Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, 10 November 1875 – 15 October 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles. Eburne began her career in stock theater in Buffalo, New York. Her early theater work was in Ontario and New York City, debuting on Broadway to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes. "When I first came to New York... I said I didn't want to be beautiful young girls or stately leading women, but wanted parts that had something queer in them, especially if there were dialect." She continued to play mainly humorous domestic roles on stage, appearing in productions such as The Half Moon (1920), Lady Butterfly (1923), Three Cheers (1928) and Many a Slip (1930), before her first significant film role — and first sound film role — in The Bat Whispers (1930), director Roland West's sound remake of his 1926 silent feature The Bat.
Acted in 101
1940s
- 1949
Arson, Inc.
Grandma
The Lawton Story
Henrietta
- 1948
Slippy McGee
Mrs. Dexter
- 1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
Mrs. Randall
Man from Oklahoma
Grandma Lane
Leave It to Blondie
Magda - Tea Leaf Reader (uncredited)
The Suspect
Mrs. Packer
- 1944
The Town Went Wild
Judge Bingle
Bowery to Broadway
Mame Alda
I'm from Arkansas
Matilda Jenkins
Rosie the Riveter
Granma Quill
- 1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
Maggie (uncredited)
Lady Bodyguard
Mother Hodges
- 1942
Dawn on the Great Divide
Sarah Harkins
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Amelia Jones
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Mrs. Norris
There's One Born Every Minute
Agatha
Henry and Dizzy
Martha Bradley
Almost Married
Mrs. Clayton
- 1941
Among the Living
Mrs. Pickens
Glamour Boy
Borax Betty
They Meet Again
Mrs. Hastings
West Point Widow
Mrs. Willits
Melody for Three
Mrs. Hastings
- 1940
The Border Legion
Hurricane Hattie McGuire
Remedy for Riches
Mrs. Hastings
Li'l Abner
Granny Scraggs
Colorado
Etta Mae
The Golden Fleecing
Landlady (uncredited)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Mrs. Hastings
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Mrs. Hastings
1930s
- 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Landlady (uncredited)
Meet Dr. Christian
Mrs. Hastings
The Covered Trailer
Widow Ella Jones
Sabotage
Mrs. Hopkins
Mountain Rhythm
Ma Hutchins
Exile Express
Mrs. Smith
My Wife's Relatives
Widow Ella Jones
Convict's Code
Mrs. Magruder
- 1938
Riders of the Black Hills
Mrs. Peggy Garth
- 1937
Fight for Your Lady
Nadya
Live, Love and Learn
Mrs. Crump
Hollywood Cowboy
Violet Butler
Paradise Express
Maggie Casey
When's Your Birthday?
Mrs. Basscombe
Champagne Waltz
Mrs. Scribner
- 1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Maggie Devlin
Poppy
Sarah Tucker
Doughnuts and Society
Belle Dugan
Man Hunt
Mariah Hoggins
The Leavenworth Case
Phoebe Leavenworth
- 1935
Happiness C.O.D.
Aunt Addie
Don't Bet on Blondes
Little Ellen Purdy
Party Wire
Clara West
Maybe It's Love
Landlady
- 1934
Here Comes the Navy
Droopy's Mother
When Strangers Meet
Nell Peck
Return of the Terror
Mrs. Elvery
Lazy River
Miss Minnie Lescalle
- 1933
East of Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Conway
Havana Widows
Mrs. Ryan, the Landlady
Fog
Mrs. Jackson
My Lips Betray
Mamma Watscheck
Big Executive
Coroner's Wife
Ladies Must Love
Mme. Fifi
Shanghai Madness
Mrs. Glissen
The Warrior's Husband
Buria
- 1932
Robbers' Roost
Aunt Ellen
Plumber in Love
Movie
Divorce In The Family
Martha Jenkins
Stranger in Town
Mrs. Petrick
The First Year
Emily Livingston
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy
Polly of the Circus
Mrs. Jennings
The Passionate Plumber
Aunt Charlotte
Panama Flo
Sadie
Union Depot
Passenger at Information Desk (uncredited)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Dowager Party Guest
This Reckless Age
Rhoda
Under Eighteen
Mrs. McCarthy
- 1931
Local Boy Makes Good
Maid
The Guardsman
"Mama"
Bought!
Mrs. Chauncey
The Man in Possession
Esther
Indiscreet
Aunt Kate
Lonely Wives
Mrs. Mantel
- 1930
The Bat Whispers
Lizzie Allen
1910s
- 1918
A Pair of Sixes
Coddles