Actor
Mae Marsh
1894 – 1968
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 7 November 1894, Madrid, New Mexico Territory , USA
- Died
- 13 February 1968
Mae Marsh was an American actress who became a major silent-era star in D. W. Griffith's films, notably The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. After her leading-lady years she worked for decades as a character actress, often in small roles for John Ford.
Where to start
The Birth of a Nation (1915)Full guide
Her breakout role in Griffith's landmark and controversial epic made her a major star.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)In the library
Griffith's ambitious follow-up, in which she had a leading role in the modern-day storyline.
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)Full guide
An early example of her later career as a supporting player in John Ford's films.
The Quiet Man (1952)Full guide
One of many Ford films in which she appeared in a small supporting part.
The Searchers (1956)Full guide
Another Ford classic in her long run of character roles, showing her career spanning silent and sound eras.
Their films in the library
Awards
No major awards are documented here.
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- 1912The New York HatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as A Town Gossip
- 1912The Old ActorLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1912The Lesser EvilLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Young Woman's Companion
- 1912A Beast at BayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Young Woman's Friend
- 1912Man's GenesisLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lillywhite
- 1912Lena and the GeeseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The 'Adopted' Daughter
- 1912The School Teacher and the WaifLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Schoolgirl
- 1912The Sands of DeeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary
- 1912A Lodging for the NightLog in to add it to the libraryActor as First Mexican Couple - the Woman
- 1912A Voice from the DeepLog in to add it to the libraryActor as On Beach
- 1912A Temporary TruceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as A Murdered Settler (uncredited)
- 1912Home FolksLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1912Two Daughters of EveLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1912BrutalityLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Young Woman
- 1913The Battle at Elderbush GulchLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sally Cameron
- 1913The WandererLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Other Parents' Daughter, as an Adult
- 1913The Telephone Girl and the LadyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Telephone Girl
- 1913FateLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mother, Loving Family
- 1913For the Son of the HouseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Young Woman
- 1913Three FriendsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Wife's Friend
- 1913The Little TeaseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Little Tease, as an Adult
- 1913The Perfidy of MaryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary
- 1913Love in an Apartment HotelLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Angelina Millingford - a Maid
- 1913His Mother's SonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Daughter
- 1913By Man's LawLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ann Calvert - Sister Owner
- 1913Broken WaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- 1913An Adventure in the Autumn WoodsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Girl
- 1913The Tender Hearted BoyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Tender-Hearted Boy's Sweetheart
- 1913Near To EarthLog in to add it to the libraryActor as One of Gato's Sweetheart's Friends
- 1913The ReformersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Daughter
- 1914The Avenging ConscienceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Maid
- 1914Judith of BethuliaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Naomi
- 1914Home, Sweet HomeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Apple Pie Mary Smith
- 1914Brute ForceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lilywhite
- 1914The Life of General VillaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as American lover
- 1914The EscapeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jennie Joyce
- 1914Moonshine MollyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Molly Boone
- 1915The Birth of a NationLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Flora Cameron
- 1915His LessonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
- 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Dear One (Modern Story)
- 1916Hoodoo AnnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hoodoo Ann
- 1916A Wild Girl of the SierrasLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Wild Girl
- 1916A Child of the Paris StreetsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Julie / the Child-Wife
- 1916The Marriage of Molly-OLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Molly-O
- 1917Polly of the CircusLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Polly
- 1917The Cinderella ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marjorie Caner
- 1917Sunshine AlleyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nell
- 1918Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your HandLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Belgian Girl
- 1918The Beloved TraitorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary Garland
- 1918The Face in the DarkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jane Ridgeway
- 1918All WomanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Susan Sweeney
- 1918The Racing StrainLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lucille Cameron
- 1919The Mother and the LawLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Little Dear One
- 1919Spotlight SadieLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sadie Sullivan
- 1919The Bondage of BarbaraLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Barbara Grey
- 1920The Little 'Fraid LadyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Cecilia Carne
- 1921Nobody's KidLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1922Flames of PassionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dorothy Hawke
- 1922Till We Meet AgainLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marion Bates
- 1923The White RoseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bessie
- 1923Paddy The Next Best ThingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Paddy Adair
- 1924DaddiesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ruth Atkins
- 1924ArabellaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Arabella
- 1925The RatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Odile Etrange
- 1925Tides of PassionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Charity
- 1927Life in Hollywood No. 4Log in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1931Over the HillLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ma Shelby
