Filmography
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Known For
Private Lives Sibyl Chase (1931) -
42nd Street Lorraine Fleming (1933) -
The Parent Trap Verbena (1961) -
Known For
Whistling in the Dark Toby Van Buren (1933) -
Actress
I Spy Aunt Alta (1968) -
Spinout Violet Ranley (1966) -
Burke's Law Clara Lovelace (1963-1965) -
The Cara Williams Show Amelia Hofstetter (1964) -
A Tiger Walks Mrs. Watkins (1964) -
Destry Granny Farrell (1964) -
The Bill Dana Show Mrs. Hatten (1963) -
Summer Magic Mariah Popham (1963) -
The Real McCoys Mrs. Gaylord (1962) -
Summer and Smoke Mrs. Winemiller (1961) -
![The Parent Trap]( "The Parent Trap")
The Parent Trap Verbena (1961) -
![The Mating Game]( "The Mating Game")
The Mating Game Ma Larkin (1959) -
![The United States Steel Hour]( "The United States Steel Hour")
The United States Steel Hour (1958) -
![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month Aladdin's Mother (1958) -
![The Girl Most Likely]( "The Girl Most Likely")
The Girl Most Likely Dodie's Mother (1957) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Maud (1957) -
![The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown]( "The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown")
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown Bertha (1957) -
![The Red Skelton Hour]( "The Red Skelton Hour")
The Red Skelton Hour Mrs. Van Wyck (1957) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Louise Hoagland (1957) -
![Bundle of Joy]( "Bundle of Joy")
Bundle of Joy Mrs. Dugan (1956) -
Calling Terry Conway Pearl McGrath (1956)
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![The Kettles in the Ozarks]( "The Kettles in the Ozarks")
The Kettles in the Ozarks Miss Bedelia Baines (1956) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre (1955) -
![The Kentuckian]( "The Kentuckian")
The Kentuckian Sophie Wakefield (1955) -
![Studio One in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood Parsis McHugh (1954) -
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Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953)
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![I Love Melvin]( "I Love Melvin")
I Love Melvin Mom Schneider (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Secretary (1953) -
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse Rose Barton (1952) -
![The Merry Widow]( "The Merry Widow")
The Merry Widow Kitty Riley (1952) -
![With a Song in My Heart]( "With a Song in My Heart")
With a Song in My Heart Sister Marie (1952) -
![Golden Girl]( "Golden Girl")
Golden Girl Mary Ann Crabtree (1951) -
![A Millionaire for Christy]( "A Millionaire for Christy")
A Millionaire for Christy Patsy Clifford (1951) -
![Rich, Young and Pretty]( "Rich, Young and Pretty")
Rich, Young and Pretty Glynnie (1951) -
![Emergency Wedding]( "Emergency Wedding")
Emergency Wedding Emma - Nurse / Receptionist (1950) -
![My Blue Heaven]( "My Blue Heaven")
My Blue Heaven Miss Irma Gilbert (1950) -
![Kill the Umpire]( "Kill the Umpire")
Kill the Umpire Betty Johnson (1950) -
![The Man from Texas]( "The Man from Texas")
The Man from Texas Widow Weeks (1948) -
![The Bride Goes Wild]( "The Bride Goes Wild")
The Bride Goes Wild Miss Doberly (1948) -
![It's a Joke, Son!]( "It's a Joke, Son!")
It's a Joke, Son! Mrs. Magnolia Claghorn (1947) -
![Sweethearts of the U.S.A.]( "Sweethearts of the U.S.A.")
