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Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Acting·1899–1991·48 films

Aline MacMahon was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She worked extensively from 1921, when she began appearing on Broadway, until her full retirement from acting in 1975. MacMahon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1944 film Dragon Seed.

Filmography

The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie (1955)Kate Canaday
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)Trixie
The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)Nonna Bartoli
The Search
The Search (1948)Mrs. Murray
Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)Mrs. Mavis Pegler
One Way Passage
One Way Passage (1932)Countess Barilhaus
Five Star Final
Five Star Final (1931)Miss Taylor
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)Florence Goodwin
Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale (1933)Mary Dennis
I Could Go on Singing
I Could Go on Singing (1963)Ida
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)Aline MacMahon
Guest in the House
Guest in the House (1944)Aunt Martha Proctor
Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed (1944)Ling Tan's Wife
Kind Lady
Kind Lady (1935)Mary Herries
Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning (1934)Olga
Complicated Women
Complicated Women (2003)Self (archive footage)
Diamond Head
Diamond Head (1962)Kapiolani Kahana
The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece (1932)Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing (1942)Buddy
All the Way Home
All the Way Home (1963)Aunt Hannah
While the Patient Slept
While the Patient Slept (1935)Nurse Sarah Keate
I Live My Life
I Live My Life (1935)Betty Collins
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)Auntie
Life Begins
Life Begins (1932)Miss Bowers
The World Changes
The World Changes (1933)Anna Nordholm
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors (1961)Dr. Lucy Grainger
When You're in Love
When You're in Love (1937)Marianne Woods
The Mighty McGurk
The Mighty McGurk (1947)Mamie Steeple
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006)Self (archive footage)
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy (1949)Sarie McCoy
Side Streets
Side Streets (1934)Bertha Krasnoff
Babbitt
Babbitt (1934)Myra Babbitt
Week-End Marriage
Week-End Marriage (1932)Agnes Davis
Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)Cousin Lily
Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar (1932)Sarah Martin
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)Miss Williams
Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)Ellen Preston
The Merry Frinks
The Merry Frinks (1934)Hattie 'Mom' Frink
Tish
Tish (1942)Lizzie Wilkins
The Heart of New York
The Heart of New York (1932)Bessie
Big Hearted Herbert
Big Hearted Herbert (1934)Elizabeth Kalness
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime (1932)May Daniels
For the Use of the Hall
For the Use of the Hall (1975)Bess
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (1944)(archive footage)
The Eddie Cantor Story
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)Grandma Esther
Reward Unlimited
Reward Unlimited (1944)Mrs. Scott
Medea
Medea (1959)The Nurse
Antigone
Antigone (1974)Nurse