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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.
Known For
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Anna
The Vampire Bat
(1933)
Aunt Gussie Schnappmann
The Princess and the Pirate
(1944)
Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'
Full Filmography
Acting
The Bat Whispers
(1930)
Lizzie Allen
Blonde Crazy
(1931)
Mrs. Snyder
Indiscreet
(1931)
Aunt Kate
Bought!
(1931)
Mrs. Chauncey
Stranger in Town
(1931)
Mrs. Petrick
The Guardsman
(1931)
"Mama"
Local Boy Makes Good
(1931)
Maid
Lonely Wives
(1931)
Mrs. Mantel
The Man in Possession
(1931)
Esther
Under Eighteen
(1932)
Mrs. McCarthy
Polly of the Circus
(1932)
Mrs. Jennings
The Woman from Monte Carlo
(1932)
Dowager Party Guest
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
(1932)
Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy
Divorce In The Family
(1932)
Martha Jenkins
The First Year
(1932)
Emily Livingston
Panama Flo
(1932)
Sadie
Robbers' Roost
(1932)
Aunt Ellen
This Reckless Age
(1932)
Rhoda
The Passionate Plumber
(1932)
Aunt Charlotte
Union Depot
(1932)
Passenger at Information Desk (uncredited)
The Vampire Bat
(1933)
Aunt Gussie Schnappmann
Havana Widows
(1933)
Mrs. Ryan, the Landlady
The Warrior's Husband
(1933)
Buria
My Lips Betray
(1933)
Mamma Watscheck
Ladies They Talk About
(1933)
Aunt Maggie
Fog
(1933)
Mrs. Jackson
Big Executive
(1933)
Coroner's Wife
Shanghai Madness
(1933)
Mrs. Glissen
Here Comes the Navy
(1934)
Droopy's Mother
Lazy River
(1934)
Miss Minnie Lescalle
Return of the Terror
(1934)
Mrs. Elvery
Maybe It's Love
(1935)
Landlady
Happiness C.O.D.
(1935)
Aunt Addie
Party Wire
(1935)
Clara West
Ruggles of Red Gap
(1935)
'Ma' Pettingill
Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935)
Little Ellen Purdy
Poppy
(1936)
Sarah Tucker
The Leavenworth Case
(1936)
Phoebe Leavenworth
Doughnuts and Society
(1936)
Belle Dugan
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
(1936)
Maggie Devlin
Man Hunt
(1936)
Mariah Hoggins
When's Your Birthday?
(1937)
Mrs. Basscombe
Paradise Express
(1937)
Maggie Casey
Hollywood Cowboy
(1937)
Violet Butler
Fight for Your Lady
(1937)
Nadya
Live, Love and Learn
(1937)
Mrs. Crump
Champagne Waltz
(1937)
Mrs. Scribner
Riders of the Black Hills
(1938)
Mrs. Peggy Garth
Vivacious Lady
(1938)
Nagging Wife of Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Convict's Code
(1939)
Mrs. Magruder
Undercover Agent
(1939)
Mrs. Minnow
Exile Express
(1939)
Mrs. Smith
Meet Dr. Christian
(1939)
Mrs. Hastings
The Amazing Mr. Williams
(1939)
Landlady (uncredited)
Sabotage
(1939)
Mrs. Hopkins
Mountain Rhythm
(1939)
Ma Hutchins
My Wife's Relatives
(1939)
Widow Ella Jones
The Covered Trailer
(1939)
Widow Ella Jones
Li'l Abner
(1940)
Granny Scraggs
The Border Legion
(1940)
Hurricane Hattie McGuire
Remedy for Riches
(1940)
Mrs. Hastings
Colorado
(1940)
Etta Mae
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
Landlady (uncredited)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
(1940)
Mrs. Hastings
The Courageous Dr. Christian
(1940)
Mrs. Hastings
You Belong to Me
(1941)
Ella
They Meet Again
(1941)
Mrs. Hastings
West Point Widow
(1941)
Mrs. Willits
Glamour Boy
(1941)
Borax Betty
Among the Living
(1941)
Mrs. Pickens
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Anna
The Boogie Man Will Get You
(1942)
Amelia Jones
Henry and Dizzy
(1942)
Martha Bradley
Henry Aldrich, Editor
(1942)
Mrs. Norris
Dawn on the Great Divide
(1942)
Sarah Harkins
There's One Born Every Minute
(1942)
Agatha
Almost Married
(1942)
Mrs. Clayton
Reveille with Beverly
(1943)
Maggie (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
(1943)
Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
Lady Bodyguard
(1943)
Mother Hodges
The Princess and the Pirate
(1944)
Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'
Up in Arms
(1944)
Woman on Cable Car
I'm from Arkansas
(1944)
Matilda Jenkins
Rosie the Riveter
(1944)
Granma Quill
The Town Went Wild
(1944)
Judge Bingle
Bowery to Broadway
(1944)
Mame Alda
Man from Oklahoma
(1945)
Grandma Lane
Hitchhike to Happiness
(1945)
Mrs. Randall
The Suspect
(1945)
Mrs. Packer
The Plunderers
(1948)
Old Dame at Wedding
Slippy McGee
(1948)
Mrs. Dexter
Arson, Inc.
(1949)
Grandma
The Lawton Story
(1949)
Henrietta