Filmography
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Known For
The Missing Corpse Alice Kruger (1945) -
The Shanghai Story Mrs. Merryweather (1954) -
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Mrs. Harrington / Mrs. Quigley / Mrs. Reeves (1954-1955) -
Known For
Captain Scarface Mrs. Dilts (1953) -
Actress
Perry Mason Madam Rosa Bruening (1960-1966) -
The Dick Van Dyke Show Clara Petrie (1962-1966) -
Many Happy Returns Dowager (1964) -
Arrest and Trial Mrs. Wingate (1963) -
Ben Jerrod (1963) -
The Joey Bishop Show Aunt Cecilia (1963) -
The Andy Griffith Show Mrs. Jeffries (1961-1963) -
Mister Ed Mother (1962) -
The Red Skelton Hour Mother (1953-1962) -
Bus Stop (1961) -
![The Roaring 20's]( "The Roaring 20's")
The Roaring 20's Helen Wyndham (1961) -
![The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]( "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet")
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Mrs. Brewster (1956-1961) -
![The Tom Ewell Show]( "The Tom Ewell Show")
The Tom Ewell Show Eunice (1961) -
![Dennis the Menace]( "Dennis the Menace")
Dennis the Menace Mrs. Webster (1959) -
![It Started with a Kiss]( "It Started with a Kiss")
It Started with a Kiss Mrs. Chalmers (1959) -
![December Bride]( "December Bride")
December Bride Miss Twilly (1958-1959) -
![Cimarron City]( "Cimarron City")
Cimarron City Amy Howard (1959) -
![The Ed Wynn Show]( "The Ed Wynn Show")
The Ed Wynn Show (1958) -
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip Aunt Ella (1958) -
![The Ann Sothern Show]( "The Ann Sothern Show")
The Ann Sothern Show Mrs. Heckendorn (1958) -
![The Bob Cummings Show]( "The Bob Cummings Show")
The Bob Cummings Show Isabel (1955-1958) -
![The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]( "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp")
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Grandma Wilkins (1958) -
![The Real McCoys]( "The Real McCoys")
The Real McCoys Audrey Randolph (1958) -
![The Millionaire]( "The Millionaire")
The Millionaire Mrs. Fielding (1957) -
![Hot Shots]( "Hot Shots")
Hot Shots Mrs. Taylor (1956) -
Ethel Barrymore Theater (1956)
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![Studio 57]( "Studio 57")
Studio 57 (1956) -
![Our Miss Brooks]( "Our Miss Brooks")
Our Miss Brooks Mrs Ruth Nestor (1955-1956) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Ma (1955) -
![Sincerely Yours]( "Sincerely Yours")
Sincerely Yours Mrs. Poindexter (1955) -
![The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]( "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show")
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Mrs. Harrington (1954-1955) -
![You're Never Too Young]( "You're Never Too Young")
You're Never Too Young Teacher (1955) -
![Ain't Misbehavin']( "Ain't Misbehavin'")
Ain't Misbehavin' Matron (1955) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Mrs. Sandow (1955) -
Meet Millie Mrs. Boone (1952-1954)
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![Fireside Theatre]( "Fireside Theatre")
Fireside Theatre (1954) -
![The Loretta Young Show]( "The Loretta Young Show")
The Loretta Young Show Mrs. Leonard (1954) -
![The Shanghai Story]( "The Shanghai Story")
The Shanghai Story Mrs. Merryweather (1954) -
![Public Defender]( "Public Defender")
Public Defender Alice Carstairs (1954) -
