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Mae Marsh
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 73
Also known asMary Wayne "Mae" Marsh, Mary Wayne MarshGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn07/11/1894Born inMadrid, New Mexico Territory , USADied13/02/1968 (aged 73)Died inHermosa BeachCausecardioplegia, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ153332 ↗Buried atPacific Crest CemeteryTMDb#8829 ↗

Mae Marsh was an American film actress whose career spanned over 50 years. She was a film star during the silent era and known for her work with D. W. Griffith, including on his films The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).

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Filmography103 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019I Am Not a RacistMovieFlora (archive footage) (uncredited)125
1993The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'MovieSelf (Archive footage)99
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovieSelf (archive footage)81
1964Cheyenne AutumnMovieWoman (uncredited)70
1963Donovan's ReefMovieFamily Council Member (uncredited)69
1961Two Rode TogetherMovieHanna Clegg (uncredited)67
1960Sergeant RutledgeMovieMrs. Nellie Hackett (uncredited)66
1959BonanzaSeriesMary65
1958The Last HurrahMovieMourner at Wake (uncredited)64
1957Wagon TrainSeriesMrs. Jesse Grant63
1957The Wings of EaglesMovieNurse Crumley (uncredited)63
1956While the City SleepsMovieMrs. Manners62
1956JulieMovieHysterical Passenger62
1956The SearchersMovieDark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited)62
1956Girls in PrisonMovie'Grandma' Edwards62
1955The Tall MenMovieEmigrant (uncredited)61
1955Hell on Frisco BayMovieMrs. Cobb, Steve's Landlady (uncredited)61
1955Prince of PlayersMovieWitch in 'Macbeth' (uncredited)61
1954A Star Is BornMovieMalibu Party Guest (uncredited)60
1953The Sun Shines BrightMovieGAR Woman at the Ball59
1953TitanicMovieWoman to Whom Norman Gave His Seat (uncredited)59
1953The RobeMovieJerusalem Woman Aiding Demetrius (uncredited)59
1953A Blueprint for MurderMovieAnna Swenson (uncredited)59
1952The Quiet ManMovieFather Paul's Mother (uncredited)58
1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeMovieMrs. Clara Fettles (uncredited)56
1950The GunfighterMovieMrs. O'Brien (uncredited)56
1950My Blue HeavenMovieMaid (uncredited)56
1949It Happens Every SpringMovieGreenleaf's Maid (uncredited)55
1949The Fighting KentuckianMovieSister Hattie55
1949A Letter to Three WivesMovieMiss Jenkins (uncredited)55
1949ImpactMovieMrs. King55
1949Everybody Does ItMovieHarris55
19483 GodfathersMovieMrs. Perley Sweet54
1948Fort ApacheMovieMrs. Gates54
1948Green Grass of WyomingMovieRace Spectator (uncredited)54
1948Deep WatersMovieMolly Thatcher54
1947Mother Wore TightsMovieResort Guest (uncredited)53
1947Miracle on 34th StreetMovieWoman in Santa Line (uncredited)53
1947Daisy KenyonMovieWoman Leaving Apartment (uncredited)53
1947Thunder in the ValleyMovieFlower Vendor53
1946My Darling ClementineMovieSimpson's Sister (uncredited)52
1945Leave Her to HeavenMovieFisherwoman (uncredited)51
1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynMovieTynmore Sister (uncredited)51
1943The Song of BernadetteMovieMadame Blanche - Townswoman (uncredited)49
1943The Meanest Man in the WorldMovieOld Lady (uncredited)49
1943The Moon Is DownMovieVillager (uncredited)49
1943Jane EyreMovieLeah (uncredited)49
1942Tales of ManhattanMovieMolly48
1942Blue, White and PerfectMovieMrs. Bertha Toby48
1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeMovieMrs. Phillips (uncredited)48
1942Just Off BroadwayMovieAutograph Seeker (uncredited)48
1941Remember the DayMovieTeacher47
1941Great GunsMovieAunt Martha47
1941Belle StarrMoviePreacher's Wife (uncredited)47
1941For Beauty's SakeMovieNight Manager (uncredited)47
1941Swamp WaterMovieMrs. McCord (uncredited)47
1940The Grapes of WrathMovieMuley's Wife (uncredited)46
1940Young PeopleMovieMaria Liggett46
1940The Man Who Wouldn't TalkMovieMrs. Stetson46
1939Swanee RiverMovieMrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)45
1939Drums Along the MohawkMoviePioneer Woman (uncredited)45
1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceMovieExtra as Empire State Building Tourist45
1934Little Man, What Now?MovieHis Wife40
1933Alice in WonderlandMovieSheep39
1932The Movie AlbumMovie(archive footage)38
1932That's My BoyMovieMother Scott38
1932Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMovieAunt Jane38
1931Over the HillMovieMa Shelby37
1925The RatMovieOdile Etrange31
1924DaddiesMovieRuth Atkins30
1924ArabellaMovieArabella30
1923The White RoseMovieBessie29
1923Paddy The Next Best ThingMoviePaddy Adair29
1922Flames of PassionMovieDorothy Hawke28
1920The Little 'Fraid LadyMovieCecilia Carne26
1919The Mother and the LawMovieThe Little Dear One25
1917Polly of the CircusMoviePolly23
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovieThe Dear One (Modern Story)22
1916A Wild Girl of the SierrasMovieThe Wild Girl22
1915The Birth of a NationMovieFlora Cameron21
1915His LessonMovieParticipant in Mob Scene (uncredited)21
1914The Avenging ConscienceMovieThe Maid20
1914Judith of BethuliaMovieNaomi20
1914Home, Sweet HomeMovieApple Pie Mary Smith20
1914The Life of General VillaMovieAmerican lover20
1914Moonshine MollyMovieMolly Boone20
1914Brute ForceMovieLilywhite20
1913The Battle at Elderbush GulchMovieSally Cameron19
1913The Little TeaseMovieThe Little Tease, as an Adult19
1913The WandererMovieThe Other Parents' Daughter, as an Adult19
1913The Tender Hearted BoyMovieThe Tender-Hearted Boy's Sweetheart19
1913For the Son of the HouseMovieThe Young Woman19
1913The Telephone Girl and the LadyMovieThe Telephone Girl19
1913His Mother's SonMovieThe Daughter19
1913The Perfidy of MaryMovieMary19
1912The New York HatMovieA Town Gossip18
1912A Beast at BayMovieThe Young Woman's Friend18
1912Lena and the GeeseMovieThe 'Adopted' Daughter18
1912The School Teacher and the WaifMovieSchoolgirl18
1912The Sands of DeeMovieMary18
1912Man's GenesisMovieLillywhite18
1912Two Daughters of EveMovie—18
1912BrutalityMovieThe Young Woman18