Maude Eburne

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, 10 November 1875 – 15 October 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles. Eburne began her career in stock theater in Buffalo, New York. Her early theater work was in Ontario and New York City, debuting on Broadway to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes. "When I first came to New York... I said I didn't want to be beautiful young girls or stately leading women, but wanted parts that had something queer in them, especially if there were dialect." She continued to play mainly humorous domestic roles on stage, appearing in productions such as The Half Moon (1920), Lady Butterfly (1923), Three Cheers (1928) and Many a Slip (1930), before her first significant film role — and first sound film role — in The Bat Whispers (1930), director Roland West's sound remake of his 1926 silent feature The Bat.

Most Known For

Vivacious Lady

as Wife of Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde

as Mrs. Mulcahey's Friend (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be

as Anna

Undercover Agent

as Mrs. Minnow

Ladies They Talk About

as Aunt Maggie

The Princess and the Pirate

as Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'

Reveille with Beverly

as Maggie (uncredited)

Li'l Abner

as Granny Scraggs

The Suspect

as Mrs. Packer

Up in Arms

as Woman on Cable Car (uncredited)

The Passionate Plumber

as Aunt Charlotte

The Town Went Wild

as Judge Bingle

The Vampire Bat

as Aunt Gussie Schnappmann

The Woman from Monte Carlo

as Dowager Party Guest

Blonde Crazy

as Mrs. Snyder

Among the Living

as Mrs. Pickens

Sabotage

as Mrs. Hopkins

Ruggles of Red Gap

as 'Ma' Pettingill

You Belong to Me

as Ella

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Landlady (uncredited)