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Birth date
1888-09-15 (136 Years)
Day of death
1974-08-03
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as
-Almira Sessions
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Filmography
The Andy Griffith Show
7.633
Overview:
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.The Wild Wild West
7.5
Overview:
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.The Red Skelton Show
7.375
Overview:
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.The Munsters
7.937
Overview:
A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.Night Gallery
7.797
Overview:
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7
Overview:
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.It's a Wonderful Life
8.271
Overview:
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.The Bob Hope Show
7
Overview:
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.Studio 57
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Overview:
Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 1954 to September 1955, and in syndication from 1955 to 1956.The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2
Overview:
The Barbara Stanwyck Show is an American anthology drama television series which ran on NBC from September 1960 to September 1961. Barbara Stanwyck served as hostess, and starred in all but four of the half-hour productions. The four she did not star in were actually pilot episodes of potential series programs which never materialized. Stanwyck won the Emmy Award in 1961 for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series. Three of the shows in which Stanwyck starred were an attempt at spinning off a dramatic series of her own, in which she appeared as "Josephine Little", an American woman running an import-export shop in Hong Kong. The series, produced at Desilu Studios, was directed by Stuart Rosenberg. The Barbara Stanwyck Show lasted one season. It aired at 10 p.m. Eastern on Mondays opposite Jackie Cooper's military sitcom Hennesey on CBS and the second half of Gardner McKay's Adventures in Paradise on ABC.The Wonderful World of Disney
7.8
Overview:
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.Rosemary's Baby
7.824
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A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.December Bride
5.5
Overview:
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.Letter to Loretta
6.5
Overview:
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.Rebel Without a Cause
7.514
Overview:
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.The Boston Strangler
6.7
Overview:
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.Monsieur Verdoux
7.698
Overview:
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.The Bishop's Wife
7.053
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An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.Madame Curie
7.1
Overview:
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.The Ox-Bow Incident
7.704
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A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.Blossoms in the Dust
6.563
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Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.Willard
6.1
Overview:
A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.Under the Yum-Yum Tree
5.9
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A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.The Southerner
6.5
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Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?Summer and Smoke
6.7
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In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
6.785
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A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.Sullivan's Travels
7.431
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Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.Ride, Vaquero!
5.875
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Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their Texas border territory.The Fountainhead
6.868
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An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.It's Always Fair Weather
7
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Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.Acting
1971Willard as Carrie Smith
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Old Woman (segment "The House")
1970Watermelon Man as Woman on Bus (uncredited)
1970Tick... Tick... Tick... as Townswoman (uncredited)
1969The Over the Hill Gang as Mrs. Fletcher
1968The Boston Strangler as Emma Hodak
1968Rosemary's Baby as Mrs. Sabatini (uncredited)
1968Carnival Nights as Old Lady on Midway
1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night as Mary
1966The Last of the Secret Agents? as Middle-Aged Lady at Topless a Go-Go (uncredited)
1965The Wild Wild West (1 Episode) as Old Lavinia (uncredited)
1964The Munsters (1 Episode) as The Woman
1963Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Woman (uncredited)
1961Summer and Smoke as Committee Woman (uncredited)
1960The Andy Griffith Show (1 Episode) as Mrs. Fletcher
1960The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1 Episode) as Cassie
1958The Badlanders as Old Woman Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
1958The Female Animal as Mabel (uncredited)
1956Calling Homicide as Mrs. Ida Dunsetter
1955Rebel Without a Cause as Planetarium Teacher (uncredited)
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Merrell, Housekeeper
1955It's Always Fair Weather as Longwood House Manager (uncredited)
1954Hell's Outpost as Mrs. O'Sullivan's Companion (uncredited)
1954The Wonderful World of Disney (1 Episode) as Angry Newspaper Customer (uncredited)
1954December Bride (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954Studio 57 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1953Forever Female as Mother at Airport (uncredited)
1953Paris Model as Mrs. Boggs
1953Letter to Loretta (1 Episode) as Second Lady
1953The Affairs of Dobie Gillis as Aunt Naomi
1953Ride, Vaquero! as Woman in Bank (uncredited)
1953The Blue Gardenia as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
1952Wagons West as Ada
1952Jack and the Beanstalk as Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
1952Oklahoma Annie as Carrie Fudge
1951The Red Skelton Show (1, 1 Episode) as Woman Watching Dancers-Star, Charity Woman
1951Here Comes the Groom as Wife on Airplane (uncredited)
1951Hollywood Honeymoon as Unknown
1950Summer Stock as Constance Fliggerton (uncredited)
1950The Old Frontier as Mrs. Smedley
1950Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Mrs. Hardwig
1950Kill the Umpire as Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
1950The Bob Hope Show (1 Episode) as Self
1949Undertow as Unknown
1949Roseanna McCoy as Cousin Zinny
1949The Fountainhead as Dominique's Housekeeper at Quarry (uncredited)
1949Night Unto Night as Hotel Maid
1949Dynamite as Jennie (uncredited)
1948Ladies of the Chorus as Party Guest
1948Apartment for Peggy as Mrs. Landon
1948Arthur Takes Over as Mrs. Barnafogle
1947The Bishop's Wife as First Lady in Michel's
1947Merton of the Movies as Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited)
1947Monsieur Verdoux as Lena Couvais
1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Miss Claybourne (uncredited)
1947Love and Learn as The Bride (uncredited)
1946It's a Wonderful Life as Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
1946The Missing Lady as Miss Effie
1946Night and Day as Woman in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
1946Fear as Mrs. Williams - Landlady
1946The Diary of a Chambermaid as Marianne
1945Woman Who Came Back as Bessie
1945The All-Star Bond Rally as Woman Next to Fibber in Audience
1945The Southerner as Mrs. Burke (uncredited)
1945Two O'Clock Courage as Mrs. Daniels (uncredited)
1944The Doughgirls as Hotel maid
1944The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek as Mrs. Mariah Woodson (uncredited)
1944Dixie Jamboree as Mrs. Ellabella Jackson, Susan's Aunt
1944Maisie Goes to Reno as Lady with Reno Bus Ticket (Uncredited)
1944Bathing Beauty as Ms. Phillips (uncredited)
1944Henry Aldrich's Little Secret as Aunt Maude
1943Madame Curie as Madame Michaud (uncredited)
1943The Heat's On as Hannah Bainbridge
1943My Kingdom for a Cook as Hattie
1943Presenting Lily Mars as Boardinghouse Manager
1943Slightly Dangerous as Peggy's landlady (uncredited)
1943The Ox-Bow Incident as Miss Swanson (uncredited)
1942Obliging Young Lady as Maid at Lake Mohawk Lodge
1941Sullivan's Travels as Ursula Kornheiser
1941Three Girls About Town as Tessie Conarchy, scrubwoman
1941Sun Valley Serenade as Nurse
1941Blossoms in the Dust as Mrs. Brown
1941She Knew All the Answers as Elaine Wingate
1940Little Nellie Kelly as Miss Corrigan (uncredited)
1933Paul Revere, Jr. as Townswoman
1932Wayward as Aunt Mary Lou Reed (uncredited)
1932The Symphony Murder Mystery as Concert-Goer (uncredited)