Marcia Mae Jones
Biography
Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, to an acting family. Her mother, Freda Jones, was an actress, and all three of her siblings - Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, and Marvin Jones - were child actors. But Marcia Mae had the most successful career, and she was the only one of her siblings to become a child star. She made her acting debut when just six months old, when director James Cruze saw her in her baby carriage and immediately cast her as the baby in his film Mannequin (1926). Her first major role was in Night Nurse (1931), in which she played a sick child that a sinister hospital staff was trying to murder. By age 10, Marcia Mae had appeared in several dramatic films. In 1936, she played a terrified victim of school bullying in These Three (1936), a role that brought her much attention. In 1937, she played the crippled Klara in Heidi (1937). The film starred two other child actors, Delmar Watson and Shirley Temple. Despite a four-year age difference, Marcia Mae and Shirley acted well with each other, and they appeared together again in The Little Princess (1939). Besides Shirley Temple and Delmar Watson, Marcia Mae worked with several other child stars of the 1930s, including Jane Withers, Bonita Granville, Jackie Moran, Sybil Jason, and her favorite, Jackie Cooper. Marcia Mae's film career began to slow down in the early 1950s, after which she largely appeared in television roles. Her adult life was marred by the suicide of her second husband, Bill Davenport, and problems with alcohol. She eventually conquered her alcohol dependency and became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Marcia Mae Jones died on 2 September 2007 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Known For
Peggy Vanderbilt
The Way We Were
Lavinia
The Little Princess
Sarah
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Woman #1 (uncredited)
Live a Little, Love a Little
Peggy (as Marsha Jones)
Chicago Calling
Betty Elliott
The Old Swimmin' Hole
Marcia Parker
First Love
Olga
Mad About Music
Pige Blaine
Barefoot Boy
Suzy Kirk Logan
Lady in the Death House
Betty - Fender's Secretary
Arson, Inc.
Rosalie Wells
These Three
Lois Marsh
Street Corner
Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones)
Hi-Jacked
Vera Bailey
The Youngest Profession
Jen Pringle
Anne of Windy Poplars
Katie O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Mush and Milk
Blind Girl
The Fabulous Fraud
Pat Kelly
Tomboy
Joan Herrick as a baby (uncredited)
Mannequin
Patsy Wallace
The Gang's All Here
Patricia Cormack
Lady Behave!
Claire
A Great American Tragedy
Bethie Harkins
Mountain Justice
Nanny Ritchey (uncredited)
Night Nurse
Teenager
The Flying Irishman
Bess Martin
Let's Go Collegiate
Klara Sesemann
Heidi
Martha
Snafu
Millie Henshaw
Haunted House
Hungry Child in Park (uncredited)
The Bishop Murder Case
Marilee
Meet Dr. Christian
Little Girl at Party (uncredited)
A Dog of Flanders
Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
King of Jazz
Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
Child
This Is the Life
Self
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Blonde Co-Ed in Black Outfit [Script Name: Laura Wright]
Secrets of a Co-Ed
Lois
Nobody's Darling
The Buster Keaton Show
Polly Johnson
Tucson
Geraldine 'Jerry ' Karns
Two Wise Maids
Amy
The Yellow Haired Kid
Mary Lou Carleton
The Champ
Waitress (uncredited)
The Star
Ruth
Doctor Bull
Mary Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Girl with Whistle
Birthday Blues
Jane's Friend at Benefit
Nice Girl?
Shirley Berke
Nine Girls
Erna Lane
Top Man
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
Helen Richards
The Life of Emile Zola
Street Scene
Virginia Evans
Trouble Preferred
Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
Self
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Candy
Meet the Family
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Female
Birthday
1924-08-01
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Marsha Mae Jones