Full Name Maude Turner Children Dorothy Turner Gordon Role Actress | Name Maude Gordon Years active 1914-1938 | |
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Occupation Actress, theatrical producer Died January 12, 1940, Los Angeles, California, United States Siblings Nelle Turner, Emma Harper Turner Movies The Florodora Girl, Five and Ten, Illusion, Alias French Gertie, Cheating Cheaters Similar People Adolph Zukor, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Herbert Brenon, Lowell Sherman | ||
Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938. She was born in Franklin, Indiana and died in Los Angeles, California.
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Biography
Maude Turner Gordon appeared in a number of Broadway productions from 1908–1925 including: Glorious Betsy, The American Maid, A Full House, Elsie, and Big Boy. She appeared onstage in Mrs. Holmes, Detective, which was produced by her own company.
Her elder sister, Emma Harper Turner, served as Grand President of Pi Beta Phi, from 1890-93. Another sister, Nelle Turner, was a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women.
Family
Maude Turner married John C. Gordon on December 19, 1885 in Johnson County, Indiana. Their daughter, Dorothy, an alumna of the Fauquier Institute of Warrenton, Virginia, married Lt. Robert A. White of the U.S. Navy in 1916.
Death
Maude Turner Gordon died from pneumonia in 1940, aged 71.
Filmography
Actress
1938
Sweethearts as
Dowager (uncredited)
1938
Marie Antoinette as
Dowager (uncredited)
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks as
Concierge (uncredited)
1937
Wings Over Honolulu as
Mrs. MacEwen (uncredited)
1936
After the Thin Man as
Cousin Helen (uncredited)
1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World as
Elderly Woman
1935
Personal Maid's Secret as
Mrs. Abercrombie (uncredited)
1935
Going Highbrow as
Mrs. Vandergrift (uncredited)
1935
Black Sheep as
Mrs. Curtis (uncredited)
1935
Alias Mary Dow as
Aunt Helena (uncredited)
1935
Living on Velvet as
Mrs. Parker
1935
A Night at the Ritz as
Banker's Wife by Duke (uncredited)
1935
Night Life of the Gods as
Dowager (uncredited)
1935
Shadow of Doubt as
Dowager in Taxi (uncredited)
1934
Flirtation Walk as
Dowager at Show (uncredited)
1934
Gentlemen Are Born as
Society Matron (uncredited)
1934
Desirable as
Mrs. Reynolds (uncredited)
1934
She Loves Me Not as
Mrs. Arbuthnot
1934
The Man with Two Faces as
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
1934
Stolen Sweets as
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1933
Duck Soup as
Reception Guest (uncredited)
1933
Ladies Must Love as
Casino Customer (uncredited)
1932
Down to Earth as
Bridge Player (uncredited)
1932
Back Street as
Mrs. Saxel - Walter's Mother (uncredited)
1932
Is My Face Red? as
Alexander's Mother (uncredited)
1932
Sinners in the Sun as
Elderly dowager (uncredited)
1932
Careless Lady as
Mrs. Cartwright
1932
Shopworn as
Mrs. Thorne
1931
Mata Hari as
Madame Durand (uncredited)
1931
High Stakes as
Mrs. Hennessey
1931
Five and Ten as
Dowager (uncredited)
1931
Daybreak as
Willie's Friend in Restaurant (uncredited)
1931
Ladies' Man as
Therese Blanton
1930
Lawful Larceny as
Mrs. Davis
1930
Our Blushing Brides as
Mrs. Daniel Jardine - Tony's Mother (uncredited)
1930
The Florodora Girl as
Mrs. Caraway
1930
Children of Pleasure as
Dowager at Party (uncredited)
1930
Alias French Gertie as
Mrs. Barton - Dowager (as Maud Turner Gordon)
1929
Sally as
Mrs. Ten Brock
1929
The Marriage Playground as
Aunt Julia Langley
1929
Illusion as
Queen of Dalmatia
1929
The Hottentot as
May Gilford
1929
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney as
Mrs. Webley
1929
Glad Rag Doll as
Aunt Fairchild
1929
Kid Gloves as
Aunt
1928
The Naughty Duchess as
Comtesse
1928
Just Married as
Mrs. Witter
1928
Hot News as
Mrs. Van Vleck
1928
Sporting Goods as
Mrs. Stanfield
1927
Cheating Cheaters as
Mrs. Palmer
1927
The Wizard as
Mrs. Van Lear
1927
Home Made as
Mrs. Fenton
1926
Mismates as
Mrs. Winslow
1926
The Palm Beach Girl as
Aunt Beatrice
1925
The Little French Girl as
Lady Mary Hamble
1925
The Early Bird as
Jean's Aunt
1924
Born Rich as
Aunt Fairfax
1923
Homeward Bound as
Mrs. Brannigan
1922
Back Home and Broke as
Mrs. Redding
1922
Women Men Marry as
Lady Mowbray
1922
Broadway Rose as
Mrs. Peter Thompson
1921
Enchantment as
Mrs. Leigh
1921
Beyond Price as
Mrs. Florence Weathersby
1921
The Price of Possession as
Lady Dawnay
1920
Civilian Clothes as
Mrs. Lanham
1920
Away Goes Prudence as
Aunt Prudence Thorne
1919
The Oakdale Affair as
Mrs. Prim
1919
Bringing Up Betty as
Mrs. Potter
1919
Home Wanted as
Mrs. William Thompson
1919
The Divorcee as
Lady Mereston
1918
Just for Tonight as
Mrs. Blackburn
1918
The Turn of the Wheel as
Rosalie's Aunt
1918
The Danger Mark as
Kathleen Severn (as Maud Turner Gordon)
1918
The Service Star as
Mrs. Marshall
1918
The Ordeal of Rosetta as
Mrs. Hapgood
1918
The Lie as
Lady Beachworth
1918
Mrs. Dane's Defense as
Lady Eastney
1917
The Honeymoon as
Mrs. Lane
1917
Her Better Self as
Mrs. Tyler
1916
Miss George Washington as
Mrs. Altwold
1915
Kreutzer Sonata as
Rebecca Friedlander (as Maud Turner Gordon)
1914
The Idler as
Inez
References
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