Occupation Actress Children 1 son (adopted) Role Actress | Years active 1913–1950 Name Polly Moran | |
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Born June 28, 1883 ( 1883-06-28 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died January 25, 1952, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Martin T. Malone (m. 1933–1952) Movies London After Midnight, Adam's Rib, Hollywood Party, Show People, Red River Range Similar People Charles Reisner, Joseph W Farnham, Edward Sedgwick, Tod Browning, F Richard Jones | ||
Polly moran marie dressler clip from reducing 1931
Pauline Theresa "Polly" Moran (June 28, 1883 – January 25, 1952) was an American actress and comedian.
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1934 Jimmy Durante & Polly Moran - Fly Away To Iowa - Hollywood Party Deleted Scene
Career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Moran started out in vaudeville, and widely toured North America, as well as various other locations that included Europe and South Africa. An attractive Irish beauty, she left vaudeville in 1914 after signing for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios as one of his Sennett Bathing Beauties. There she honed the style of the brash loud-mouth knock-about comedian for which she later became known. She proved effective at slapstick and remained with Sennett for several years until she was signed by MGM.
She partnered with the famous Broadway star Marie Dressler in The Callahans and the Murphys (1927), and the two went on to appear in several films together such as Chasing Rainbows (1930) and Caught Short (1930). After Dressler's death in 1934 Moran's career declined, and she only starred in low-budget comedies or B-movies. In 1940, Moran retired to her home in Laguna Beach, California but maintained an active Hollywood social life and was known for practical jokes. She once ran a failed campaign for a Laguna Beach City Council seat on a "Pro Dogs" platform.
She made a brief comeback appearance in the Tracy-Hepburn classic comedy Adam's Rib in 1949. After playing the role, she said, "I worked in the picture two days before I got a look at myself. I never went back."
Honors
Moran has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard.
Personal life
After an earlier marriage that ended in divorce in 1917, Moran married attorney Martin T. Malone in 1933. She had one child, a son, who was adopted between her two marriages. She lived at 530 Mountain Road in Laguna Beach, California. Moran died of cardiovascular disease in 1952. Although a number of biographies give Moran's date of death as being January 25, 1952, her grave marker reads, "January 24, 1952".
Filmography
Actress
1950
The Yellow Cab Man as
Bride's Mother
1949
Adam's Rib as
Mrs. McGrath
1949
Prize Maid (Short) as
The Maid
1941
Petticoat Politics as
Widow Jones
1940
Meet the Missus as
Widow Ella Jones
1940
Tom Brown's School Days as
Sally Harowell
1939
Ambush as
Cora, diner owner
1938
Red River Range as
Mrs. Maxwell
1938
Ladies in Distress as
Lydia Bonney
1937
Two Wise Maids as
Prudence Matthews
1937
Sailor Maid (Short)
1936
Oh, Duchess! (Short) as
Polly Moran, the Duchess
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht as
Nella Fitzgerald
1934
Hollywood Party as
Henrietta Clemp
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (Short) as
Hick
1933
Alice in Wonderland as
Dodo Bird
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 (Short)
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (Short)
1932
Le plombier amoureux as
Patricia Alden
1932
Prosperity as
Lizzie Praskins
1932
The Passionate Plumber as
Albine
1931
The Christmas Party (Short) as
Polly Moran (uncredited)
1931
Guilty Hands as
Aunt Maggie
1931
Politics as
Ivy Higgins
1931
It's a Wise Child as
Bertha
1931
The Stolen Jools (Short) as
Norma Shearer's Maid
1931
Reducing as
Polly Rochay
1930
Paid as
Polly (uncredited)
1930
Remote Control as
Polly
1930
Crazy House (Short) as
Singer
1930
Way for a Sailor as
Polly
1930
Those Three French Girls as
Elmer's Wife (uncredited)
1930
Way Out West as
Pansy
1930
Caught Short as
Polly Smith
1930
The Girl Said No as
Polly
1930
The Rounder (Short) as
Mary
1930
Chasing Rainbows as
Polly
1929
Hot for Paris as
Polly
1929
Dangerous Females (Short) as
Tibby Cram
1929
So This Is College as
Polly - Fraternity Cook
1929
The Unholy Night as
Polly - the Maid
1929
Speedway as
Waitress
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as
Polly Moran
1929
China Bound as
Sarah
1928
The Five O'Clock Girl
1928
Honeymoon as
Polly
1928
A Lady of Chance as
Hotel Maid Who Coughs (uncredited)
1928
Shadows of the Night as
Entertainer
1928
Show People as
The Maid
1928
Beyond the Sierras as
Inez
1928
That Night (Short)
1928
While the City Sleeps as
Mrs. Minnie McGinnis
1928
Telling the World as
Landlady
1928
Detectives as
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1928
The Trail of '98 as
Lars' Nagging Wife (uncredited)
1928
Bringing Up Father as
Maggie Jiggs
1928
Came the Dawn (Short) as
Mama Gimplewort
1928
Rose-Marie as
Lady Jane
1928
The Divine Woman as
Mme. Pigonier
1927
Buttons as
Polly
1927
The Enemy as
Baruska
1927
London After Midnight as
Miss Smithson the New Maid
1927
Smith's Cook (Short) as
Polly - the Cook
1927
The Thirteenth Hour as
Polly
1927
The Callahans and the Murphys as
Mrs. Murphy
1927
The Unknown as
Landlady / Servant in audience (uncredited)
