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Aline MacMahon

Acting

Aline MacMahon

Born May 3, 1899 · McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA · Died October 12, 1991

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.

Known for

The Man from Laramie

Kate Canaday

Gold Diggers of 1933

Trixie

The Flame and the Arrow

Nonna Bartoli

The Search

Mrs. Murray

Cimarron

Mrs. Mavis Pegler

One Way Passage

Countess Barilhaus

Five Star Final

Miss Taylor

Out of the Fog

Florence Goodwin

Heroes for Sale

Mary Dennis

I Could Go on Singing

Ida

Great Performances

Nurse

Stage Door Canteen

Aline MacMahon

Heat Lightning

Olga

Dragon Seed

Ling Tan's Wife

Guest in the House

Aunt Martha Proctor

Kind Lady

Mary Herries

Studio One

Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Grey

All the Way Home

Aunt Hannah

The Mouthpiece

Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

  1. 2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage)Movie
  2. 2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)Movie
  3. 1975For the Use of the HallBessMovie
  4. 1974AntigoneNurseMovie
  5. 1971Great PerformancesNurseSeries
  6. 1963All the Way HomeAunt HannahMovie
  7. 1963I Could Go on SingingIdaMovie
  8. 1962Diamond HeadKapiolani KahanaMovie
  9. 1961The DefendersMary Alice Trotter, Mrs. VronisSeries
  10. 1961The Young DoctorsDr. Lucy GraingerMovie
  11. 1960CimarronMrs. Mavis PeglerMovie
  12. 1959MedeaThe NurseMovie
  13. 1955The Man from LaramieKate CanadayMovie
  14. 1953The Eddie Cantor StoryGrandma EstherMovie
  15. 1950The Flame and the ArrowNonna BartoliMovie
  16. 1949Roseanna McCoySarie McCoyMovie
  17. 1948Studio OneMrs. Weston, Mrs. GreySeries
  18. 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries
  19. 1948The SearchMrs. MurrayMovie
  20. 1947The Mighty McGurkMamie SteepleMovie
  21. 1944Guest in the HouseAunt Martha ProctorMovie
  22. 1944Dragon SeedLing Tan's WifeMovie
  23. 1944Reward UnlimitedMrs. ScottMovie
  24. 1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)Movie
  25. 1943Seeds of FreedomOdessa CitizenMovie
  26. 1943Stage Door CanteenAline MacMahonMovie
  27. 1942TishLizzie WilkinsMovie
  28. 1942The Lady Is WillingBuddyMovie
  29. 1941Out of the FogFlorence GoodwinMovie
  30. 1939Back Door to HeavenMiss WilliamsMovie
  31. 1937When You're in LoveMarianne WoodsMovie
  32. 1935Ah, Wilderness!Cousin LilyMovie
  33. 1935Kind LadyMary HerriesMovie
  34. 1935I Live My LifeBetty CollinsMovie
  35. 1935Mary Jane's PaEllen PrestonMovie
  36. 1935While the Patient SleptNurse Sarah KeateMovie
  37. 1934BabbittMyra BabbittMovie
  38. 1934Big Hearted HerbertElizabeth KalnessMovie
  39. 1934Side StreetsBertha KrasnoffMovie
  40. 1934The Merry FrinksHattie 'Mom' FrinkMovie
  41. 1934Heat LightningOlgaMovie
  42. 1933The World ChangesAnna NordholmMovie
  43. 1933Heroes for SaleMary DennisMovie
  44. 1933The Life of Jimmy DolanAuntieMovie
  45. 1933Gold Diggers of 1933TrixieMovie
  46. 1932Silver DollarSarah MartinMovie
  47. 1932One Way PassageCountess BarilhausMovie
  48. 1932Once in a LifetimeMay DanielsMovie
  49. 1932Life BeginsMiss BowersMovie
  50. 1932Week-End MarriageAgnes DavisMovie
  51. 1932The Heart of New YorkBessieMovie
  52. 1932The MouthpieceMiss Hickey, Day's SecretaryMovie
  53. 1931Five Star FinalMiss TaylorMovie