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| image = Margaret Seddon The Meanest Man in the World (1944) 2.jpg |
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| caption = Seddon in ''[[The Meanest Man in the World]]'' (1943) |
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| caption = Seddon with [[Jack Benny]] in ''[[The Meanest Man in the World]]'' (1943) |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1872|11|18}} |
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| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|4|17|1872|11|18}} |
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| death_place = [[Philadelphia |
| death_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S. |
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| yearsactive = 1915–1951 |
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| occupation = Actress |
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'''Margaret Seddon''' (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress |
'''Margaret Seddon''' (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. |
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==Biography== |
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She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress [[Margaret McWade]]. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film ''[[Mr Deeds Goes to Town]]''. On Broadway, Seddon performed in ''Modern Marriage'' (1911) and ''The Things That Count'' (1913).<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Seddon |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/margaret-seddon-59483 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=September 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200906010755/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/margaret-seddon-59483 |archive-date=September 6, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was born in [[Washington, D.C.]], and died in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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* ''[[The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915 film)|The Dawn of a Tomorrow]]'' (1915) - Polly |
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* ''[[The Old Homestead (1915 film)|The Old Homestead]]'' (1915) - Rickety Ann |
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* ''[[Miss Robinson Crusoe]]'' (1917) |
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* ''[[Miss Robinson Crusoe]]'' (1917) - Aunt Eloise |
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* ''[[The |
* ''[[The Girl Without A Soul (film)|The Girl Without A Soul]]'' (1917) - Henrietta Hateman |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Land of Promise]]'' (1917) - Miss Pringle |
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* ''[[The |
* ''[[The Unveiling Hand]]'' (1919) - Mrs. Bellamy |
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* ''[[The Country Cousin (1919 film)|The Country Cousin]]'' (1919) - Mrs. Howitt |
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* ''[[Women Men Marry]]'' (1922) |
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* ''The Miracle of Money'' (1920) - Patricia Hodges |
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* ''[[Sonny (1922 film)|Sonny]]'' (1922) |
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* ''Wings of Pride'' (1920) - Mrs. Prentice |
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* ''[[Through the Dark (1924 film)|Through the Dark]]'' (1924) |
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* ''[[Headin' Home]]'' (1920) - Babe's Mother |
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* ''[[A Lady of Quality (1924 film)|A Lady of Quality]]'' (1924) |
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* ''[[The |
* ''[[The Inside of the Cup (film)|The Inside of the Cup]]'' (1921) - Mrs. Garvin |
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* ''[[The |
* ''[[The Highest Law (film)|The Highest Law]]'' (1921) - Mrs. Goodwin |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Man Worth While]]'' (1921) - Mrs. Ward |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Case of Becky]]'' (1921) - Mrs. Emerson |
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* ''[[The Blasphemer]]'' (1921) - Mrs. Harden - John's Mother |
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* ''[[Proud Flesh (film)|Proud Flesh]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[Just Around the Corner (1921 film)|Just Around the Corner]]'' (1921) - Ma Birdsong |
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* ''[[The Golden Cocoon]]'' (1925) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[A Man's Home]]'' (1921) - Amanda Green |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[School Days (1921 film)|School Days]]'' (1921) - His Teacher |
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* ''[[Boomerang Bill]]'' (1922) - Annie's Mother |
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* ''[[Rolling Home (1926 film)|Rolling Home]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Sonny (1922 film)|Sonny]]'' (1922) - Mrs. Crosby |
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* ''[[Timothy's Quest]]'' (1922) - Samantha Ann Ripley |
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* ''[[The Man Who Played God (1922 film)|The Man Who Played God]]'' (1922) - Old Woman |
