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Almira Sessions

Almira Sessions

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.

Willard

1971

as Carrie Smith

Night Gallery

1970

as Old Woman (segment "The House")

Watermelon Man

1970

as Woman on Bus (uncredited)

Tick... Tick... Tick...

1970

as Townswoman (uncredited)

The Over the Hill Gang

1969

as Mrs. Fletcher

The Boston Strangler

1968

as Emma Hodak

Rosemary's Baby

1968

as Mrs. Sabatini

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

as Mary

The Last of the Secret Agents?

1966

as Middle-Aged Lady at Topless a Go-Go (uncredited)

The Wild Wild West

1965

as Old Lavinia (uncredited)

The Munsters

1964

as The Woman

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

1963

as Woman (uncredited)

Summer and Smoke

1961

as Committee Woman (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Mrs. Fletcher

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

as Cassie

The Female Animal

1958

as Mabel (uncredited)

Calling Homicide

1956

as Mrs. Ida Dunsetter

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Planetarium Teacher (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Mrs. Merrell

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Housekeeper

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Longwood House Manager (uncredited)

Hell's Outpost

1954

as Mrs. O'Sullivan's Companion (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Angry Newspaper Customer (uncredited)

December Bride

1954

Studio 57

1954

Forever Female

1953

as Mother at Airport (uncredited)

Paris Model

1953

as Mrs. Boggs

Letter to Loretta

1953

as Second Lady

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

1953

as Aunt Naomi

The Blue Gardenia

1953

as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Wagons West

1952

as Ada

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

as Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)

Oklahoma Annie

1952

as Carrie Fudge

Here Comes the Groom

1951

as Wife on Airplane

Summer Stock

1950

as Constance Fliggerton (uncredited)

The Old Frontier

1950

as Mrs. Smedley

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950

as Mrs. Hardwig

Kill the Umpire

1950

as Baseball Spectator (uncredited)

Undertow

1949

Roseanna McCoy

1949

as Cousin Zinny

The Fountainhead

1949

as Dominique's Housekeeper at Quarry (uncredited)

Night Unto Night

1949

as Hotel Maid

Dynamite

1949

as Jennie (uncredited)

Ladies of the Chorus

1948

as Party Guest

Apartment for Peggy

1948

as Mrs. Landon

Arthur Takes Over

1948

as Mrs. Barnafogle

The Bishop's Wife

1947

as First Lady in Michel's

Merton of the Movies

1947

as Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Lena Couvais

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

as Miss Claybourne (uncredited)

Love and Learn

1947

as The Bride (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Potter's Secretary (uncredited)

The Missing Lady

1946

as Miss Effie

Fear

1946

as Mrs. Williams - Landlady

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946

as Marianne

Woman Who Came Back

1945

as Bessie

The All-Star Bond Rally

1945

as Woman Next to Fibber in Audience

The Southerner

1945

as Mrs. Burke (uncredited)

Two O'Clock Courage

1945

as Mrs. Daniels (uncredited)

The Doughgirls

1944

as Hotel maid

Dixie Jamboree

1944

as Mrs. Ellabella Jackson, Susan's Aunt

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

as Lady with Reno Bus Ticket (Uncredited)

Bathing Beauty

1944

as Ms. Phillips (uncredited)

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944

as Aunt Maude

Madame Curie

1943

as Madame Michaud (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943

as Mrs. Mariah Woodson (uncredited)

The Heat's On

1943

as Hannah Bainbridge

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943

as Hattie

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Boardinghouse Manager

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as Peggy's landlady (uncredited)

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942

as Miss Swanson (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Maid at Lake Mohawk Lodge

Sullivan's Travels

1941

as Ursula Kornheiser

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Tessie Conarchy, scrubwoman

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

as Nurse

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

as Mrs. Brown

She Knew All the Answers

1941

as Elaine Wingate

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

as Miss Corrigan (uncredited)

Paul Revere, Jr.

1933

as Townswoman

Wayward

1932

as Aunt Mary Lou Reed (uncredited)

The Symphony Murder Mystery

1932

as Concert-Goer (uncredited)