Lillian Bronson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows. In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
Known For
Aunt Addie
In the Good Old Summertime
Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
Secretary (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Emmy Anders
Rose of Cimarron
Aunt Ethel
The Next Voice You Hear...
Miss Crevy (uncredited)
The Suspect
Pepite
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Grandma Spencer
Spencer's Mountain
Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
Marnie
Helen
Sleep, My Love
Aunt Jo
Family Honeymoon
Dorothy Stone
Road to Alcatraz
Miss Lennek
Welcome Stranger
Aunt Elsa
No Room for the Groom
Wheeler
Enter Arsène Lupin
Miss Currier (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
Miss Tompkins
Here Come the Nelsons
Mrs. Green
So This Is Love
Miss Hammer - Secretary
The Hucksters
Constance
What a Man!
Mme. Follenvie
Mademoiselle Fifi
Violin Player
First Love
Librarian (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Harriett (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
Foxfire
Lady (uncredited)
Gaslight
Miss Benson (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
Mrs, Dalrymple
In the Meantime, Darling
Delia Ellis
Battle at Bloody Beach
Minister's Wife (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
Teacher (uncredited)
Room for One More
Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
Happy Land
Perkins
Molly and Me
Miss Crutcher
Affair with a Stranger
Music Teacher 1
I've Always Loved You
Carrie Simmons
Rusty's Birthday
Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
Beauty on Parade
Sheriff's Wife
Dakota Lil
Cleaning Woman
Murder in the Music Hall
Mrs. Louise Murphy
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
Over 21
Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
Nocturne
Maid
Junior Miss
Abigail Wrighthouse
Hollywood and Vine
Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
Excuse My Dust
Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
Mrs. Louise Murphy
The Over the Hill Gang
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler
Because I Love Him
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Female
Birthday
1902-10-21
Place of Birth
Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
Also Known As
Lillian Rumsey Bronson