
Martha Scott
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1912-09-22
- Died
- 2003-05-28
- Place of birth
- Jamesport, Missouri, USA
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.
Known For
TV Shows (38)

Columbo
1971
as Margaret Meadis

Dallas
1978
as Mrs. Shepard / Patricia Shepard

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Georgia Wilson

The Love Boat
1977
as Janet Latham

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Jeanie LaSalle

Hotel
1982
as Estelle

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Ellen Scott / Julia Brougham / Marietta Jackson / Madeleine

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Helen Elgin

The F.B.I.
1965
as Katharine Lamberth

Route 66
1960

Police Woman
1974

Highway to Heaven
1984

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Loring

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Bob Newhart Show
1972

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

The Bionic Woman
1976

The Mod Squad
1968
as Belle Fuller

Police Story
1973

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Joanna

Suspense
1949

Lights Out
1949

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Grandmother

Your Show of Shows
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Esmerelda

Cimarron Strip
1967
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Claire Kyle

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self - Hostess

Medical Story
1975

The Word
1978
as Sarah Randall

Delphi Bureau
1972
as Martha
The Sandy Duncan Show
1972

Beulah Land
1980
as Penelope Pennington

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
Hollywood Preview
1955
as Self

Secrets of Midland Heights
1980
as Martha Millington
Modern Romances
1954
Married: The First Year
1979
Movies (39)

Ben-Hur
1959
as Miriam

The Ten Commandments
1956
as Yochabel

Airport 1975
1974
as Sister Beatrice

The Desperate Hours
1955
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Sayonara
1957
as Mrs. Webster

Charlotte's Web
1973
as Mrs. Arable (voice)

The Turning Point
1977
as Adelaide

The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Mrs. Stone

In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Catherine Elizabeth Allen

Our Town
1940
as Emily Webb

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Jane Peyton-Howard

Adam
1983
as Gram Walsh

The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
as Mother Michael

Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Martha Scott

When I Grow Up
1951
as Mother Reed

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Virginia Camalier

Daughter of the Streets
1990
as Sarah

Thursday's Game
1974
as Mrs. Reynolds

The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
as Self (archive footage)

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
as Self

Adam: His Song Continues
1986
as Gram Walsh

Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Janie Prescott

Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
as Ella Bishop

The Bionic Woman
1975
as Helen Elgin

Strange Bargain
1949
as Georgia Wilson
The Man from Independence
1974
as Mamma Truman

Sorority Kill
1974
as House Mother

William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989
as Self

The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
1975
as Mumsie

Father Figure
1980
as Hilda Wollman

Lemonade
1971
as Mabel

So Well Remembered
1947
as Olivia

Summer Girl
1983
as Martina Shelburne

Charleston
1979
as Mrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)

Love and Betrayal
1989
as Ginger

One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Hope Morris Spence

They Dare Not Love
1941
as Marta Keller

Murder in the First Person Singular
1974
as Mrs. Emerson

Eighteen and Anxious
1957
as Lottie Graham
About Martha Scott
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. With 77 credits spanning from 1940 to 2003, Martha Scott has appeared in 39 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Martha Scott Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Miriam
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Yochabel
- Airport 1975 (1974) — as Sister Beatrice
- The Desperate Hours (1955) — as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
- Sayonara (1957) — as Mrs. Webster
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