Deceased

How Did Queenie Smith Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 79

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn07/09/1898Born inNew York City, New York, USADied05/08/1978Died inBurbankCausecancerWikidataQ3414025 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#120010 ↗

Queenie Smith was an American stage, television, and film actress. In later life she became a talent agent. Today's audiences may know her best for her Southern-belle character roles in the W. C. Fields-Bing Crosby film Mississippi (1935) and the Irene Dunne-Allan Jones musical Show Boat (1936); her role as Jimmy Durante's wife in the Christmas perennial The Great Rupert (1950); and for her appearances as The Bowery Boys' Irish landlady (1956–57).

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Filmography43 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1978	Foul PlayMovie	Elsie	80
1978	The EndMovie	Old Lady in Driving School Car	80
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Helen Lindsay	79
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries	—	79
1977	FishSeries	—	79
1976	Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage RunawayMovie	Old Woman	78
1975	Barney MillerSeries	Mrs. Fuller	77
1975	HustleMovie	Customer	77
1975	The Day of the LocustMovie	Palsied Lady	77
1974	Little House on the PrairieSeries	Amanda Whipple	76
1974	RhodaSeries	—	76
1974	Chico and the ManSeries	—	76
1972	The WaltonsSeries	—	74
1971	The Funny SideSeries	Elderly Wife	73
1970	The Odd CoupleSeries	Mrs. Grapney	72
1969	Then Came BronsonSeries	Cleaning Woman	71
1969	My World and Welcome to ItSeries	—	71
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Little Old Lady	70
1968	Here's LucySeries	Helen	70
1968	The Legend of Lylah ClareMovie	Hairdresser	70
1967	He & SheSeries	Mrs. Gruber	69
1966	That GirlSeries	—	68
1966	The MonkeesSeries	Mrs. Filchok	68
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Mrs. Collins	64
1957	Sweet Smell of SuccessMovie	Mildred Tam (uncredited)	59
1957	Hold That HypnotistMovie	Kate Kelly	59
1956	You Can't Run Away from ItMovie	Elderly Lady	58
1956	Hot ShotsMovie	Kate Kelly	58
1955	My Sister EileenMovie	Alice (uncredited)	57
1950	The Great RupertMovie	Mrs. Amendola	52
1950	Union StationMovie	Landlady (uncredited)	52
1950	CagedMovie	Marie's Mother (uncredited)	52
1950	Prisoners in PetticoatsMovie	Beatrice	52
1948	The Snake PitMovie	Lola (uncredited)	50
1948	Sleep, My LoveMovie	Grace Vernay	50
1947	The Long NightMovie	Mrs. Tully	49
1946	The KillersMovie	Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)	48
1946	NocturneMovie	Queenie	48
1939	On Your ToesMovie	Mrs. Lil Dolan	41
1936	Show BoatMovie	Ellie May Chipley	38
1936	Special Agent K-7Movie	Ollie O'Dea	38
1935	MississippiMovie	Alabam	37
1934	Masks and MemoriesMovie	Queenie	36