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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Female

Birthday

1889-07-15

Day of Death

1970-07-06 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Marjorie Burnet Rambeau

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Marjorie Rambeau

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Burnet Rambeau (July 15, 1889 – July 6, 1970) was an American film and stage actress. She began her stage career at age 12, and appeared in several silent films before debuting in her first sound film, Her Man (1930). She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Primrose Path (1940) and Torch Song (1953), and received the 1955 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in A Man Called Peter and The View from Pompey's Head.

Known For

Acting

Inspiration

1931

Inspiration

as

Lulu

Palooka

1934

Palooka

as

Mayme Palooka

Abandoned

1949

Abandoned

as

Mrs. Donner

The Secret Six

1931

The Secret Six

as

Peaches

In Old Oklahoma

1943

In Old Oklahoma

as

Bessie Baxter

A Man Called Peter

1955

A Man Called Peter

as

Miss Laura Fowler

Tobacco Road

1941

Tobacco Road

as

Sister Bessie Rice

Primrose Path

1940

Primrose Path

as

Mamie Adams

Santa Fe Marshal

1940

Santa Fe Marshal

as

Ma Burton

Bad for Each Other

1953

Bad for Each Other

as

Mrs. Roger Nelson

Min and Bill

1930

Min and Bill

as

Bella Pringle

Slander

1957

Slander

as

Mrs. Manley

Broadway

1942

Broadway

as

Lillian Rice

Any Number Can Play

1949

Any Number Can Play

as

Sarah Calbern

Man's Castle

1933

Man's Castle

as

Flossie

First Lady

1937

First Lady

as

Belle Hardwick

The Walls of Jericho

1948

The Walls of Jericho

as

Mrs. Dunham

The Easiest Way

1931

The Easiest Way

as

Elfie St. Clair

Her Man

1930

Her Man

as

Annie

Torch Song

1953

Torch Song

as

Mrs. Stewart

Forever Female

1953

Forever Female

as

Elderly Stage Actress

East of the River

1940

East of the River

as

Mama Teresa Lorenzo

The Lucky Stiff

1949

The Lucky Stiff

as

Hattie Hatfield

National Red Cross Pageant

1917

National Red Cross Pageant

as

America - Final episode

Son of India

1931

Son of India

as

Mrs. Darsay

20 Mule Team

1940

20 Mule Team

as

Josie Johnson

Hell Divers

1932

Hell Divers

as

Mame Kelsey

A Modern Hero

1934

A Modern Hero

as

Mme. Azais

Sudden Money

1939

Sudden Money

as

Elsie Patterson

The View from Pompey's Head

1955

The View from Pompey's Head

as

Lucy Devereaux Wales

Merrily We Live

1938

Merrily We Live

as

Mrs. Harlan

The Warrior's Husband

1933

The Warrior's Husband

as

Hippolyta

Army Wives

1945

Army Wives

as

Mrs. Shannahan

Strangers May Kiss

1931

Strangers May Kiss

as

Geneva

The Greater Woman

1917

The Greater Woman

as

Auriole Praed

Motherhood

1917

Motherhood

as

Louise

Under Pressure

1935

Under Pressure

as

Amelia 'Amy' Hardcastle

The Rains Came

1939

The Rains Came

as

Mrs. Simon

Woman Against Woman

1938

Woman Against Woman

as

Mrs. Kingsley

Strictly Personal

1933

Strictly Personal

as

Annie Gibson

Three Sons o' Guns

1941

Three Sons o' Guns

as

Aunt Lottie

Ready for Love

1934

Ready for Love

as

Goldie Tate

Salome, Where She Danced

1945

Salome, Where She Danced

as

Madam Europe

Laugh It Off

1939

Laugh It Off

as

Sylvia Swan

Grand Canary

1934

Grand Canary

as

Daisy Hemingway

A Tailor-Made Man

1931

A Tailor-Made Man

as

Kitty DuPuy

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as

Marjorie (archive footage) (uncredited)

Left Over Ladies

1931

Left Over Ladies

as

The Duchess

It's Murder She Says...

1945

It's Murder She Says...

as

Anopheles Annie (voice)

Syncopating Sue

1926

Syncopating Sue

as

Marjorie Rambeau

Dizzy Dames

1935

Dizzy Dames

as

Lillian Bennett / Lillian Marlowe

Oh, What a Night!

1944

Oh, What a Night!

as

Lil Vanderhoven

The Debt

1917

The Debt

as

Countess Ann

The Common Cause

1919

The Common Cause

as

Columbia (prologue)

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Aunt Sophronie

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Granny Rutledge

Production

Crew

Directing