From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, 10 November 1875 – 15 October 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles. Eburne began her career in stock theater in Buffalo, New York. Her early theater work was in Ontario and New York City, debuting on Broadway to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes. "When I first came to New York... I said I didn't want to be beautiful young girls or stately leading women, but wanted parts that had something queer in them, especially if there were dialect." She continued to play mainly humorous domestic roles on stage, appearing in productions such as The Half Moon (1920), Lady Butterfly (1923), Three Cheers (1928) and Many a Slip (1930), before her first significant film role — and first sound film role — in The Bat Whispers (1930), director Roland West's sound remake of his 1926 silent feature The Bat.
Anna
To Be or Not to Be
Amelia Jones
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'
The Princess and the Pirate
Granny Scraggs
Li'l Abner
Mrs. Clayton
Almost Married
Widow Ella Jones
My Wife's Relatives
Widow Ella Jones
The Covered Trailer
Mrs. Randall
Hitchhike to Happiness
Sarah Tucker
Poppy
Mrs. Snyder
Blonde Crazy
Aunt Gussie Schnappmann
The Vampire Bat
Mrs. Glissen
Shanghai Madness
Mrs. Elvery
Return of the Terror
Mrs. Dexter
Slippy McGee
Hurricane Hattie McGuire
The Border Legion
Grandma
Arson, Inc.
Aunt Kate
Indiscreet
Mrs. McCarthy
Under Eighteen
Ella
You Belong to Me
Mrs. Magruder
Convict's Code
Mrs. Chauncey
Bought!
Phoebe Leavenworth
The Leavenworth Case
Mrs. Hastings
They Meet Again
Landlady
Maybe It's Love
Mrs. Petrick
Stranger in Town
Mrs. Jennings
Polly of the Circus
Aunt Addie
Happiness C.O.D.
Mrs. Hastings
Remedy for Riches
Nagging Wife of Man Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Mrs. Minnow
Undercover Agent
Violet Butler
Hollywood Cowboy
Mrs. Ryan, the Landlady
Havana Widows
Mrs. Basscombe
When's Your Birthday?
Maggie Casey
Paradise Express
Nadya
Fight for Your Lady
Mrs. Pickens
Among the Living
Dowager Party Guest
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Buria
The Warrior's Husband
Mrs. Smith
Exile Express
Matilda Jenkins
I'm from Arkansas
Clara West
Party Wire
Mrs. Packer
The Suspect
"Mama"
The Guardsman
Droopy's Mother
Here Comes the Navy
Belle Dugan
Doughnuts and Society
Mrs. Crump
Live, Love and Learn
Maid
Local Boy Makes Good
Lizzie Allen
The Bat Whispers
Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Mrs. Hastings
Meet Dr. Christian
Mamma Watscheck
My Lips Betray
Miss Minnie Lescalle
Lazy River
Landlady (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Maggie Devlin
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Woman on Cable Car (uncredited)
Up in Arms
Martha Bradley
Henry and Dizzy
Martha Jenkins
Divorce In The Family
Aunt Maggie
Ladies They Talk About
Grandma Lane
Man from Oklahoma
Mariah Hoggins
Man Hunt
Henrietta
The Lawton Story
Judge Bingle
The Town Went Wild
Mrs. Peggy Garth
Riders of the Black Hills
Granma Quill
Rosie the Riveter
Mrs. Mantel
Lonely Wives
Etta Mae
Colorado
Mrs. Norris
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Mrs. Scribner
Champagne Waltz
Mame Alda
Bowery to Broadway
Esther
The Man in Possession
Mrs. Hastings
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Mrs. Hastings
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Landlady (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
Sadie
Panama Flo
Emily Livingston
The First Year
Maggie (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
Mrs. Hopkins
Sabotage
Sarah Harkins
Dawn on the Great Divide
Old Dame at Wedding
The Plunderers
Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
'Ma' Pettingill
Ruggles of Red Gap
Agatha
There's One Born Every Minute
Mother Hodges
Lady Bodyguard
Aunt Ellen
Robbers' Roost
Mrs. Willits
West Point Widow
Mrs. Jackson
Fog
Rhoda
This Reckless Age
Aunt Charlotte
The Passionate Plumber
Coroner's Wife
Big Executive
Passenger at Information Desk (uncredited)
Union Depot
Little Ellen Purdy
Don't Bet on Blondes
Ma Hutchins
Mountain Rhythm
Borax Betty
Glamour Boy
Coddles
A Pair of Sixes
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
94
Gender
Female
Birthday
1875-11-10
Place of Birth
Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Maud Eburne Riggs