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Kate MacKenna(1877-1957)

  • Actress
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Kate MacKenna was born on 1 September 1877 in Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Bride Comes Home (1935), So Ends Our Night (1941) and The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942). She died on 14 June 1957 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornSeptember 1, 1877
DiedJune 14, 1957(79)
BornSeptember 1, 1877
DiedJune 14, 1957(79)
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Known for

Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, and Fred MacMurray in The Bride Comes Home (1935)
The Bride Comes Home
6.1
  • Emma
  • 1935
Frances Dee, Fredric March, and Margaret Sullavan in So Ends Our Night (1941)
So Ends Our Night
6.8
  • Frau Ammers
  • 1941
Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone in The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
6.2
  • The Twin
  • 1942
Joyce Compton, Neil Hamilton, June Lang, and Barbara Read in Too Many Women (1942)
Too Many Women
4.7
  • Grandmother Sutton
  • 1942

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Actress

  • Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O'Connell in Bus Stop (1956)
    Bus Stop
    6.3
    • Elderly Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955)
    Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Wilkins Sister
    • Mrs. Madison
    • 1956
  • Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Old Lady
    • 1956
  • Crossroads (1955)
    Crossroads
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
    Meet Me in Las Vegas
    6.1
    • Old Lady (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Not as a Stranger (1955)
    Not as a Stranger
    6.7
    • Greenville Townswoman (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Paul Langton, Barbara Payton, and Tracey Roberts in Murder Is My Beat (1955)
    Murder Is My Beat
    6.0
    • Miss Sparrow (as Kate McKenna)
    • 1955
  • Gang Busters (1952)
    Gang Busters
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Aunt Jenny
    • 1952–1953
  • June Allyson and Arthur Kennedy in The Girl in White (1952)
    The Girl in White
    6.9
    • Mamie (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Just This Once (1952)
    Just This Once
    6.3
    • Mrs. Lombard (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Bob Hope, Jane Darwell, Oliver Blake, Fred Clark, William Frawley, Tor Johnson, Andrea King, Marilyn Maxwell, and Lloyd Nolan in The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
    The Lemon Drop Kid
    7.0
    • Larue Sister (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Joe E. Brown, Charles Drake, Richard Lyon, and Noreen Nash in The Tender Years (1948)
    The Tender Years
    6.7
    • Mrs. Colburn (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Robert Taylor and Audrey Totter in High Wall (1947)
    High Wall
    6.9
    • Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Van Johnson, Xavier Cugat, Pat Kirkwood, Guy Lombardo, and Keenan Wynn in No Leave, No Love (1946)
    No Leave, No Love
    5.8
    • Flower Vendor (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
    Two Sisters from Boston
    6.6
    • Old Flower Woman (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Kate McKenna
  • Born
    • September 1, 1877
    • Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • June 14, 1957
    • Hollywood, California, USA(lung cancer)

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