Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress.

Biography

She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress

Margaret McWade Margaret McWade (born Margaret May Fish; September 3, 1871 – April 1, 1956) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career in vaudeville in the early 1890s. Her most memorable role was as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic ...

. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film '' Mr Deeds Goes to Town''. On Broadway, Seddon performed in ''Modern Marriage'' (1911) and ''The Things That Count'' (1913). She was born in

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, and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Dawn of a Tomorrow'' (1915) - Polly * '' The Old Homestead'' (1915) - Rickety Ann * '' Miss Robinson Crusoe'' (1917) - Aunt Eloise * '' The Girl Without A Soul'' (1917) - Henrietta Hateman * '' The Land of Promise'' (1917) - Miss Pringle * '' The Unveiling Hand'' (1919) - Mrs. Bellamy * ''

The Country Cousin ''The Country Cousin'' is a Walt Disney animated short film released on October 31, 1936 by United Artists. The winner of an Oscar at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film, the film was produced by Walt Disney, directed by Wilfred J ...

'' (1919) - Mrs. Howitt * ''The Miracle of Money'' (1920) - Patricia Hodges * ''Wings of Pride'' (1920) - Mrs. Prentice * '' Headin' Home'' (1920) - Babe's Mother * '' The Inside of the Cup'' (1921) - Mrs. Garvin * '' The Highest Law'' (1921) - Mrs. Goodwin * '' The Man Worth While'' (1921) - Mrs. Ward * '' The Case of Becky'' (1921) - Mrs. Emerson * ''

The Blasphemer ''The Blasphemer'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by O. E. Goebel and starring George Howard and Augusta Anderson. It was produced by the Catholic Art Association. Plot The story revolves around John Harden, a Wall Street bank ...

'' (1921) - Mrs. Harden - John's Mother * '' Just Around the Corner'' (1921) - Ma Birdsong * '' A Man's Home'' (1921) - Amanda Green * '' School Days'' (1921) - His Teacher * ''

Boomerang Bill ''Boomerang Bill'' is an extant 1922 American silent crime melodrama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Adapted from a Boston Blackie short story by Jack Boyle, it was directed by Tom Terriss and ...

'' (1922) - Annie's Mother * '' Sonny'' (1922) - Mrs. Crosby * ''

Timothy's Quest ''Timothy's Quest'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Dirigo Films and distributed by American Releasing. It was directed by Sidney Olcott based on a story written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and starred the child actor Joseph Depew. ...

'' (1922) - Samantha Ann Ripley * '' The Man Who Played God'' (1922) - Old Woman * ''

The Lights of New York ''The Lights of New York'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Clarence Nordstrom, Margaret Seddon and Frank Currier.Solomon p.280 Cast * Clarence Nordstrom as Robert Reid * Margaret Seddon as Mrs. ...

'' (1922) - Mrs. Reid * '' Women Men Marry'' (1922) - Hetty Page * ''Brass'' (1923) - Mrs. Baldwin * ''

Little Church Around the Corner The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an Episcopal parish church located at 1 East 29th Street, between Madison and Fifth Avenues in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The con ...

'' (1923) - Mrs. Wallace * '' The Bright Shawl'' (1923) - Carmencita Escobar * ''

Little Johnny Jones ''Little Johnny Jones'' is a musical by George M. Cohan. The show introduced Cohan's tunes " Give My Regards to Broadway" and " The Yankee Doodle Boy." The "Yankee Doodle" character was inspired by real-life Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan. Bac ...

'' (1923) - Mrs. Jones * '' The Gold Diggers'' (1923) - Mrs. La Mar * '' Through the Dark'' (1924) - Mother McGinn * '' A Lady of Quality'' (1924) - Lady Daphne Wildairs * ''The Human Terror'' (1924) * '' Women Who Give'' (1924) - Ma Keeler * '' The Night Message'' (1924) - Mrs. Longstreet * '' The Confidence Man'' (1924) - Mrs. X * '' The Snob'' (1924) - Mrs. Curry * '' The Lady'' (1925) - Mrs. Cairns * '' New Lives for Old'' (1925) - Widow Turrene * ''On the Threshold'' (1925) - Martha McKay * '' A Broadway Butterfly'' (1925) - Mrs. Steel * '' Proud Flesh'' (1925) - Mrs. O'Malley * '' The Midshipman'' (1925) - Mrs. Randall * '' Wages for Wives'' (1925) - Annie Bailey * ''

The Golden Cocoon ''The Golden Cocoon'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Millard Webb and written by Louis D. Lighton, and Hope Loring. It is based on the 1924 novel ''The Golden Cocoon'' by Ruth Cross. The film stars Huntley Gordon, Helene Cha ...

