Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Acting

May 3, 1899 — October 12, 1991McKeesport, 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

The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

The Search

1948

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

One Way Passage

One Way Passage

1932

Five Star Final

Five Star Final

1931

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

1941

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

1933

I Could Go on Singing

I Could Go on Singing

1963

Acting53

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

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

2006

Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

Self (archive footage)

For the Use of the Hall

For the Use of the Hall

1975

Bess

Antigone

Antigone

1974

Nurse

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Nurse

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

1963

Aunt Hannah

I Could Go on Singing

I Could Go on Singing

1963

Ida

Diamond Head

Diamond Head

1962

Kapiolani Kahana

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

Mary Alice Trotter / Mrs. Vronis

The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors

1961

Dr. Lucy Grainger

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

Mrs. Mavis Pegler

Medea

Medea

1959

The Nurse

The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

Kate Canaday

The Eddie Cantor Story

The Eddie Cantor Story

1953

Grandma Esther

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

Nonna Bartoli

Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy

1949

Sarie McCoy

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Mrs. Weston / Mrs. Grey

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Search

1948

Mrs. Murray

The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

1947

Mamie Steeple

Guest in the House

Guest in the House

1944

Aunt Martha Proctor

Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

1944

Ling Tan's Wife

Reward Unlimited

Reward Unlimited

1944

Mrs. Scott

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

(archive footage)

Seeds of Freedom

Seeds of Freedom

1943

Odessa Citizen

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Aline MacMahon

Tish

Tish

1942

Lizzie Wilkins

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

1942

Buddy

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

1941

Florence Goodwin

Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

1939

Miss Williams

When You're in Love

When You're in Love

1937

Marianne Woods

Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness!

1935

Cousin Lily

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1935

Mary Herries

I Live My Life

I Live My Life

1935

Betty Collins

Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

Ellen Preston

While the Patient Slept

While the Patient Slept

1935

Nurse Sarah Keate

Babbitt

Babbitt

1934

Myra Babbitt

Big Hearted Herbert

Big Hearted Herbert

1934

Elizabeth Kalness

Side Streets

Side Streets

1934

Bertha Krasnoff

The Merry Frinks

The Merry Frinks

1934

Hattie 'Mom' Frink

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934

Olga

The World Changes

The World Changes

1933

Anna Nordholm

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

1933

Mary Dennis

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933

Auntie

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

Trixie

Silver Dollar

Silver Dollar

1932

Sarah Martin

One Way Passage

One Way Passage

1932

Countess Barilhaus

Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

1932

May Daniels

Life Begins

Life Begins

1932

Miss Bowers

Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage

1932

Agnes Davis

The Heart of New York

The Heart of New York

1932

Bessie

The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

1932

Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary

Five Star Final

Five Star Final

1931

Miss Taylor