1881-10-15 Sunderland, England, UK
Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is noted for her expressive voice and for her psychological studies of the characters she portrayed. Her finest single-act performance was in The Clod, a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the American Civil War. Padden was a featured player on the Orpheum Circuit, Inc.. She had a role in His Grace de Grammont, a romantic comedy by Clyde Fitch which came to the Park Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a chevalier in the court of Charles II. Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by Charles Frohman, The Honor of the Family, by Emile Fabre, which was presented in New Rochelle, New York in September 1907. Another of her theatrical parts was in Hell-Bent Fer Heaven, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Hatcher Hughes. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South Broadway (Los Angeles), in November 1925. She was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played Ma Thayer in MGM's Rich Man Poor Girl, directed by Reinhold Schunzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, and Lana Turner. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work. In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in Murder by Invitation, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.
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Girl with an Itch | Cookie | 1958-11-12 |
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Screaming Mimi | Landlady | 1958-06-25 |
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The Kettles in the Ozarks | Mrs. Tinware | 1956-04-01 |
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Prince of Players | Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited) | 1955-01-11 |
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Big Jim McLain | Mrs. Lexiter | 1952-08-30 |
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Utah Wagon Train | Sarah Wendover | 1951-10-14 |
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Gunslingers | Rawhide Rosie Rawlins | 1950-04-09 |
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Again Pioneers | Ma Ashby | 1950-11-01 |
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A Life of Her Own | Betsy Ross Hotel Overseer (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
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House by the River | Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook | 1950-03-25 |
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The Missourians | Mother Kovacs | 1950-11-25 |
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Homicide | Mrs. Webb | 1949-04-02 |
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Range Justice | Ma Curtis | 1949-07-16 |
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The Dude Goes West | Mrs. Hallihan | 1948-05-30 |
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Frontier Revenge | Widow Owens | 1948-12-26 |
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The Return of the Whistler | Mrs. Hulskamp | 1948-03-18 |
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Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad | Mom Palooka | 1948-02-07 |
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Love and Learn | Mrs. Grant (uncredited) | 1947-05-02 |
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Ramrod | Mrs. Parks | 1947-05-02 |
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Joe Palooka in the Knockout | Mom Palooka | 1947-09-20 |
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Possessed | Mrs. Norris, the Caretaker’s Wife (uncredited) | 1947-05-29 |
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Trail Street | Mrs. Ferguson (uncredited) | 1947-02-19 |
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So Goes My Love | Bridget | 1946-05-01 |
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My Dog Shep | Carrie Hodgkins | 1946-11-01 |
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That Brennan Girl | Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady | 1946-12-23 |
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Joe Palooka, Champ | Mom Palooka | 1946-05-26 |
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Angel on My Shoulder | Agatha (uncredited) | 1946-09-20 |
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Gentleman Joe Palooka | Mom Palooka | 1946-10-05 |
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Idea Girl | Old Lady | 1946-02-08 |
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Wild West | Carrie Bannister | 1946-12-01 |
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Song of Old Wyoming | Ma Conway | 1945-10-11 |
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The Master Key | Aggie | 1945-04-24 |
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Apology for Murder | Maggie | 1945-09-27 |
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Marshal of Laredo | Mrs. Randall | 1945-10-06 |
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Wildfire | Aunt Agatha | 1945-07-18 |
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Identity Unknown | Mrs. Anderson | 1945-04-02 |
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Riders of the Dawn | Melinda Pringle | 1945-11-03 |
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Dakota | Mrs. Plummer | 1945-12-15 |
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Range Law | Boots Annie | 1944-06-24 |
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The Navy Way | Mrs. Margaret Gimble (uncredited) | 1944-02-26 |
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San Diego I Love You | Mrs. Gulliver (uncredited) | 1944-09-29 |
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Ghost Guns | Aunt Sally | 1944-11-17 |
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Trail to Gunsight | Grandma Wagner | 1944-08-18 |
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Summer Storm | Beggar Woman (uncredited) | 1944-07-14 |
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Casanova Brown | Mrs. Smith | 1944-08-23 |
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Girl Rush | Mrs. Emma Mason | 1944-10-21 |
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The Navy Way | Mrs. Margaret Gimble | 1944-02-26 |
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Assignment in Brittany | Albertine | 1943-03-11 |
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Hangmen Also Die! | Mrs. Georgia Dvorak | 1943-04-15 |
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Family Troubles | Mrs. Jones | 1943-04-03 |
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So This Is Washington | Aunt Charity Speers | 1943-08-01 |
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Riders of the West | Ma Turner | 1942-08-21 |
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Lady in a Jam | Miner’s Wife (uncredited) | 1942-06-19 |
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The Power of God | Esther Worne | 1942-01-15 |
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The Mad Monster | Grandmother | 1942-05-15 |
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Heart of the Rio Grande | 'Skipper' Forbes | 1942-03-11 |
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Law and Order | Mary Todd | 1942-08-21 |
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This Gun for Hire | Mrs. Mason (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