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. Patsy Wilkins (1944) -
To Heir Is Human Una (1944)
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![Quack Service]( "Quack Service")
Quack Service Daffy (1943) -
![This Is the Army]( "This Is the Army")
This Is the Army Rose Dibble (1943) -
![Twin Beds]( "Twin Beds")
Twin Beds Lydia (1942) -
![The Mad Doctor of Market Street]( "The Mad Doctor of Market Street")
The Mad Doctor of Market Street Aunt Margaret Wentworth (1942) -
![Cracked Nuts]( "Cracked Nuts")
Cracked Nuts Sharon Knight (1941) -
![Road to Zanzibar]( "Road to Zanzibar")
Road to Zanzibar Julia Quimby (1941) -
![Double Date]( "Double Date")
Double Date Aunt Elsie Kirkland (1941) -
![The Bank Dick]( "The Bank Dick")
The Bank Dick Myrtle Sousé (1940) -
![Sandy Gets Her Man]( "Sandy Gets Her Man")
Sandy Gets Her Man Nan Clark (1940) -
![Comin' Round the Mountain]( "Comin' Round the Mountain")
Comin' Round the Mountain Belinda Watters (1940) -
![Destry Rides Again]( "Destry Rides Again")
Destry Rides Again Lily Belle Callahan Savogrin (1939) -
![On Borrowed Time]( "On Borrowed Time")
On Borrowed Time Marcia Giles (1939) -
![Some Like It Hot]( "Some Like It Hot")
Some Like It Hot Flo Saunders (1939) -
![Four Girls in White]( "Four Girls in White")
Four Girls in White Gertie Robbins (1939) -
![True Confession]( "True Confession")
True Confession Daisy McClure (1937) -
![Checkers]( "Checkers")
Checkers Mamie Appleby (1937) -
![Saratoga]( "Saratoga")
Saratoga Fritzi (1937) -
![Good Old Soak]( "Good Old Soak")
Good Old Soak Nellie (1937) -
![Don't Tell the Wife]( "Don't Tell the Wife")
Don't Tell the Wife Nancy Dorsey (1937) -
![Born to Dance]( "Born to Dance")
Born to Dance Jenny Saks (1936) -
![We Went to College]( "We Went to College")
We Went to College Susan Standish (1936) -
![Speed]( "Speed")
Speed Josephine Sanderson (1936) -
![Riffraff]( "Riffraff")
Riffraff Lil (1936) -
![It's in the Air]( "It's in the Air")
It's in the Air Alice Lane Churchill (1935) -
![Broadway Melody of 1936]( "Broadway Melody of 1936")
Broadway Melody of 1936 Kitty Corbett (1935) -
![Murder in the Fleet]( "Murder in the Fleet")
Murder in the Fleet Toots Timmons (1935) -
![Baby Face Harrington]( "Baby Face Harrington")
Baby Face Harrington Millicent (1935) -
![One New York Night]( "One New York Night")
One New York Night Phoebe (1935) -
![The Night Is Young]( "The Night Is Young")
The Night Is Young Fanni Kerner (1935) -
![Biography of a Bachelor Girl]( "Biography of a Bachelor Girl")
Biography of a Bachelor Girl Slade Kinnicott (1935) -
![Evelyn Prentice]( "Evelyn Prentice")
Evelyn Prentice Amy Drexel (1934) -
![The Merry Widow]( "The Merry Widow")
The Merry Widow Queen Dolores (1934) -
![Have a Heart]( "Have a Heart")
Have a Heart Joan O'Day (1934) -
![Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back]( "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back")
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Gwen (1934) -
![The Cat's-Paw]( "The Cat's-Paw")
The Cat's-Paw Pet Pratt (1934) -
![Paris Interlude]( "Paris Interlude")
Paris Interlude Cassie (1934) -
![Murder in the Private Car]( "Murder in the Private Car")
Murder in the Private Car Georgia Latham (1934) -
![This Side of Heaven]( "This Side of Heaven")
This Side of Heaven Birdie (1934) -
![The Women in His Life]( "The Women in His Life")
The Women in His Life Miss 'Simmy' Simmons (1933) -
![Day of Reckoning]( "Day of Reckoning")
Day of Reckoning Mamie (1933) -
![Bombshell]( "Bombshell")
Bombshell Mac (1933) -
Menu Mrs. Omsk (1933)
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![Broadway to Hollywood]( "Broadway to Hollywood")
Broadway to Hollywood Flirt in Audience (1933) -
![Beauty for Sale]( "Beauty for Sale")
Beauty for Sale Carol Merrick (1933) -
![Her First Mate]( "Her First Mate")
Her First Mate Hattie (1933) -
![Midnight Mary]( "Midnight Mary")
Midnight Mary Bunny (1933) -
![Reunion in Vienna]( "Reunion in Vienna")
Reunion in Vienna Ilsa Hinrich (1933) -
![Clear All Wires!]( "Clear All Wires!")
