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Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Acting

Born: May 3, 1899McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Aline MacMahon was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She worked extensively from 1921, when she began appearing on Broadway, until her full retirement from acting in 1975. MacMahon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1944 film Dragon Seed.

Known For
Filmography
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Self (archive footage)

2006
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

2003
For the Use of the Hall

For the Use of the Hall

Bess

1975
Antigone

Antigone

Nurse

1974
All the Way Home

All the Way Home

Aunt Hannah

1963
I Could Go on Singing

I Could Go on Singing

Ida

1963
Diamond Head

Diamond Head

Kapiolani Kahana

1962
The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors

Dr. Lucy Grainger

1961
Cimarron

Cimarron

Mrs. Mavis Pegler

1960
Medea

Medea

The Nurse

1959
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

Kate Canaday

1955
The Eddie Cantor Story

The Eddie Cantor Story

Grandma Esther

1953
The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

Nonna Bartoli

1950
Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy

Sarie McCoy

1949
The Search

The Search

Mrs. Murray

1948
The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

Mamie Steeple

1947
Guest in the House

Guest in the House

Aunt Martha Proctor

1944
Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

Ling Tan's Wife

1944
Reward Unlimited

Reward Unlimited

Mrs. Scott

1944
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1944

Seeds of Freedom

Odessa Citizen

1943
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

Aline MacMahon

1943
Tish

Tish

Lizzie Wilkins

1942
The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

Buddy

1942
Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

Florence Goodwin

1941
Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

Miss Williams

1939
When You're in Love

When You're in Love

Marianne Woods

1937
Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness!

Cousin Lily

1935
Kind Lady

Kind Lady

Mary Herries

1935
I Live My Life

I Live My Life

Betty Collins

1935
Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

Ellen Preston

1935
While the Patient Slept

While the Patient Slept

Nurse Sarah Keate

1935
Babbitt

Babbitt

Myra Babbitt

1934
Big Hearted Herbert

Big Hearted Herbert

Elizabeth Kalness

1934
Side Streets

Side Streets

Bertha Krasnoff

1934
The Merry Frinks

The Merry Frinks

Hattie 'Mom' Frink

1934
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Olga

1934
The World Changes

The World Changes

Anna Nordholm

1933
Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

Mary Dennis

1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Auntie

1933
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Trixie

1933
Silver Dollar

Silver Dollar

Sarah Martin

1932
One Way Passage

One Way Passage

Countess Barilhaus

1932
Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

May Daniels

1932
Life Begins

Life Begins

Miss Bowers

1932
Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage

Agnes Davis

1932
The Heart of New York

The Heart of New York

Bessie

1932
The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary

1932
Five Star Final

Five Star Final

Miss Taylor

1931