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Mathilde Comont (9 September 1886 – 21 June 1938), credited also as Mathilda Caumont, was a French-born American actress, primarily of the
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Biography

Born in Bordeaux, she appeared in films in her native country, particularly
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, from 1908 and 1910, and then she appeared in U.S. films, starting with a few film shorts in 1917 and features including more than 60 films between 1919 and 1937, primarily as a supporting player, with several uncredited smaller roles. A heavy and short woman of 5 feet, 4 inches (163 cm), she died aged 51 from a heart attack in Hollywood, California.


Partial filmography

* '' Max Wants a Divorce'' (1917) - Loony Diva * '' A Rogue's Romance'' (1919) * ''
A Tale of Two Worlds ''A Tale of Two Worlds'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd. The film stars several well-known actors including Leatrice Joy, Wallace Beery, Edythe Chapman, and J. F ...
'' (1921) - Shopper (uncredited) * '' Rosita'' (1923) - Rosita's mother * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) - the corpulent Prince of Persia (uncredited) * '' Mademoiselle Midnight'' (1924) - Dueña / Mme. Nellie * '' His Hour'' (1924) - Fat Harem Lady * '' Playing with Souls'' (1925) - Brothel Worker (uncredited) * '' If Marriage Fails'' (1925) - Lisa * '' The Sea Beast'' (1926) - Mula * ''
The Enchanted Hill ''The Enchanted Hill'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Peter B. Kyne. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, Noah Beery, Sr., Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, Georg ...
'' (1926) - Conchita * ''
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'' (1926) - Carmenata * '' The Far Cry'' (1926) - Maid * ''
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'' (1926) - Madame Benoit * '' The Gilded Highway'' (1926) - Sarah * ''
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'' (1926) - Maid (uncredited) * ''
Paris at Midnight ''Paris at Midnight'' is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Jetta Goudal and Lionel Barrymore and was directed by E. Mason Hopper. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation. It was based on the novel '' Le Père Goriot' ...
'' (1926) - Madame Vauquer * '' Volcano!'' (1926) - Madame Timbuctoo * ''
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'' (1926) - Rosa * ''
The Passionate Quest ''The Passionate Quest'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and written by Marian Constance Blackton. It is based on the 1924 novel '' The Passionate Quest'' by E. Phillips Oppenheim Edward Phillips Oppenheim (22 ...
'' (1926) - (uncredited) * '' What Price Glory?'' (1926) - Camille * ''
Rose of the Tenements ''Rose of the Tenements'' is a 1926 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Shirley Mason, John Harron, and Evelyn Selbie, and was released on May 26, 1926. Cast list * Shirley Mason as Rosie Rossetti * John Harr ...
'' (1926) - Mrs. Kohn * '' The Whole Town's Talking'' (1926) - Maid (scenes deleted) * ''
The Wrong Mr. Wright ''The Wrong Mr. Wright'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and written by Harold Shumate and James Madison. It is based on the 1897 play ''The Wrong Mr. Wright'' by George Broadhurst. The film stars Jean Hersholt, E ...
'' (1927) * '' The Loves of Carmen'' (1927) - Emilia * ''
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'' (1927) - Marfa - Hostess at Inn (uncredited) * '' Streets of Shanghai'' (1927) - Buttercup, Mary's Companion * '' A Woman's Way'' (1928) - Mother Suzy * '' Ramona'' (1928) - Marda * '' The Charge of the Gauchos'' (1928) - Aunt Rosita * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1928) - The British Captain * '' The Rush Hour'' (1928) - Chanteuse at Bohemia Cafe (uncredited) * '' The Sea Bat'' (1930) - Mimba * '' Call of the Flesh'' (1930, and
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version ''Le chanteur de Séville'') - La Rumbarita * '' Romance'' (1930) - Vannucci * ''Just Like Heaven'' (1930) - Madame Fogharde * '' The Lash'' (1930) - Concha (uncredited) * '' Along Came Youth'' (1930) - Bit Role (uncredited) * '' The Lady Who Dared'' (1931) - Chambermaid (uncredited) * '' The Hard Hombre'' (1931) - Maria Romero * ''
The Cuban Love Song ''The Cuban Love Song'' is a 1931 American pre-Code musical film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and written by C. Gardner Sullivan, Bess Meredyth, John Lynch, John Colton, Gilbert Emery, Robert E. Hopkins and Paul Hervey Fox. The film stars Lawrenc ...
'' (1931) - Aunt Rose * '' Freaks'' (1932) - Madame Bartet (uncredited) * '' Lady with a Past'' (1932) - Waitress (uncredited) * '' Careless Lady'' (1932) - French Hotel Maid (uncredited) * ''L'athlète incomplet'' (1932) - Eulalie * '' Laughing at Life'' (1933) - Mamacita * ''
The Devil's in Love ''The Devil's in Love'' (also known as ''Consul of the Damned'') is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle and written by Howard Estabrook. The film stars Victor Jory, Loretta Young, Vivienne Osborne, David Manne ...
'' (1933) - Nana (uncredited) * '' Design for Living'' (1933) - Heavy Woman (uncredited) * '' Caravan'' (1934) - Gypsy (uncredited) * '' All Men Are Enemies'' (1934) - Mamina * '' A Wicked Woman'' (1934) - Proprietess (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) - Carmen * ''
Here's to Romance ''Here's to Romance'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Nino Martini, Genevieve Tobin and Anita Louise.Solomon p. 359 Synopsis The wife of a music teacher, who has been angered by her husband's ph ...
'' (1935) - Viola * '' Waterfront Lady'' (1935) - Mrs. Spadaloni * '' Ceiling Zero'' (1936) - Mama Gini (uncredited) * '' Robin Hood of El Dorado'' (1936) - Señora Matinez (uncredited) * '' Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) - Tony's Wife * '' Anthony Adverse'' (1936) - Mama Guisseppi * '' The Longest Night'' (1936) - Fat Scrubwoman (uncredited) * '' Along Came Love'' (1936) - Customer * '' God's Country and the Woman'' (1937) - Mary, Jo's Housekeeper (uncredited) * '' Wise Girl'' (1937) - Mama Guido (uncredited)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comont, Mathilde 1886 births 1938 deaths Actresses from Bordeaux French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses French emigrants to the United States