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Alice Brady was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in 1939. Her films include My Man Godfrey (1936), in which she plays the flighty mother of Carole Lombard's character, and In Old Chicago (1937) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Born
Wednesday, 02 November 1892
Died
Saturday, 28 October 1939
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Biography | Molly O'Leary | 1987 |
| Young Mr. Lincoln | Abigail Clay | 1939 |
| Zenobia | Mrs. Carter | 1939 |
| Joy of Living | Minerva Garret / Minerva Garrett | 1938 |
| Goodbye Broadway | Molly Malloy | 1938 |
| In Old Chicago | Molly O'Leary | 1938 |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | Aunt Hortense | 1937 |
| One Hundred Men and a Girl | Mrs. Frost | 1937 |
| Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Mme. Sonia Moro | 1937 |
| Call It a Day | Muriel West | 1937 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Biography | Molly O'Leary | 1987 |
| Young Mr. Lincoln | Abigail Clay | 1939 |
| Zenobia | Mrs. Carter | 1939 |
| Joy of Living | Minerva Garret / Minerva Garrett | 1938 |
| Goodbye Broadway | Molly Malloy | 1938 |
| In Old Chicago | Molly O'Leary | 1938 |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | Aunt Hortense | 1937 |
| One Hundred Men and a Girl | Mrs. Frost | 1937 |
| Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Mme. Sonia Moro | 1937 |
| Call It a Day | Muriel West | 1937 |
| Mama Steps Out | Ada Cuppy | 1937 |
| Breakdowns of 1937 | Herself / Self | 1937 |
| Three Smart Girls | Mrs. Lyons | 1936 |
| Mind Your Own Business | Melba Shanks | 1936 |
| Go West Young Man | Mrs. Struthers / Mrs. Addie Struthers | 1936 |
| My Man Godfrey | Angelica Bullock | 1936 |
| The Harvester | Mrs. Biddle | 1936 |
| Metropolitan | Ghita Galin | 1935 |
| Lady Tubbs | Henrietta Tubbs | 1935 |
| Let 'em Have It | Aunt Ethel | 1935 |
| Gold Diggers of 1935 | Mrs. Prentiss / Matilda Prentiss | 1935 |
| The Gay Divorcee | Aunt Hortense / Hortense | 1934 |
| Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen | Molly Prentiss | 1934 |
| Should Ladies Behave | Laura Merrick | 1933 |
| Stage Mother | Kitty Lorraine | 1933 |
| Broadway to Hollywood | Lulu Hackett | 1933 |
| Beauty for Sale | Henrietta Sherwood / Mrs. Henrietta Sherwood | 1933 |
| When Ladies Meet | Bridget Drake / Bridget | 1933 |
| Out of the Chorus | Florence Maddis | 1923 |
| Hush Money | Evelyn Murray | 1923 |
| The Leopardess | Tiare | 1923 |
| Anna Ascends | Anna Ayyob | 1922 |
| Her Great Chance | Lola Gray | 1922 |
| A Trip to Paramountown | Herself / Self | 1922 |
| Dawn of the East | Countess Natalya | 1921 |
| The New York Idea | Cynthia Karslake | 1920 |
| Sinners | Mary Horton | 1920 |
| The Fear Market | Sylvia Stone | 1920 |
| In the Hollow of Her Hand | Hetty Castleton | 1919 |
| The Redhead | Dazil Mellows | 1919 |
| Marie, Ltd. | Drina Hilliard | 1919 |
| The Indestructible Wife | Charlotte Ordway | 1919 |
| The World to Live In | Rita Charles | 1919 |
| The Death Dance | Flora Farnsworth | 1918 |
| At the Mercy of Men | Vera Souroff | 1918 |
| The Trap | Doris Shaw | 1918 |
| The Spurs of Sybil | Sybil Drew | 1918 |
| The Ordeal of Rosetta | Rosetta / Lola Gelardi (twins) | 1918 |
| Woman and Wife | Jane Eyre | 1918 |
| Her Silent Sacrifice | Arlette | 1917 |
| A Maid of Belgium | Adoree | 1917 |
| Betsy Ross | Betsy Griscom | 1917 |
| A Self-Made Widow | Sylvia | 1917 |
| Maternity | Ellen Franklin | 1917 |
| The Dancer's Peril | Mother / Daughter | 1917 |
| Miss Petticoats | Miss Petticoats | 1916 |
| La vie de Bohème | Mimi | 1916 |
| Tangled Fates | Jane Lawson | 1916 |
| Then I'll Come Back to You | Barbara Allison | 1916 |
| The Woman in 47 | Viola Donizetti | 1916 |
| The Ballet Girl | Jenny Pearl | 1916 |
| The Lure of Woman | Katie O'Day | 1915 |
| The Boss | Emily Griswold | 1915 |
| As Ye Sow | Dora Leland | 1914 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1938 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1937 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
