Marcia Mae Jones
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1924-08-01
- Died
- 2007-09-02
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Marsha Mae Jones · Marcia May Jones · Marsha Jones · Marcia Jones
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 become 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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (60)
The Way We Were
1973
as Peggy Vanderbilt
Heidi
1937
as Klara Sesemann
The Star
1952
as Waitress (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Mary Sawyer
The Little Princess
1939
as Lavinia
Imitation of Life
1934
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Street Corner
1948
as Lois Marsh
Night Nurse
1931
as Nanny Ritchey (uncredited)
Chicago Calling
1951
as Peggy (as Marsha Jones)
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
as Woman #1 (uncredited)
The Champ
1931
as Mary Lou Carleton
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Helen Richards
King of Jazz
1930
as Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
First Love
1939
as Marcia Parker
Street Scene
1931
These Three
1936
as Rosalie Wells
The Youngest Profession
1943
as Vera Bailey
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950
as Katie O'Grady
What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
A Great American Tragedy
1972
as Claire
Hi-Jacked
1950
as Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones)
Top Man
1943
as Erna Lane
Lady Behave!
1937
as Patricia Cormack
Mountain Justice
1937
as Bethie Harkins
Doctor Bull
1933
as Ruth
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Jen Pringle
Mad About Music
1938
as Olga
Nine Girls
1944
as Shirley Berke
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self
The Gang's All Here
1941
as Patsy Wallace
Trouble Preferred
1948
as Virginia Evans
A Dog of Flanders
1935
as Little Girl at Party (uncredited)
Barefoot Boy
1938
as Pige Blaine
Lady in the Death House
1944
as Suzy Kirk Logan
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974
as Sarah
Haunted House
1940
as Millie Henshaw
Meet Dr. Christian
1939
as Marilee
That's Sexploitation!
2013
as archive footage
Nice Girl?
1941
as Jane's Friend at Benefit
Tomboy
1940
as Pat Kelly
The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940
as Betty Elliott
The Bishop Murder Case
1929
as Hungry Child in Park (uncredited)
This Is the Life
1935
as Child
Snafu
1945
as Martha
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
Tucson
1949
as Polly Johnson
Two Wise Maids
1937
as Geraldine 'Jerry ' Karns
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
as Bess Martin
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Teenager
Mush and Milk
1933
Life with Buster Keaton
1951
Nobody's Darling
1943
as Lois
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
as Self
Mannequin
1926
as Joan Herrick as a baby (uncredited)
The Yellow Haired Kid
1952
as Amy
Arson, Inc.
1949
as Betty - Fender's Secretary
The Fabulous Fraud
1948
as Blind Girl
Birthday Blues
1932
as Girl with Whistle
Meet the Family
1954
as Candy
Secrets of a Co-Ed
1942
as Blonde Co-Ed in Black Outfit [Script Name: Laura Wright]
About Marcia Mae Jones
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 become 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… With 69 credits spanning from 1926 to 2013, Marcia Mae Jones has appeared in 60 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Marcia Mae Jones Movies
- The Way We Were (1973) — as Peggy Vanderbilt
- Heidi (1937) — as Klara Sesemann
- The Star (1952) — as Waitress (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) — as Mary Sawyer
- The Little Princess (1939) — as Lavinia
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