Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Actor Feb 22 (died age 85) Acton, Indiana, USA 1929–2006 (77 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Main (born Mary Tomlinson, February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American actress, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player and for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main worked in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit and in Chautauqua presentations, and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her first film was A House Divided in 1931. Main began playing upper class dowagers, but ultimately was typecast in abras…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (91)

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Movies (89)

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

2006

as Esme (archive footage) (uncredited)

The World of Abbott and Costello

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965

as Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap

6.3
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

1957

as Ma Kettle

6.8
Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as The Widow Hudspeth

6.7
The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956

as Ma Kettle

7.1
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

1955

as Ma' Kettle

7.3
The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

as Mrs. Hittaway

6.9
Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

as Lady Jane Dunstock

4.0
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954

as Ma Kettle

6.3
Ricochet Romance

Ricochet Romance

1954

as Pansy Jones

7.0
Fast Company

Fast Company

1953

as Ma Parkson

7.0
The Belle of New York

The Belle of New York

1952

as Mrs Phineas Hill

5.5
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

1952

as Ma Kettle

7.6
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952

as Ma Kettle

6.4
Mr. Imperium

Mr. Imperium

1951

as Mrs. Cabot

4.9
It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

as Mrs. Wrenley

5.3
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

1951

as Ma Kettle

6.7
The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady

1951

as Julia Wortin

6.1
Summer Stock

Summer Stock

1950

as Esme

6.6
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Ma Kettle

6.5
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950

as Harriet O'Malley

6.0
Big Jack

Big Jack

1949

as Flapjack Kate

6.0
Ma and Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle

1949

as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

7.1
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948

as Maribel Mathews

6.5
The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947

as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

7.0
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947

as Widow Hawkins

6.1
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946

as Lucy

5.9
Bad Bascomb

Bad Bascomb

1946

as Abbey Hanks

6.2
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Sonora Cassidy

6.5
The Show-Off

The Show-Off

1946

as Mrs. Fisher

7.0
Murder, He Says

Murder, He Says

1945

as Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson

6.6
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Katie

7.0
Gentle Annie

Gentle Annie

1944

as Annie Goss

5.2
Rationing

Rationing

1944

as Iris Tuttle

2.7
Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

1943

as 'Gashouse' Mary

6.7
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Mrs. Strabel

6.9
The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds

1942

as Susie 'Suz'

6.0
Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail

1942

as Clementine 'Tina' Tucker

7.0
We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing

1942

as Judge Hawkes

3.6
Tish

Tish

1942

as Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry

5.7
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Mrs. Maude Fisher

6.1
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

as Mrs. McKissick

6.2
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1941

as Emma Kristiansdotter

6.8
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

as Granny Becky

6.5
The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941

as Irma, the Cook

6.5
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941

as Mrs. Varner

6.3
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1941

as Marge Cavendish

7.7
The Trial of Mary Dugan

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941

as Mrs. Collins

5.0
Wyoming

Wyoming

1940

as Mehitabel

5.9
I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1940

as Gertie

5.6
Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

as Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams

6.3
Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940

as Mrs. Lowery

4.1
Susan and God

Susan and God

1940

as Mary

6.5
Turnabout

Turnabout

1940

as Nora, the Cook

5.8
The Captain is a Lady

The Captain is a Lady

1940

as Sarah May Willett

6.0
Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

as Mrs. Arkelian

6.4
The Women

The Women

1939

as Lucy

7.1
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939

as Mrs. Dolley (uncredited)

7.1
Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939

as Mrs. Briggs

6.6
They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939

as Mrs. Miller

6.2
Two Thoroughbreds

Two Thoroughbreds

1939

as Hildegarde 'Hildy' Carey

2.0
Penitentiary

Penitentiary

1938

as Miss Katie Mathews

Girls' School

Girls' School

1938

as Miss Armstrong

6.0
Test Pilot

Test Pilot

1938

as Landlady

6.5
Prison Farm

Prison Farm

1938

as Matron Brand

5.7
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Miss Wayne

5.8
Three Comrades

Three Comrades

1938

as Old woman by phone (uncredited)

7.2
There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

1938

as Fireless Cooker Customer (uncredited)

7.1
Boy of the Streets

Boy of the Streets

1938

as Mrs. Mary Brennan

5.0
King of the Newsboys

King of the Newsboys

1938

as Mrs. Stephens (uncredited)

4.0
Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

1938

as Sara Post

5.5
Romance of the Limberlost

Romance of the Limberlost

1938

as Nora

6.0
Little Tough Guy

Little Tough Guy

1938

as Mrs. Boylan

5.6
The Man Who Cried Wolf

The Man Who Cried Wolf

1937

as Amelia Bradley

5.5
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

as Mrs. Martin

6.9
Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Mrs. Martin

7.0
Love in a Bungalow

Love in a Bungalow

1937

as Miss Emma Bisbee

The Wrong Road

The Wrong Road

1937

as Martha Foster

4.4
The Shadow

The Shadow

1937

as Hannah Gillespie

6.5
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

as Self

6.0
Art Trouble

Art Trouble

1934

as Woman Who Sits on Painting

6.3
Music in the Air

Music in the Air

1934

as Anna (Uncredited)

4.8
Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion

1934

as Backstage Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

5.8
Close Relations

Close Relations

1933

as Woman in Depot (uncredited)

New Deal Rhythm

New Deal Rhythm

1933

as Arizona Representative

5.5
Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932

as Gossip in Window (uncredited)

6.4
Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

1932

as Frau Schmidt - Townswoman (uncredited)

7.5
A House Divided

A House Divided

1931

as Townswoman at Wedding (uncredited)

4.8
Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties

Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties

1929

as Statler Hotel Beauty

1.0