Lillian Harmer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress. Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation. Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland; William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan. Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Known For
Augusta
A Shriek in the Night
Cook
Alice in Wonderland
Mattie (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Prison Matron in Warden's Office (uncredited)
Ann Vickers
Sourface
A Harp in Hock
Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
Mrs. Windleweaver
Smart Woman
Landlady
Romance in Manhattan
Martha Staeger
Fugitive in the Sky
Alice - the Maid
New Morals for Old
Jessica Taggert
Little Miss Nobody
Carrie A. Nation
The Bowery
Mrs. Alvin
Guilty as Hell
Miss Watson
Huckleberry Finn
Mrs. Boggs (uncredited)
Change of Heart
Aggie
Dancing Feet
Aunt Agnes
Desirable
Miss Getson
Personal Maid's Secret
Mrs. Hirsch (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy
Miss Taylor
The Great O'Malley
Superintendent (uncredited)
Rainbow on the River
Clara
Make a Wish
Gossip with Telescope
I Cover the Waterfront
Matron
Gateway
Mrs. Pengast
The Captain's Kid
Mrs. Finch (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
Landlady (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Idylwood Receptionist (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Fred's Mother (uncredited)
Stage Mother
Aubrey's Maid (Uncredited)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Elmira Wiggins
3 Kids and a Queen
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
Governess (uncredited)
Millie
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Deborah
Party Wire
Frieda
Without Children
Mrs. McCall
Riffraff
Miss Allen (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Female
Birthday
1883-09-07
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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