Known For
Complete Filmography

Tickle Me
1965
as Hilda
A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened...

Fluffy
1965
as Maid
A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, including an African lion.

Sylvia
1965
as Molly Banter (uncredited)
Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator n...

Two on a Guillotine
1965
as Ramona Ryerdon
The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in...

A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Hattie Miller
Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s.

A Tiger Walks
1964
as Liddy Lewis
A tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the surrounding woods. This throws the town into a panic and eve...

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
as Mrs. Gossett
Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine. However, his experiments lan...

The Interns
1962
as Connie Dean
During their first year of internship at New North Hospital, a group of aspiring doctors undergo both personal and professional upheavals.

Swingin' Along
1961
as Aunt Sophie
An amateur tunesmith and a con man pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest.

Say One for Me
1959
as Mary
Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishioners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly ...

Some Came Running
1958
as Jane Barclay
A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes ...

Auntie Mame
1958
as Norah Muldoon
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues w...

Machine-Gun Kelly
1958
as 'Ma' Becker
George Kelly is angry at the world and scared to death of dying. A career bank robber, Kelly gets his confidence from his Thompson SMG and his girl Fl...

Long John Silver
1954
as Purity Pinker
In this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure.

The Far Country
1954
as Hominy
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work fo...

The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Blonde
Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Rem...

It Should Happen to You
1954
as Mrs. Riker
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at firs...

Houdini
1953
as Mrs. Shultz
By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackl...

Flesh and Fury
1952
as Mrs. Richardson
Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the...

The Half-Breed
1952
as Ma Higgins
An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.

One Big Affair
1952
as Miss Marple
Lawyer Jimmy Donovan thinks a bicycle tour through Mexico is just the thing to keep him out of trouble until his client arrives. But when school teac...

Thunder on the Hill
1951
as Sister Josephine
Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becomin...

Here Comes the Groom
1951
as "Ma" Jones
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Chain of Circumstance
1951
as Mrs. Mullins
A childless couple adopts a baby girl, but a crime committed by the husband's secretary could cause them to lose custody of the infant.

Tripoli
1950
as Henriette
In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag.

Undercover Girl
1950
as Capt. Sadie Parker
After her father is murdered, a girl joins the police force in an effort to track down the killers.

The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Belle - the Landlady
In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the polic...

Peggy
1950
as Miss Zim, the Nurse
Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in...

Louisa
1950
as Gladys
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically invol...

A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
as Madame Adelaide
A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him out of business. He uses everything from Indians to...

Stars in My Crown
1950
as Sarah Isbell
Civil War veteran Josiah Grey comes to a small town to be a gospel minister. In time, he has a family and many friends but also finds friction with a ...

Buccaneer's Girl
1950
as Vegetable Seller
A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father.

The Story of Molly X
1949
as Dawn
Molly's husband Rick was a gang leader somewhere in the middle west. When he's shot, the tough woman moves to S.F. with a couple of the gang to start ...

Little Women
1949
as Mrs. Kirke
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil ...

Act of Violence
1949
as Martha
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him w...

A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Mrs. Ruby Finney
A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she doe...

Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Millie Moon
A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.

Luxury Liner
1948
as Bertha
Capt. Jeremy Bradford has a particularly exciting luxury liner cruise in store when he's charged with transporting a troupe of opera singers to Rio de...

Big City
1948
as Martha
A young orphan in New York's Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood men--a minister, a cantor, and a cop.

The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Nurse Tooker (uncredited)
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and ha...

Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Mrs. Murphy
Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders...

Good News
1947
as Cora
At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has...

Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Bertha
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

The Hucksters
1947
as Betty - Switchboard Operator
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

A Really Important Person
1947
as Mrs. Reilly
A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

Faithful in My Fashion
1946
as Mrs. Murphy
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge pr...

Bad Bascomb
1946
as Annie Freemont
A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl.

Young Widow
1946
as Aunt Cissie
A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.

Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Cleaning Lady (Uncredited)
A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.

Junior Miss
1945
as Hilda
A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been ...

Music for Millions
1944
as Travelers Aid Woman
Six-year-old "Mike" goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in José Iturbi's orchestra. And the orchestra is rapidly ...

Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Mrs. Flannigan
Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal for visiting royalty.

Patrolling the Ether
1944
as Phillip's Mother
1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Bec...

Rationing
1944
as Mrs. Porter
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.

Cry 'Havoc'
1943
as Sadie
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitres...

Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Maw Lustvogel
Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Bre...

Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Frankie
Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role but he is reluctant.

Apache Trail
1942
as Señora Martinez
The brother of a notorious outlaw is put in a charge of a stagecoach line way station in dangerous Apache territory. A stagecoach arrives at the stati...

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Cook
Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishnes...

Tortilla Flat
1942
as Mrs. Torrelli
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friend...

Sunday Punch
1942
as Ma Galestrum
Ma Galestrum (Connie Gilchrist) is a boardinghouse owner whose tenants are a group of aspiring boxers. When her young niece, Judy (Jean Rogers), comes...

Grand Central Murder
1942
as Pearl Delroy
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a ...

We Were Dancing
1942
as Olive Ransome
A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by becoming houseguests at the homes of wealthy American s...

This Time for Keeps
1942
as Miss Nichols
A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.

Johnny Eager
1941
as Peg Fowler
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as Tillie, Elevator Operator (uncredited)
A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman...

Married Bachelor
1941
as Mother on Train (uncredited)
A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentri...

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Jennie the Maid
A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.

Billy the Kid
1941
as Mildred (uncredited)
Billy Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who narrowly skirts a life of crime by being befriended and hired by a peaceful rancher, Eric Keating. When Ke...

A Woman's Face
1941
as Christina Dalvik
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

Barnacle Bill
1941
as Mamie
A fishing boat captain searches for romance in hopes of improving his financial picture.

The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Mrs. Evelyn Diamond
A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.

Hullabaloo
1940
as Arline Merriweather
A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.