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Occupation
  
Actor

Years active
  
1913 - 1933


Name
  
Martha Mattox

Role
  
Film actor


Born
  
June 19, 1879 (
1879-06-19
)
Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.

Died
  
May 2, 1933, Sidney, New York, United States

Movies
  
The Cat and the Canary, Torrent, Haunted Gold, The Bitter Tea of General, Huckleberry Finn

Similar People
  
Monta Bell, Paul Leni, William Desmond Taylor, Richard Thorpe, Alfred E Green

Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film The Cat and the Canary. She also played a role in Torrent (1926). She died from a heart ailment at age 53.

Filmography

Actress
1933
Goldie Gets Along as
Saunders' Sister-in-Law (uncredited)
1932
It's a Cinch (Short) as
Miss Phyfe
1932
The Bitter Tea of General Yen as
Miss Avery (uncredited)
1932
Haunted Gold as
Mrs. Herman
1932
Strange Justice as
Landlady (uncredited)
1932
The Crusader as
Citizens League Member (uncredited)
1932
The Fourth Horseman as
Mrs. Winters (uncredited)
1932
His Vacation (Short)
1932
Dynamite Ranch as
Aunt Sarah Collins
1932
By Whose Hand? as
Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
1932
Heroes of the West as
Aunt Martha
1932
No Greater Love as
Investigator
1932
Torchy Raises the Auntie (Short) as
Aunt Martha
1932
So Big! as
Maiden Aunt (scenes deleted)
1932
The Silver Lining as
Matron
1932
Careless Lady as
Aunt Della
1932
Behind the Mask as
Hotel Ansonia Maid (uncredited)
1932
Murder at Dawn as
The Housekeeper
1932
The Monster Walks as
Mrs. Krug
1931
Murder by the Clock as
Miss Roberts
1931
Born to Love as
Head Nurse (uncredited)
1931
Three Wise Clucks (Short)
1931
Disappearing Enemies (Short) as
Minister's Wife
1931
Misbehaving Ladies as
Mrs. Twitchell
1931
Help Wanted, Female (Short) as
Mrs. Pinchbottle
1930
Extravagance as
Bridge Playing Guest
1930
Liliom as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1930
Night Work as
Mrs. McEvoy (uncredited)
1930
The Girl Said No as
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1929
The Love Racket as
Mrs. Slade
1929
Half Marriage as
Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1929
The Big Diamond Robbery as
Aunt Effie
1929
Montmartre Rose
1929
The Fatal Warning as
Mrs. Charles Peterson
1928
The Naughty Duchess as
Housekeeper
1928
The Singapore Mutiny as
Mrs. Watts
1928
The Head Man as
Twin
1928
A Bit of Heaven as
Aunt Honoria
1928
Fools for Luck as
Mrs. Simpson
1928
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come as
Maw Turner
1927
Her Wild Oat as
Dowager
1927
The 13th Juror as
The Housekeeper
1927
The Devil Dancer as
Isabel
1927
The Cat and the Canary as
Mammy Pleasant
1927
Old San Francisco as
Mother - in Prologue
1927
Snowbound as
Aunt Amelia Foley
1927
Love Me and the World Is Mine as
Mrs. Thule
1927
Finger Prints as
Mother Malone
1926
Twinkletoes as
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
1926
Forest Havoc
1926
Shameful Behavior? as
Mrs. Calhoun
1926
The Waning Sex as
Ellen B. Armstrong
1926
Christine of the Big Tops as
Mrs. Hastings
1926
The Warning Signal
1926
Lovey Mary as
Miss Bell
1926
The Rainmaker as
Head Nurse
1926
The Nutcracker as
Julia Trotten
1926
Torrent as
Doña Bernarda Brull
1926
The Yankee Señor as
Aunt Abigail
1925
Infatuation as
Mrs. Pritchard
1925
East Lynne as
Cornelia Carlyle
1925
The Keeper of the Bees as
Mrs. Cameron
1925
With This Ring as
Luella Van Buren
1925
Heir-Loons as
Brockton Family Member
1925
The Home Maker as
Mrs. Anderson
1925
The Man in Blue as
Bendetta - the Housekeeper
1925
I'll Show You the Town as
Aunt Sarah
1925
Dangerous Innocence as
Aunt
1925
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting as
Mrs. Wethers
1925
Oh, Doctor! as
Death Watch Mary Schultz
1925
The Devil's Cargo as
Mrs. Farwell
1924
The Last Man on Earth as
President of the United States (uncredited)
1924
The Family Secret as
Nurse Sneed
1923
Maytime as
Mathilda