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* ''[[The Lights of New York]]'' (1922) - Mrs. Reid |
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* ''[[Women Men Marry]]'' (1922) - Hetty Page |
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* ''Brass'' (1923) - Mrs. Baldwin |
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* ''[[Little Church Around the Corner (film)|Little Church Around the Corner]]'' (1923) - Mrs. Wallace |
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* ''[[The Bright Shawl]]'' (1923) - Carmencita Escobar |
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* ''[[Little Johnny Jones (1923 film)|Little Johnny Jones]]'' (1923) - Mrs. Jones |
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* ''[[The Gold Diggers (1923 film)|The Gold Diggers]]'' (1923) - Mrs. La Mar |
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* ''[[Through the Dark (1924 film)|Through the Dark]]'' (1924) - Mother McGinn |
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* ''[[A Lady of Quality (1924 film)|A Lady of Quality]]'' (1924) - Lady Daphne Wildairs |
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* ''The Human Terror'' (1924) |
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* ''[[Women Who Give]]'' (1924) - Ma Keeler |
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* ''[[The Night Message]]'' (1924) - Mrs. Longstreet |
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* ''[[The Confidence Man (film)|The Confidence Man]]'' (1924) - Mrs. X |
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* ''[[The Snob (1924 film)|The Snob]]'' (1924) - Mrs. Curry |
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* ''[[The Lady (1925 film)|The Lady]]'' (1925) - Mrs. Cairns |
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* ''[[New Lives for Old]]'' (1925) - Widow Turrene |
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* ''On the Threshold'' (1925) - Martha McKay |
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* ''[[A Broadway Butterfly]]'' (1925) - Mrs. Steel |
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* ''[[Proud Flesh (film)|Proud Flesh]]'' (1925) - Mrs. O'Malley |
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* ''[[The Midshipman]]'' (1925) - Mrs. Randall |
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* ''[[Wages for Wives]]'' (1925) - Annie Bailey |
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* ''[[The Golden Cocoon]]'' (1925) - Mrs. Shannon |
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* ''[[Wild Oats Lane]]'' (1926) - The Mother |
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* ''[[Things Wives Tell]]'' (1926) |
* ''[[Things Wives Tell]]'' (1926) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Rolling Home (1926 film)|Rolling Home]]'' (1926) - Mrs. Alden |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Blarney (film)|Blarney]]'' (1926) - Peggy's Aunt |
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* ''[[The Nickel-Hopper]]'' (1926, Short) - Paddy's Mother |
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* ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928 film)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' (1928) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[A Regular Scout]]'' (1926) - Mrs. Monroe |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Driven from Home]]'' (1927) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Matinee Ladies]]'' (1927) - Mrs. Smith |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[White Pants Willie]]'' (1927) - Winifred Barnes |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Quality Street (1927 film)|Quality Street]]'' (1927) - Nancy Willoughby |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Home Made (1927 film)|Home Made]]'' (1927) - Mrs. White |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Silk Legs]]'' (1927) - Mrs. Fulton |
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* ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928 film)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' (1928) - Lorelei's Mother |
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* ''[[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town]]'' (1936) as Jane (uncredited) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Actress (1928 film)|The Actress]]'' (1928) - Miss Trafalgar Gower |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Bellamy Trial]]'' (1929) - Mother Ives |
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* ''[[She Goes to War]]'' (1929) - Tom's Mother |
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* ''[[Dance Hall (1929 film)|Dance Hall]]'' (1929) - Mrs. Flynn |
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* ''[[After the Fog]]'' (1929) - Letitia Barker |
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* ''[[The Dude Wrangler]]'' (1930) - Aunt Mary |
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* ''[[Dancing Sweeties]]'' (1930) - Mrs. Cleaver |
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* ''[[Divorce Among Friends]]'' (1930) - Maid |
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* ''[[Smilin' Through (1932 film)|Smilin' Through]]'' (1932) - Ellen |
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* ''[[If I Had a Million]]'' (1932) - Mrs. Small - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Bachelor Mother (1932 film)|Bachelor Mother]]'' (1932) - Cynthia Wilson |
