Margaret Seddon

Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress.

Biography She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret McWade. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film Mr Deeds Goes to Town. On Broadway, Seddon performed in Modern Marriage (1911) and The Things That Count (1913). She was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Selected filmography

The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915) - Polly The Old Homestead (1915) - Rickety Ann Miss Robinson Crusoe (1917) - Aunt Eloise The Girl Without A Soul (1917) - Henrietta Hateman The Land of Promise (1917) - Miss Pringle The Unveiling Hand (1919) - Mrs. Bellamy The Country Cousin (1919) - Mrs. Howitt The Miracle of Money (1920) - Patricia Hodges Wings of Pride (1920) - Mrs. Prentice Headin' Home (1920) - Babe's Mother The Inside of the Cup (1921) - Mrs. Garvin The Highest Law (1921) - Mrs. Goodwin The Man Worth While (1921) - Mrs. Ward The Case of Becky (1921) - Mrs. Emerson The Blasphemer (1921) - Mrs. Harden - John's Mother Just Around the Corner (1921) - Ma Birdsong A Man's Home (1921) - Amanda Green School Days (1921) - His Teacher Boomerang Bill (1922) - Annie's Mother Sonny (1922) - Mrs. Crosby Timothy's Quest (1922) - Samantha Ann Ripley The Man Who Played God (1922) - Old Woman The Lights of New York (1922) - Mrs. Reid Women Men Marry (1922) - Hetty Page Brass (1923) - Mrs. Baldwin Little Church Around the Corner (1923) - Mrs. Wallace The Bright Shawl (1923) - Carmencita Escobar Little Johnny Jones (1923) - Mrs. Jones The Gold Diggers (1923) - Mrs. La Mar Through the Dark (1924) - Mother McGinn A Lady of Quality (1924) - Lady Daphne Wildairs The Human Terror (1924) Women Who Give (1924) - Ma Keeler The Night Message (1924) - Mrs. Longstreet The Confidence Man (1924) - Mrs. X The Snob (1924) - Mrs. Curry The Lady (1925) - Mrs. Cairns New Lives for Old (1925) - Widow Turrene On the Threshold (1925) - Martha McKay A Broadway Butterfly (1925) - Mrs. Steel Proud Flesh (1925) - Mrs. O'Malley The Midshipman (1925) - Mrs. Randall Wages for Wives (1925) - Annie Bailey The Golden Cocoon (1925) - Mrs. Shannon Wild Oats Lane (1926) - The Mother Things Wives Tell (1926) Rolling Home (1926) - Mrs. Alden Blarney (1926) - Peggy's Aunt The Nickel-Hopper (1926, Short) - Paddy's Mother A Regular Scout (1926) - Mrs. Monroe Driven from Home (1927) Matinee Ladies (1927) - Mrs. Smith White Pants Willie (1927) - Winifred Barnes Quality Street (1927) - Nancy Willoughby Home Made (1927) - Mrs. White Silk Legs (1927) - Mrs. Fulton Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) - Lorelei's Mother The Actress (1928) - Miss Trafalgar Gower The Bellamy Trial (1929) - Mother Ives She Goes to War (1929) - Tom's Mother Dance Hall (1929) - Mrs. Flynn Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) - Jerry’s Mother After the Fog (1929) - Letitia Barker The Dude Wrangler (1930) - Aunt Mary Dancing Sweeties (1930) - Mrs. Cleaver Divorce Among Friends (1930) - Maid Smilin' Through (1932) - Ellen If I Had a Million (1932) - Mrs. Small - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) Bachelor Mother (1932) - Cynthia Wilson Broadway Bad (1933) - Bixby (uncredited) Lilly Turner (1933) - Mrs. Turner The Return of Casey Jones (1933) - Mrs. Mary Martin Heroes for Sale (1933) - Jeanette Holmes Midshipman Jack (1933) - Mrs. Burns Walls of Gold (1933) - Mrs. Satterlee The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933) - Mrs. John Strong Shock (1934) - Housekeeper (uncredited) Babes in Toyland (1934) - Widow Piper (uncredited) David Copperfield (1935) - Dora's Aunt (uncredited) The Flame Within (1935) - Mrs. Ida Grenfell Two Sinners (1935) - Mrs. Summerstone The Girl Friend (1935) - Grandma Henry It's in the Air (1935) - Mrs. Martha (uncredited) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) - Jane Faulkner (uncredited) The Big Game (1936) - Mother Jenkins (uncredited) A Woman Rebels (1936) - Serena (uncredited) Let's Make a Million (1936) - Aunt Martha College Holiday (1936) - Mrs. Schloggenheimer The Road Back (1937) - Mother (uncredited) Danger - Love at Work (1937) - Aunt Pitty Breakfast for Two (1937) - Stockholder (uncredited) Having Wonderful Time (1938) - Mrs. G (scenes deleted) Raffles (1939) - Maud Holden The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Older Sister (uncredited) Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) - Mrs. Julia Cray, Skin Allergy Patient Strike Up the Band (1940) - Old Lady (scenes deleted) Friendly Neighbors (1940) - Martha Williams The Bank Dick (1940) - Old Lady in Car (uncredited) Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) - Mrs. Bartlett Roxie Hart (1942) - Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited) The Remarkable Andrew (1942) - Mrs. Kelly (uncredited) The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942) - The Twin Take a Letter, Darling (1942) - Aunt Judy Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) - Cynthia Quentin The Meanest Man in the World (1943) - Mrs. Frances H. Leggitt Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Miss Pringle (uncredited) Honeymoon Lodge (1943) - Elderly Woman (uncredited) I Dood It (1943) - Woman Sitting Next to Joseph (uncredited) House by the River (1950) - Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest Three Desperate Men (1951) - Mrs. Denton