Mary Tomlinson, professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, notable as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for her role as Ma Kettle in 10 Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main started her career in vaudeville and theatre, and appeared in film classics, such as Dead End (1937), The Women (1939), Dark Command (1940), The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Meet Me in St.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The World of Abbott and CostelloMovie | Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap | 75 |
| 1957 | Wagon TrainSeries | Cassie Tanner | 67 |
| 1956 | Friendly PersuasionMovie | The Widow Hudspeth | 66 |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the OzarksMovie | Ma Kettle | 66 |
| 1954 | The Long, Long TrailerMovie | Mrs. Hittaway | 64 |
| 1954 | Rose MarieMovie | Lady Jane Dunstock | 64 |
| 1954 | December BrideSeries | — | 64 |
| 1954 | Ma and Pa Kettle at HomeMovie | Ma Kettle | 64 |
| 1951 | Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the FarmMovie | Ma Kettle | 61 |
| 1951 | It's a Big CountryMovie | Mrs. Wrenley | 61 |
| 1951 | Mr. ImperiumMovie | Mrs. Cabot | 61 |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownMovie | Ma Kettle | 60 |
| 1950 | Summer StockMovie | Esmé | 60 |
| 1949 | Ma and Pa KettleMovie | Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle | 59 |
| 1948 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'Movie | Maribel Mathews | 58 |
| 1947 | The Egg and IMovie | Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle | 57 |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapMovie | Widow Hawkins | 57 |
| 1946 | The Harvey GirlsMovie | Sonora Cassidy | 56 |
| 1946 | The Show-OffMovie | Mrs. Fisher | 56 |
| 1946 | UndercurrentMovie | Lucy | 56 |
| 1945 | Murder, He SaysMovie | Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson | 55 |
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. LouisMovie | Katie | 54 |
| 1944 | RationingMovie | Iris Tuttle | 54 |
| 1944 | Gentle AnnieMovie | Annie Goss | 54 |
| 1943 | Heaven Can WaitMovie | Mrs. Strabel | 53 |
| 1943 | Johnny Come LatelyMovie | 'Gashouse' Mary | 53 |
| 1942 | Tennessee JohnsonMovie | Mrs. Maude Fisher | 52 |
| 1942 | We Were DancingMovie | Judge Hawkes | 52 |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the HillsMovie | Granny Becky | 51 |
| 1941 | Honky TonkMovie | Mrs. Varner | 51 |
| 1941 | The Trial of Mary DuganMovie | Mrs. Collins | 51 |
| 1940 | Women Without NamesMovie | Mrs. Lowery | 50 |
| 1940 | Dark CommandMovie | Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams | 50 |
| 1940 | Susan and GodMovie | Mary | 50 |
| 1940 | I Take This WomanMovie | Gertie | 50 |
| 1940 | The Captain is a LadyMovie | Sarah May Willett | 50 |
| 1939 | The WomenMovie | Lucy | 49 |
| 1939 | They Shall Have MusicMovie | Mrs. Miller | 49 |
| 1939 | Another Thin ManMovie | Mrs. Dolley | 49 |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their FacesMovie | Mrs. Arkelian | 49 |
| 1938 | Test PilotMovie | Landlady | 48 |
| 1938 | Too Hot to HandleMovie | Miss Wayne | 48 |
| 1938 | Little Tough GuyMovie | Mrs. Boylan | 48 |
| 1938 | Prison FarmMovie | Matron Brand | 48 |
| 1938 | Boy of the StreetsMovie | Mrs. Mary Brennan | 48 |
| 1938 | There Goes My HeartMovie | Fireless Cooker Customer (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1938 | Three ComradesMovie | Old woman by phone (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1938 | Under the Big TopMovie | Sara Post | 48 |
| 1937 | Dead EndMovie | Mrs. Martin | 47 |
| 1937 | The ShadowMovie | Hannah Gillespie | 47 |
| 1937 | The Wrong RoadMovie | Martha Foster | 47 |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Movie | Self | 46 |
| 1934 | Music in the AirMovie | Anna (Uncredited) | 44 |
| 1933 | Close RelationsMovie | Woman in Depot (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1932 | Broken LullabyMovie | Frau Schmidt - Townswoman (uncredited) | 42 |
| 1932 | Hot SaturdayMovie | Gossip in Window (uncredited) | 42 |