Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is 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.. She had a role in His Grace de Grammont, a romantic comedy by Clyde Fitch which 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 Charles II. Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by Charles Frohman, The Honor of the Family, by Emile Fabre, which was presented in New Rochelle, New York in September 1907. Another of her theatrical parts was in Hell-Bent Fer Heaven, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Hatcher Hughes. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South Broadway (Los Angeles), in November 1925. She was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played Ma Thayer in MGM's Rich Man Poor Girl, directed by Reinhold Schunzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, and Lana Turner. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work. In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in Murder by Invitation, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.
Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is 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.. She had a role in His Grace de Grammont, a romantic comedy by Clyde Fitch which 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 Charles II. Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by Charles Frohman, The Honor of the Family, by Emile Fabre, which was presented in New Rochelle, New York in September 1907. Another of her theatrical parts was in Hell-Bent Fer Heaven, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Hatcher Hughes. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South Broadway (Los Angeles), in November 1925. She was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played Ma Thayer in MGM's Rich Man Poor Girl, directed by Reinhold Schunzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, and Lana Turner. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work. In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in Murder by Invitation, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.
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Filmography (Movies)
Girl with an Itch
Character:Cookie
Release Date:12/11/1958
Screaming Mimi
Character:Landlady
Release Date:25/06/1958
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Character:Mrs. Tinware
Release Date:01/04/1956
Prince of Players
Character:Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
Release Date:11/01/1955
Big Jim McLain
Character:Mrs. Lexiter
Release Date:30/08/1952
Utah Wagon Train
Character:Sarah Wendover
Release Date:14/10/1951
The Missourians
Character:Mother Kovacs
Release Date:25/11/1950
Again Pioneers
Character:Ma Ashby
Release Date:01/11/1950
A Life of Her Own
Character:Betsy Ross Hotel Overseer (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1950
Gunslingers
Character:Rawhide Rosie Rawlins
Release Date:09/04/1950
House by the River
Character:Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook
Release Date:23/03/1950
Range Justice
Character:Ma Curtis
Release Date:16/07/1949
Homicide
Character:Mrs. Webb
Release Date:02/04/1949
Frontier Revenge
Character:Widow Owens
Release Date:26/12/1948
The Dude Goes West
Character:Mrs. Hallihan
Release Date:30/05/1948
The Return of the Whistler
Character:Mrs. Hulskamp
Release Date:18/03/1948
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Character:Mom Palooka
Release Date:07/02/1948
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Character:Mom Palooka
Release Date:20/09/1947
Possessed
Character:Mrs. Norris, the Caretaker’s Wife (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1947
Love and Learn
Character:Mrs. Grant (uncredited)
Release Date:02/05/1947
Ramrod
Character:Mrs. Parks
Release Date:02/05/1947
Trail Street
Character:Mrs. Ferguson (uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1947
That Brennan Girl
Character:Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
Release Date:23/12/1946
Wild West
Character:Carrie Bannister
Release Date:01/12/1946
My Dog Shep
Character:Carrie Hodgkins
Release Date:01/11/1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Character:Mom Palooka
Release Date:05/10/1946
Angel on My Shoulder
Character:Agatha (uncredited)
Release Date:20/09/1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
Character:Mom Palooka
Release Date:26/05/1946
So Goes My Love
Character:Bridget
Release Date:01/05/1946
Idea Girl
Character:Old Lady
Release Date:08/02/1946
Dakota
Character:Mrs. Plummer
Release Date:15/12/1945
Riders of the Dawn
Character:Melinda Pringle
Release Date:03/11/1945
Song of Old Wyoming
Character:Ma Conway
Release Date:11/10/1945
Marshal of Laredo
Character:Mrs. Randall
Release Date:06/10/1945
Apology for Murder
Character:Maggie
Release Date:27/09/1945
Wildfire
Character:Aunt Agatha
Release Date:18/07/1945
The Master Key
Character:Aggie
Release Date:24/04/1945
Identity Unknown
Character:Mrs. Anderson
Release Date:02/04/1945
Ghost Guns
Character:Aunt Sally
Release Date:17/11/1944
Girl Rush
Character:Mrs. Emma Mason
Release Date:21/10/1944
San Diego I Love You
Character:Mrs. Gulliver (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1944
Casanova Brown
Character:Mrs. Smith
Release Date:23/08/1944
Trail to Gunsight
Character:Grandma Wagner
Release Date:18/08/1944
Summer Storm
Character:Beggar Woman (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/1944
Range Law
Character:Boots Annie
Release Date:24/06/1944
The Navy Way
Character:Mrs. Margaret Gimble (uncredited)
Release Date:26/02/1944
The Navy Way
Character:Mrs. Margaret Gimble
Release Date:26/02/1944
So This Is Washington
Character:Aunt Charity Speers
Release Date:01/08/1943
Family Troubles
Character:Mrs. Jones
Release Date:03/04/1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Character:Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
Release Date:01/04/1943
Assignment in Brittany
Character:Albertine
Release Date:11/03/1943
Riders of the West
Character:Ma Turner
Release Date:21/08/1942
Law and Order
Character:Mary Todd
Release Date:21/08/1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Character:Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/1942
Lady in a Jam
Character:Miner’s Wife (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1942
The Mad Monster
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:15/05/1942
This Gun for Hire
Character:Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
Character:'Skipper' Forbes
Release Date:11/03/1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character:Mrs. Kimball
Release Date:31/01/1942
Private Snuffy Smith
Character:Lowizie Smith
Release Date:16/01/1942
The Power of God
Character:Esther Worne
Release Date:15/01/1942
The Corsican Brothers
Character:Nurse
Release Date:28/11/1941
Reg'lar Fellers
Character:Hetty Carter
Release Date:05/09/1941
Murder by Invitation
Character:Cassandra Hildegard Denham
Release Date:30/06/1941
A Woman's Face
Character:Police Matron
Release Date:09/05/1941
City of Missing Girls
Character:Mrs. Randolph
Release Date:27/03/1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
Character:Maid
Release Date:21/03/1941
In Old Colorado
Character:Ma Harriet Woods
Release Date:14/03/1941
Chad Hanna
Character:Mrs. Todd
Release Date:25/12/1940
Lone Star Raiders
Character:Lydia 'Granny' Phelps
Release Date:23/12/1940
Son of the Navy
Character:Mrs. Baker - Landlady
Release Date:30/03/1940
Forgotten Girls
Character:Miss Donaldson
Release Date:15/03/1940
I Stole a Million
Character:Lady in Post Office (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1939
Should a Girl Marry?
