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Mary Boland (born Marie Anne Boland; January 28, 1882 – June 23, 1965) was an American stage and film actress. Early years. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boland was the daughter of repertory actor William Augustus Boland, [1] and his wife Mary Cecilia Hatton. She had an older sister named Sara. [2] . The family later moved to Detroit .
Mary Boland. Actress: The Women. Lively, buxom character actress Mary Boland made a name for herself playing vacuous or pixilated motherly types during the 1930s.
Mary Boland. Actress: The Women. Lively, buxom character actress Mary Boland made a name for herself playing vacuous or pixilated motherly types during the 1930s.
Aug 4, 2013 · Mary Boland was John Drew’s leading lady for nine plays at the Empire Theatre from 1908 through 1914. It was a distinction that would top any mention of Boland in the press throughout the 1920s and until reestablishing herself on the screen in the early 1930s.
American actress. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 28, 1880; died in June 1965; daughter of W.A. Boland (an actor from Detroit); mother unknown; attended Sacred Heart Convent school in Detroit, Michigan. Films include:
Playing both star parts and choice supporting roles, Mary Boland was one of the most engaging and popular character actresses of the 1930s and '40s. She often played addle-pated matrons and is probably best remembered for her roles as the snobbish Effie Floud in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), the...
A specialist in portraying light-headed, pretentious society dowagers, American actress Mary Boland began her stage career at age 15, shortly after the death of her actor father.
A versatile actress who excelled equally in polite drawing room comedy, Shakespearean revivals, and tragedy, Mary Boland emerged as a leading lady in the 1908 season and worked as John Drew's female co-star for several Broadway seasons, replacing Billie Burke in his company.
Mary Boland (January 28, 1882 – June 23, 1965) was an American stage and film actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Boland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Known For. Pride and Prejudice. The Women. Ruggles of Red Gap. Guilty Bystander. Down to Their Last Yacht. Nothing But Trouble.
M ary Boland was an actress famous for her harebrained, fluttery characterizations on stage and screen. Once John Drew's leading lady, she came to Hollywood in 1932 with...
