Maidel Turner (May 12, 1888 – April 12, 1953) was an American movie actress featured in almost 60 films between 1913 and 1951, beginning as the

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of ''The Angel of the Slums'' (1913) and becoming a comical character actress as she aged. Prominent sound films in which she appeared include ''

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'' (1935), ''

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'' (1936), and ''

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'' (1948).

Selected filmography

* '' The Boy Friend'' (1926) - Mrs. Wilson * '' Olsen's Big Moment'' (1933) - Mrs. Van Allen (uncredited) * '' The Barbarian'' (1933) - Flirty Dowager (uncredited) * '' Another Language'' (1933) - Etta Hallam * '' Beauty for Sale'' (1933) - Mrs. Gillespie, a Customer (uncredited) * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' The Worst Woman in Paris?'' (1933) - Mrs. Leda Jensen * '' Fugitive Lovers'' (1934) - Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) * ''

It Happened One Night ''It Happened One Night'' is a 1934 pre-Code American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite ( Claudette Colbert) tri ...

'' (1934) - last motel manager's wife (uncredited) * '' Journal of a Crime'' (1934) - Stout Lady at Play Party (uncredited) * '' A Modern Hero'' (1934) - Aunt Clara Weingartner * '' A Very Honorable Guy'' (1934) - Mrs. Emerson (uncredited) * '' Unknown Blonde'' (1934) - Mrs Parker * '' Murder in Trinidad'' (1934) - Hysterical Woman (uncredited) * ''

The Merry Frinks ''The Merry Frinks'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Happy Family''. Synopsis A put-upon mother inherits a for ...

'' (1934) - Mrs. Shinliver * '' The Most Precious Thing in Life'' (1934) - Dean's Wife (uncredited) * '' The Life of Vergie Winters'' (1934) - Ella Heenan * '' Money Means Nothing'' (1934) - Mrs. Kerry Green * '' Whom the Gods Destroy'' (1934) - Henrietta Crosland * '' Million Dollar Ransom'' (1934) - Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' Servants' Entrance'' (1934) - Dowager at Employment Agency (uncredited) * '' She Had to Choose'' (1934) - Mrs. Cutler * '' By Your Leave'' (1934) - Lady with Ancient Greek Costume (uncredited) * '' Men of the Night'' (1934) - Mrs. Webbley * '' Fugitive Lady'' (1934) - Mrs. Young (uncredited) * '' Life Returns'' (1935) - Mrs. Vandergriff * '' Sweepstake Annie'' (1935) - Friend of Mrs. Foster (uncredited) * ''

Night Life of the Gods ''Night Life of the Gods'' (also known as ''Thorne Smith's Night Life of the Gods'') is a 1935 American fantasy film released by Universal Pictures. Based on a 1931 novel by Thorne Smith, the film was directed by Lowell Sherman and starred Ala ...

'' (1935) - Burly Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Kitty Vanderpool * '' George White's 1935 Scandals'' (1935) - Audience Extra (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Mrs. Prouty * ''

'' (1935) - Harriet * ''

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'' (1935) - Mme. Zucchini (uncredited) * '' Atlantic Adventure'' (1935) - Mrs. Murdock (uncredited) * '' Here Comes the Band'' (1935) - Chubby Lady (uncredited) * '' Diamond Jim'' (1935) - Mrs. Perry (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Deception ''The Gay Deception'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Plot Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) wins ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Dingledorf (uncredited) * '' Dr. Socrates'' (1935) - Mary (uncredited) * '' Bad Boy'' (1935) - Dowager with Ping Pong Racket (uncredited) * '' Splendor'' (1935) - Mrs. Hicks (uncredited) * '' Magnificent Obsession'' (1935) - Mrs. Martin (uncredited) * '' The Bridge of Sighs'' (1936) - Mrs. Blaisdell * ''

Klondike Annie ''Klondike Annie'' is a 1936 American Western film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. The film was co-written by West from her play ''Frisco Kate'', which she wrote in 1921 and a story written by the duo Marion Morgan and George Brendan Dowe ...

'' (1936) - Lydia Bowley (uncredited) * '' Gentle Julia'' (1936) - Justice's Wife (uncredited) * ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the pe ...

'' (1936) - Mother (uncredited) * ''

'' (1936) - Mrs. Baxter (uncredited) * '' And Sudden Death'' (1936) - Dodie Sloan * '' Make Way for a Lady'' (1936) - Mrs. Jackson - Mildred's Mother (uncredited) * '' She's Dangerous'' (1937) - Dowager (uncredited) * '' Love Is News'' (1937) - Dowager Visiting Jail (uncredited) * ''

The Road Back ''The Road Back'', also translated as ''The Way Back'', (german: Der Weg zurück) is a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque, commonly regarded as a sequel to his 1929 novel ''All Quiet on the Western Front''. It was first serialized in the ...

'' (1937) - Member of Dinner Party (uncredited) * '' Slim'' (1937) - Mrs. Johnson * ''

They Won't Forget ''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep South' ...

'' (1937) - Stout Lady on Train (uncredited) * '' Mr. Dodd Takes the Air'' (1937) - Lil Doremus (uncredited) * '' Broadway Melody of 1938'' (1937) - Boardinghouse Resident (uncredited) * '' She Asked for It'' (1937) - Fat Woman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1948) - Lulubelle Alexander * '' Here Comes the Groom'' (1951) - Aunt Abby (final film role)

References

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* * 1888 births 1953 deaths American silent film actresses Actresses from Texas People from Sherman, Texas 20th-century American actresses {{US-theat-actor-1880s-stub