Strickland (1959) -
![The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen]( "The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen")
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![Ten North Frederick]( "Ten North Frederick")
Ten North Frederick Edith Chapin (1958) -
![Producers' Showcase]( "Producers' Showcase")
Producers' Showcase Edith Cortwright (1956) -
![Studio One in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood Duchess (1952-1956) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents Elizabeth (1951-1955) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Miriam Lambert (1955) -
![Front Row Center]( "Front Row Center")
Front Row Center Elizabeth Barrett (1955) -
![Armstrong Circle Theatre]( "Armstrong Circle Theatre")
Armstrong Circle Theatre Emily DuVane (1951-1955) -
![Justice]( "Justice")
Justice (1954) -
![Goodyear Playhouse]( "Goodyear Playhouse")
Goodyear Playhouse India (1954) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus segment "The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio") (1954) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense Anna (1952-1953) -
![The Plymouth Playhouse]( "The Plymouth Playhouse")
The Plymouth Playhouse (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Mary Todd Lincoln (1952) -
![CBS Television Workshop]( "CBS Television Workshop")
CBS Television Workshop (1952) -
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1951)
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![The Obsessed]( "The Obsessed")
The Obsessed Elizabeth (1951) -
![Fireside Theatre]( "Fireside Theatre")
Fireside Theatre (segment "The Stronger") (1949-1950) -
![So Evil My Love]( "So Evil My Love")
So Evil My Love Susan Courtney (1948) -
![Nobody Lives Forever]( "Nobody Lives Forever")
Nobody Lives Forever Gladys Halvorsen (1946) -
![O.S.S.]( "O.S.S.")
O.S.S. Ellen Rogers / Elaine Duprez (1946) -
![Three Strangers]( "Three Strangers")
Three Strangers Crystal Shackleford (1946) -
![The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry]( "The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry")
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Lettie Quincey (1945) -
![Wilson]( "Wilson")
Wilson Edith Bolling Galt (1944) -
![Ladies Courageous]( "Ladies Courageous")
Ladies Courageous Virgie Alford (1944) -
![Watch on the Rhine]( "Watch on the Rhine")
Watch on the Rhine Marthe de Brancovis (1943) -
![The Gay Sisters]( "The Gay Sisters")
The Gay Sisters Lady Evelyn Burton (1942) -
![Shining Victory]( "Shining Victory")
Shining Victory Dr. Mary Murray (1941) -
![Flight from Destiny]( "Flight from Destiny")
Flight from Destiny Betty Farroway (1941) -
!['Til We Meet Again]( "'Til We Meet Again")
'Til We Meet Again Bonny Coburn (1940) -
![A Child Is Born]( "A Child Is Born")
A Child Is Born Grace Sutton (1939) -
![Dark Victory]( "Dark Victory")
Dark Victory Ann King (1939) -
![Wuthering Heights]( "Wuthering Heights")
Wuthering Heights Isabella (1939) -
![The Mill on the Floss]( "The Mill on the Floss")
The Mill on the Floss Maggie Tulliver (1936) -
Cafe Mascot Moira O'Flynn (1936)
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Debt of Honour Peggy Mayhew (1936)
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![Lieut. Daring R.N.]( "Lieut. Daring R.N.")
Lieut. Daring R.N. Joan Fayre (1935) -
![Turn of the Tide]( "Turn of the Tide")
Turn of the Tide Ruth Fosdyck (1935) -
![The Ace of Spades]( "The Ace of Spades")
The Ace of Spades Evelyn Daventry (1935) -
Department Store Jane Grey (1935)
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Three Witnesses Diana Morton (1935)
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The Lad Joan Fandon (1935)
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Open All Night Jill (1934)
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Actress
![Blind Justice]( "Blind Justice")
Blind Justice Peggy Summers (1934) -
Soundtrack
![Bye Bye Monkey]( "Bye Bye Monkey")
Bye Bye Monkey (1978) -
Producer
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Writer
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Archive footage
![The Roosevelts: An Intimate History]( "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History")
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Archive footage
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1995)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Due to her combative nature and refusal to appear in several Warner Bros. pictures, studio head Jack L. Warner would not allow her to take on the Mary Astor role in the classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) starring Humphrey Bogart.
Quotes
I am proud of my rebellious moments, but I wish I'd handled them with more wit.
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald
Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died
(age 91)
Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Height:
5' 3" (1.6 m)User Polls
Performers of Best Original Song Oscar Winners
First Ladies on Film
Most Beautiful Actresses Born in the 1910s
Oscar Nominees & Winners at 27
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