Clear All Wires! Dolly (1933) -
![42nd Street]( "42nd Street")
42nd Street Lorraine Fleming (1933) -
![The Secret of Madame Blanche]( "The Secret of Madame Blanche")
The Secret of Madame Blanche Ella (1933) -
![Whistling in the Dark]( "Whistling in the Dark")
Whistling in the Dark Toby Van Buren (1933) -
![Men Are Such Fools]( "Men Are Such Fools")
Men Are Such Fools Molly (1932) -
![They Call It Sin]( "They Call It Sin")
They Call It Sin Dixie Dare (1932) -
![Red-Headed Woman]( "Red-Headed Woman")
Red-Headed Woman Sally (1932) -
![Huddle]( "Huddle")
Huddle Thelma (1932) -
![Man Wanted]( "Man Wanted")
Man Wanted Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman (1932) -
![The Impatient Maiden]( "The Impatient Maiden")
The Impatient Maiden Betty Merrick (1932) -
![She Wanted a Millionaire]( "She Wanted a Millionaire")
She Wanted a Millionaire Mary Taylor (1932) -
![The Secret Witness]( "The Secret Witness")
The Secret Witness Lois Martin (1931) -
![Private Lives]( "Private Lives")
Private Lives Sibyl Chase (1931) -
![Wicked]( "Wicked")
Wicked June (1931) -
![The Bargain]( "The Bargain")
The Bargain Etta (1931) -
![Daddy Long Legs]( "Daddy Long Legs")
Daddy Long Legs Sally McBride (1931) -
![The Maltese Falcon]( "The Maltese Falcon")
The Maltese Falcon Effie Perine (1931) -
![6 Cylinder Love]( "6 Cylinder Love")
6 Cylinder Love Margaret Rogers (1931) -
![Don't Bet on Women]( "Don't Bet on Women")
Don't Bet on Women Tallulah Hope (1931) -
![Command Performance]( "Command Performance")
Command Performance Princess Katerina (1931) -
![The Bat Whispers]( "The Bat Whispers")
The Bat Whispers Dale Van Gorder (1930) -
![The Eyes of the World]( "The Eyes of the World")
The Eyes of the World Sybil (1930) -
![Abraham Lincoln]( "Abraham Lincoln")
Abraham Lincoln Ann Rutledge (1930) -
The Fifth Horseman Dorothy (1924)
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ActressLove's Old Sweet Song (1923)
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Soundtrack
![Destry]( "Destry")
Destry (1964) -
![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month (1958) -
![Saratoga]( "Saratoga")
Saratoga (1937) -
![Born to Dance]( "Born to Dance")
Born to Dance (1936) -
![The Night Is Young]( "The Night Is Young")
The Night Is Young (1935) -
![42nd Street]( "42nd Street")
42nd Street (1933) -
![They Call It Sin]( "They Call It Sin")
They Call It Sin (1932) -
Soundtrack
![Man Wanted]( "Man Wanted")
Man Wanted (1932) -
Archive footage
![The Great Man: W.C. Fields]( "The Great Man: W.C. Fields")
The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005) -
![That's Entertainment! III]( "That's Entertainment! III")
That's Entertainment! III (1994) -
![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson]( "James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson")
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Archive footage
![Hooray for Hollywood]( "Hooray for Hollywood")
Hooray for Hollywood (1982) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1965-1976) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![The Wind]( "The Wind")
The Wind (1928) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![The White Rose]( "The White Rose")
The White Rose (1923) -
![Way Down East]( "Way Down East")
Way Down East (1920)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Following her death, she was interred near her parents, Arno and Bess Merkel, at Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
Quotes
[on favorite directors] So many of the directors were so wonderful, and I think a picture took its tone from the director. I can't remember anyone I worked with I didn't like, but the man who directed "Reunion in Vienna" and "Private Lives" I ...
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Una Kohnfelder
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Died
(age 82)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 4" (1.63 m)User Polls
Women's Day: Oscar-Nominated Mother-and-Daughter Roles
Personifications of Death
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