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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Female

Birthday

1870-09-02

Day of Death

1951-05-09 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Also Known As

Mary Cragg

Emily Cragg

Marie Ault

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. She was a star in many British films of the silent era, but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other notable film work includes the role of Rummy Mitchens in the film of Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1941). On stage from 1891, Ault's theatre work included the original production of Love on the Dole in 1935, as well as the 1941 film version.

Known For

Acting

The Speckled Band

1931

The Speckled Band

as

Mrs. Hudson (uncredited)

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

as

Mrs. Bunting the Landlady

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

I See a Dark Stranger

as

Mrs O'Mara

Love on the Dole

1941

Love on the Dole

as

Mrs. Jike

Victory

1928

Victory

as

Mother

They Knew Mr. Knight

1946

They Knew Mr. Knight

as

Grandma Blake

The Man from Morocco

1945

The Man from Morocco

as

Hotelière

The Rat

1925

The Rat

as

Mere Colline

The Missing Million

1942

The Missing Million

as

Mrs. Tweedle

Dawn

1928

Dawn

as

Mme. Rappard

Woman to Woman

1923

Woman to Woman

as

Henrietta

Freedom Radio

1941

Freedom Radio

as

Woman Customer

The Triumph of the Rat

1926

The Triumph of the Rat

as

Mere Colline

Jamaica Inn

1939

Jamaica Inn

as

Coach Passenger (uncredited)

The Monkey's Paw

1923

The Monkey's Paw

as

Mrs. White

Maid Happy

1933

Maid Happy

as

Miss Woods

Hindle Wakes

1927

Hindle Wakes

as

Mrs. Hawthorn

Yellow Stockings

1928

Yellow Stockings

as

Countess

Blithe Spirit

1945

Blithe Spirit

as

Cook (uncredited)

Their Night Out

1933

Their Night Out

as

Cook

The Prude's Fall

1925

The Prude's Fall

as

Mrs. Masters

Third Time Lucky

1931

Third Time Lucky

as

Mrs. Midge

Class and No Class

1921

Class and No Class

as

Liza Ann

Major Barbara

1941

Major Barbara

as

Rummy Mitchens

Contraband Love

1931

Contraband Love

as

Sarah Sterling

Blanche Fury

1948

Blanche Fury

as

Old Gypsy

The Demi-Paradise

1943

The Demi-Paradise

as

Mrs. Jones

Madame Pompadour

1927

Madame Pompadour

as

Belotte

Wanted for Murder

1946

Wanted for Murder

as

Flower Seller

The Silver Lining

1928

The Silver Lining

as

Mrs Hurst

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Egyptian Lady (uncredited)

Kitty

1929

Kitty

as

Sarah Greenwood

Roses of Picardy

1927

Roses of Picardy

as

Baroness d'Archeville

Lend Me Your Wife

1935

Lend Me Your Wife

as

Aunt Jane

The Starlit Garden

1923

The Starlit Garden

as

Old Prue

Downstream

1929

Downstream

as

Martha Jaikes

Life

1929

Life

as

Isidora

The Grass Orphan

1922

The Grass Orphan

as

Landlady

Little Fella

1933

Little Fella

as

Mrs. Turner

The Rolling Road

1927

The Rolling Road

as

Grannie

A Prince of Lovers

1922

A Prince of Lovers

as

Nannie

Twilight Hour

1945

Twilight Hour

as

Liz

Troublesome Wives

1928

Troublesome Wives

as

Aunt Mary

Production

Crew

Directing