Person
Marjorie Rambeau
Acting · 1889–1970 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Burnet Rambeau (July 15, 1889 – July 6, 1970) was an American film and stage actress. She began her stage career at age 12, and appeared in several silent films before debuting in her first sound film, Her Man (1930). She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Primrose Path (1940) and Torch Song (1953), and received the 1955 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in A Man Called Peter and The View from Pompey's Head.
Known for
Her Man
Annie
In Old Oklahoma
Bessie Baxter
Army Wives
Mrs. Shannahan
General Electric Theater
Aunt Sophronie
Mary Moreland
Mary Moreland
The Rains Came
Mrs. Simon
A Modern Hero
Mme. Azais
Merrily We Live
Mrs. Harlan
Man of a Thousand Faces
Gert
Son of India
Mrs. Darsay
Filmography
- 1957Man of a Thousand FacesGert
- 1957SlanderMrs. Manley
- 1955The View from Pompey's HeadLucy Devereaux Wales
- 1955A Man Called PeterMiss Laura Fowler
- 1953Bad for Each OtherMrs. Roger Nelson
- 1953Forever FemaleElderly Stage Actress
- 1953Torch SongMrs. Stewart
- 1953General Electric TheaterAunt Sophronie
- 1949AbandonedMrs. Donner
- 1949Any Number Can PlaySarah Calbern
- 1949The Lucky StiffHattie Hatfield
- 1948The Walls of JerichoMrs. Dunham
- 1945It's Murder She Says...Anopheles Annie (voice)
- 1945Salome, Where She DancedMadam Europe
- 1945Army WivesMrs. Shannahan
- 1944Oh, What a Night!Lil Vanderhoven
- 1943In Old OklahomaBessie Baxter
- 1942BroadwayLillian Rice
- 1941Three Sons o' GunsAunt Lottie
- 1941Tobacco RoadSister Bessie Rice
- 1940East of the RiverMama Teresa Lorenzo
- 1940Tugboat Annie Sails AgainAnnie
- 194020 Mule TeamJosie Johnson
- 1940Primrose PathMamie Adams
- 1940Santa Fe MarshalMa Burton
- 1939Laugh It OffSylvia Swan
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceMamie
- 1939The Rains CameMrs. Simon
- 1939Sudden MoneyElsie Patterson
- 1938Breakdowns of 1938Marjorie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938Woman Against WomanMrs. Kingsley
- 1938Merrily We LiveMrs. Harlan
- 1937First LadyBelle Hardwick
- 1935Dizzy DamesLillian Bennett / Lillian Marlowe
- 1935Under PressureAmelia 'Amy' Hardcastle
- 1934Ready for LoveGoldie Tate
- 1934Grand CanaryDaisy Hemingway
- 1934A Modern HeroMme. Azais
- 1934PalookaMayme Palooka
- 1933Man's CastleFlossie
- 1933The Warrior's HusbandHippolyta
- 1933Strictly PersonalAnnie Gibson
- 1932Hell DiversMame Kelsey
- 1931Left Over LadiesThe Duchess
- 1931Son of IndiaMrs. Darsay
- 1931Laughing SinnersRuby
- 1931The Secret SixPeaches
- 1931Strangers May KissGeneva
- 1931A Tailor-Made ManKitty DuPuy
- 1931The Easiest WayElfie St. Clair
- 1931InspirationLulu
- 1930Min and BillBella Pringle
- 1930Her ManAnnie
- 1926Syncopating SueMarjorie Rambeau
- 1919The Common CauseColumbia (prologue)
- 1917National Red Cross PageantAmerica - Final episode
- 1917Mary MorelandMary Moreland
- 1917The Dazzling Miss DavisonRachel - The Dazzling Miss Davison
- 1917The DebtCountess Ann
- 1917MotherhoodLouise
- 1917The Greater WomanAuriole Praed
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