Personal Info
Known Credits
56
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1882-10-19 (143 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known For
Daisy Juliette BakerМаргарет Дюмон
Margaret Dumont
Biography
Margaret Dumont would probably consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best). By all accounts she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on), which is of course a major reason why she's so funny. Apart from a small role in a 1917 Dickens adaptation, she spent her early career on the stage, ending up with the Marxes in the late 1920s in the stage versions of The Cocoanuts (1 ...
Known For
Acting
1999 --
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
| Self (archiveFootage)
1982 --
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
| (archive footage)
1979 --
The Hollywood Clowns
| (archive footage)
1976 --
That's Entertainment, Part II
| (archive footage)
1975 --
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
| Self (archive footage)
1972 --
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
| Self (archive footage)
1964 --
What a Way to Go!
| Mrs. Foster
1962 --
Zotz!
| Persephone Updike
1958 --
Auntie Mame
| Noblewoman in Play (uncredited)
1956 --
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
| Georgianna Fitzdingle
1952 --
Stop, You're Killing Me
| Mrs. Whitelaw
1952 --
Three for Bedroom C
| Mrs. Agnes Hawthorne
1946 --
Little Giant
| Mrs. Hendrickson
1945 --
Sunset in El Dorado
| Aunt Dolly / Aunt Arabella
1945 --
Diamond Horseshoe
| Mrs. Standish
1945 --
The Horn Blows at Midnight
| Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder
1944 --
Bathing Beauty
| Mrs. Allenwood
1944 --
Seven Days Ashore
| Mrs. Croxton-Lynch
1944 --
Up in Arms
| Mrs. Willoughby
1943 --
The Dancing Masters
| Louise Harlan
1942 --
Rhythm Parade
| Ophelia MacDougal
1942 --
Tales of Manhattan
| Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)
1942 --
About Face
| Mrs. Culpepper
1942 --
Sing Your Worries Away
| Flo Faulkner - Landlady
1942 --
Born to Sing
| Mrs. E. V. Lawson
1941 --
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
| Mrs. Hemogloben
1941 --
The Big Store
| Martha Phelps
1941 --
For Beauty's Sake
| Mrs. Franklin Evans
1939 --
At the Circus
| Mrs. Suzanna Dukesbury
1938 --
Dramatic School
| Pantomime Teacher
1937 --
Wise Girl
| Mrs. Bell-Rivington
1937 --
High Flyers
| Martha Arlington
1937 --
Youth on Parole
| Mrs. Abernathy
1937 --
The Life of the Party
| Mrs. Penner
1937 --
A Day at the Races
| Emily Upjohn
1936 --
Arbor Day
| Woman Outside (uncredited)
1936 --
Song and Dance Man
| Mrs. Whitney
1936 --
Anything Goes
| Mrs. Wentworth
1935 --
A Night at the Opera
| Mrs. Claypool
1935 --
Rendezvous
| Mrs. Hendricks (uncredited)
1935 --
Reckless
| Woman in Audience Yelling 'Get Off the Stage' (uncredited)
1935 --
Gypsy Sweetheart
| Mrs. Van Updyke
1935 --
After Office Hours
| Mrs. Murchison (uncredited)
1934 --
Kentucky Kernels
| Mrs. Baxter
1934 --
Gridiron Flash
| Mrs. Fields
1934 --
Fifteen Wives
| Sybilla Crum
1934 --
We're Rich Again
| Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1933 --
Duck Soup
| Gloria Teasdale
1933 --
Storm at Daybreak
| Duchess Sophie (uncredited)
1933 --
Wonderland of California
| Self
1932 --
Here, Prince
| The Queen of Deleria (uncredited)
1931 --
The Girl Habit
| Blanche Ledyard
1930 --
Animal Crackers
| Mrs. Rittenhouse
1929 --
The Cocoanuts
| Mrs. Potter
1923 --
Enemies of Women
| French Beauty
1917 --
A Tale of Two Cities
| Aristocrat (uncredited)