Marjorie Bennett
Biography
Marjorie Bennett was an Australian-born television and film actress who worked mainly in Great Britain and the United States. She began her acting career during the silent film era. Born in York, Australia on January 14, 1896, she had one hundred forty-one known acting credits. She was also known as Margery Bennett Ma. She passed away on June 14, 1982 at the age of eighty-six. Her work spans across both movies and television shows, establishing a long career in the entertainment industry across multiple countries and eras of production.
Career overview
Marjorie Bennett was an Australian-born television and film actress who worked primarily in Great Britain and the United States. Her acting career began during the silent film era. Throughout her professional life, she accumulated a significant body of work in the entertainment industry, with a known credit total of 141 acting appearances listed in film and television databases.
Born in York, Australia, on January 15, 1896, according to biographical records, or January 14, 1896, according to specific database metrics, she established herself as a recognizable character actress across international screens. Her career spanned decades, bridging the transition from early silent cinema into the television era. She passed away on June 14, 1982, at the age of 86, leaving behind a legacy as a prolific performer who transitioned successfully between different mediums and geographic markets throughout her extensive career.
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- The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) as Mother Thurber
- Better Late Than Never (1979) as Marjorie Crane
- CHiPs (1977) as Mrs. Downey
- CHiPs (1977) as Margaret Downey
- Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) as Mrs. Martha Hudson
- Barney Miller (1975) as Mrs. Richline
- Barney Miller (1975) as rs. Stratton
- I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975) as Bartender
- Happy Days (1974) as Mrs. Harrison
- Happy Days (1974) as Lady
- Airport 1975 (1974) as 50th Anniversary Celebrant (uncredited)
- Harrad Summer (1974) as Motel Desk Clerk
- Kojak (1973) as Emily Pembroke
- Charley Varrick (1973) as Mrs. Taft
- Stacey (1973) as Florence Chambers
- Getting Away from It All (1972) as Madeline Erickson
- McMillan & Wife (1971) as Manager
- Night Gallery (1970) as Mrs. Woods
- Nanny and the Professor (1970) as Aunt Agatha
- Mission: Impossible - The Falcon (1970) as Woman
- The Love God? (1969) as Miss Pickering
- Adam-12 (1968) as Mrs. Sarah Pierce
- The Mod Squad (1968) as Landlady
- The Mod Squad (1968) as Mrs. MacCready
- Coogan's Bluff (1968) as Mrs. Fowler
- Creature of Comfort (1968)
- Ironside (1967) as Hotel Clerk
- The Mothers-in-Law (1967) as Lucille
- Games (1967) as Nora
- The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) as Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Woman
- That Girl (1966)
- Love on a Rooftop (1966) as 1st Matron
- Love on a Rooftop (1966) as Mrs. Brewster
- Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) as Mary Ann Bentley
- The Swinger (1966) as Elderly Woman (uncredited)
- Honey West (1965) as Ma
- F Troop (1965) as Ella Vorhees
- The Family Jewels (1965) as Airline Passenger
- Zebra in the Kitchen (1965) as Stout Woman
- Mary Poppins (1964) as Miss Lark
- My Fair Lady (1964) as Cockney with Pipe (uncredited)
- What a Way to Go! (1964) as Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)
- The Night Walker (1964) as Apartment Complex Manager
- 36 Hours (1964) as Charwoman
- 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964) as Mrs. Berkeley-Kent
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Mrs. Hogan
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as 1st Woman in Gardena Casino
- 4 for Texas (1963) as Miss Emmaline
- The Man from Galveston (1963) as Mrs. Warren
- Promises! Promises! (1963) as Mrs. Snavely
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as The Plump Lady
- The Virginian (1962) as Soapie
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Mrs. Longwell
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) as Dehlia Flagg
- I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962) as Nurse
- The Notorious Landlady (1962) as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
- Saintly Sinners (1962) as Mrs. Madigan
- Mister Ed (1961) as Woman with Camera
- 87th Precinct (1961) as The Old Lady
- 87th Precinct (1961) as Mrs. Turner
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) as Duchess (voice)
- The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Landlady
- Summer and Smoke (1961) as Saleslady (uncredited)
- A Thunder of Drums (1961) as Mrs. Yates
- Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) as Mrs. Chowder
- Thriller (1960) as Mercedes
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Abbie
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Mrs. Shaw
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) as Mrs. Allenby (uncredited)
- Peter Loves Mary (1960) as Woman
- The Rat Race (1960) as Edie Kerry
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Mrs. Chamberlain
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Old Woman
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Mrs. Summers
