Martha Scott

Known for: Acting
Born: September 22, 1912, Jamesport, Missouri, USA
Died: May 28, 2003
Movies: 39

Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.

Best-Known Movies

7.9

Ben-Hur

1959

7.8

The Ten Commandments

1956

6.9

Charlotte's Web

1973

5.8

Airport 1975

1974

7.0

The Desperate Hours

1955

6.7

Sayonara

1957

6.6

The Turning Point

1977

6.2

In Old Oklahoma

1943

5.9

Our Town

1940

6.9

One Foot in Heaven

1941

Filmography

2003	The Making of The Ten Commandments	Self (archive footage)
1995	Charlton Heston: For All Seasons	Self
1990	Daughter of the Streets	Sarah
1989	William Holden: The Golden Boy	Self
1989	Love and Betrayal	Ginger
1988	Doin' Time on Planet Earth	Virginia Camalier
1986	Adam: His Song Continues	Gram Walsh
1983	Adam	Gram Walsh
1983	Summer Girl	Martina Shelburne
1980	Father Figure	Hilda Wollman
1979	Charleston	Mrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)
1977	The Turning Point	Adelaide
1975	The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond	Mumsie
1975	The Bionic Woman	Helen Elgin
1975	The Abduction of Saint Anne	Mother Michael
1974	Airport 1975	Sister Beatrice
1974	Murder in the First Person Singular	Mrs. Emerson
1974	Thursday's Game	Mrs. Reynolds
1974	The Man from Independence	Mamma Truman
1974	Sorority Kill	House Mother
1973	Charlotte's Web	Mrs. Arable (voice)
1973	The Devil's Daughter	Mrs. Stone
1971	Lemonade	Mabel
1959	Ben-Hur	Miriam
1957	Sayonara	Mrs. Webster
1957	Eighteen and Anxious	Lottie Graham
1956	The Ten Commandments	Yochabel
1955	The Desperate Hours	Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
1951	When I Grow Up	Mother Reed
1949	Strange Bargain	Georgia Wilson
1947	So Well Remembered	Olivia
1943	In Old Oklahoma	Catherine Elizabeth Allen
1943	Hi Diddle Diddle	Janie Prescott
1943	Stage Door Canteen	Martha Scott
1941	One Foot in Heaven	Hope Morris Spence
1941	They Dare Not Love	Marta Keller
1941	Cheers for Miss Bishop	Ella Bishop
1940	The Howards of Virginia	Jane Peyton-Howard
1940	Our Town	Emily Webb

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