Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.
Known For
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Yochabel
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Miriam
Airport 1975
(1974)
Sister Beatrice
Sayonara
(1957)
Mrs. Webster
Charlotte's Web
(1973)
Mrs. Arable (voice)
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
In Old Oklahoma
(1943)
Catherine Elizabeth Allen
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Martha Scott
The Turning Point
(1977)
Adelaide
Our Town
(1940)
Emily Webb
Full Filmography
Acting
Our Town
(1940)
Emily Webb
The Howards of Virginia
(1940)
Jane Peyton-Howard
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Hope Morris Spence
They Dare Not Love
(1941)
Marta Keller
Cheers for Miss Bishop
(1941)
Ella Bishop
In Old Oklahoma
(1943)
Catherine Elizabeth Allen
Hi Diddle Diddle
(1943)
Janie Prescott
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Martha Scott
So Well Remembered
(1947)
Olivia
Strange Bargain
(1949)
Georgia Wilson
When I Grow Up
(1951)
Mother Reed
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Yochabel
Sayonara
(1957)
Mrs. Webster
Eighteen and Anxious
(1957)
Lottie Graham
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Miriam
Lemonade
(1971)
Mabel
Charlotte's Web
(1973)
Mrs. Arable (voice)
The Devil's Daughter
(1973)
Mrs. Stone
Airport 1975
(1974)
Sister Beatrice
Thursday's Game
(1974)
Mrs. Reynolds
Murder in the First Person Singular
(1974)
Mrs. Emerson
Sorority Kill
(1974)
The Man from Independence
(1974)
Mamma Truman
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
(1975)
Mumsie
The Abduction of Saint Anne
(1975)
Mother Michael
The Turning Point
(1977)
Adelaide
Charleston
(1979)
Mrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)
Father Figure
(1980)
Hilda Wollman
Adam
(1983)
Gram Walsh
Summer Girl
(1983)
Martina Shelburne
Adam: His Song Continues
(1986)
Gram Walsh
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
(1988)
Virginia Camalier
Love and Betrayal
(1989)
Ginger
William Holden: The Golden Boy
(1989)
Self
Daughter of the Streets
(1990)
Sarah
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
(1995)
Self