Biography
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.
Acted in 50
1970s
- 1975
For the Use of the Hall
Bess
- 1974
Antigone
Nurse
- 1971
1960s
- 1963
I Could Go on Singing
Ida
- 1962
Diamond Head
Kapiolani Kahana
- 1961
The Young Doctors
Dr. Lucy Grainger
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Medea
The Nurse
- 1955
- 1953
The Eddie Cantor Story
Grandma Esther
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Roseanna McCoy
Sarie McCoy
- 1948
- 1947
The Mighty McGurk
Mamie Steeple
- 1944
Guest in the House
Aunt Martha Proctor
Dragon Seed
Ling Tan's Wife
Reward Unlimited
Mrs. Scott
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
- 1943
- 1942
Tish
Lizzie Wilkins
The Lady Is Willing
Buddy
- 1941
1930s
- 1939
Back Door to Heaven
Miss Williams
- 1937
When You're in Love
Marianne Woods
- 1935
Ah, Wilderness!
Cousin Lily
Kind Lady
Mary Herries
I Live My Life
Betty Collins
Mary Jane's Pa
Ellen Preston
While the Patient Slept
Nurse Sarah Keate
- 1934
Babbitt
Myra Babbitt
Big Hearted Herbert
Elizabeth Kalness
Side Streets
Bertha Krasnoff
The Merry Frinks
Hattie 'Mom' Frink
Heat Lightning
Olga
- 1933
The World Changes
Anna Nordholm
Heroes for Sale
Mary Dennis
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Auntie
- 1932
Silver Dollar
Sarah Martin
One Way Passage
Countess Barilhaus
Once in a Lifetime
May Daniels
Life Begins
Miss Bowers
Week-End Marriage
Agnes Davis
The Heart of New York
Bessie
The Mouthpiece
Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary
- 1931
Appearances2
2000s
- 2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)