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Marjorie Main
Actress 1890 - 1975

Marjorie Main

Acton, Indiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Main (born Mary Tomlinson, February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American actress, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player and for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main worked in... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Shot from Heaven Can Wait
Character Mrs. Strabel
Shot from The Shepherd of the Hills
Character Granny Becky
Title screen of The Women No snapshots yet
Character Lucy

The Women

1939

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm No snapshots yet
Character Ma Kettle
Title screen of Friendly Persuasion No snapshots yet
Character The Widow Hudspeth
The Kettles in the Ozarks No snapshots yet
Character Ma Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki No snapshots yet
Character Ma' Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home No snapshots yet
Character Ma Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair No snapshots yet
Character Ma Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation No snapshots yet
Character Ma Kettle
Title screen of The Belle of New York No snapshots yet
Character Mrs Phineas Hill
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm No snapshots yet
Character Ma Kettle
Title screen of Mr. Imperium No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Cabot
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town No snapshots yet
Character Ma Kettle
Best snapshot from Summer Stock No snapshots yet
Character Esme
Ma and Pa Kettle No snapshots yet
Character Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
The Egg and I No snapshots yet
Character Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Title screen of The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap No snapshots yet
Character Widow Hawkins

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

35 titles
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm 1957
The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks 1956
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion 1956
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki 1955
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home 1954
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952
Mr. Imperium
Mr. Imperium 1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm 1951
Summer Stock
Summer Stock 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle 1949
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947
The Egg and I
The Egg and I 1947
Undercurrent
Undercurrent 1946
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls 1946
Murder, He Says
Murder, He Says 1945
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait 1943
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills 1941
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk 1941
A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face 1941
I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman 1940
The Women
The Women 1939
The Angels Wash Their Faces
The Angels Wash Their Faces 1939
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man 1939
Three Comrades
Three Comrades 1938
Test Pilot
Test Pilot 1938
King of the Newsboys
King of the Newsboys 1938
The Wrong Road
The Wrong Road 1937
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas 1937
Dead End
Dead End 1937
Hot Saturday
Hot Saturday 1932
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby 1932

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