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Lillian Harmer

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πŸŽ‚ September 7, 1883πŸ“ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAπŸ•―οΈ May 15, 1946 Β· Age 62

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress. Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation. Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland; William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gayno…

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress. Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation. Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland; William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan. Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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BODY OF WORK

Lillian Harmer's Filmography

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Gateway
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Gateway

1938⭐ 7.4

as Matron

Make a Wish
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Make a Wish

1937⭐ 5.8

as Clara

A Star Is Born
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A Star Is Born

1937⭐ 7.2

as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

The Great O'Malley
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The Great O'Malley

1937⭐ 6.9

as Miss Taylor

Rainbow on the River
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Rainbow on the River

1936⭐ 8.7

as Superintendent (uncredited)

Fugitive in the Sky
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Fugitive in the Sky

1936⭐ 6.3

as Martha Staeger

The Captain's Kid
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The Captain's Kid

1936⭐ 6.7

as Mrs. Pengast

Sworn Enemy
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Sworn Enemy

1936⭐ 5.8

as Mrs. Hirsch (uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody
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Little Miss Nobody

1936⭐ 7.5

as Jessica Taggert

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No Poster

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Don’t Get Personal

1936⭐ 10.0

as The Farmer's Wife

Dancing Feet
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Dancing Feet

1936⭐ 6.0

as Aggie

Riffraff
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Riffraff

1936⭐ 5.4

as Mrs. McCall

Personal Maid's Secret
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Personal Maid's Secret

1935⭐ 6.4

as Miss Getson

3 Kids and a Queen
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3 Kids and a Queen

1935⭐ 6.8

as Elmira Wiggins

Public Hero Number 1
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Public Hero Number 1

1935⭐ 6.3

as Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)

Party Wire
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Party Wire

1935⭐ 8.3

as Deborah

Without Children
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Without Children

1935

as Frieda

Romance in Manhattan
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Romance in Manhattan

1934⭐ 7.8

as Landlady

A Wicked Woman
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A Wicked Woman

1934⭐ 5.0

as Mrs. Finch (uncredited)

Desirable
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Desirable

1934⭐ 7.2

as Aunt Agnes

Change of Heart
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Change of Heart

1934⭐ 6.3

as Mrs. Boggs (uncredited)

Alice in Wonderland
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Alice in Wonderland

1933⭐ 6.1

as Cook

Lone Cowboy
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Lone Cowboy

1933⭐ 4.0

as Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)

The Bowery
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The Bowery

1933⭐ 5.4

as Carrie A. Nation

Stage Mother
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Stage Mother

1933⭐ 6.3

as Fred's Mother (uncredited)

Ann Vickers
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Ann Vickers

1933⭐ 5.8

as Prison Matron in Warden's Office (uncredited)

A Shriek in the Night
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A Shriek in the Night

1933⭐ 5.2

as Augusta

Hold Your Man
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Hold Your Man

1933⭐ 6.3

as Miss Allen (uncredited)

I Cover the Waterfront
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I Cover the Waterfront

1933⭐ 5.1

as Gossip with Telescope

The Secret of Madame Blanche
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The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933⭐ 4.2

as Aubrey's Maid (Uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
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No Man of Her Own

1932⭐ 6.5

as Mattie (uncredited)

If I Had a Million
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If I Had a Million

1932⭐ 6.5

as Idylwood Receptionist (uncredited)

Guilty as Hell
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Guilty as Hell

1932⭐ 6.7

as Mrs. Alvin

New Morals for Old
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New Morals for Old

1932⭐ 4.5

as Alice - the Maid

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932⭐ 6.1

as Landlady (uncredited)

Smart Woman
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Smart Woman

1931⭐ 5.4

as Mrs. Windleweaver

Huckleberry Finn
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Huckleberry Finn

1931⭐ 7.0

as Miss Watson

Millie
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Millie

1931⭐ 5.3

as Governess (uncredited)

A Harp in Hock
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A Harp in Hock

1927⭐ 7.0

as Sourface

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