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Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph
Jessie Ralph
Born: Nov 05, 1864 in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Died: May 30, 1944 in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Occupation: Actor
Active: '30s-'40s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Bank Dick, Camille, San Francisco
First Major Screen Credit: Cocktail Hour (1933)
7 Videos for Jessie Ralph
The Bank Dick (1940) Captain Blood (1935) Murder at the Vanities (1934)
After the Thin Man (1936) Mark of the Vampire (1935) One Night of Love (1934)
Camille (1936)
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Born in the waning months of the Civil War, Jessie Ralph made her stage debut with a Providence, RI, stock company in 1880. Her extensive Broadway experience ranged from Shakespearean classics to George M. Cohan musicals. She had appeared in films as early as 1915, but did not become a permanent Hollywood resident until 1933.

For the most part, Ralph was cast as kindly grandmas, sagacious maids, and stern but loving governesses; her finest screen performances included Peggoty in 1934's David Copperfield and a benign sorceress in 1940's The Blue Bird. Her gift for exuding imperious abrasiveness was amply demonstrated in such films as After the Thin Man (1936), and W.C.

Fields' The Bank Dick (1940), appearing in the latter as Fields' gorgon mother-in-law, Mrs. Hermisillio Brunch. Jessie Ralph retired in 1941 after enduring a leg amputation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.