Person
Martha Scott
Acting · 1912–2003 · Jamesport, Missouri, USA
Biography
Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.
Known for
Columbo
Margaret Meadis
Dallas
Mrs. Shepard
Robert Montgomery Presents
Ellen Scott
Murder, She Wrote
Georgia Wilson
The Love Boat
Janet Latham
Magnum, P.I.
Jeanie LaSalle
The Six Million Dollar Man
Helen Elgin
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Hotel
1982
Filmography
- 2003The Making of The Ten CommandmentsSelf (archive footage)
- 1995Charlton Heston: For All SeasonsSelf
- 1990Daughter of the StreetsSarah
- 1989William Holden: The Golden BoySelf
- 1989Love and BetrayalGinger
- 1988Doin' Time on Planet EarthVirginia Camalier
- 1986Adam: His Song ContinuesGram Walsh
- 1984Murder, She WroteGeorgia Wilson
- 1984Highway to Heaven
- 1983AdamGram Walsh
- 1983Summer GirlMartina Shelburne
- 1982Hotel
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Jeanie LaSalle
- 1980Secrets of Midland HeightsMartha Millington
- 1980Father FigureHilda Wollman
- 1980Beulah LandPenelope Pennington
- 1979Married: The First Year
- 1979CharlestonMrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)
- 1978The WordSarah Randall
- 1978DallasMrs. Shepard
- 1977The Turning PointAdelaide
- 1977The Love BoatJanet Latham
- 1976The Bionic Woman
- 1975Medical Story
- 1975The Legendary Curse of the Hope DiamondMumsie
- 1975The Bionic WomanHelen Elgin
- 1975The Abduction of Saint AnneMother Michael
- 1974Airport 1975Sister Beatrice
- 1974Police Woman
- 1974Murder in the First Person SingularMrs. Emerson
- 1974Thursday's GameMrs. Reynolds
- 1974The Man from IndependenceMamma Truman
- 1974Sorority KillHouse Mother
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManHelen Elgin
- 1973Police Story
- 1973Charlotte's WebMrs. Arable (voice)
- 1973The Devil's DaughterMrs. Stone
- 1972Delphi BureauMartha
- 1972The Sandy Duncan Show
- 1972The Bob Newhart ShowMrs. Martha Hartley
- 1971LemonadeMabel
- 1971ColumboMargaret Meadis
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Mrs. Loring
- 1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherGrandmother
- 1968The Mod SquadBelle Fuller
- 1967Cimarron Strip
- 1965The F.B.I.Katharine Lamberth
- 1963The Greatest Show on EarthClaire Kyle
- 1960Route 66
- 1959Ben-HurMiriam
- 1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Hostess
- 1957SayonaraMrs. Webster
- 1957Eighteen and AnxiousLottie Graham
- 1956The Ten CommandmentsYochabel
- 1955The Desperate HoursEleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
- 1955Hollywood PreviewSelf
- 1954Modern Romances
- 1953Revlon Mirror Theatre
- 1951When I Grow UpMother Reed
- 1950Lux Video TheatreEsmerelda
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950Your Show of Shows
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsEllen Scott
- 1949Strange BargainGeorgia Wilson
- 1949Lights Out
- 1949Suspense
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1947So Well RememberedOlivia
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreJoanna
- 1943In Old OklahomaCatherine Elizabeth Allen
- 1943Hi Diddle DiddleJanie Prescott
- 1943Stage Door CanteenMartha Scott
- 1941One Foot in HeavenHope Morris Spence
- 1941They Dare Not LoveMarta Keller
- 1941Cheers for Miss BishopElla Bishop
- 1940The Howards of VirginiaJane Peyton-Howard
- 1940Our TownEmily Webb
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