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Sarah Padden

Known For
Acting
Born
October 15, 1881 in Sunderland, England, UK
Died
December 4, 1967
Active Years
1926–1958 (33 Years)
Total Credits
142 credits in database
Acting Born Oct 15, 1881 Died Dec 4, 1967 Sunderland, England, UK 142 credits
142
Total Credits
1926–1958
33 Years Career Span
27
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois, and was also known as Sarah A. She was born in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, on October 15, 1881, and died on December 4, 1967, at the age of 86. Padden performed on stage in the early 20th century and was noted for her expressive voice and her psychological studies of the characters she portrayed. Her finest single-act performance was in The Clod, a stage production where she played an uneducated woman living on a farm during the American Civil War. She was a featured player on the Orpheum Circuit, Incorporated, and had a role in the romantic comedy His Grace de Grammont.

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Career

Career overview

Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois, who performed on stage in the early twentieth century. She was noted for her expressive voice and for her psychological studies of the characters she portrayed. Her finest single-act performance was in The Clod, a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the American Civil War. Padden was a featured player on the Orpheum Circuit, Inc.

Among her early stage work, she had a role in His Grace de Grammont, a romantic comedy written by Clyde Fitch that came to the Park Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a chevalier in the court of C.

Official records indicate that Sarah Padden was born in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, on October 15, 1881, and passed away on December 4, 1967, at the age of eighty-six. Also known as Sarah A, she built a substantial career across her lifetime, accumulating 140 known acting credits.

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Career timeline

Screaming MimiGirl with an Itch
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Prince of Players
Public Defender
The Life Of RileyLetter to Loretta
Adventures of SupermanThe Abbott and Costello ShowBig Jim McLain
DragnetUtah Wagon Train
The Cisco KidThe Cisco KidHouse by the RiverA Life of Her OwnAgain Pioneers
The Lone RangerHomicideRange Justice
The Return of the WhistlerJoe Palooka in Fighting MadThe Dude Goes WestFrontier Revenge
RamrodJoe Palooka in the KnockoutPossessedTrail StreetLove and Learn
Angel on My ShoulderThat Brennan GirlGentleman Joe PalookaMy Dog ShepJoe Palooka, Champ
DakotaSong of Old WyomingMarshal of LaredoIdentity UnknownApology for Murder
Casanova BrownSummer StormRange LawSan Diego I Love YouThis Is the Life
Hangmen Also Die!Assignment in BrittanySo This Is WashingtonFamily Troubles
This Gun for HireThe Pride of the YankeesThe Corsican BrothersWild Bill Hickok RidesLaw and Order
A Woman's FaceThe Man Who Lost HimselfCity of Missing GirlsMurder by InvitationIn Old Colorado
Chad HannaForgotten GirlsLone Star RaidersSon of the Navy
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnI Stole a MillionOff the RecordThe Zero HourShould a Girl Marry?
Rich Man, Poor GirlRomance of the LimberlostLittle Tough Guys in SocietyLittle Orphan AnnieWoman Against Woman
Youth on ParoleExiled to Shanghai
Anna KareninaMad LoveA Dog of FlandersStrandedThe Hoosier Schoolmaster
He Was Her ManAs the Earth TurnsThe Defense RestsTomorrow's ChildrenMan of Two Worlds
Ann VickersThe Power and the GloryDoctor BullThe Sin of Nora MoranFace in the Sky
Grand HotelWild GirlRed-Headed WomanBlondie of the FolliesRasputin and the Empress
Mata HariBad GirlSob SisterThe Great MeadowThe Yellow Ticket
Billy the KidTodayHide-OutTrifles
Wonder of WomenThe Sophomore
Companionate Marriage
The Bugle CallThe Woman Who Did Not Care