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* ''[[Broadway Bad]]'' (1933) - Bixby (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Lilly Turner]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Turner |
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* ''[[The Return of Casey Jones (1933 film)|The Return of Casey Jones]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Mary Martin |
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* ''[[Heroes for Sale (film)|Heroes for Sale]]'' (1933) - Jeanette Holmes |
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* ''[[Midshipman Jack]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Burns |
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* ''[[Walls of Gold]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Satterlee |
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* ''[[The Worst Woman in Paris?]]'' (1933) - Mrs. John Strong |
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* ''[[Shock (1934 film)|Shock]]'' (1934) - Housekeeper (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Babes in Toyland (1934 film)|Babes in Toyland]]'' (1934) - Widow Piper (uncredited) |
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* ''[[David Copperfield (1935 film)|David Copperfield]]'' (1935) - Dora's Aunt (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Flame Within (film)|The Flame Within]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Ida Grenfell |
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* ''[[Two Sinners]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Summerstone |
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* ''[[The Girl Friend (film)|The Girl Friend]]'' (1935) - Grandma Henry |
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* ''[[It's in the Air (1935 film)|It's in the Air]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Martha (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town]]'' (1936) - Jane Faulkner (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Big Game (1936 film)|The Big Game]]'' (1936) - Mother Jenkins (uncredited) |
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* ''[[A Woman Rebels]]'' (1936) - Serena (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Let's Make a Million]]'' (1936) - Aunt Martha |
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* ''[[College Holiday]]'' (1936) - Mrs. Schloggenheimer |
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* ''[[The Road Back (film)|The Road Back]]'' (1937) - Mother (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Danger - Love at Work]]'' (1937) - Aunt Pitty |
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* ''[[Breakfast for Two]]'' (1937) - Stockholder (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Having Wonderful Time]]'' (1938) - Mrs. G (scenes deleted) |
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* ''[[Raffles (1939 film)|Raffles]]'' (1939) - Maud Holden |
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* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1939) - Older Sister (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Dr. Kildare's Strange Case]]'' (1940) - Mrs. Julia Cray, Skin Allergy Patient |
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* ''[[Strike Up the Band (film)|Strike Up the Band]]'' (1940) - Old Lady (scenes deleted) |
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* ''[[Friendly Neighbors]]'' (1940) - Martha Williams |
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* ''[[The Bank Dick]]'' (1940) - Old Lady in Car (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day]]'' (1941) - Mrs. Bartlett |
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* ''[[Roxie Hart (film)|Roxie Hart]]'' (1942) - Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Remarkable Andrew]]'' (1942) - Mrs. Kelly (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Wife Takes a Flyer]]'' (1942) - The Twin |
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* ''[[Take a Letter, Darling]]'' (1942) - Aunt Judy |
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* ''[[Scattergood Survives a Murder]]'' (1942) - Cynthia Quentin |
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* ''[[The Meanest Man in the World]]'' (1943) - Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt |
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* ''[[Sherlock Holmes in Washington]]'' (1943) - Miss Pringle (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Honeymoon Lodge]]'' (1943) - Elderly Woman (uncredited) |
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* ''[[I Dood It]]'' (1943) - Woman Sitting Next to Joseph (uncredited) |
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* ''[[House by the River]]'' (1950) - Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest |
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* ''[[Three Desperate Men]]'' (1951) - Mrs. Denton |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Margaret Seddon | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | November 18, 1872
Died | April 17, 1968 | (aged 95)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1915–1951 |
Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress.
Biography[edit]
