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==Works== ===Stage=== The following is a partial list of her stage performances:<ref name=James/><ref>{{cite book|title=A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Volume 3|url=https://archive.org/details/ldpd_6864656_003|author=Brown, Thomas Allston|publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company|location=New York|pages=42, 63, 180, 217, 263, 265, 267, 349, 352, 366, 425โ6, 427, 429, 431, 439, 523, 533, 536, 538|year=1903}}</ref> {{Div col}} * ''[[Called Back (novel)|Called Back]]'' (1884) * ''An Appeal to the Muse'' (1885) * ''[[Robert Elsmere]]'' (1889) * ''The Charity Ball'' (1890) * ''Nerves'', adapted from ''[[Ernest Blum|Les Femmes Nerveuses]]'' (1891) * ''[[Lady Florence Dixie#Politics and feminism|Gloriana]]'' (1892) * ''Lady Bountiful'' (1892) * ''Americans Abroad'' (1893) * ''The Family Circle'' (1893) * ''The Poet and the Puppets'' (1893) * ''Squirrel Inn'' (1893) * ''No. 3A'' (1894) * ''As You Like It'' (1894) * ''Liberty Hall'' (1894) * ''The Fatal Card'' (1895) * ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1895) * ''A Woman's Reason'' (1895) * ''The First Born'' (1897) * ''His Excellency, The Governor'' (1900) * ''Are You a Mason?'' (1901) * ''[[The Billionaire (musical)|The Billionaire]]'' (1902) * ''[[Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall]]'' (1904) * ''Cousin Billy'' (1905โ1907) * ''The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary'' (1907) * ''The Three Lights (A Night Out)'' (1911) {{div col end}} ===Filmography=== ====Silent==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- |1906 || ''The Terrible Kids'' || ||Short |- |1907 || ''Getting Evidence'' || ||Short |- |1915 || ''[[How Molly Made Good]]'' || Herself || |- |rowspan=2|1916 || ''A Night Out'' || Granmum || |- | ''[[Snow White (1916 film)|Snow White]]'' || Hex Witch ||Replaced originally scheduled Alice Washburn |- | 1919 ||''[[In Wrong]]'' ||Woman visiting store || Uncredited |- |1920 || ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Paramount film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' || Prostitute outside of music hall ||Uncredited |- |1926 || ''[[Pals in Paradise]]'' || Esther Lezinsky || |- |rowspan=7|1927 || ''[[Rubber Tires]]'' || Mrs. Stack || |- | ''[[The King of Kings (1927 film)|The King of Kings]]'' || Mother of Gestas || |- | ''[[The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary]]'' || Aunt Mary Watkins || |- | ''[[The Angel of Broadway]]'' || Big Bertha || |- | ''[[A Harp in Hock]]'' || Mrs. Banks || |- | ''[[Turkish Delight (1927 film)|Turkish Delight]]'' || Tsakran || |- | ''[[Chicago (1927 film)|Chicago]]'' || Mrs. Morton - Matron || |- |1928 || ''[[The Blue Danube (1928 film)|The Blue Danube]]'' || || |} ====Sound==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- |1931 || ''[[The She-Wolf (1931 film)|The She-Wolf]]''|| Harriet Breen || |- |rowspan=5|1932 || ''[[Letty Lynton]]'' || Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother || |- | ''[[Red-Headed Woman]]'' || Aunt Jane || |- | ''[[Strange Interlude (film)|Strange Interlude]]'' || Mrs. Evans || |- | ''[[Little Orphan Annie (1932 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'' || Mrs. Stewart || |- | ''[[If I Had a Million]]'' ||Mrs. Mary Walker || |- |rowspan=11|1933 || ''[[Men Must Fight]]'' || Maman Seward || |- | ''[[The White Sister (1933 film)|The White Sister]]'' || Mother Superior || |- | ''[[Reunion in Vienna]]'' ||Frau Lucher || |- | ''[[Dinner at Eight (1933 film)|Dinner at Eight]]'' || Mrs. Wendel, the cook || |- | ''[[One Man's Journey]]''|| Sarah || |- | ''[[Broadway to Hollywood (film)|Broadway to Hollywood]]''|| Veteran Actress || |- | ''[[Beauty for Sale]]'' || Mrs. Merrick || |- | ''[[Lady for a Day]]'' || Apple Annie || Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] |- | ''[[The Solitaire Man]]'' || Mrs. Vail || |- | ''[[Dancing Lady]]'' || Dolly Todhunter || |- | ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1933 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || Queen of Hearts || |- |rowspan=4|1934 || ''[[You Can't Buy Everything]]''|| Mrs. Hannah Bell || |- | ''[[Straight Is the Way]]'' || Mrs. Horowitz || |- | ''[[Lady by Choice]]'' || Patricia Patterson || |- | ''Mills of the Gods'' || Mary Hastings || |- |rowspan=7|1935 || ''[[Grand Old Girl]]'' ||Laura Bayles || |- | ''[[Vanessa: Her Love Story]]'' || Madame Judith Paris || |- | ''[[Reckless (1935 film)|Reckless]]'' || Granny || |- | ''[[Strangers All]]'' || Anna Carter || |- | ''[[Age of Indiscretion]]'' || Emma Shaw || |- | ''[[Anna Karenina (1935 film)|Anna Karenina]]''|| Countess Vronsky || |- | ''[[Three Kids and a Queen]]'' || Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter || |- |rowspan=3|1936 || ''[[Wife vs. Secretary]]''|| Mimi Stanhope || |- | ''[[The Captain's Kid]]'' || Aunt Marcia Prentiss || |- | ''[[Rainbow on the River]]'' || Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth || |- |rowspan=3|1937 || ''[[Woman in Distress]]''||Phoebe Tuttle || |- | ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]''|| Grandmother Lettie Blodgett || |- | ''[[The Perfect Specimen]]'' || Mrs. Leona Wicks || |- |rowspan=4|1938 || ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'' ||Aunt Polly || |- | ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]''||Aunt Elizabeth || |- | ''[[Four Daughters (1938 film)|Four Daughters]]'' || Aunt Etta || |- | ''[[The Texans]]'' || Granna || |- |rowspan=7|1939 || ''[[They Made Me a Criminal]]'' || Grandma || |- | ''[[Yes, My Darling Daughter (film)|Yes, My Darling Daughter]]'' ||'Granny' Whitman || |- | ''[[The Kid from Kokomo]]'' ||Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell || |- | ''[[Daughters Courageous]]'' || Penny, the Housekeeper || |- | ''[[Nurse Edith Cavell]]'' ||Mme. Rappard || |- | ''[[That's RightโYou're Wrong]]'' || Grandma || |- | ''[[Four Wives]]'' ||Aunt Etta || |- |rowspan=3|1940 || ''[[Granny Get Your Gun]]''|| Minerva Hatton || |- | ''[[Irene (1940 film)|Irene]]'' || Granny O'Dare || |- | ''[[Texas Rangers Ride Again]]'' ||Cecilia Dangerfield || |- |rowspan=3|1941 || ''[[Four Mothers]]'' || Aunt Etta || |- | ''[[Million Dollar Baby (1941 film)|Million Dollar Baby]]'' || Cornelia Wheelwright || |- | ''[[Playmates (1941 film)|Playmates]]''|| Grandma Kyser || |- |1942 || ''[[Joan of Paris]]'' || Mlle. Rosay||Final film role |}
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