Image: Wikimedia CommonsAline MacMahon
Actress (1899-1991)
- Born May 3, 1899
- 3 movies
Aline MacMahon (3 May 1899 to 12 October 1991) was an American actress of stage and screen, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. She made her Broadway debut in Edgar Selwyn's The Mirage in 1920 and went on to appear in more than 30 Broadway productions. Warner Bros. brought her to film in 1931, and she became a dependable presence in character parts, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Dragon Seed (1944). She retired in 1975.
Aline MacMahon appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1948 to 1955. Most of that work is in western, action and adventure.
Known for
- Dragon Seed (1944). Earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
- The Search (1948). MacMahon was part of the cast of this 1948 feature.
- The Flame and the Arrow (1950). MacMahon was part of the cast of this 1950 feature.
- The Man from Laramie (1955). MacMahon was part of the cast of this 1955 feature.
Career
Director Mervyn LeRoy spotted MacMahon in the Los Angeles tour of Once in a Lifetime, and her first film was Five Star Final (1931). At Warner Bros. her parts included Trixie Lorraine in Gold Diggers of 1933. Her Oscar nomination came for Dragon Seed (1944), and she played Mrs. Murray in Fred Zinnemann’s postwar drama The Search (1948).
Her name appeared in the blacklist pamphlet Red Channels, and in the 1950s the New York stage claimed more of her time, appearing in The Confidential Clerk and All the Way Home, and played Aunt Hannah in the 1963 film of the latter.
Where to start
- The Search (1948): Zinnemann’s postwar drama, with MacMahon in one of her most substantial later film roles.
- The Flame and the Arrow (1950): Burt Lancaster’s swashbuckler, with MacMahon as Nonna Bartoli.
- The Man from Laramie (1955): Anthony Mann’s western, with MacMahon as the rancher Kate Canaday opposite James Stewart.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Aline MacMahon been in?
- Aline MacMahon appears in The Man from Laramie (1955), The Flame and the Arrow (1950) and The Search (1948) on The Remote.
- When was Aline MacMahon born?
- Aline MacMahon was born on 3 May 1899.
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