![The Abbott and Costello Show]( "The Abbott and Costello Show")
The Abbott and Costello Show Olga Van Goo (1953) -
![Captain Scarface]( "Captain Scarface")
Captain Scarface Mrs. Dilts (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Amanda (1953) -
![My Hero]( "My Hero")
My Hero Mrs. Gillespie (1953) -
![The Lady Wants Mink]( "The Lady Wants Mink")
The Lady Wants Mink Mrs. Frazier (1953) -
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse Elderly Woman (1953) -
![Dangerous Assignment]( "Dangerous Assignment")
Dangerous Assignment Mrs. Trevalyn (1952) -
![Thundering Caravans]( "Thundering Caravans")
Thundering Caravans Deborah Cranston (1952) -
![I Dream of Jeanie]( "I Dream of Jeanie")
I Dream of Jeanie Maid (1952) -
![Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]( "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok")
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Hepsibah Snodgrass (1951) -
![Dick Tracy]( "Dick Tracy")
Dick Tracy Miss Varnish (1951) -
![Two Tickets to Broadway]( "Two Tickets to Broadway")
Two Tickets to Broadway Mrs. Darling (1951) -
![Two Dollar Bettor]( "Two Dollar Bettor")
Two Dollar Bettor Margaret Adams (1951) -
![Secrets of Monte Carlo]( "Secrets of Monte Carlo")
Secrets of Monte Carlo Mrs. Gussy (1951) -
![Oh! Susanna]( "Oh! Susanna")
Oh! Susanna Mrs. Blankenship (1951) -
![Belle Le Grand]( "Belle Le Grand")
Belle Le Grand Gossip at Stock Exhange (1951) -
![The Fuller Brush Girl]( "The Fuller Brush Girl")
The Fuller Brush Girl Mrs. Annabel South (1950) -
A Wonderful Life Mrs. Arthur (1950)
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![Mary Ryan, Detective]( "Mary Ryan, Detective")
Mary Ryan, Detective Mrs. Simpson (1949) -
![That Forsyte Woman]( "That Forsyte Woman")
That Forsyte Woman Mrs. Winthrop (1949) -
![Feudin' Rhythm]( "Feudin' Rhythm")
Feudin' Rhythm Lucille Upperworth (1949) -
![Any Number Can Play]( "Any Number Can Play")
Any Number Can Play Mrs. Lorgan (1949) -
![Little Women]( "Little Women")
Little Women Mrs. Gardiner (1949) -
![Criss Cross]( "Criss Cross")
Criss Cross Nurse (1949) -
![That Wonderful Urge]( "That Wonderful Urge")
That Wonderful Urge Mrs. Vickers (1948) -
Gypsy Holiday Elsa Romano (1948)
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![Dream Girl]( "Dream Girl")
Dream Girl Matron (1948) -
![Hazard]( "Hazard")
Hazard Goldie, Woman in Hotel (1948) -
![The Noose Hangs High]( "The Noose Hangs High")
The Noose Hangs High Miss Van Buren (1948) -
![Sitting Pretty]( "Sitting Pretty")
Sitting Pretty Mrs. R. B. Frisbee (1948) -
![If You Knew Susie]( "If You Knew Susie")
If You Knew Susie Mrs. Clinton (1948) -
![Dear Ruth]( "Dear Ruth")
Dear Ruth Mrs. Teaker (1947) -
![Suddenly It's Spring]( "Suddenly It's Spring")
Suddenly It's Spring Dowager in Elevator (1947) -
![Ladies' Man]( "Ladies' Man")
Ladies' Man Mrs. Bolton (1947) -
![Cowboy Blues]( "Cowboy Blues")
Cowboy Blues Mrs. Winston (1946) -
![Our Hearts Were Growing Up]( "Our Hearts Were Growing Up")
Our Hearts Were Growing Up Mrs. Southworth (1946) -
![The Dark Corner]( "The Dark Corner")
The Dark Corner Mrs. Reynolds (1946) -
![Miss Susie Slagle's]( "Miss Susie Slagle's")
Miss Susie Slagle's Mrs. Howe (1946) -
![Tell It to a Star]( "Tell It to a Star")
Tell It to a Star Mrs. Arnold Whitmore (1945) -
![You Came Along]( "You Came Along")
