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Jessie Ralph

Biography

Jessie Ralph was an American stage and screen actress who became known for matronly parts in films. Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1864, she started in stock theater in 1880 when she was 16. Her first Broadway role came in The Kreutzer Sonata in 1906, and she last appeared on Broadway in The Good Earth in 1932. After beginning in two-reel films in New York in 1915, she did not reach Hollywood until 1933, when she was nearly 70. Her age limited her to older roles, but she was noted for stealing scenes. Her best-known parts included Nurse Pegotty in David Copperfield (1935), Nanine, Greta Garbo's maid, in Camille (1936), Aunt Katherine in After the Thin Man (1936), and Mrs. Hermosillo Brunch in The Bank Dick (1940). She made 55 films between 1933 and 1941, and 11 of them were released in 1935 alone. She died in 1944.

79years old at death

  • Born Gloucester
  • Died Gloucester
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Also credited as Jessie Ralph Chambers and Jessie Ralph Patton

Movie Career

Films
16
Career span
8 years1933 to 1941

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  1. First role

    Ralph first appeared in two-reel films in New York in 1915, and she did not get to Hollywood until 1933. She was nearly 70 by then, so she was given matronly parts.

Jessie Ralph movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. After the Thin Man1936 Comedy, Crime, Mysteryas Aunt Katherine

    IMDb rating 7.613K votes

  2. Camille1936 Drama, History, Romanceas Nanine

    IMDb rating 7.39.6K votes

  3. David Copperfield1935as Clara Peggotty

    IMDb rating 7.35.2K votes

  4. San Francisco1936as Mrs. Maisie Burley

    IMDb rating 7.16.7K votes

  5. The Good Earth1937as Cuckoo

    IMDb rating 7.45.8K votes

  6. Drums Along the Mohawk1939as Mrs. Weaver

    IMDb rating 7.07.5K votes

  7. Captain Blood1935as Mrs. Barlow

    IMDb rating 7.718K votes

  8. Double Wedding1937as Mrs. Kensington-Bly

    IMDb rating 6.92.9K votes

Most often with

W.S. Van Dyke directed two of these films, George Cukor two and Richard Boleslawski two. William Powell appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Jessie Ralph's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$17.9 million

6 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 16 films: 6 worldwide figure; 10 figure not found.

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Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    San Francisco1936as Mrs. Maisie Burley
    $5.3M29.5% of the total
  2. 2
    The Good Earth1937as Cuckoo
    $3.6M19.9% of the total
  3. 3
    After the Thin Man1936as Aunt Katherine
    $3.2M17.7% of the total
  4. 4
    David Copperfield1935as Clara Peggotty
    $3.1M17.1% of the total
  5. 5
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney1937as The Duchess of Ebley
    $1.8M10.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Little Lord Fauntleroy1936as Applewoman
    $1.0M5.8% of the total