Aline MacMahon
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: May 3, 1899
Place of Birth: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
One Way Passage
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
Gold Diggers of 1933
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
The Search
In postwar Germany, a displaced Czech boy, separated from his family during wartime, is befriended by an American GI while the boy's mother desperately searches for him.
Heroes for Sale
World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.
Once in a Lifetime
Story of a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies.
Heat Lightning
Olga runs an isolated gas station and restaurant in the stifling hot American desert with her discontented younger sister Myra. When two escaped criminals stop for a bite to eat, Olga is reminded of the past she left behind.
When You're in Love
An Australian opera singer hires a husband so she can work in the U.S. Moore sings "Minnie the Moocher" in one scene.
The Heart of New York
A poor New York plumber's wife and children hope to move "uptown" from their lower East Side neighborhood after he sells his new invention.
Complicated Women
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Bess
as Nurse
as Nurse
as Aunt Hannah
as Ida
as Kapiolani Kahana
as Mary Alice Trotter
as Mrs. Vronis
as Dr. Lucy Grainger
as Mrs. Mavis Pegler
as The Nurse
as Kate Canaday
as Grandma Esther
as Nonna Bartoli
as Sarie McCoy
as Mrs. Weston
as Mrs. Grey
as Mrs. Murray
as Mamie Steeple
as Aunt Martha Proctor
as Ling Tan's Wife
as Mrs. Scott
as (archive footage)
as Aline MacMahon
as Lizzie Wilkins
as Buddy
as Florence Goodwin
as Miss Williams
as Marianne Woods
as Cousin Lily
as Mary Herries
as Betty Collins
as Ellen Preston
as Nurse Sarah Keate
as Myra Babbitt
as Elizabeth Kalness
as Bertha Krasnoff
as Hattie 'Mom' Frink
as Olga
as Anna Nordholm
as Mary Dennis
as Auntie
as Trixie
as Sarah Martin
as Countess Barilhaus
as May Daniels
as Miss Bowers
as Agnes Davis
as Bessie
as Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary
as Miss Taylor