1923
Woman-Proof as
Wistful Wooer
1923
Times Have Changed as
Aunt Cordelia
1923
Red Lights as
Secretary (uncredited)
1923
Three Wise Fools as
Saunders
1923
Penrod and Sam as
Miss Spence - Schoolteacher
1923
Bavu as
Piplette
1923
Look Your Best as
Mrs. Blitz
1923
The Hero as
Sarah Lane
1922
Hearts Aflame as
Aunty May
1922
Top o' the Morning as
Mrs. Murdock
1922
The Hands of Nara as
Mrs. Miller
1922
Rich Men's Wives as
Nurse
1922
The Married Flapper as
Aunt Libby
1922
Restless Souls as
Mrs. Fortescue
1922
Angel of Crooked Street as
Mrs. Phineas Sandford
1922
Beauty's Worth as
Elizabeth
1922
A Game Chicken as
Camilla Hastings
1921
The Son of Wallingford
1921
Conflict as
Miss Labo
1921
Breaking Through
1920
The Girl of My Heart as
Prudence White
1920
Everybody's Sweetheart as
Miss Blodgett
1920
Firebrand Trevison as
Aunt Agatha
1920
A Cumberland Romance as
Ma Hicks
1920
Old Lady 31 as
Sarah Jane
1920
The Butterfly Man as
Anna Blynn
1920
The Sheriff's Oath (Short)
1920
Huckleberry Finn as
Miss Watson
1919
Eve in Exile as
Elizabeth Kekewich
1919
Ace High (Short)
1919
The Ghost Girl (Short)
1919
The Delicious Little Devil as
Musk's Wife
1919
By Indian Post (Short) as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1919
The Scarlet Shadow as
Aunt Alvira Evans
1919
The Sealed Envelope as
Mrs. Lickel
1919
The Wicked Darling as
Waitress (uncredited)
1919
Rosalind at Redgate (Short)
1918
Danger, Go Slow as
Mrs. Pruddy (uncredited)
1918
The Rough Lover as
Aunt Mary
1918
The Dream Lady as
Mrs. Simon (uncredited)
1918
The Scarlet Drop as
Mammy
1918
Thieves' Gold as
Mrs. Larkin
1918
Wild Women as
The Queen
1917
Bucking Broadway as
Shocked Customer in Store (uncredited)
1917
A Prince for a Day (Short) as
The Princess (as Martha Maddox)
1917
A Prairie Romeo (Short) as
Priscilla Duff (as Martha Maddox)
1917
A Romany Rose (Short) as
Richard's Housekeeper
1917
Triumph as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1917
The Charmer as
Cynthia M. Perkins
1917
The Lair of the Wolf as
Undetermined Role
1917
The Clean-Up as
Miss Richards
1917
A Limb of Satan (Short) as
Matron
1917
Money and Mystery (Short) as
Marion Dempster
1917
The Flashlight as
Childrens Mother (uncredited)
1917
The Townsend Divorce Case (Short) as
The Grandmother
1917
Her Primitive Man (Short) as
Mrs. McNaughton
1917
What the ---? (Short) as
The Mother-In-Law
1917
Polly Redhead as
Governess (uncredited)
1917
Dorothy Dares (Short) as
Abigail Winthrop
1917
Polly Put the Kettle On as
Miss Johanna Webb
1916
Love and a Liar (Short) as
Undetermined role (uncredited)
1916
Small Town Stuff (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1916
The Beauty Hunters (Short) as
Jane Apeface
1916
Apple Butter (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1916
When the Circus Came to Town (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1916
No Sir-ee Bob! (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
Perkin's Pep Producer (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
The Run on Percy (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
A Thing or Two in Movies (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
The Come Back of Percy (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
Shoo Fly (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
Landing the Hose Reel (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
The Chronicles of Bloom Center (Short) as
Selina Tubbs
1915
The Hungry Actors (Short)(uncredited)
1915
The Liberty Party (Short) as
Mrs. Smith
1915
The Caprices of Kitty as
Miss Rawlins
1915
Buckshot John as
Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
1915
A Small Town Girl (Short) as
Bit Role (uncredited)
1914
Beau and Hobo (Short)(as Mrs. Mattox)
1914
Willy Walrus, Detective (Short) as
Mrs. Hicks
1913
While the Children Slept (Short) as
Mrs. Jackson
1913
The Sleeping Beauty (Short) as
The Queen

References

Martha Mattox Wikipedia