Character:Mrs. Wilson
Release Date:07/06/1939
The Zero Hour
Character:Sister Theodosia
Release Date:26/05/1939
Let Freedom Ring
Character:'Ma' Logan
Release Date:24/02/1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Character:Woman Wanting Needle Threaded (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
Off the Record
Character:Mrs. Fallon (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1939
Little Orphan Annie
Character:Mrs. Nora Moriarty
Release Date:02/12/1938
Little Tough Guys in Society
Character:Victim
Release Date:01/11/1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Character:Ma
Release Date:12/08/1938
Woman Against Woman
Character:Dora
Release Date:24/06/1938
Romance of the Limberlost
Character:Sarah
Release Date:16/06/1938
Women in Prison
Character:Martha Wilson
Release Date:02/03/1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Character:Aunt Jane
Release Date:20/12/1937
Youth on Parole
Character:Mrs. Blair
Release Date:04/10/1937
Anna Karenina
Character:Governess
Release Date:30/08/1935
Mad Love
Character:Crippled Girl's Mother (Uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1935
Stranded
Character:Workman's Wife (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1935
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Character:Sarah
Release Date:14/05/1935
A Dog of Flanders
Character:Frau Keller
Release Date:22/03/1935
When Strangers Meet
Character:Lucy Tarman
Release Date:20/07/1934
The Defense Rests
Character:Mrs. Evans
Release Date:15/07/1934
Tomorrow's Children
Character:
Release Date:02/07/1934
He Was Her Man
Character:Mrs. Gardella
Release Date:16/06/1934
David Harum
Character:Widow
Release Date:02/03/1934
As the Earth Turns
Character:Mrs. Janowski
Release Date:14/02/1934
Man of Two Worlds
Character:Olago
Release Date:13/01/1934
The Sin of Nora Moran
Character:Mrs. Watts
Release Date:13/12/1933
The Power and the Glory
Character:Henry's Wife
Release Date:06/10/1933
Ann Vickers
Character:Lil
Release Date:26/09/1933
Doctor Bull
Character:Mary the Canning Cook
Release Date:22/09/1933
The Important Witness
Character:Deaf Woman
Release Date:15/07/1933
Pilgrimage
Character:
Release Date:12/07/1933
Face in the Sky
Character:Ma Brown
Release Date:15/01/1933
Rasputin and the Empress
Character:Duna the Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1932
Tess of the Storm Country
Character:Old Martha
Release Date:20/11/1932
Women Won't Tell
Character:Aggie Specks
Release Date:16/11/1932
Wild Girl
Character:Lize
Release Date:09/11/1932
Kongo
Character:Nun (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1932
Blondie of the Follies
Character:Ma McClune
Release Date:01/09/1932
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Character:Mrs Cobb
Release Date:03/07/1932
Red-Headed Woman
Character:Mary, Legendre Maid (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1932
Grand Hotel
Character:Chambermaid in Room 174 (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1932
The Midnight Lady
Character:Nita St. George
Release Date:15/05/1932
Young America
Character:Mrs. Mary Taylor
Release Date:17/04/1932
Cross-Examination
Character:Mary Stevens
Release Date:13/02/1932
Mata Hari
Character:Sister Teresa (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1931
The Yellow Ticket
Character:Mother Kalish
Release Date:30/10/1931
Sob Sister
Character:Ma Stevens
Release Date:25/10/1931
Bad Girl
Character:Mrs. Gardner
Release Date:13/08/1931
The Great Meadow
Character:Mistress Molly Hall
Release Date:24/01/1931
Today
Character:Emma Warner
Release Date:01/11/1930
Billy the Kid
Character:Homesteader Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1930
Hide-Out
Character:Mrs. Dorgan
Release Date:30/03/1930
Trifles
Character:Mrs. Wright
Release Date:30/01/1930
The Sophomore
Character:Mrs. Collins
Release Date:24/08/1929
Wonder of Women
Character:Anna
Release Date:20/07/1929
Companionate Marriage
Character:Mrs. Williams
Release Date:21/10/1928
The Bugle Call
Character:Luke's Wife
Release Date:06/08/1927
The Woman Who Did Not Care
Character:Mrs. Carroll
Release Date:05/07/1927
Obey the Law
Character:The Mother
Release Date:05/11/1926
Television Appearances
Public Defender
Character:Eula Mae Carter
Letter to Loretta
Character:Frau Lang
The Life Of Riley
Character:Martha Riley
The Life Of Riley
Character:Ma Riley
The Abbott and Costello Show
Character:Old Lady on Street
Adventures of Superman
Character:Mrs. Carmody
Dragnet
Character:
The Cisco Kid
Character:Mrs. Smiley
The Cisco Kid
Character:Sara
The Lone Ranger
Character:Grandma Williams
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