Acting
Marie Ault
FR, EN, DE cinema · 55 credits
Born
2 September 1870
Died
9 May 1951 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as Mary Cragg · Emily Cragg
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. She was a star in many British films of the silent era, but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other notable film work includes the role of Rummy Mitchens in the film of Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1941). On stage from 1891, Ault's theatre work included the original production of Love on the Dole in 1935, as well as the 1941 film version.
Known for
Filmography
The Three Weird Sisters
as Beattie
Blanche Fury
as Old Gypsy
I See a Dark Stranger
as Mrs O'Mara
They Knew Mr. Knight
as Grandma Blake
Wanted for Murder
as Flower Seller
The Man from Morocco
as Hotelière
Blithe Spirit
as Cook (uncredited)
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Egyptian Lady (uncredited)
Waltz Time
as Cenci's Maid
The Demi-Paradise
as Mrs. Jones
The Missing Million
as Mrs. Tweedle
Love on the Dole
as Mrs. Jike
Freedom Radio
as Woman Customer
Major Barbara
as Rummy Mitchens
Jamaica Inn
as Coach Passenger (uncredited)
Maid Happy
as Miss Woods
Little Fella
1933
Little Fella
as Mrs. Turner
The Speckled Band
as Mrs. Hudson (uncredited)
Third Time Lucky
as Mrs. Midge
Contraband Love
as Sarah Sterling
Kitty
as Sarah Greenwood
Downstream
1929
Downstream
as Martha Jaikes
Life
as Isidora
Victory
1928
Victory
as Mother
Dawn
as Mme. Rappard
Yellow Stockings
as Countess
The Silver Lining
as Mrs Hurst
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
as Mrs. Bunting the Landlady
Hindle Wakes
as Mrs. Hawthorn
Madame Pompadour
as Belotte
Roses of Picardy
as Baroness d'Archeville
The Rolling Road
as Grannie
The Triumph of the Rat
as Mere Colline
The Rat
as Mere Colline
The Prude's Fall
1925
The Prude's Fall
as Mrs. Masters
Paddy The Next Best Thing
as Mrs. Adair
Woman to Woman
as Henrietta
The Monkey's Paw
as Mrs. White