Acting
Marjorie Main
- Born
- Feb 22, 1890 · Aged 85
- Died
- Apr 10, 1975
- Place of birth
- Acton, Indiana, USA
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 90
- TV credits
- 2
Also known as (1)
- Mary Tomlinson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Main (born Mary Tomlinson, February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American actress, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player and for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main worked in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit and in Chautauqua presentations, and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her first film was A House Divided in 1931. Main began playing upper class dowagers, but ultimately was typecast in abrasive, domineering, salty roles, for which her distinctive voice was well suited. She repeated her…