She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret McWade. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film Mr Deeds Goes to Town. On Broadway, Seddon performed in Modern Marriage (1911) and The Things That Count (1913).[1] She was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Selected filmography[edit]
- The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915) - Polly
- The Old Homestead (1915) - Rickety Ann
- Miss Robinson Crusoe (1917) - Aunt Eloise
- The Girl Without A Soul (1917) - Henrietta Hateman
- The Land of Promise (1917) - Miss Pringle
- The Unveiling Hand (1919) - Mrs. Bellamy
- The Country Cousin (1919) - Mrs. Howitt
- The Miracle of Money (1920) - Patricia Hodges
- Wings of Pride (1920) - Mrs. Prentice
- Headin' Home (1920) - Babe's Mother
- The Inside of the Cup (1921) - Mrs. Garvin
- The Highest Law (1921) - Mrs. Goodwin
- The Man Worth While (1921) - Mrs. Ward
- The Case of Becky (1921) - Mrs. Emerson
- The Blasphemer (1921) - Mrs. Harden - John's Mother
- Just Around the Corner (1921) - Ma Birdsong
- A Man's Home (1921) - Amanda Green
- School Days (1921) - His Teacher
- Boomerang Bill (1922) - Annie's Mother
- Sonny (1922) - Mrs. Crosby
- Timothy's Quest (1922) - Samantha Ann Ripley
- The Man Who Played God (1922) - Old Woman
- The Lights of New York (1922) - Mrs. Reid
- Women Men Marry (1922) - Hetty Page
- Brass (1923) - Mrs. Baldwin
- Little Church Around the Corner (1923) - Mrs. Wallace
- The Bright Shawl (1923) - Carmencita Escobar
- Little Johnny Jones (1923) - Mrs. Jones
- The Gold Diggers (1923) - Mrs. La Mar
- Through the Dark (1924) - Mother McGinn
- A Lady of Quality (1924) - Lady Daphne Wildairs
- The Human Terror (1924)
- Women Who Give (1924) - Ma Keeler
- The Night Message (1924) - Mrs. Longstreet
- The Confidence Man (1924) - Mrs. X
- The Snob (1924) - Mrs. Curry
- The Lady (1925) - Mrs. Cairns
- New Lives for Old (1925) - Widow Turrene
- On the Threshold (1925) - Martha McKay
- A Broadway Butterfly (1925) - Mrs. Steel
- Proud Flesh (1925) - Mrs. O'Malley
- The Midshipman (1925) - Mrs. Randall
- Wages for Wives (1925) - Annie Bailey
- The Golden Cocoon (1925) - Mrs. Shannon
- Wild Oats Lane (1926) - The Mother
- Things Wives Tell (1926)
- Rolling Home (1926) - Mrs. Alden
- Blarney (1926) - Peggy's Aunt
- The Nickel-Hopper (1926, Short) - Paddy's Mother
- A Regular Scout (1926) - Mrs. Monroe
- Driven from Home (1927)
- Matinee Ladies (1927) - Mrs. Smith
- White Pants Willie (1927) - Winifred Barnes
- Quality Street (1927) - Nancy Willoughby
- Home Made (1927) - Mrs. White
- Silk Legs (1927) - Mrs. Fulton
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) - Lorelei's Mother
- The Actress (1928) - Miss Trafalgar Gower
- The Bellamy Trial (1929) - Mother Ives
- She Goes to War (1929) - Tom's Mother
- Dance Hall (1929) - Mrs. Flynn
- After the Fog (1929) - Letitia Barker
- The Dude Wrangler (1930) - Aunt Mary
- Dancing Sweeties (1930) - Mrs. Cleaver
- Divorce Among Friends (1930) - Maid
- Smilin' Through (1932) - Ellen
- If I Had a Million (1932) - Mrs. Small - Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
- Bachelor Mother (1932) - Cynthia Wilson
- Broadway Bad (1933) - Bixby (uncredited)
- Lilly Turner (1933) - Mrs. Turner
- The Return of Casey Jones (1933) - Mrs. Mary Martin
- Heroes for Sale (1933) - Jeanette Holmes
- Midshipman Jack (1933) - Mrs. Burns
- Walls of Gold (1933) - Mrs. Satterlee
- The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933) - Mrs. John Strong
- Shock (1934) - Housekeeper (uncredited)
- Babes in Toyland (1934) - Widow Piper (uncredited)
- David Copperfield (1935) - Dora's Aunt (uncredited)
- The Flame Within (1935) - Mrs. Ida Grenfell
- Two Sinners (1935) - Mrs. Summerstone
- The Girl Friend (1935) - Grandma Henry
- It's in the Air (1935) - Mrs. Martha (uncredited)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) - Jane Faulkner (uncredited)
- The Big Game (1936) - Mother Jenkins (uncredited)
- A Woman Rebels (1936) - Serena (uncredited)
- Let's Make a Million (1936) - Aunt Martha
- College Holiday (1936) - Mrs. Schloggenheimer
- The Road Back (1937) - Mother (uncredited)
- Danger - Love at Work (1937) - Aunt Pitty
- Breakfast for Two (1937) - Stockholder (uncredited)
- Having Wonderful Time (1938) - Mrs. G (scenes deleted)
- Raffles (1939) - Maud Holden
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Older Sister (uncredited)
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) - Mrs. Julia Cray, Skin Allergy Patient
- Strike Up the Band (1940) - Old Lady (scenes deleted)
- Friendly Neighbors (1940) - Martha Williams
- The Bank Dick (1940) - Old Lady in Car (uncredited)
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) - Mrs. Bartlett
- Roxie Hart (1942) - Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited)
- The Remarkable Andrew (1942) - Mrs. Kelly (uncredited)
- The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942) - The Twin
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) - Aunt Judy
- Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) - Cynthia Quentin
- The Meanest Man in the World (1943) - Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Miss Pringle (uncredited)
- Honeymoon Lodge (1943) - Elderly Woman (uncredited)
- I Dood It (1943) - Woman Sitting Next to Joseph (uncredited)
- House by the River (1950) - Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest
- Three Desperate Men (1951) - Mrs. Denton
References[edit]
- ^ "Margaret Seddon". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Margaret Seddon.