Filmography
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Known For
42nd Street Lorraine Fleming (1933) -
Private Lives Sibyl Chase (1931) -
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 - The Lost Episode 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) -
![Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie,]( "Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie,")
Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie, "Playhouse 90" Original TV Version 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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![Christmas is Magic]( "Christmas is Magic")
Christmas is Magic (1953) -
![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]( "To Heir Is Human")
To Heir Is Human Una (1944) -
![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) -
![WC Fields Clips From The Bank Dick]( "WC Fields Clips From The Bank Dick")
WC Fields Clips From 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 (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) -
![The Good Old Soak]( "The Good Old Soak")
The 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 'Millie' Harrington (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]( "Menu")
Menu Mrs. Omsk (1933) -
![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 LaGrange (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) -
Additional Crew
![The Wind]( "The Wind")
The Wind (1928) -
Additional Crew
![The White Rose]( "The White Rose")
The White Rose (1923) -
![Way Down East]( "Way Down East")
Way Down East (1920)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Merkel's father and Lee DeForest raised $250,000 for the patent on talking pictures but lost it to Warner Bros. because neither had "an ounce of business sense" according to Miss Merkel.
Quotes
[0n "Destry Rides Again"] Well, it was very funny. I had never met Miss Dietrich until that day, and they outlined exactly what places they'd like is to hit on the set. We were not supposed to do anything but a few feet, and they had the stunt girls...
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Born
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Died
(age 82)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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