Maude Eburne

Born: 1875-11-10 in Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Died: 1960-10-15

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, 10 November 1875 – 15 October 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles. Eburne began her career in stock theater in Buffalo, New York. Her early theater work was in Ontario and New York City, debuting on Broadway to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes. "When I first came to New York... I said I didn't want to be beautiful young girls or stately leading women, but wanted parts that had something queer in them, especially if there were dialect." She continued to play mainly humorous domestic roles on stage, appearing in productions such as The Half Moon (1920), Lady Butterfly (1923), Three Cheers (1928) and Many a Slip (1930), before her first significant film role — and first sound film role — in The Bat Whispers (1930), director Roland West's sound remake of his 1926 silent feature The Bat.

Filmography

1949

Arson, Inc. as Grandma
The Lawton Story as Henrietta

1948

The Plunderers as Old Dame at Wedding
Slippy McGee as Mrs. Dexter

1945

The Suspect as Mrs. Packer
Man from Oklahoma as Grandma Lane
Hitchhike to Happiness as Mrs. Randall

1944

The Princess and the Pirate as Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'
The Town Went Wild as Judge Bingle
Up in Arms as Woman on Cable Car (uncredited)
I'm from Arkansas as Matilda Jenkins
Bowery to Broadway as Mame Alda
Rosie the Riveter as Granma Quill

1943

The Chance of a Lifetime as Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly as Maggie (uncredited)
Lady Bodyguard as Mother Hodges

1942

To Be or Not to Be as Anna
The Boogie Man Will Get You as Amelia Jones
There's One Born Every Minute as Agatha
Dawn on the Great Divide as Sarah Harkins
Almost Married as Mrs. Clayton
Henry Aldrich, Editor as Mrs. Norris
Henry and Dizzy as Martha Bradley

1941

Among the Living as Mrs. Pickens
The Strawberry Blonde as Mrs. Mulcahey's Friend (uncredited)
You Belong to Me as Ella
West Point Widow as Mrs. Willits
Glamour Boy as Borax Betty
Melody for Three as Mrs. Hastings
They Meet Again as Mrs. Hastings

1940

Dr. Christian Meets the Women as Mrs. Hastings
The Courageous Dr. Christian as Mrs. Hastings
Li'l Abner as Granny Scraggs
Colorado as Etta Mae
The Border Legion as Hurricane Hattie McGuire
The Golden Fleecing as Landlady (uncredited)
Remedy for Riches as Mrs. Hastings

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams as Landlady (uncredited)
Undercover Agent as Mrs. Minnow
My Wife's Relatives as Widow Ella Jones
Meet Dr. Christian as Mrs. Hastings
Sabotage as Mrs. Hopkins
Exile Express as Mrs. Smith
Convict's Code as Mrs. Magruder
Mountain Rhythm as Ma Hutchins
The Covered Trailer as Widow Ella Jones

1938

Vivacious Lady as Wife of Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Riders of the Black Hills as Mrs. Peggy Garth

1937

Live, Love and Learn as Mrs. Crump
When's Your Birthday? as Mrs. Basscombe
Fight for Your Lady as Nadya
Champagne Waltz as Mrs. Scribner
Paradise Express as Maggie Casey
Hollywood Cowboy as Violet Butler

1936

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Maggie Devlin
The Leavenworth Case as Phoebe Leavenworth
Man Hunt as Mariah Hoggins
Poppy as Sarah Tucker
Doughnuts and Society as Belle Dugan

1935

Ruggles of Red Gap as 'Ma' Pettingill
Party Wire as Clara West
Don't Bet on Blondes as Little Ellen Purdy
Maybe It's Love as Landlady
Happiness C.O.D. as Aunt Addie

1934

Return of the Terror as Mrs. Elvery
Here Comes the Navy as Droopy's Mother
Lazy River as Miss Minnie Lescalle
When Strangers Meet as Nell Peck

1933

Ladies They Talk About as Aunt Maggie
The Vampire Bat as Aunt Gussie Schnappmann
Shanghai Madness as Mrs. Glissen
Havana Widows as Mrs. Ryan, the Landlady
East of Fifth Avenue as Mrs. Conway
The Warrior's Husband as Buria
My Lips Betray as Mamma Watscheck
Fog as Mrs. Jackson
Ladies Must Love as Mme. Fifi
Big Executive as Coroner's Wife

1932

The Woman from Monte Carlo as Dowager Party Guest
The Trial of Vivienne Ware as Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy
Polly of the Circus as Mrs. Jennings
The Passionate Plumber as Aunt Charlotte
Divorce In The Family as Martha Jenkins
Under Eighteen as Mrs. McCarthy
Union Depot as Passenger at Information Desk (uncredited)
Plumber in Love
This Reckless Age as Rhoda
The First Year as Emily Livingston
Panama Flo as Sadie
Robbers' Roost as Aunt Ellen

1931

The Man in Possession as Esther
The Guardsman as "Mama"
Local Boy Makes Good as Maid
Blonde Crazy as Mrs. Snyder
Lonely Wives as Mrs. Mantel
Indiscreet as Aunt Kate
Stranger in Town as Mrs. Petrick
Bought! as Mrs. Chauncey

1930

The Bat Whispers as Lizzie Allen

1918

A Pair of Sixes as Coddles