Full Filmography

142 titles
  • Screaming Mimi (1958) as Landlady
  • Girl with an Itch (1958) as Cookie
  • The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) as Mrs. Tinware
  • Prince of Players (1955) as Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
  • Public Defender (1954) as Eula Mae Carter
  • The Life Of Riley (1953) as Martha Riley
  • Letter to Loretta (1953) as Frau Lang
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Mrs. Carmody
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  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Old Lady on Street
  • Big Jim McLain (1952) as Mrs. Lexiter
  • Dragnet (1951)
  • Utah Wagon Train (1951) as Sarah Wendover
  • The Cisco Kid (1950) as Mrs. Smiley
  • The Cisco Kid (1950) as Sara
  • House by the River (1950) as Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook
  • A Life of Her Own (1950) as Betsy Ross Hotel Overseer (uncredited)
  • Again Pioneers (1950) as Ma Ashby
  • Gunslingers (1950) as Rawhide Rosie Rawlins
  • The Missourians (1950) as Mother Kovacs
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Grandma Williams
  • Homicide (1949) as Mrs. Webb
  • Range Justice (1949) as Ma Curtis
  • The Return of the Whistler (1948) as Mrs. Hulskamp
  • Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948) as Mom Palooka
  • The Dude Goes West (1948) as Mrs. Hallihan
  • Frontier Revenge (1948) as Widow Owens
  • Ramrod (1947) as Mrs. Parks
  • Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947) as Mom Palooka
  • Possessed (1947) as Mrs. Norris, the Caretaker’s Wife (uncredited)
  • Trail Street (1947) as Mrs. Ferguson (uncredited)
  • Love and Learn (1947) as Mrs. Grant (uncredited)
  • Angel on My Shoulder (1946) as Agatha (uncredited)
  • That Brennan Girl (1946) as Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
  • Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946) as Mom Palooka
  • My Dog Shep (1946) as Carrie Hodgkins
  • Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) as Mom Palooka
  • So Goes My Love (1946) as Bridget
  • Wild West (1946) as Carrie Bannister
  • Idea Girl (1946) as Old Lady
  • Dakota (1945) as Mrs. Plummer
  • Song of Old Wyoming (1945) as Ma Conway
  • Marshal of Laredo (1945) as Mrs. Randall
  • Identity Unknown (1945) as Mrs. Anderson
  • Apology for Murder (1945) as Maggie
  • The Master Key (1945) as Aggie
  • Wildfire (1945) as Aunt Agatha
  • Riders of the Dawn (1945) as Melinda Pringle
  • Casanova Brown (1944) as Mrs. Smith
  • Summer Storm (1944) as Beggar Woman (uncredited)
  • Range Law (1944) as Boots Annie
  • San Diego I Love You (1944) as Mrs. Gulliver (uncredited)
  • This Is the Life (1944) as Sarah (uncredited)
  • Girl Rush (1944) as Mrs. Emma Mason
  • Ghost Guns (1944) as Aunt Sally
  • The Navy Way (1944) as Mrs. Margaret Gimble (uncredited)
  • The Navy Way (1944) as Mrs. Margaret Gimble
  • Trail to Gunsight (1944) as Grandma Wagner
  • Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
  • Assignment in Brittany (1943) as Albertine
  • So This Is Washington (1943) as Aunt Charity Speers
  • Family Troubles (1943) as Mrs. Jones
  • This Gun for Hire (1942) as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
  • The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
  • The Corsican Brothers (1942) as Nurse
  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) as Mrs. Kimball
  • Law and Order (1942) as Mary Todd
  • The Mad Monster (1942) as Grandmother
  • Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) as 'Skipper' Forbes
  • Lady in a Jam (1942) as Miner’s Wife (uncredited)
  • Riders of the West (1942) as Ma Turner
  • The Power of God (1942) as Esther Worne
  • Private Snuffy Smith (1942) as Lowizie Smith
  • A Woman's Face (1941) as Police Matron
  • The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) as Maid
  • City of Missing Girls (1941) as Mrs. Randolph
  • Murder by Invitation (1941) as Cassandra Hildegard Denham
  • In Old Colorado (1941) as Ma Harriet Woods
  • Reg'lar Fellers (1941) as Hetty Carter
  • Chad Hanna (1940) as Mrs. Todd
