Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Actor Oct 19 (died age 82) Brooklyn, New York, USA 1917–1999 (82 year career)
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Biography

Margaret Dumont would probably consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best). By all accounts she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on), which is of course a major reason why she's so funny. Apart from a small role in a 1917 Dickens adaptation, she spent her early career on the stage, ending up with the Marxes in the late 1920s in the stage versions of The Cocoanuts (1…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (61)

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Movies (57)

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1999

as (archive footage)

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

1982

as (archive footage)

The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Mrs. Foster

7.1
Zotz!

Zotz!

1962

as Persephone Updike

5.4
Around the World with Nellie Bly

Around the World with Nellie Bly

1960

as Dowager #1

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

1958

as Noblewoman in Play (uncredited)

7.0
Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1956

as Georgianna Fitzdingle

4.6
Stop, You're Killing Me

Stop, You're Killing Me

1952

as Mrs. Whitelaw

5.0
Three for Bedroom C

Three for Bedroom C

1952

as Mrs. Agnes Hawthorne

Little Giant

Little Giant

1946

as Mrs. Hendrickson

5.1
Susie Steps Out

Susie Steps Out

1946

as Mrs. Starr

Sunset in El Dorado

Sunset in El Dorado

1945

as Aunt Dolly / Aunt Arabella

4.2
Diamond Horseshoe

Diamond Horseshoe

1945

as Mrs. Standish

4.0
The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

as Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder

5.7
Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty

1944

as Mrs. Allenwood

5.8
Up in Arms

Up in Arms

1944

as Mrs. Willoughby

5.6
Seven Days Ashore

Seven Days Ashore

1944

as Mrs. Croxton-Lynch

2.8
The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters

1943

as Louise Harlan

6.2
About Face

About Face

1942

as Mrs. Culpepper

6.0
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)

6.3
Rhythm Parade

Rhythm Parade

1942

as Ophelia MacDougal

Sing Your Worries Away

Sing Your Worries Away

1942

as Flo Faulkner - Landlady

5.5
Born to Sing

Born to Sing

1942

as Mrs. E. V. Lawson

5.0
The Big Store

The Big Store

1941

as Martha Phelps

6.2
For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake

1941

as Mrs. Franklin Evans

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

as Mrs. Hemogloben

6.9
At the Circus

At the Circus

1939

as Mrs. Suzanna Dukesbury

6.4
Dramatic School

Dramatic School

1938

as Pantomime Teacher

6.4
A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

1937

as Emily Upjohn

7.1
Youth on Parole

Youth on Parole

1937

as Mrs. Abernathy

2.8
Wise Girl

Wise Girl

1937

as Mrs. Bell-Rivington

7.0
The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

1937

as Mrs. Penner

5.2
High Flyers

High Flyers

1937

as Martha Arlington

7.0
Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1936

as Mrs. Wentworth

5.3
Song and Dance Man

Song and Dance Man

1936

as Mrs. Whitney

Arbor Day

Arbor Day

1936

as Woman Outside (uncredited)

6.0
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935

as Mrs. Claypool

7.4
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935

as Mrs. Hendricks (uncredited)

4.6
Reckless

Reckless

1935

as Woman in Audience Yelling 'Get Off the Stage' (uncredited)

5.0
Gypsy Sweetheart

Gypsy Sweetheart

1935

as Mrs. Van Updyke

1.0
After Office Hours

After Office Hours

1935

as Mrs. Murchison (uncredited)

6.4
Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

1934

as Sybilla Crum

1.0
Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

1934

as Mrs. Fields

3.3
Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels

1934

as Mrs. Baxter

6.3
Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

1933

as Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

5.8
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933

as Gloria Teasdale

7.3
Wonderland of California

Wonderland of California

1933

as Self

Here, Prince

Here, Prince

1932

as The Queen of Deleria (uncredited)

The Girl Habit

The Girl Habit

1931

as Blanche Ledyard

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

1930

as Mrs. Rittenhouse

6.9
The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

1929

as Mrs. Potter

6.5
Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

1923

as French Beauty

5.2
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1917

as Aristocrat (uncredited)

4.8