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