- 1932The Movie AlbumLog in to add it to the libraryActor as (archive footage)
- 1932Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Aunt Jane
- 1932That's My BoyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mother Scott
- 1933Alice in WonderlandLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sheep
- 1934Little Man, What Now?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as His Wife
- 1935Black FuryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Mary Novak
- 1936Hollywood BoulevardLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Carlotta Blakeford
- 1939Drums Along the MohawkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Extra as Empire State Building Tourist
- 1939Swanee RiverLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
- 1940The Grapes of WrathLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Muley's Wife (uncredited)
- 1940Young PeopleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Maria Liggett
- 1940The Man Who Wouldn't TalkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Stetson
- 1941Tobacco RoadLog in to add it to the libraryActor as County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1941Swamp WaterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. McCord (uncredited)
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- 1941Belle StarrLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Preacher's Wife (uncredited)
- 1941Remember the DayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Teacher
- 1941For Beauty's SakeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Night Manager (uncredited)
- 1942Tales of ManhattanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Molly
- 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)
- 1942Blue, White and PerfectLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Bertha Toby
- 1942It's Everybody's WarLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Stone (uncredited)
- 1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- 1942It Happened in FlatbushLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Aunt Mae (uncredited)
- 1942Just Off BroadwayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
- 1942The Man in the TrunkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Inge (uncredited)
- 1943Jane EyreLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Leah (uncredited)
- 1943The Song of BernadetteLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Madame Blanche - Townswoman (uncredited)
- 1943The Moon Is DownLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Villager (uncredited)
- 1943Quiet Please, MurderLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Miss Hartwig
- 1943The Meanest Man in the WorldLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Old Lady (uncredited)
- 1943Dixie DuganLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Sloan
- 1945Leave Her to HeavenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Fisherwoman (uncredited)
- 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tynmore Sister (uncredited)
- 1946My Darling ClementineLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Simpson's Sister (uncredited)
- 1946SmokyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Woman Watching Parade (uncredited)
- 1947Miracle on 34th StreetLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Woman in Santa Line (uncredited)
- 1947Daisy KenyonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Woman Leaving Apartment (uncredited)
- 1947Mother Wore TightsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Resort Guest (uncredited)
- 1947Thunder in the ValleyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Flower Vendor
- 1948Fort ApacheLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Gates
- 19483 GodfathersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Perley Sweet
- 1948Green Grass of WyomingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Race Spectator (uncredited)
- 1948Deep WatersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Molly Thatcher
- 1949A Letter to Three WivesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Miss Jenkins (uncredited)
- 1949The Fighting KentuckianLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sister Hattie
- 1949ImpactLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. King
- 1949It Happens Every SpringLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited)
- 1949Everybody Does ItLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Harris
- 1950The GunfighterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. O'Brien (uncredited)
- 1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Clara Fettles (uncredited)
- 1950My Blue HeavenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Maid (uncredited)
- 1952The Quiet ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Father Paul's Mother (uncredited)
- 1952Night Without SleepLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Maid (Uncredited)
- 1953The RobeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jerusalem Woman Aiding Demetrius (uncredited)
- 1953TitanicLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Woman to Whom Norman Gave His Seat (uncredited)
- 1953The Sun Shines BrightLog in to add it to the libraryActor as GAR Woman at the Ball
- 1953A Blueprint for MurderLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Anna Swenson (uncredited)
- 1954A Star Is BornLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1955The Tall MenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Emigrant (uncredited)
- 1955Hell on Frisco BayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Cobb, Steve's Landlady (uncredited)
- 1955Prince of PlayersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Witch in 'Macbeth' (uncredited)
- 1956The SearchersFull guideActor as Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited)
- 1956While the City SleepsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Manners
- 1956JulieLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hysterical Passenger
- 1956Girls in PrisonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as 'Grandma' Edwards
- 1957The Wings of EaglesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nurse Crumley (uncredited)
- 1958The Last HurrahLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
- 1960Sergeant RutledgeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Nellie Hackett (uncredited)
- 1961Two Rode TogetherLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hanna Clegg (uncredited)
- 1963Donovan's ReefLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Family Council Member (uncredited)
- 1964Cheyenne AutumnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Woman (uncredited)
- 1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 1988Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for MeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 1993The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (Archive footage)
- 2019I Am Not a RacistLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Flora (archive footage) (uncredited)
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.