  • Forgotten Girls (1940) as Miss Donaldson
  • Lone Star Raiders (1940) as Lydia 'Granny' Phelps
  • Son of the Navy (1940) as Mrs. Baker - Landlady
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as Woman Wanting Needle Threaded (uncredited)
  • I Stole a Million (1939) as Lady in Post Office (uncredited)
  • Off the Record (1939) as Mrs. Fallon (uncredited)
  • The Zero Hour (1939) as Sister Theodosia
  • Should a Girl Marry? (1939) as Mrs. Wilson
  • Let Freedom Ring (1939) as 'Ma' Logan
  • Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) as Ma
  • Romance of the Limberlost (1938) as Sarah
  • Little Tough Guys in Society (1938) as Victim
  • Little Orphan Annie (1938) as Mrs. Nora Moriarty
  • Woman Against Woman (1938) as Dora
  • Women in Prison (1938) as Martha Wilson
  • Youth on Parole (1937) as Mrs. Blair
  • Exiled to Shanghai (1937) as Aunt Jane
  • Anna Karenina (1935) as Governess
  • Mad Love (1935) as Crippled Girl's Mother (Uncredited)
  • A Dog of Flanders (1935) as Frau Keller
  • Stranded (1935) as Workman's Wife (uncredited)
  • The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935) as Sarah
  • He Was Her Man (1934) as Mrs. Gardella
  • As the Earth Turns (1934) as Mrs. Janowski
  • The Defense Rests (1934) as Mrs. Evans
  • Tomorrow's Children (1934)
  • Man of Two Worlds (1934) as Olago
  • When Strangers Meet (1934) as Lucy Tarman
  • David Harum (1934) as Widow
  • Ann Vickers (1933) as Lil
  • The Power and the Glory (1933) as Henry's Wife
  • Doctor Bull (1933) as Mary the Canning Cook
  • The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) as Mrs. Watts
  • Face in the Sky (1933) as Ma Brown
  • The Important Witness (1933) as Deaf Woman
  • Pilgrimage (1933)
  • Grand Hotel (1932) as Chambermaid in Room 174 (uncredited)
  • Wild Girl (1932) as Lize
  • Red-Headed Woman (1932) as Mary, Legendre Maid (uncredited)
  • Blondie of the Follies (1932) as Ma McClune
  • Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Duna the Landlady (uncredited)
  • Young America (1932) as Mrs. Mary Taylor
  • Tess of the Storm Country (1932) as Old Martha
  • Kongo (1932) as Nun (uncredited)
  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) as Mrs Cobb
  • The Midnight Lady (1932) as Nita St. George
  • Women Won't Tell (1932) as Aggie Specks
  • Cross-Examination (1932) as Mary Stevens
  • Mata Hari (1931) as Sister Teresa (uncredited)
  • Bad Girl (1931) as Mrs. Gardner
  • Sob Sister (1931) as Ma Stevens
  • The Great Meadow (1931) as Mistress Molly Hall
  • The Yellow Ticket (1931) as Mother Kalish
  • Billy the Kid (1930) as Homesteader Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
  • Today (1930) as Emma Warner
  • Hide-Out (1930) as Mrs. Dorgan
  • Trifles (1930) as Mrs. Wright
  • Wonder of Women (1929) as Anna
  • The Sophomore (1929) as Mrs. Collins
  • Companionate Marriage (1928) as Mrs. Williams
  • The Bugle Call (1927) as Luke's Wife
  • The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927) as Mrs. Carroll
  • Obey the Law (1926) as The Mother

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Sarah Padden best known for?

Sarah Padden is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), The Life Of Riley (1953), Letter to Loretta (1953).

When and where was Sarah Padden born?

Sarah Padden was born on October 15, 1881 in Sunderland, England, UK. They passed away on December 4, 1967.

How many credits does Sarah Padden have?

Sarah Padden has accumulated over 142 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1926 to 1958.

What is Sarah Padden's background in cinema and television?

Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois, and was also known as Sarah A. She was born in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, on October 15, 1881, and died on December 4, 1967, at the age of 86. Padden performed on stage in the early 20th century and was noted for her expres...

Sarah Padden by the numbers

142credits
133films
9TV series
1926–1958active years

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