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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.
- January 1, 1
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Mary Boland was a character actress who played comedic roles in films and Broadway plays. She was born in Philadelphia in 1882, started in silent films in 1915, and retired in 1954.
- January 28, 1882
- June 23, 1965
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.
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...
Learn about the life and career of Mary Boland, a versatile actress who specialized in comedy roles as a scatterbrained society dowager. See her movie highlights, credits and photos on AllMovie.
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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:
