Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows. In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
Acted in 116
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
- 1972
- 1971
Funny Face
Mrs. Morris · 1 episode
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
Cissie Chandler
- 1968
- 1967
- 1965
Hank
TV
- 1964
Kisses for My President
Miss Currier (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
Battle at Bloody Beach
Delia Ellis
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
Date with the Angels
TV
- 1956
- 1955
Foxfire
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
- 1954
- 1953
So This Is Love
Mrs. Green
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Sister · 1 episode
Affair with a Stranger
Miss Crutcher
General Electric Theater
Momma, Mrs. Rutledge, Mrs. Willard · 1 episode
- 1952
No Room for the Groom
Aunt Elsa
Here Come the Nelsons
Miss Tompkins
Rose of Cimarron
Emmy Anders
Room for One More
Teacher (uncredited)
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Miss Pringle, Lavinia Corey · 1 episode
Excuse My Dust
Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
- 1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
Aunt Ethel
Beauty on Parade
Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
Dakota Lil
Sheriff's Wife
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
Family Honeymoon
Aunt Jo
- 1947
The Judge Steps Out
Harriett (uncredited)
The Hucksters
Miss Hammer - Secretary
Welcome Stranger
Miss Lennek
- 1946
I've Always Loved You
Music Teacher 1
Murder in the Music Hall
Cleaning Woman
- 1945
The Girl of the Limberlost
Miss Blodgett
Over 21
Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
Road to Alcatraz
Dorothy Stone
Junior Miss
Maid
Molly and Me
Perkins
The Brighton Strangler
Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine
Abigail Wrighthouse
The Suspect
Miss Crevy (uncredited)
- 1944
Enter Arsène Lupin
Wheeler
In the Meantime, Darling
Mrs, Dalrymple
Mademoiselle Fifi
Mme. Follenvie
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
What a Man!
Constance
- 1943
Happy Land
Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
First Love
Violin Player