Minta Durfee
Acting
Biography
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Born: September 30, 1889
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Witness for the Prosecution
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
The Devil and Miss Jones
The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is directed at him, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not knowing what he looks like. Merrick, not happy at what he sees going on, decides to mete out the rabble-rousers. So he goes undercover as a sales clerk in the shoe department.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
An Affair to Remember
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
Funny Girl
The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.
Auntie Mame
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.
The Notorious Landlady
An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.
Skinner's Dress Suit
Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a raise, she knows he'll get it. He asks his boss just as their big client announces he's not renewing his contract. He doesn't get the raise, but he's too embarrassed to tell his wife the truth. She starts making plans to spend that extra $10 a week; the first thing is a new dress suit for him and a new outfit for her so they can fit in at a swanky party. They're the hit of the party, and Honey is embraced by the 'smart set.' Meanwhile, business is bad and Skinner loses his job. The tailor is after him for payment on the suit, and Honey is still spending the salary he doesn't have.
Around the World in 80 Days
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
Filmography
as Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)
as Guest
as Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)
as Citizen (uncredited)
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
as Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
as Juror (uncredited)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Actress on Stage (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
as Boarder (uncredited)
as Miss Pettywood
as Extra (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Self
as Woman in Hallway (Uncredited)
as Mrs. Tuller
as Pheney
as Customer (uncredited)
as Josie Hunkapillar
as Matron (uncredited)
as Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Elsie Drake
as Mrs. I. Steele
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Sam Bernard's Leading Lady
as Fatty's Wife
as The Judge's Wife
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
as Fatty's Sweetheart
as Woman in Front Row (uncredited)
as Pickpocket's Girlfriend
as Neighbor's Wife
as Mrs. Walrus
as Mrs. Peter P. Snitz - the Wife
as Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
as Ambrose's Wife
as Hubby's Wife
as Maid (uncredited)
as Minta
as Fatty's Sweetheart
as Mrs. Ambrose
as Lizzie, the Farm Boy's Fiancée
as Girl with Parasol
as The Girl
as Mrs. Fuller
as Leading Lady
as Bit (uncredited)
as Pug's Sweetheart (uncredited)
as Cabaret Patron / Girl in Park (uncredited)
as Edgar's Girl
as Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)
as Landlady (uncredited)
as The Lady
as Guest
as Self / Audience Member (uncredited)
as The Nursemaid
as (uncredited)
as Wife (uncredited)
as Nursemaid
as Mabel's Mother
as The Girl at the Carnival