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Wagon Train1957* 6.6
December Bride1954* 6.3
Meet Me in St. Louis1944* 7.0
Friendly Persuasion1956* 6.6
The Women1939* 7.2
The Shepherd of the Hills1941* 6.6
The Egg and I1947* 7.1
Undercurrent1946* 5.9
A Woman's Face1941* 6.8
Heaven Can Wait1943* 6.9
The Long, Long Trailer1954* 7.0
Summer Stock1950* 6.7
The Wild Man of Borneo1941* 6.7
Dark Command1940* 6.4
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap1947* 6.2
The Harvey Girls1946* 6.6
Honky Tonk1941* 6.3
Too Hot to Handle1938* 6.0
Another Thin Man1939* 7.1
Dead End1937* 7.0
It's a Big Country1951* 5.9
They Shall Have Music1939* 6.5
The Affairs of Martha1942* 6.6
Angels Wash Their Faces1939* 6.7
There Goes My Heart1938* 7.3
I Take This Woman1940* 5.8
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home1954* 6.6
The Law and the Lady1951* 6.4
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm1951* 6.7
The Belle of New York1952* 5.7
Jackass Mail1942* 7.5
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)1936* 6.0
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair1952* 6.6
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950* 6.6
City Girl1938* 6.5
Ma and Pa Kettle1949* 7.2
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki1955* 6.8
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'1948* 7.3
Stella Dallas1937* 6.8
Music in the Air1934* 5.6
Marjorie Main
ActingBorn 22 Feb 1890Acton, Indiana, USA
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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 vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit and in Chautauqua presentations, and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her first film was A House Divided in 1931.
Main began playing upper class dowagers, but ultimately was typecast in abrasive, domineering, salty roles, for which her distinctive voice was well suited. She repeated her sta…
Known For & Filmography
Wagon Train1957* 6.6December Bride1954* 6.3Meet Me in St. Louis1944* 7.0Friendly Persuasion1956* 6.6The Women1939* 7.2The Shepherd of the Hills1941* 6.6The Egg and I1947* 7.1Undercurrent1946* 5.9A Woman's Face1941* 6.8Heaven Can Wait1943* 6.9The Long, Long Trailer1954* 7.0Summer Stock1950* 6.7The Wild Man of Borneo1941* 6.7Dark Command1940* 6.4The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap1947* 6.2The Harvey Girls1946* 6.6Honky Tonk1941* 6.3Too Hot to Handle1938* 6.0Another Thin Man1939* 7.1Dead End1937* 7.0It's a Big Country1951* 5.9They Shall Have Music1939* 6.5The Affairs of Martha1942* 6.6Angels Wash Their Faces1939* 6.7There Goes My Heart1938* 7.3I Take This Woman1940* 5.8Ma and Pa Kettle at Home1954* 6.6The Law and the Lady1951* 6.4Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm1951* 6.7The Belle of New York1952* 5.7Jackass Mail1942* 7.5Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)1936* 6.0Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair1952* 6.6Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950* 6.6City Girl1938* 6.5Ma and Pa Kettle1949* 7.2Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki1955* 6.8Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'1948* 7.3Stella Dallas1937* 6.8Music in the Air1934* 5.6Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.