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Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 01, 1924
Died Sep 02, 2007 (83)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, to an acting family. Her mother, Freda Jones, was an actress, and all three of her siblings - Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, and Marvin Jones - were child actors. But Marcia Mae had the most successful career, and she was the only one of her siblings to bec ... ome a child star. She made her acting debut when just six months old, when director James Cruze saw her in her baby carriage and immediately cast her as the baby in his film Mannequin (1926). Her first major role was in Night Nurse (1931), in which she played a sick child that a sinister hospital staff was trying to murder. By age 10, Marcia Mae had appeared in several dramatic films. In 1936, she played a terrified victim of school bullying in These Three (1936), a role that brought her much attention. In 1937, she played the crippled Klara in Heidi (1937). The film starred two other child actors, Delmar Watson and Shirley Temple. Despite a four-year age difference, Marcia Mae and Shirley acted well with each other, and they appeared together again in The Little Princess (1939). Besides Shirley Temple and Delmar Watson, Marcia Mae worked with several other child stars of the 1930s, including Jane Withers, Bonita Granville, Jackie Moran, Sybil Jason, and her favorite, Jackie Cooper. Marcia Mae's film career began to slow down in the early 1950s, after which she largely appeared in television roles. Her adult life was marred by the suicide of her second husband, Bill Davenport, and problems with alcohol. She eventually conquered her alcohol dependency and became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Marcia Mae Jones died on 2 September 2007 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Known For

Filmography

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

as Peggy Vanderbilt

A Great American Tragedy

A Great American Tragedy

1972

as Claire

Live a Little, Love a Little

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968

as Woman #1 (uncredited)

The Star

The Star

1952

as Waitress (uncredited)

Chicago Calling

Chicago Calling

1951

as Peggy (as Marsha Jones)

Hi-Jacked

Hi-Jacked

1950

as Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones)

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950

as Katie O'Grady

Arson, Inc.

Arson, Inc.

1949

as Betty - Fender's Secretary

Tucson

Tucson

1949

as Polly Johnson

Street Corner

Street Corner

1948

as Lois Marsh

The Fabulous Fraud

The Fabulous Fraud

1948

as Blind Girl

Trouble Preferred

Trouble Preferred

1948

as Virginia Evans

Snafu

Snafu

1945

as Martha

Lady in the Death House

Lady in the Death House

1944

as Suzy Kirk Logan

Nine Girls

Nine Girls

1944

as Shirley Berke

Nobody's Darling

Nobody's Darling

1943

as Lois

Top Man

Top Man

1943

as Erna Lane

The Youngest Profession

The Youngest Profession

1943

as Vera Bailey

Secrets of a Co-Ed

Secrets of a Co-Ed

1942

as Blonde Co-Ed in Black Outfit [Script Name: Laura Wright]

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1941

as Patsy Wallace

Let's Go Collegiate

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

as Bess Martin

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941

as Jane's Friend at Benefit

The Old Swimmin' Hole

The Old Swimmin' Hole

1940

as Betty Elliott

Tomboy

Tomboy

1940

as Pat Kelly

Haunted House

Haunted House

1940

as Millie Henshaw

Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

as Jen Pringle

Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

as Marilee

First Love

First Love

1939

as Marcia Parker

The Little Princess

The Little Princess

1939

as Lavinia

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939

as Teenager

Barefoot Boy

Barefoot Boy

1938

as Pige Blaine

Mad About Music

Mad About Music

1938

as Olga

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

as Mary Sawyer

Heidi

Heidi

1937

as Klara Sesemann

Lady Behave!

Lady Behave!

1937

as Patricia Cormack

Two Wise Maids

Two Wise Maids

1937

as Geraldine 'Jerry ' Karns

Mountain Justice

Mountain Justice

1937

as Bethie Harkins

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Helen Richards

These Three

These Three

1936

as Rosalie Wells

This Is the Life

This Is the Life

1935

as Child

A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

1935

as Little Girl at Party (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934

as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)

Doctor Bull

Doctor Bull

1933

as Ruth

Birthday Blues

Birthday Blues

1932

as Girl with Whistle

The Champ

The Champ

1931

as Mary Lou Carleton

Night Nurse

Night Nurse

1931

as Nanny Ritchey (uncredited)

King of Jazz

King of Jazz

1930

as Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)

The Bishop Murder Case

The Bishop Murder Case

1929

as Hungry Child in Park (uncredited)

Mannequin

Mannequin

1926

as Joan Herrick as a baby (uncredited)

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Television Credits

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My Three Sons

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 29, 1960

Cannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Mister Ed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1961

Family Affair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1964

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

Racket Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1951

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 4 8 2
2024 7 8 13 4
2024 8 7 16 3
2024 9 5 14 1
2024 10 3 7 1
2024 11 2 4 1
2024 12 2 6 1
2025 1 2 5 1
2025 2 2 3 1
2025 3 2 3 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 1 0

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