1927
Are Brunettes Safe? (Short) as
Dance partner
1927
The Show as
Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
1926
Flesh and the Devil as
Family Retainer with Bouquet (uncredited)
1926
Twinkletoes as
Unknown Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1926
The Scarlet Letter as
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
1926
The Blackbird as
Flower Lady at Music Hall (uncredited)
1925
Defend Yourself
1923
Luck as
Dumb Dora - Fight Enthusiast
1922
Look Before You Sleep (Short)
1922
Oh, You, Sheriff Nell (Short) as
Sheriff Nell
1922
Nell's Busted Romance (Short) as
Nell
1921
The Affairs of Anatol as
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1921
Two Weeks with Pay as
Chambermaid
1921
Skirts
1921
High & Dry (Short)
1921
In Again, Out Again (Short)
1921
A Doggone Mix-Up (Short)
1921
The Slicker (Short) as
Little Nell - The Country Maid
1920
The Society Bug (Short)
1920
This Is the Life (Short)
1920
A Close Shave (Short) as
cousin of Miss Millionbucks
1920
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (Short)(unconfirmed)
1920
Hired and Fired (Short)
1920
Hold Me Tight (Short)
1920
A Scrambled Romance (Short)
1920
Training for Husbands (Short)
1920
The Ragged Road to Romance (Short)
1920
Sheriff Nell's Comeback (Short) as
Sheriff Nell
1920
The Garage (Short) as
Shocked Woman (uncredited)
1919
A Schoolhouse Scandal (Short)
1919
Wild Waves and Women (Short)
1918
She Loved Him Plenty (Short) as
Rebecca O'Brien - Pawnshop Owner
1918
Ladies First (Short) as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1918
Two Tough Tenderfeet (Short) as
Sheriff Nell
1918
The Battle Royal (Short) as
The Friend's Wife
1918
Saucy Madeline (Short) as
The Busiest Man's Butterfly Wife
1918
Sheriff Nell's Tussle (Short) as
Sheriff Nell McCarthy - Still the Pride of Triggerville
1917
Taming Target Center (Short) as
Nell - the New Sheriff
1917
The Pullman Bride (Short) as
Sheriff Nell - the Pullman Drunk's Wife
1917
Roping Her Romeo (Short) as
Sheriff Nell - the Pride of Triggerville
1917
His Uncle Dudley (Short) as
The Wife
1917
She Needed a Doctor (Short) as
The Doctor's Wife
1917
Cactus Nell (Short) as
Cactus Nell - The New Sheriff
1917
His Naughty Thought (Short) as
Polly - Walter's Bride
1917
Her Fame and Shame (Short) as
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
1916
Vampire Ambrose (Short) as
The Adventuress
1916
Pills of Peril (Short) as
Minor Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1916
Madcap Ambrose (Short) as
Rosie Bloom
1916
His Wild Oats (Short) as
The Sharpshooter's Wife
1916
A Bath House Blunder (Short) as
Artie's Mother
1916
An Oily Scoundrel (Short) as
The Swindled Real Estate Buyer
1916
By Stork Delivery (Short) as
The Janitor's Wife
1916
The Village Blacksmith (Short) as
The Blacksmith's Sweetheart
1916
Love Will Conquer (Short) as
The Entertainer's Partner
1916
A Movie Star (Short) as
Wife in Audience (uncredited)
1915
The Hunt (Short) as
Blackface Maid
1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (Short) as
Keystone Actress with Weber & Fields
1915
His Father's Footsteps (Short)(unconfirmed, uncredited)
1915
Her Painted Hero (Short) as
A Stage-Struck Maiden
1915
A Favorite Fool (Short) as
The Widow Wallop
1915
Those College Girls (Short) as
The Janitor's Wife
1915
Their Social Splash (Short) as
Polly - the Unruly Guest
1915
The Beauty Bunglers (Short) as
Beauty Parlor Owner's Wife
1915
Caught in the Act (Short) as
The Janitor's Wife
1915
Ambrose's Little Hatchet (Short)
1913
When Joe Went West (Short)
Soundtrack
1994
That's Entertainment! III (Documentary) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain" (1929) - uncredited)
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht ("There's Nothing Else to Do in Ma-La-Ka-Mo-Ka-Lu" (1934), uncredited)
1934
Hollywood Party (performer: "I've Had My Moments" (1934) - uncredited)
1931
The Christmas Party (Short) (performer: "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929))
1931
Politics (performer: "A Hot Time in the Old Town" (1896), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) - uncredited)
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "For I'm the Queen" (1929), "Marie, Polly and Bess" (1929), "Sonny Boy" (1928), "The Fountain in the Park" (1884) - uncredited)
Self
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The March of Time as
Self
1931
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 (Documentary short) as
Self
1918
Grauman Special (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2002
London After Midnight (TV Movie)
1994
The Our Gang Story (Video documentary) as
Norma Shearer's Maid
1994
That's Entertainment! III (Documentary) as
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Revue of 1929' (uncredited)
1991
The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary) as
Mrs. Maxwell (clip from Red River Range (1938)) (uncredited)
1986
Classic Comedy Teams (Video documentary) as
Norma Shearer's Maid (segment "Our Gang")
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) as
Sarah in 'China Bound'
1964
The Judy Garland Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.16 (1964) - Self
1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (Documentary short)(uncredited)
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
References
Polly Moran Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA