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Biography
Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1941 · nominated
Filmography35 titles
Columbo
1971as Margaret Meadis
1971as Margaret Meadis
Ben-Hur
1959as Miriam
1959as Miriam
The Ten Commandments
1956as Yochabel
1956as Yochabel
Adam: His Song Continues
1986as Gram Walsh
1986as Gram Walsh
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Georgia Wilson
1984as Georgia Wilson
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
1972
Highway to Heaven
1984
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980as Jeanie LaSalle
1980as Jeanie LaSalle
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974as Helen Elgin
1974as Helen Elgin
The Bionic Woman
1976
1976
Police Story
1973
1973
The Desperate Hours
1955as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
1955as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Charlotte's Web
1973as Mrs. Arable (voice)
1973as Mrs. Arable (voice)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950as Self
1950as Self
Dallas
1978as Patricia Shepard
1978as Patricia Shepard
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
Route 66
1960
1960
Sayonara
1957as Mrs. Webster
1957as Mrs. Webster
Lux Video Theatre
as Esmerelda
as Esmerelda
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969as Mrs. Loring
1969as Mrs. Loring
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943as Janie Prescott
1943as Janie Prescott
Police Woman
1974
1974
The Love Boat
1977as Janet Latham
1977as Janet Latham
Stage Door Canteen
1943as Martha Scott
1943as Martha Scott
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969as Grandmother
1969as Grandmother
In Old Oklahoma
1943as Catherine Elizabeth Allen
1943as Catherine Elizabeth Allen
Lights Out
Our Town
1940as Emily Webb
1940as Emily Webb
Airport 1975
1974as Sister Beatrice
1974as Sister Beatrice
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941as Ella Bishop
1941as Ella Bishop
Cimarron Strip
1967
1967
The F.B.I.
1965as Katharine Lamberth
1965as Katharine Lamberth
Suspense
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995as Self
1995as Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989as Self
1989as Self