
Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.

Miriam
Ben-Hur

Emily Webb
Our Town

Yochabel
The Ten Commandments

Sister Beatrice
Airport 1975

Mrs. Webster
Sayonara

Catherine Elizabeth Allen
In Old Oklahoma

Georgia Wilson
Strange Bargain

Mrs. Arable (voice)
Charlotte's Web

Adelaide
The Turning Point

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
The Desperate Hours

Jane Peyton-Howard
The Howards of Virginia

Janie Prescott
Hi Diddle Diddle

Hope Morris Spence
One Foot in Heaven

Gram Walsh
Adam

Mamma Truman
The Man from Independence

Mrs. Stone
The Devil's Daughter

Ella Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop

Marta Keller
They Dare Not Love

Mrs. Reynolds
Thursday's Game

Virginia Camalier
Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Olivia
So Well Remembered

Mrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)
Charleston

Ginger
Love and Betrayal

Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy

Self
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Hilda Wollman
Father Figure

Martina Shelburne
Summer Girl

Mumsie
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

Mabel
Lemonade

Martha Scott
Stage Door Canteen

Gram Walsh
Adam: His Song Continues

Lottie Graham
Eighteen and Anxious

Mother Reed
When I Grow Up

Sarah
Daughter of the Streets

Mother Michael
The Abduction of Saint Anne

Mrs. Emerson
Murder in the First Person Singular

House Mother
Sorority Kill

Helen Elgin
The Bionic Woman

Self (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Female
Birthday
1912-09-22
Place of Birth
Jamesport, Missouri, USA
Also Known As