You Came Along Elderly Saleslady (1945) -
![The Missing Corpse]( "The Missing Corpse")
The Missing Corpse Alice Kruger (1945) -
![The Man Who Walked Alone]( "The Man Who Walked Alone")
The Man Who Walked Alone Mrs. Hammond (1945) -
![Practically Yours]( "Practically Yours")
Practically Yours Mrs. Meglin (1944) -
![Wilson]( "Wilson")
Wilson Housekeeper (1944) -
![Jamboree]( "Jamboree")
Jamboree Mrs. Abigail Uppington (1944) -
![Showboat Serenade]( "Showboat Serenade")
Showboat Serenade Mrs. Jordan (1944) -
![You Can't Ration Love]( "You Can't Ration Love")
You Can't Ration Love Mrs. Smith (1944) -
![Song of Russia]( "Song of Russia")
Song of Russia Woman (1944) -
![Standing Room Only]( "Standing Room Only")
Standing Room Only Jane Ritchie (1944) -
![O, My Darling Clementine]( "O, My Darling Clementine")
O, My Darling Clementine Abilail Uppington (1943) -
![Hoosier Holiday]( "Hoosier Holiday")
Hoosier Holiday Abigail Fairchild (1943) -
![Best Foot Forward]( "Best Foot Forward")
Best Foot Forward Mrs. Morton (1943) -
![Follow the Band]( "Follow the Band")
Follow the Band Mrs. Forbes (1943) -
![Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour]( "Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour")
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Mrs. Stacey (1943) -
![Shadow of a Doubt]( "Shadow of a Doubt")
Shadow of a Doubt Margaret Green (1943) -
![Here We Go Again]( "Here We Go Again")
Here We Go Again Mrs. Abigail Uppington (1942) -
![It Happened in Flatbush]( "It Happened in Flatbush")
It Happened in Flatbush Aunt Esther Evans - Team Co-Owner (1942) -
![Small Town Deb]( "Small Town Deb")
Small Town Deb Mrs. Jones (1942) -
![Take a Letter, Darling]( "Take a Letter, Darling")
Take a Letter, Darling Mrs. French (1942) -
![My Favorite Blonde]( "My Favorite Blonde")
My Favorite Blonde Frederick's Mother (1942) -
![Ride 'Em Cowboy]( "Ride 'Em Cowboy")
Ride 'Em Cowboy Rodeo Spectator (1942) -
![The Corsican Brothers]( "The Corsican Brothers")
The Corsican Brothers Countess Isabelle's Mother (1941) -
![Look Who's Laughing]( "Look Who's Laughing")
Look Who's Laughing Mrs. Uppington (1941) -
![Mr. Dynamite]( "Mr. Dynamite")
Mr. Dynamite Dowager (1941) -
![Sandy Gets Her Man]( "Sandy Gets Her Man")
Sandy Gets Her Man Myrtle, Justice's Wife (1940) -
![Barnyard Follies]( "Barnyard Follies")
Barnyard Follies Mrs. Uppington (1940) -
![Yesterday's Heroes]( "Yesterday's Heroes")
Yesterday's Heroes Mrs. Kellogg (1940) -
![Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride]( "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride")
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Emily Spencer (1940) -
![On Their Own]( "On Their Own")
On Their Own Hortense Dingwell (1940) -
![Scrambled Eggs]( "Scrambled Eggs")
Scrambled Eggs Various Characters (1939) -
Actress
![The Women]( "The Women")
The Women Woman in Cabinet (1939) -
Archive footage
![Border City Rustlers]( "Border City Rustlers")
Border City Rustlers (1953) -
![Dick Tracy]( "Dick Tracy")
Dick Tracy (1951)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Veteran character actress of stage and radio who was known for prickly pears on comedy film, particularly her stuffy matrons and snooty, pompous patricians.
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
(age 83)
Burbank, California, USA
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