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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1912-09-22

Day of Death

2003-05-28 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Jamesport, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Martha Scott

Biography

Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.

Known For

Acting

Ben-Hur

1959

Ben-Hur

as

Miriam

Our Town

1940

Our Town

as

Emily Webb

The Ten Commandments

1956

The Ten Commandments

as

Yochabel

Airport 1975

1974

Airport 1975

as

Sister Beatrice

Sayonara

1957

Sayonara

as

Mrs. Webster

In Old Oklahoma

1943

In Old Oklahoma

as

Catherine Elizabeth Allen

Strange Bargain

1949

Strange Bargain

as

Georgia Wilson

Charlotte's Web

1973

Charlotte's Web

as

Mrs. Arable (voice)

The Turning Point

1977

The Turning Point

as

Adelaide

The Desperate Hours

1955

The Desperate Hours

as

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

The Howards of Virginia

1940

The Howards of Virginia

as

Jane Peyton-Howard

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943

Hi Diddle Diddle

as

Janie Prescott

One Foot in Heaven

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as

Hope Morris Spence

Adam

1983

Adam

as

Gram Walsh

The Man from Independence

1974

The Man from Independence

as

Mamma Truman

The Devil's Daughter

1973

The Devil's Daughter

as

Mrs. Stone

Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop

as

Ella Bishop

They Dare Not Love

1941

They Dare Not Love

as

Marta Keller

Thursday's Game

1974

Thursday's Game

as

Mrs. Reynolds

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

as

Virginia Camalier

So Well Remembered

1947

So Well Remembered

as

Olivia

Charleston

1979

Charleston

as

Mrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)

Love and Betrayal

1989

Love and Betrayal

as

Ginger

Father Figure

1980

Father Figure

as

Hilda Wollman

Summer Girl

1983

Summer Girl

as

Martina Shelburne

Lemonade

1971

Lemonade

as

Mabel

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as

Martha Scott

Adam: His Song Continues

1986

Adam: His Song Continues

as

Gram Walsh

Eighteen and Anxious

1957

Eighteen and Anxious

as

Lottie Graham

When I Grow Up

1951

When I Grow Up

as

Mother Reed

The Abduction of Saint Anne

1975

The Abduction of Saint Anne

as

Mother Michael

Sorority Kill

1974

Sorority Kill

as

House Mother

The Bionic Woman

1975

The Bionic Woman

as

Helen Elgin

The Making of The Ten Commandments

2003

The Making of The Ten Commandments

as

Self (archive footage)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Georgia Wilson

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Jeanie LaSalle

Columbo

Columbo

as

Margaret Meadis

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Katharine Lamberth

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Janet Latham

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Mrs. Loring

Dallas

Dallas

as

Mrs. Shepard

Dallas

Dallas

as

Patricia Shepard

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Marietta Jackson

The Word

The Word

as

Sarah Randall

Beulah Land

Beulah Land

as

Penelope Pennington

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Belle Fuller

Hotel

Hotel

as

Estelle

Production

Crew

Directing