- Rawhide (1959) as Old Lady (uncredited)
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Mrs. Sommers
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Agnes Higgins
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Blossom Kenney
- Dennis the Menace (1959) as Stout Woman (uncredited)
- Dennis the Menace (1959) as Open House Looker (uncredited)
- The Detectives (1959) as Busybody
- Lock-Up (1959) as Lady Squeezing Tomatoes
- No Name on the Bullet (1959) as Store Customer (uncredited)
- Holiday for Lovers (1959) as Elvira
- Career (1959) as Fan Magazine Columnist (uncredited)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Bessie St. Clair
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Arlene Glascoe
- Buckskin (1958) as Mrs. Newcombe
- Home Before Dark (1958) as Hazel Evans
- The Fountain of Youth (1958) as journalist
- Wagon Train (1957) as Sylvester's Wife
- Wagon Train (1957) as Maud Wilks
- Maverick (1957) as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
- Maverick (1957) as Mrs. Edwina Montgomery
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Sewing Circle #2
- Alcoa Theatre (1957) as Mrs. Hoskins
- Trackdown (1957) as Hetty Lake
- The Californians (1957) as Aunt Hetty
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) as Vera (uncredited)
- Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957) as Store Customer (uncredited)
- The Iron Sheriff (1957) as Nettie Holcomb
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Mary
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sophie
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Mrs. Caldwell
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Mrs. Billings
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Mrs. Bender
- Our Miss Brooks (1956) as Mrs. Boynton
- Autumn Leaves (1956) as Waitress
- Strange Intruder (1956) as Jodie, Carmichaels' Maid
- Cheyenne (1955) as Mrs. Smallwood (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as The Elderly Woman
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Cake Lady (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Maid (uncredited)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Dress Shop Owner
- The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as Mrs. Neimeyer
- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) as Manager
- Female on the Beach (1955) as Mrs. Murchison
- The Cobweb (1955) as Sadie
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) as Movie Patron (uncredited)
- Lay That Rifle Down (1955) as Mrs. Speckleton
- Lassie (1954) as Birdie Brockway (uncredited)
- Lassie (1954) as Birdie Brockway
- Studio 57 (1954) as Landlady
- Studio 57 (1954)
- December Bride (1954)
- December Bride (1954) as Edythan Walker
- Sabrina (1954) as Margaret (uncredited)
- Young at Heart (1954) as Mrs. Ridgefield (uncredited)
- The Human Jungle (1954) as Mrs. Lee
- Ricochet Romance (1954) as Mrs. Harvey
- The Life Of Riley (1953)
- The Life Of Riley (1953) as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
- The Pride of the Family (1953) as Mrs. Mallory
- Never Wave at a WAC (1953) as Martha Pratt (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) as Militant woman
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Woman
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Char Woman
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mrs. Morris
- Limelight (1952) as Mrs. Sybil Alsop
- The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon (1952) as Widow Noonan
- The Congregation (1952)
- The Steel Trap (1952) as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
- Washington Story (1952) as Woman with pass
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Miss Jenkins
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Wedding Reception Guest
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Nurse
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Woman Mailing Package
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Duchess of Nottingham
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Schoolteacher
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Mrs. Van Fossen (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) as Widow
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Mrs. Osterreicher
- Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) as Drug Store Customer
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Woman with Umbrella
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Elderly Lady
- The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) as Muriel Quimby
- Two Flags West (1950) as Mrs. Simpkins (uncredited)
- Perfect Strangers (1950) as Mrs. Moore
- Peggy (1950) as Flossie the Maid
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) as Second Maid (uncredited)
- Take One False Step (1949) as Waitress (uncredited)
- June Bride (1948) as Nellie Brinker
- Silver River (1948) as Large Woman (uncredited)
- To the Victor (1948) as Pablo's Model (uncredited)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as Marie's Maid
- Dressed to Kill (1946) as Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)
- Hugon, the Mighty (1918) as Marie
- The Midnight Patrol (1918) as Minnie
- The Girl, Glory (1917) as Sally Barton (as Margery Bennett)