'' (1925) - Mrs. Shannon * '' Wild Oats Lane'' (1926) - The Mother * ''

Things Wives Tell ''Things Wives Tell'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Gaston Glass, Edna Murphy and George Hackathorne.Munden p.799 Cast * Gaston Glass as Carl Burgess * Edna Murphy as Elaine Mackay * Ha ...

'' (1926) * '' Rolling Home'' (1926) - Mrs. Alden * '' Blarney'' (1926) - Peggy's Aunt * ''

The Nickel-Hopper ''The Nickel-Hopper'' is a 1926 American short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and featuring Oliver Hardy and Boris Karloff in minor uncredited roles. Cast * Mabel Normand as Paddy, the nickel hopper * Michael Visaroff as Paddy's fa ...

'' (1926, Short) - Paddy's Mother * ''

A Regular Scout ''A Regular Scout'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, Olive Hasbrouck, and William Courtright William Courtright (February 10, 1848 – March 6, 1933) was an American film acto ...

'' (1926) - Mrs. Monroe * '' Driven from Home'' (1927) * ''

Matinee Ladies ''Matinee Ladies'' was a 1927 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Directed by Byron Haskin, the film starred May McAvoy and was Haskin's first directorial effort after having been a cinematographer. ''Matinee L ...

'' (1927) - Mrs. Smith * '' White Pants Willie'' (1927) - Winifred Barnes * '' Quality Street'' (1927) - Nancy Willoughby * '' Home Made'' (1927) - Mrs. White * ''

Silk Legs ''Silk Legs'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and written by Frances Agnew and Delos Sutherland. The film stars Madge Bellamy, James Hall, Joseph Cawthorn, Maude Fulton and Margaret Seddon. The film was released on De ...

'' (1927) - Mrs. Fulton * '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1928) - Lorelei's Mother * '' The Actress'' (1928) - Miss Trafalgar Gower * '' The Bellamy Trial'' (1929) - Mother Ives * ''

She Goes to War ''She Goes to War'' is a 1929 silent film directed by Henry King and starring Eleanor Boardman. The film was released a year after Boardman had starred in '' The Crowd''. Cast * Eleanor Boardman * John Holland * Margaret Seddon * Eulalie J ...

'' (1929) - Tom's Mother * ''

Dance Hall Dance hall in its general meaning is a hall for dancing. From the earliest years of the twentieth century until the early 1960s, the dance hall was the popular forerunner of the discothèque or nightclub. The majority of towns and cities in ...

'' (1929) - Mrs. Flynn * ''

After the Fog ''After the Fog'' is a 1929 pre-Code drama film directed by Leander De Cordova and starring Mary Philbin, Edmund Burns and Carmelita Geraghty.Munden p. 9 It was an early sound film, made during the transition from silent films. A separate silent ...

'' (1929) - Letitia Barker * ''

The Dude Wrangler ''The Dude Wrangler'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Lina Basquette, Tom Keene and Clyde Cook.Pitts p.343 Cast * Lina Basquette as Helen Dane * Tom Keene as Wally McCann (credited as ...

'' (1930) - Aunt Mary * '' Dancing Sweeties'' (1930) - Mrs. Cleaver * '' Divorce Among Friends'' (1930) - Maid * '' Smilin' Through'' (1932) - Ellen * '' If I Had a Million'' (1932) - Mrs. Small - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) * '' Bachelor Mother'' (1932) - Cynthia Wilson * '' Broadway Bad'' (1933) - Bixby (uncredited) * ''

Lilly Turner ''Lilly Turner'' is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama directed by William A. Wellman and starring Ruth Chatterton. It was based on the 1932 play of the same name by Phillip Dunning and George Abbott. Plot A woman who marries a bigamist, then ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. Turner * ''

The Return of Casey Jones The Return of Casey Jones is a 1933 American Pre-Code action adventure film directed by John P. McCarthy, written by Harry L. Fraser and starring Charles Starrett and Ruth Hall. The film is based on the story of the same name by John Johns, pu ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. Mary Martin * '' Heroes for Sale'' (1933) - Jeanette Holmes * ''

Midshipman Jack ''Midshipman Jack'' is a 1933 American pre-Code action film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Frank Wead and F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Bruce Cabot, Betty Furness, Frank Albertson, Arthur Lake, and Florence Lake. The film was rele ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. Burns * ''

Walls of Gold ''Walls of Gold'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Kenneth MacKenna and starring Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, and Ralph Morgan.Goble p.1009 Plot Cast * Sally Eilers as Jeanie Satterlee Ritchie * Norman Foster as Barnes Rit ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. Satterlee * ''

