Alison Skipworth

Born: 1863-07-23


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Alice in Wonderland

as Duchess
Released: 1933-12-18

In Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called...

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Dangerous

as Mrs. Williams
Released: 1935-12-25

Dan Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his...

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The Devil Is a Woman

as Senora Perez
Released: 1935-05-03

In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican...

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If I Had a Million

as Emily La Rue
Released: 1932-11-18

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to...

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Stolen Holiday

as Suzanne
Released: 1937-02-06

A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells...

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Satan Met a Lady

as Madame Barabbas
Released: 1936-07-22

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying...

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Becky Sharp

as Miss Crawley
Released: 1935-06-28

The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was...

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Midnight Club

as Lady Barrett-Smythe
Released: 1933-07-28

With a sparkling script by Leslie Charteris, creator of "The Saint" - the latest crime wave has...

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The Song of Songs

as Mme Rasmussen
Released: 1933-07-19

After her father dies, Lily moves to the city to live with her strict aunt. During the day Lily...

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Madame Racketeer

as Countess von Claudwig / Martha Hicks
Released: 1932-07-23

International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay...

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Devotion

as Mrs. Matilda Coggins
Released: 1931-09-25

A young Londoner disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister she loves.

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Outward Bound

as Mrs. Cliveden-Banks
Released: 1930-09-17

A group of strangers find themselves aboard an unmanned ship, surrounded by fog and uncertain of...

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Here Is My Heart

as Countess Rostova
Released: 1934-12-28

A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a...

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Night After Night

as Miss Mabel Jellyman
Released: 1932-10-29

A former boxer purchases a classy speakeasy and falls in love with a wealthy society girl.

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The Gorgeous Hussy

as Mrs. Beall
Released: 1936-08-28

It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that...

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Raffles

as Lady Kitty Melrose
Released: 1930-07-11

A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press...

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Sinners in the Sun

as Mrs. Blake
Released: 1932-05-13

A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a...

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Two in a Crowd

as Lillie Eckleberger aka Lillie the Toad
Released: 1936-10-03

When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that...

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Wharf Angel

as Mother Bright
Released: 1934-03-15

On the wharfs of San Francisco, saloon girl Toy, also known as Mary, lives over Mother Bright's...

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The Princess Comes Across

as Lady Gertrude
Released: 1936-05-22

A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and...

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Ladies in Distress

as Josephine Bonney
Released: 1938-06-13

Alison Skipworth plays female mayor Josephine Bonney, at present having trouble dealing with her...

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Shanghai

as Aunt Jane
Released: 1935-07-19

A New York socialite travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt and falls in love with a...

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Doubting Thomas

as Mrs. Pampinelli
Released: 1935-07-10

A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local...

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Virtuous Husband

as Mrs. Olwell
Released: 1931-04-12

When a rich young man marries, he lets the books and letters left him by his dead mother guide...

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Tonight or Never

as Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni
Released: 1931-01-04

A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances,...

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Six of a Kind

as Mrs. K. Rumford
Released: 1934-02-09

The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and their great...

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A Lady's Profession

as Beulah Bonnell
Released: 1933-03-03

A couple of down-and-out British aristocrats buy an American roadhouse.

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The Casino Murder Case

as Mrs. Llewellyn
Released: 1935-03-15

When Philo Vance receives a note that harm will befall Lynn at the casino that night, he takes...

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Strictly Unconventional

as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney
Released: 1930-05-03

An adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle. A young woman married into an aristocratic...

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The Notorious Sophie Lang

as Aunt Nellie
Released: 1934-07-20

After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful,...

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The Road to Singapore

as Mrs. Wey-Smith
Released: 1931-09-02

A woman's life falls to pieces when she's caught cheating on her husband.

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The Captain Hates the Sea

as Mrs. Yolanda Magruder
Released: 1934-11-02

Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit...

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Two Wise Maids

as Agatha Stanton / Old Lady Ironsides
Released: 1937-02-15

The two leading ladies are cast as Prudence and Agatha, a pair of old-fashioned schoolteachers...

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

as uncredited
Released: 1934-03-02

Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations...

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Du Barry, Woman of Passion

as La Gourdan
Released: 1930-10-10

Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and...

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Oh, for a Man!

as Laura
Released: 1930-11-28

Disenchanted opera star Carlotta Manson falls for ruffian cat burglar Barney McGann and gives up...

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White Hunter

as Aunt Frederika
Released: 1936-11-25

Safari guide Capt. Clark Rutledge is hired by the man Michael Varek who was responsible for his...

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He Learned About Women

as Mme. Vivienne Pompadour
Released: 1933-03-02

He Learned About Women is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Lloyd Corrigan and...

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Wide Open Faces

as Auntie Martha
Released: 1938-04-18

A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.

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Tillie and Gus

as Tillie Winterbottom
Released: 1933-10-13

Tillie and Augustus Winterbottom are thought to be missionaries when they arrive to find Phineas...

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The Night Angel

as Countess von Martini
Released: 1931-07-18

In this crime drama, a Prague DA must close down a house of prostitution masquerading as a cafe....

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Hitch Hike Lady

as Amelia Blake
Released: 1935-12-28

Brit Amelia Blake travels to America to join her son Alfred. Fate forces her to hitchhike to...

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Tonight Is Ours

as Grand Duchess Emilie
Released: 1933-01-21

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

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The Girl from 10th Avenue

as Mrs. Martin
Released: 1935-06-01

When his fiancée Valentine dumps him, prominent lawyer Geoffrey Sherwood goes on a bender and...

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The Unexpected Father

as Mrs. Hawkins
Released: 1932-01-03

A wealthy bachelor hires a pretty young nanny to look after his adopted daughter. Sparks quickly...

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Coming Out Party

as Miss Gertrude Vanderdoe
Released: 1934-03-09

In this romance, a lovely young debutante falls in love with a jazz violinist. Her mother wants...

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Shoot the Works

as The Countess
Released: 1934-07-18

The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't...

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King of the Newsboys

as Nora
Released: 1938-03-18

A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants...

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39 East

as Mrs. de Mailly
Released: 1920-09-30

The eldest daughter of a poor preacher, Penelope Penn leaves her country home to seek her...

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