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Private Snuffy Smith | Lowizie Smith | 1942-01-16 |
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The Pride of the Yankees | Mrs. Roberts (uncredited) | 1942-07-14 |
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Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Mrs. Kimball | 1942-01-31 |
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The Man Who Lost Himself | Maid | 1941-03-21 |
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Murder by Invitation | Cassandra Hildegard Denham | 1941-06-30 |
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In Old Colorado | Ma Harriet Woods | 1941-03-14 |
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City of Missing Girls | Mrs. Randolph | 1941-03-27 |
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A Woman's Face | Police Matron | 1941-05-09 |
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Reg'lar Fellers | Hetty Carter | 1941-09-05 |
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The Corsican Brothers | Nurse | 1941-11-28 |
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Forgotten Girls | Miss Donaldson | 1940-03-15 |
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Lone Star Raiders | Lydia 'Granny' Phelps | 1940-12-23 |
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Chad Hanna | Mrs. Todd | 1940-12-25 |
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Son of the Navy | Mrs. Baker - Landlady | 1940-03-30 |
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Let Freedom Ring | 'Ma' Logan | 1939-02-24 |
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Off the Record | Mrs. Fallon (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
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Should a Girl Marry? | Mrs. Wilson | 1939-06-07 |
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The Zero Hour | Sister Theodosia | 1939-05-26 |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Woman Wanting Needle Threaded (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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I Stole a Million | Lady in Post Office (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
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Little Orphan Annie | Mrs. Nora Moriarty | 1938-12-02 |
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Woman Against Woman | Dora | 1938-06-24 |
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Women in Prison | Martha Wilson | 1938-03-02 |
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Romance of the Limberlost | Sarah | 1938-06-16 |
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Little Tough Guys in Society | Victim | 1938-11-01 |
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Rich Man, Poor Girl | Ma | 1938-08-12 |
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Exiled to Shanghai | Aunt Jane | 1937-12-20 |
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Youth on Parole | Mrs. Blair | 1937-10-04 |
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Anna Karenina | Governess | 1935-08-30 |
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The Hoosier Schoolmaster | Sarah | 1935-05-14 |
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Stranded | Workman's Wife (uncredited) | 1935-06-29 |
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Mad Love | Crippled Girl's Mother (Uncredited) | 1935-07-12 |
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A Dog of Flanders | Frau Keller | 1935-03-22 |
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Man of Two Worlds | Olago | 1934-01-13 |
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He Was Her Man | Mrs. Gardella | 1934-06-16 |
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David Harum | Widow | 1934-03-02 |
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As the Earth Turns | Mrs. Janowski | 1934-02-14 |
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The Defense Rests | Mrs. Evans | 1934-07-15 |
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Ann Vickers | Lil | 1933-09-26 |
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The Important Witness | Deaf Woman | 1933-07-15 |
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The Power and the Glory | Henry's Wife | 1933-10-06 |
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Face in the Sky | Ma Brown | 1933-01-15 |
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Pilgrimage | 1933-07-12 | |
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Doctor Bull | Mary the Canning Cook | 1933-09-22 |
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The Sin of Nora Moran | Mrs. Watts | 1933-12-13 |
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Blondie of the Follies | Ma McClune | 1932-09-01 |
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Red-Headed Woman | Mary, Legendre Maid (uncredited) | 1932-06-25 |
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Cross-Examination | Mary Stevens | 1932-02-13 |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Mrs Cobb | 1932-07-03 |
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The Midnight Lady | Nita St. George | 1932-05-15 |
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Kongo | Nun (uncredited) | 1932-10-01 |
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Women Won't Tell | Aggie Specks | 1932-11-16 |
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Tess of the Storm Country | Old Martha | 1932-11-20 |
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Grand Hotel | Chambermaid in Room 174 (uncredited) | 1932-05-25 |
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Young America | Mrs. Mary Taylor | 1932-04-17 |
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Wild Girl | Lize | 1932-11-09 |
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Rasputin and the Empress | Duna the Landlady (uncredited) | 1932-12-23 |
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Sob Sister | Ma Stevens | 1931-10-25 |
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The Yellow Ticket | Mother Kalish | 1931-10-30 |
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Bad Girl | Mrs. Gardner | 1931-08-13 |
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The Great Meadow | Mistress Molly Hall | 1931-01-24 |
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Mata Hari | Sister Teresa (uncredited) | 1931-12-26 |
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Hide-Out | Mrs. Dorgan | 1930-03-30 |
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Billy the Kid | Homesteader Mrs. Foster (uncredited) | 1930-10-16 |
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Today | Emma Warner | 1930-11-01 |
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Trifles | Mrs. Wright | 1930-01-30 |
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The Sophomore | Mrs. Collins | 1929-08-24 |
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Wonder of Women | Anna | 1929-07-20 |
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Companionate Marriage | Mrs. Williams | 1928-10-21 |
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The Bugle Call | Luke's Wife | 1927-08-06 |
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The Woman Who Did Not Care | Mrs. Carroll | 1927-07-05 |
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Obey the Law | The Mother | 1926-11-05 |
