Biography
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. She worked into her 80s, finally retiring shortly before her death in 1974 in Los Angeles.
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Filmography
all 79
Movies 69
TV Shows 10
self 1
Carrie Smith
Willard (1971)
Movie
Old Woman (segment 'The House')
Night Gallery (1970)
TV
Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Watermelon Man (1970)
Movie
Townswoman (uncredited)
Tick... Tick... Tick... (1970)
Movie
Mrs. Fletcher
The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
Movie
Emma Hodak
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Movie
6
Mrs. Sabatini
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Movie
6.22
Mary
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)
Movie
Middle-Aged Lady at Topless a Go-Go (uncredited)
The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
Movie
Old Lavinia (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
The Woman
The Munsters (1964)
TV
6.11
Woman (uncredited)
Under the Yum-Yum Tree (1963)
Movie
Committee Woman (uncredited)
Summer and Smoke (1961)
Movie
1
Mrs. Fletcher
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Cassie
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV
Mabel (uncredited)
The Female Animal (1958)
Movie
Mrs. Ida Dunsetter
Calling Homicide (1956)
Movie
Planetarium Teacher (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Movie
6.25
Mrs. Merrell / Housekeeper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Desk Clerk at Longwood House (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Movie
Mrs. O'Sullivan's Companion (uncredited)
Hell's Outpost (1954)
Movie
Elsie
December Bride (1954)
TV
Studio 57 (1954)
TV
Mother at Airport (uncredited)
Forever Female (1953)
Movie
Mrs. Boggs
Paris Model (1953)
Movie
Aunt Naomi
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
Movie
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Movie
Ada
Wagons West (1952)
Movie
Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Movie
Carrie Fudge
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
Movie
Charity Woman / Woman Watching Dancers-Star
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
TV
Wife on Airplane
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Movie
Mrs. Wingate
Love Thy Neighbor (1950)
Movie
Mrs. Smedley
The Old Frontier (1950)
Movie
Mrs. Hardwig
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)
Movie
Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Kill the Umpire (1950)
Movie
Self
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
TV
Cousin Zinny
Roseanna McCoy (1949)
Movie
Dominique's Housekeeper at Quarry (uncredited)
The Fountainhead (1949)
Movie
Hotel Maid
Night Unto Night (1949)
Movie
Jennie (uncredited)
Dynamite (1949)
Movie
Party Guest
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
Movie
Mrs. Landon
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Movie
Mrs. Barnafogle
Arthur Takes Over (1948)
Movie
First Lady in Michel's
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Movie
6
Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Movie
Lena Couvais
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Movie
1
Miss Claybourne
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
Movie
The Bride (uncredited)
Love and Learn (1947)
Movie
Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Movie
5.45
Miss Effie
The Missing Lady (1946)
Movie
Mrs. Williams - Landlady
Fear (1946)
Movie
Marianne
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
Movie
6
Bessie
Woman Who Came Back (1945)
Movie
Woman Next to Fibber in Audience
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
Movie
Mrs. Burke
The Southerner (1945)
Movie
6
Hotel maid
The Doughgirls (1944)
Movie
Lady with Reno Bus Ticket (Uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
Movie
Mrs. Ellabella Jackson, Susan's Aunt
Dixie Jamboree (1944)
Movie
Ms. Phillips (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty (1944)
Movie
Aunt Maude
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
Movie
Madame Michaud (uncredited)
Madame Curie (1943)
Movie
Mrs. Mariah Woodson (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)
Movie
6
Hannah Bainbridge
The Heat's On (1943)
Movie
Hattie
My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
Movie
Boardinghouse Manager
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Movie
Peggy's landlady (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Miss Swanson (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Movie
1
Maid at Lake Mohawk Lodge
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
Movie
Ursula Kornheiser
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Movie
5.43
Tessie Conarchy, scrubwoman
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Nurse
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Movie
Mrs. Brown
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Movie
Elaine Wingate
She Knew All the Answers (1941)
Movie
Nellie's Nurse Miss Corrigan (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Movie
Speaker
Two Boobs in a Balloon (1935)
Movie
Townswoman
Paul Revere, Jr. (1933)
Movie
Aunt Mary Lou Reed (uncredited)
Wayward (1932)
Movie
Concert-Goer (uncredited)
The Symphony Murder Mystery (1932)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.92
Based on 1.09 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1932
1944
1949
1946
1971
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1888-09-16
Deathday1974-08-03 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States of America
MotherIrone Hancock Sessions Russell
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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