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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Anna Townsend


Role
  
Theatre actress

Movies
  
Grandma's Boy, Daddy

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Born
  
January 5, 1845 (
1845-01-05
)
Utica, New York

Died
  
September 11, 1923, Los Angeles, California, United States

Similar People
  
Fred C Newmeyer, H M Walker, E Mason Hopper

Anna Townsend (January 5, 1845 – September 11, 1923) was a long-time theatre actress who turned to silent film in an advanced stage of her life. Townsend performed in several Harold Lloyd films, she is probably best known for her role as Harold's good-hearted grandmother in Grandma's Boy (1922).

Filmography

Actress
1923
Safety Last! as
The Grandma Punched During the Sale (uncredited)
1923
Daddy as
Mrs. Holden
1922
Dr. Jack as
Jamison's Mother (uncredited)
1922
Grandma's Boy as
His Grandma
1921
Beyond the Trail (Short)
1918
Three Mounted Men as
Harry's Mother (as Mrs. Anna Townsend)
1917
A Marked Man as
Harry's Mother (as Mrs. Townsend)
1914
The Real Thing in Cowboys (Short) as
Mrs. Mitchell
1913
The Hoyden's Awakening (Short)(as Mrs. Anna Townsend)
Archive Footage
1989
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Harold's Grandmother in 'Grandma's Boy'
- Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) - Harold's Grandmother in 'Grandma's Boy'

References

Anna Townsend Wikipedia