Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Deceased · Born: May 3, 1899 · Died: Oct 12, 1991

Known For

Kind Lady Kind Lady
Once in a Lifetime Once in a Lifetime
Heat Lightning Heat Lightning
While the Patient Slept While the Patient Slept

Personal Details

Born May 3, 1899 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
  • William M. MacMahon
  • Jennie Simon

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.

Career

1975
For the Use of the Hall
For the Use of the Hall as Bess
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1974
Great Performances
Great Performances as Nurse
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1963
All the Way Home
All the Way Home as Aunt Hannah
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I Could Go on Singing
I Could Go on Singing as Ida
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1962
Diamond Head
Diamond Head as Kapiolani Kahana
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1961
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors as Dr. Lucy Grainger
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1955
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie as Kate Canaday
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1953
The Eddie Cantor Story
The Eddie Cantor Story as Grandma Esther
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1950
The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow as Nonna Bartoli
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The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
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1949
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy as Sarie McCoy
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1948
The Search
The Search as Mrs. Murray
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1947
The Mighty McGurk
The Mighty McGurk as Mamie Steeple
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1944
Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed as Ling Tan's Wife
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Guest in the House
Guest in the House as Aunt Martha Proctor
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1942
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing as Buddy
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Tish
Tish as Lizzie Wilkins
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1941
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog as Florence Goodwin
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1939
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven as Miss Williams
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1937
When You're in Love
When You're in Love as Marianne Woods
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1935
Kind Lady
Kind Lady as Mary Herries
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While the Patient Slept
While the Patient Slept as Nurse Sarah Keate
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Ah Wilderness!
Ah Wilderness! as Cousin Lily
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Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa as Ellen Preston
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I Live My Life
I Live My Life as Betty Collins
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1934
Side Streets
Side Streets as Bertha Krasnoff
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Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning as Olga
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The Merry Frinks
The Merry Frinks as Hattie 'Mom' Frink
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Big Hearted Herbert
Big Hearted Herbert as Elizabeth Kalness
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Babbitt
Babbitt as Myra Babbitt
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1933
Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale as Mary Dennis
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Auntie
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Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 as Trixie Lorraine
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The World Changes
The World Changes as Anna Nordholm
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1932
Week-End Marriage
Week-End Marriage as Agnes Davis
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One Way Passage
One Way Passage as Countess Barilhaus
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The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece as Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary
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Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime as May Daniels
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Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar as Sarah Martin
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Life Begins
Life Begins as Miss Bowers
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1931
Five Star Final
Five Star Final as Miss Taylor
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