Marie Ault
Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film.[1][2]
Marie Ault | |
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| Born | Mary Cragg 2 September 1870 Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 9 May 1951 (aged 80) London, England |
| Years active | 1915-1951 |
| Spouse(s) | James Alexander Paterson |
Biography
Born as Mary Cragg, in Wigan, Lancashire, (now Greater Manchester. England. Ault was a star in many British films of the silent era but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.[3] Other notable film work includes the role of Rummy Mitchens in the film of Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1941).[4]
She also had bit parts in films such as Jamaica Inn (1939) and Caesar and Cleopatra (1945).[5]
On stage from 1891, her theatre work included the original production of Love on the Dole in 1935, as well as the 1941 film version.[3]
She died in London, England on 9 May 1951.
Selected filmography
- Class and No Class (1921) - Liza Ann
- Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) - Miss Todd
- A Prince of Lovers (1922) - Nannie
- If Four Walls Told (1922) - Minor Role
- The Grass Orphan (1922) - Landlady
- Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) - Mrs. Adair
- The Monkey's Paw (1923) - Mrs. White
- The Starlit Garden (1923) - Old Prue
- Woman to Woman (1923) - Henrietta
- The Colleen Bawn (1924) - Sheelah
- The Rat (1925) - Mere Colline
- The Prude's Fall (1925) - Mrs. Masters
- The Triumph of the Rat (1926) - Mère Colline / The Landlady
- The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) - The Landlady
- A Daughter in Revolt (1927) - Mrs. Dale
- Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1927) - Aunt
- Roses of Picardy (1927) - Baroness d'Archeville
- Madame Pompadour (1927) - Belotte
- Hindle Wakes (1927) - Mrs. Hawthorn
- The Rolling Road (1927) - Grannie
- The Silver Lining (1927) - Mrs. Hurst
- Dawn (1928) - Mme. Rappard
- Victory (1928) - Mother
- Virginia's Husband (1928) - Aunt Janet
- God's Clay (1928) - Hannah
- Yellow Stockings (1928) - Countess
- Life (1928) - Isidora
- Troublesome Wives (1928)
- Little Miss London (1929)
- The Alley Cat (1929) - Ma
- The Return of the Rat (1929) - Mère Colline
- Kitty (1929) - Sarah Greenwood
- Downstream (1929) - Martha Jaikes
- Third Time Lucky (1931) - Mrs. Midge
- The Speckled Band (1931) - Mrs. Hudson (uncredited)
- Contraband Love (1931) - Sarah Sterling
- Hobson's Choice (1931)
- Money for Speed (1933) - Ma
- Daughters of Today (1933) - Mrs. Tring
- Maid Happy (1933) - Miss Woods
- Their Night Out (1933) - Cook (uncredited)
- Little Fella (1933) - Mrs. Turner
- Song at Eventide (1934)
- Swinging the Lead (1934) - Mrs. Swid
- Windfall (1935) - Maggie Spooner
- Lend Me Your Wife (1935) - Aunt Jane
- Tropical Trouble (1936) - Nonnie
- Owd Bob (1938) - Mrs. Sanderson (uncredited)
- Jamaica Inn (1939) - Coach Passenger (uncredited)
- Freedom Radio (1941) - Woman Customer
- You Will Remember (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Major Barbara (1941) - Rummy Mitchens
- Love on the Dole (1941) - Mrs. Jike
- The Missing Million (1942) - Mrs. Tweedle
- We Dive at Dawn (1943) - Mrs. Metcalfe (uncredited)
- The Demi-Paradise (1943) - Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
- It Happened One Sunday (1944) - Madame
- Twilight Hour (1945) - Liz (uncredited)
- Blithe Spirit (1945) - Cook (uncredited)
- The Man from Morocco (1945) - Hotelière
- Waltz Time (1945) - Cenci's Maid
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) - Egyptian Lady (uncredited)
- They Knew Mr. Knight (1946) - Grandma Blake
- Wanted for Murder (1946) - Flower Seller (uncredited)
- I See a Dark Stranger (1946) - Mrs. O'Mara
- Carnival (1946) - Mrs. Dale
- Blanche Fury (1948) - Old Gypsy
- The Three Weird Sisters (1948) - Beattie
- No Room at the Inn (1948) - Vicar's Maid (uncredited)
- Madness of the Heart (1949) - Nun
- Cheer the Brave (1951) - Mother-in-Law (final film role)
References
- "Marie Ault - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- "Marie Ault". BFI.
- McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- "Marie Ault - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- "Marie Ault - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
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