Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | September 16, 1888
Died | August 3, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 85)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1909–1972 |
Almira Sessions (September 16, 1888 – August 3, 1974) was an American character actress of stage, screen and television. Born in Washington, D.C., her career took her through all the acting mediums of the 20th century. She appeared in over 500 films and television shows.[1] She worked into her 80s, finally retiring shortly before her death in 1974 in Los Angeles.
Early life and career
Sessions was born into a very well-known family in Washington D.C., on September 16, 1888.
Film and television
While appearing on the stage in New York during the 1930s, Sessions made her film debut in
During her film career, which spanned four decades from the 1940s to the 1970s, she appeared in numerous notable films, including:
The 1950s would see her continue appearing in numerous films, including such notable pictures as the Henry Koster classic comedy
Sessions's career slowed down in the 1960s, but she continued to appear both in films and on television. Her film credits during this decade included the
Filmography
- Wayward (1932) as Aunt Mary Lou Reed (uncredited)
- Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
- Jennie (1940)
- Chad Hanna (1940)
- Blondie in Society (1941)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Ringside Maisie (1941)
- She Knew All the Answers (1941)
- Three Girls About Town (1941)
- Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Ursula
- Blondie for Victory (1942)
- I Married an Angel (1942)
- The Lone Star Ranger(1942)
- My Sister Eileen (1942)
- Obliging Young Lady (1942)
- Happy Go Lucky (1943)
- The Heat's On (1943)
- My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) as Miss Swanson (uncredited)
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
- Slightly Dangerous (1943)
- Young Ideas (1943)
- Assignment in Brittany (1943)
- Madame Curie (1944)
- I Love a Soldier (1944)
- Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
- The Doughgirls (1944)
- Dixie Jamboree (1944)
- Can't Help Singing (1944)
- Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
- San Diego, I Love You (1944)
- Bathing Beauty (1944)
- Nob Hill (1945)
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
- The Southerner (1945)
- State Fair (1945)
- Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
- The Woman Who Came Back (1945)
- The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
- Do You Love Me (1946)
- Fear (1946)
- The Missing Lady (1946)
- Night and Day (1946)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
- Cross My Heart (1947)
- For the Love of Rusty (1947)
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now? (1947)
- Love and Learn (1947)
- Merton of the Movies (1947)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as Lena Couvais
- Apartment for Peggy (1948)
- Arthur Takes Over (1948)
- The Bishop's Wife (1948)
- The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
- Cass Timberlane (1948)
- Good Sam (1948)
- Julia Misbehaves (1948) as Woman in street (uncredited)
- Family Honeymoon (1949)
- The Fountainhead (1949)
- Ladies of the Chorus (1949)
- Night Unto Night (1949)
- Roseanna McCoy (1949)
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
- Black Hand (1950)
- The Blazing Sun (1950)
- Fancy Pants (1950)
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)
- Kill the Umpire (1950)
- Montana (1950)
- The Old Frontier (1950)
- Please Believe Me (1950)
- Summer Stock (1950)
- Tarnished (1950)
- Harvey (1950)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951)
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
- Oh! Susanna(1951)
- Oklahoma Annie (1952)
- Wagons West (1952)
- The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
- Code Two (1953)
- Paris Model (1953)
- Sweethearts on Parade (1953)
- Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
- The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
- Forever Female (1954)
- Hell's Outpost (1954)
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
- The Prodigal (1955)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Old Lady Teacher (uncredited)
- Calling Homicide (1956)
- The Scarlet Hour (1956)
- Loving You (1957)
- Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
- The Badlanders (1958)
- Summer and Smoke (1961)
- Paradise Alley(1962)
- Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
- The Boston Strangler (1968)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) as Mrs. Sabatini (uncredited)
- Willard (1971)
Selected Television Appearances
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 33: "The Dusty Drawer") as Mrs. Merrell
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 5 Episode 23: "Craig's Will") as Housekeeper
References
- ^ a b c "Almira Sessions, Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Almira Sessions, biography". AllMovie. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Almira Sessions, performer". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Wayward". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Little Nellie Kelly". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Reviews of the New Films: Sullivan's Travels". The Film Daily. December 5, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "Sullivan's Travels". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Short Shots From Eastern Studios". The Film Daily. September 4, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "The Ox-Bow Incident". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Reviews of the New Films: My Kingdom for a Cook". The Film Daily. October 27, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "State Fair". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Night and Day". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Monsieur Verdoux". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Film Daily Reviews of the New Films: Fear". The Film Daily. January 4, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "It's a Wonderful Life". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "The Bishop's Wife". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Take Me Out to the Ball Game". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "The Fountainhead". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Harvey". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "The Lemon Drop Kid". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Rebel Without a Cause". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "The Scarlet Hour". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Loving You". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Summer and Smoke". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Under the Yum Yum Tree". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "The Boston Strangler". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Rosemary's Baby". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Willard". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Almira Sessions". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
External links
- Almira Sessions at the Internet Broadway Database
- Almira Sessions at IMDb
- Almira Sessions at the TCM Movie Database