The Worst Woman in Paris? ''The Worst Woman in Paris?'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Marion Dix. The film stars Benita Hume, Adolphe Menjou, Harvey Stephens, Helen Chandler, Margaret Seddon and Adele St. Mauer. The ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. John Strong * '' Shock'' (1934) - Housekeeper (uncredited) * '' Babes in Toyland'' (1934) - Widow Piper (uncredited) * ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

'' (1935) - Dora's Aunt (uncredited) * '' The Flame Within'' (1935) - Mrs. Ida Grenfell * ''

Two Sinners ''Two Sinners'' is a 1935 film directed by Arthur Lubin. Plot In London, Henry Vane gets out of prison after serving fifteen years for murder and tries to rebuild his life. Cast *Otto Kruger as Henry Vane *Martha Sleeper as Elsie Summerstone *Mi ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Summerstone * '' The Girl Friend'' (1935) - Grandma Henry * '' It's in the Air'' (1935) - Mrs. Martha (uncredited) * '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936) - Jane Faulkner (uncredited) * '' The Big Game'' (1936) - Mother Jenkins (uncredited) * ''

A Woman Rebels ''A Woman Rebels'' is a 1936 American historical drama film adapted from the 1930 novel ''Portrait of a Rebel'' by Netta Syrett and starring Katharine Hepburn as Pamela Thistlewaite, who rebels against the social mores of Victorian England. The fi ...

'' (1936) - Serena (uncredited) * '' Let's Make a Million'' (1936) - Aunt Martha * ''

College Holiday ''College Holiday'' is a 1936 Paramount comedy. The film stars Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Martha Raye. It was directed by Frank Tuttle. Plot A woman hotelier with an interest in eugenics invites some young men to spend the sum ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Schloggenheimer * '' The Road Back'' (1937) - Mother (uncredited) * '' Danger - Love at Work'' (1937) - Aunt Pitty * ''

Breakfast for Two ''Breakfast for Two'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall and Glenda Farrell. Stanwyck and Marshall worked together once more, ...

'' (1937) - Stockholder (uncredited) * ''

Having Wonderful Time ''Having Wonderful Time'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film, based on the Broadway play of the same name, starring Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and directed by Alfred Santell. It was Red Skelton’s film debut. Plot summary Bo ...

'' (1938) - Mrs. G (scenes deleted) * '' Raffles'' (1939) - Maud Holden * ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...

'' (1939) - Older Sister (uncredited) * '' Dr. Kildare's Strange Case'' (1940) - Mrs. Julia Cray, Skin Allergy Patient * '' Strike Up the Band'' (1940) - Old Lady (scenes deleted) * '' Friendly Neighbors'' (1940) - Martha Williams * ''

The Bank Dick ''The Bank Dick'', released as ''The Bank Detective'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1940 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Set in Lompoc, California, Fields plays Egbert Sousé, a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and ends up ...

'' (1940) - Old Lady in Car (uncredited) * ''

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day ''Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day. It is the eighth of a total of nine Dr. Kildare pictures made by the MGM studios. When MGM decided ...

'' (1941) - Mrs. Bartlett * '' Roxie Hart'' (1942) - Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited) * '' The Remarkable Andrew'' (1942) - Mrs. Kelly (uncredited) * ''

The Wife Takes a Flyer ''The Wife Takes a Flyer'' (aka ''Highly Irregular'', UK title: ''A Yank in Dutch'') is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay of ''The Wif ...

'' (1942) - The Twin * ''

Take a Letter, Darling ''Take a Letter, Darling'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Rosalind Russell. It was nominated for three Academy Awards; Best Cinematography, Best Score and Best Art Direction ( Hans Dreier, ...

'' (1942) - Aunt Judy * ''

Scattergood Survives a Murder ''Scattergood Survives a Murder'' is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Michael L. Simmons, based on the series of short stories about "Scattergood Baines", penned by Clarence Budington Kelland. Cast ...

'' (1942) - Cynthia Quentin * ''

The Meanest Man in the World Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film) ''The Meanest Man in the World'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon ...

'' (1943) - Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt * ''

Sherlock Holmes in Washington Sherlock may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Sherlock Holmes, a fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle ** ''Sherlock'' (TV series), a BBC TV series that started in 2010 ** Sherlock Hemlock, a Muppet from the TV show ''Sesame Street ...

'' (1943) - Miss Pringle (uncredited) * '' Honeymoon Lodge'' (1943) - Elderly Woman (uncredited) * '' I Dood It'' (1943) - Woman Sitting Next to Joseph (uncredited) * ''

House by the River ''House by the River'' is a 1950 American crime melodrama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. It is based on the 1921 novel of the same title by A. P. Herbert. Plot A rich novelist, Stephen Byrne, who ...

'' (1950) - Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest * '' Three Desperate Men'' (1951) - Mrs. Denton

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seddon, Margaret 1872 births 1968 deaths American stage actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Washington, D.C.