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Madge Kennedy

Actor

Madge Kennedy

Born April 19, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied June 9, 198743 films

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North by Northwest posterFirst watchNorth by Northwest19598.0as Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Marathon Man poster7.2Marathon Man1976They Shoot Horses, Don't They? poster7.6They Shoot Horses, Don't They?1969Lust for Life poster7.2Lust for Life1956Houseboat poster6.4Houseboat1958Let's Make Love poster6.4Let's Make Love1960The Day of the Locust poster6.4The Day of the Locust1975

Filmography

43 films as actor
  1. 1976Marathon ManLady in Bank
  2. 1975The Day of the LocustMrs. Johnson
  3. 1970The Baby MakerTish's Grandmother
  4. 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Mrs. Laydon
  5. 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightMrs. Flagler
  6. 1960Let's Make LoveMiss Manners (uncredited)
  7. 1959North by NorthwestMrs. Finlay (uncredited)
  8. 1959Plunderers of Painted FlatsMary East
  9. 1958A Nice Little Bank That Should Be RobbedGrace Havens
  10. 1958HouseboatMrs. Farnsworth
  11. 1956Lust for LifeAnna Cornelia van Gogh
  12. 1956The Catered AffairMrs. Halloran
  13. 1956Three Bad SistersMartha Craig
  14. 1955The Rains of RanchipurMrs. Smiley
  15. 1953Main Street to BroadwayMrs. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
  16. 1952The Marrying KindJudge Anne B. Carroll
  17. 1926Oh, Baby!
  18. 1925Lying WivesMargery Burkley
  19. 1925Bad CompanyGloria Waring
  20. 1925Scandal StreetSheila Kane
  21. 1924Three Miles OutMolly Townsend
  22. 1923The Purple HighwayApril Blair
  23. 1921Oh Mary Be CarefulMary Meacham
  24. 1921The Girl with the Jazz HeartKittie Swasher / Miriam Smith
  25. 1921The Highest BidderSally Raeburn
  26. 1920Help YourselfEmily Ray
  27. 1920The TruthBecky Warder
  28. 1920Dollars and SenseHazel Farron
  29. 1920The Blooming AngelFloss
  30. 1919Strictly ConfidentialFanny O'Gorman
  31. 1919Through the Wrong DoorIsabel Carter
  32. 1919Leave It to SusanSusan Burbridge
  33. 1919Daughter of MineRosie Mendelsohn / Lady Diantha
  34. 1919Day DreamsPrimrose
  35. 1918A Perfect LadyLucille Le Jambon / Lucy Higgins
  36. 1918Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your HandJoan of Arc
  37. 1918The Kingdom of YouthRuth Betts
  38. 1918Friend HusbandDorothy Dean
  39. 1918The Fair PretenderSylvia Maynard
  40. 1918The Danger GameClytie Rogers
  41. 1918Our Little WifeDodo Warren
  42. 1917Nearly MarriedBetty Griffon
  43. 1917Baby MineZoie