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Maude Eburne
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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 …
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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.
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Arson, Inc.
as Grandma
The Lawton Story
as Henrietta
The Plunderers
as Old Dame at Wedding
Slippy McGee
as Mrs. Dexter
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Mrs. Randall
Man from Oklahoma
as Grandma Lane
The Suspect
as Mrs. Packer
The Town Went Wild
as Judge Bingle
The Princess and the Pirate
as Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'
Bowery to Broadway
as Mame Alda
I'm from Arkansas
as Matilda Jenkins
Rosie the Riveter
as Granma Quill
Up in Arms
as Woman on Cable Car (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
as Maggie (uncredited)
Lady Bodyguard
as Mother Hodges
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Sarah Harkins
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Amelia Jones
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Mrs. Norris
There's One Born Every Minute
as Agatha
Henry and Dizzy
as Martha Bradley
Almost Married
as Mrs. Clayton
To Be or Not to Be
as Anna
Among the Living
as Mrs. Pickens
Glamour Boy
as Borax Betty
You Belong to Me
as Ella
They Meet Again
as Mrs. Hastings
West Point Widow
as Mrs. Willits
Melody for Three
as Mrs. Hastings
The Strawberry Blonde
as Mrs. Mulcahey's Friend (uncredited)
The Border Legion
as Hurricane Hattie McGuire
Remedy for Riches
as Mrs. Hastings
Li'l Abner
as Granny Scraggs
Colorado
as Etta Mae
The Golden Fleecing
as Landlady (uncredited)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Mrs. Hastings
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Hastings
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Landlady (uncredited)
Meet Dr. Christian
as Mrs. Hastings
The Covered Trailer
as Widow Ella Jones
Sabotage
as Mrs. Hopkins
Mountain Rhythm
as Ma Hutchins
Exile Express
as Mrs. Smith
My Wife's Relatives
as Widow Ella Jones
Undercover Agent
as Mrs. Minnow
Convict's Code
as Mrs. Magruder
Riders of the Black Hills
as Mrs. Peggy Garth
Vivacious Lady
as Wife of Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
as Nadya
Live, Love and Learn
as Mrs. Crump
Hollywood Cowboy
as Violet Butler
Paradise Express
as Maggie Casey
When's Your Birthday?
as Mrs. Basscombe
Champagne Waltz
as Mrs. Scribner
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Maggie Devlin
Poppy
as Sarah Tucker
Doughnuts and Society
as Belle Dugan
Man Hunt
as Mariah Hoggins
The Leavenworth Case
as Phoebe Leavenworth
Happiness C.O.D.
as Aunt Addie
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Little Ellen Purdy
Party Wire
as Clara West
Ruggles of Red Gap
as 'Ma' Pettingill
Maybe It's Love
as Landlady
Here Comes the Navy
as Droopy's Mother
When Strangers Meet
as Nell Peck
Return of the Terror
as Mrs. Elvery
Lazy River
as Miss Minnie Lescalle
East of Fifth Avenue
as Mrs. Conway
Havana Widows
as Mrs. Ryan, the Landlady
Fog
as Mrs. Jackson
My Lips Betray
as Mamma Watscheck
Big Executive
as Coroner's Wife
Ladies Must Love
as Mme. Fifi
Shanghai Madness
as Mrs. Glissen
The Warrior's Husband
as Buria
Ladies They Talk About
as Aunt Maggie
The Vampire Bat
as Aunt Gussie Schnappmann
Robbers' Roost
as Aunt Ellen
Plumber in Love
Divorce In The Family
as Martha Jenkins
The First Year
as Emily Livingston
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy
Polly of the Circus
as Mrs. Jennings
The Passionate Plumber
as Aunt Charlotte
Panama Flo
as Sadie
Union Depot
as Passenger at Information Desk (uncredited)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Dowager Party Guest
This Reckless Age
as Rhoda
Under Eighteen
as Mrs. McCarthy
Local Boy Makes Good
as Maid
The Guardsman
as "Mama"
Blonde Crazy
as Mrs. Snyder
Bought!
as Mrs. Chauncey
Stranger in Town
as Mrs. Petrick
The Man in Possession
as Esther
Indiscreet
as Aunt Kate
Lonely Wives
as Mrs. Mantel
The Bat Whispers
as Lizzie Allen
A Pair of Sixes
as Coddles