Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Acting

Birthday

1890/02/22

Day of death

1975/04/10 (85 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Acton, Indiana, USA

Also know as

Mary Tomlinson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Main (born Mary Tomlinson, February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American actress, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player and for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main worked in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit and in Chautauqua presentations, and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her first film was A House Divided in 1931. Main began playing upper class dowagers, but ultimately was typecast in abras...Read more

Acting
Meet Me in St. Louis
7.0

(1944) Meet Me in St. Louis

as Katie

Mr. Imperium
5.3

(1951) Mr. Imperium

as Mrs. Cabot

The Women
7.1

(1939) The Women

as Lucy

The Long, Long Trailer
6.8

(1954) The Long, Long Trailer

as Mrs. Hittaway

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.2

(1947) The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Widow Hawkins

A Woman's Face
6.9

(1941) A Woman's Face

as Emma Kristiansdotter

Dead End
7.0

(1937) Dead End

as Mrs. Martin

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
5.9

(1952) Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

as Ma Kettle

The Egg and I
7.0

(1947) The Egg and I

as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

Friendly Persuasion
6.6

(1956) Friendly Persuasion

as The Widow Hudspeth

The Shepherd of the Hills
6.6

(1941) The Shepherd of the Hills

as Granny Becky

The Belle of New York
5.5

(1952) The Belle of New York

as Mrs Phineas Hill

Summer Stock
6.7

(1950) Summer Stock

as Esme

Stella Dallas
6.9

(1937) Stella Dallas

as Mrs. Martin

Undercurrent
5.8

(1946) Undercurrent

as Lucy

Ma and Pa Kettle
7.2

(1949) Ma and Pa Kettle

as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

Heaven Can Wait
6.9

(1943) Heaven Can Wait

as Mrs. Strabel

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
6.8

(1955) Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

as Ma' Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
7.2

(1952) Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

as Ma Kettle

Tennessee Johnson
6.1

(1942) Tennessee Johnson

as Mrs. Maude Fisher

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.1

(1950) Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as Ma Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
6.3

(1951) Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

as Ma Kettle

It's a Big Country
5.3

(1951) It's a Big Country

as Mrs. Wrenley

The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4

(1956) The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Ma Kettle

Honky Tonk
6.4

(1941) Honky Tonk

as Mrs. Varner

The Bugle Sounds
6.0

(1942) The Bugle Sounds

as Susie 'Suz'

Jackass Mail
7.0

(1942) Jackass Mail

as Clementine 'Tina' Tucker

Angels Wash Their Faces
6.4

(1939) Angels Wash Their Faces

as Mrs. Arkelian

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
6.1

(1957) The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

as Ma Kettle

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
6.5

(1948) Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

as Maribel Mathews

Murder, He Says
6.6

(1945) Murder, He Says

as Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
6.0

(1950) Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

as Harriet O'Malley

The Wild Man of Borneo
6.5

(1941) The Wild Man of Borneo

as Irma, the Cook

New Deal Rhythm
5.5

(1933) New Deal Rhythm

as Arizona Representative

The Shadow
6.5

(1937) The Shadow

as Hannah Gillespie

Barnacle Bill
7.7

(1941) Barnacle Bill

as Marge Cavendish

I Take This Woman
6.2

(1940) I Take This Woman

as Gertie

Rose Marie
4.0

(1954) Rose Marie

as Lady Jane Dunstock

Lucky Night
6.6

(1939) Lucky Night

as Mrs. Briggs

Big Jack
6.0

(1949) Big Jack

as Flapjack Kate

Bad Bascomb
6.2

(1946) Bad Bascomb

as Abbey Hanks

We Were Dancing
4.2

(1942) We Were Dancing

as Judge Hawkes

Rationing
3.0

(1944) Rationing

as Iris Tuttle

The Wrong Road
4.3

(1937) The Wrong Road

as Martha Foster

The Law and the Lady
6.1

(1951) The Law and the Lady

as Julia Wortin

The Affairs of Martha
5.8

(1942) The Affairs of Martha

as Mrs. McKissick

Boy of the Streets
5.0

(1938) Boy of the Streets

as Mrs. Mary Brennan

Under the Big Top
5.5

(1938) Under the Big Top

as Sara Post

The Man Who Cried Wolf
5.5

(1937) The Man Who Cried Wolf

as Amelia Bradley

Women Without Names
4.8

(1940) Women Without Names

as Mrs. Lowery

Girls' School
6.0

(1938) Girls' School

as Miss Armstrong

Too Hot to Handle
5.8

(1938) Too Hot to Handle

as Miss Wayne

The Show-Off
7.0

(1946) The Show-Off

as Mrs. Fisher

Little Tough Guy
6.0

(1938) Little Tough Guy

as Mrs. Boylan

Romance of the Limberlost
0.0

(1938) Romance of the Limberlost

as Nora

Tish
5.7

(1942) Tish

as Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry

Two Thoroughbreds
2.0

(1939) Two Thoroughbreds

as Hildegarde 'Hildy' Carey

Susan and God
6.5

(1940) Susan and God

as Mary

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
5.8

(1954) Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

as Ma Kettle

There Goes My Heart
7.2

(1938) There Goes My Heart

as Fireless Cooker Customer (uncredited)

Gentle Annie
5.2

(1944) Gentle Annie

as Annie Goss

Wyoming
5.9

(1940) Wyoming

as Mehitabel

The Harvey Girls
6.5

(1946) The Harvey Girls

as Sonora Cassidy

Prison Farm
5.7

(1938) Prison Farm

as Matron Brand

Turnabout
6.0

(1940) Turnabout

as Nora, the Cook

Three Comrades
7.2

(1938) Three Comrades

as Old woman by phone (uncredited)

Test Pilot
6.5

(1938) Test Pilot

as Landlady

Another Thin Man
7.1

(1939) Another Thin Man

as Mrs. Dolley (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music
6.0

(1939) They Shall Have Music

as Mrs. Miller

King of the Newsboys
6.0

(1938) King of the Newsboys

as Mrs. Stephens (uncredited)

Fast Company
7.0

(1953) Fast Company

as Ma Parkson

Ricochet Romance
7.0

(1954) Ricochet Romance

as Pansy Jones

A House Divided
6.2

(1931) A House Divided

as Townswoman at Wedding (uncredited)

The Trial of Mary Dugan
5.0

(1941) The Trial of Mary Dugan

as Mrs. Collins

Johnny Come Lately
6.7

(1943) Johnny Come Lately

as 'Gashouse' Mary

Music in the Air
4.8

(1934) Music in the Air

as Anna (Uncredited)

Dark Command
6.3

(1940) Dark Command

as Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams

Hot Saturday
6.5

(1932) Hot Saturday

as Gossip in Window (uncredited)

The Captain Is a Lady
6.0

(1940) The Captain Is a Lady

as Sarah May Willett

Broken Lullaby
7.5

(1932) Broken Lullaby

as Frau Schmidt - Townswoman (uncredited)

Art Trouble
6.5

(1934) Art Trouble

as Woman Who Sits on Painting

Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties
1.0

(1929) Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties

as Statler Hotel Beauty

Close Relations
0.0

(1933) Close Relations

as Woman in Depot (uncredited)

6.0

(1936) Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as Self

Crime Without Passion
5.8

(1934) Crime Without Passion

as Backstage Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

The World of Abbott and Costello
6.3

(1965) The World of Abbott and Costello

as Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap

Penitentiary
0.0

(1938) Penitentiary

as Miss Katie Mathews

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as ---

Wagon Train
6.3

(1957) Wagon Train

as Cassie Tanner