Margaret Dumont
Acting
Born: 1882-10-19 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 1965-03-06
Biography
Margaret Dumont would probably consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best). By all accounts she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on), which is of course a major reason why she's so funny. Apart from a small role in a 1917 Dickens adaptation, she spent her early career on the stage, ending up with the Marxes in the late 1920s in the stage versions of The Cocoanuts (1
🎬 Movies (30)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
(archive footage)
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982
(archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
What a Way to Go!
1964
Mrs. Foster
Zotz!
1962
Persephone Updike
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960
Dowager #1
Auntie Mame
1958
Noblewoman in Play (uncredited)
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
Georgianna Fitzdingle
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
Mrs. Whitelaw
Three for Bedroom C
1952
Mrs. Agnes Hawthorne
Little Giant
1946
Mrs. Hendrickson
Susie Steps Out
1946
Mrs. Starr
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder
Diamond Horseshoe
1945
Mrs. Standish
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
Aunt Dolly / Aunt Arabella
Bathing Beauty
1944
Mrs. Allenwood
Up in Arms
1944
Mrs. Willoughby
Seven Days Ashore
1944
Mrs. Croxton-Lynch
The Dancing Masters
1943
Louise Harlan
About Face
1942
Mrs. Culpepper
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
Flo Faulkner - Landlady
Born to Sing
1942
Mrs. E. V. Lawson
Rhythm Parade
1942
Ophelia MacDougal
Tales of Manhattan
1942
Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
Martha Phelps
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
Mrs. Hemogloben
For Beauty's Sake
1941
Mrs. Franklin Evans
