Maude Eburne

Biography

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

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