Marietta Canty

Biography

Marietta Canty was an American actress whose Hollywood career spanned from 1940 to 1955. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she made her Broadway debut in 1933 before moving into film. She appeared in 40 movies, usually in small supporting parts, and she was frequently cast as a household maid, a common assignment for African-American actresses of her era. One of her earlier screen credits, The Spoilers (1942), starred Marlene Dietrich in the lead. Canty became best known as Delilah, the housemaid to Spencer Tracy's character, in Father of the Bride (1950), and played the part again in Father's Little Dividend (1951). Her final Hollywood film was Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which she played the family maid for Sal Mineo's character.

80years old at death

Born September 30, 1905Hartford
Died July 9, 1986Hartford
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 15 years1940 to 1955

Genres

Drama80%, 8 films
Romance60%, 6 films
Comedy40%, 4 films
Western20%, 2 films
Mystery10%, 1 film

First and latest

Marietta Canty movies on Netflix

Rebel Without a Cause1955IMDb rating 7.6as Crawford Family Maid
A Streetcar Named Desire1951IMDb rating 7.9as Giggling Woman with Eunice
Father's Little Dividend1951IMDb rating 6.5as Delilah
Bright Leaf1950IMDb rating 6.7as Queenie - Sonia's Maid
Father of the Bride1950IMDb rating 7.1as Delilah
My Foolish Heart1949IMDb rating 6.8
Dear Ruth1947IMDb rating 7.1as Dora
Home, Sweet Homicide1946IMDb rating 6.9as Cherrington Housekeeper
The Spoilers1942IMDb rating 6.7as Idabelle
Boom Town1940IMDb rating 7.0as Maid

Best known for

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

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Rebel Without a Cause1955 Dramaas Crawford Family Maid
IMDb rating 7.6104K votes
Father's Little Dividend1951 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Delilah
IMDb rating 6.54.8K votes
Father of the Bride1950as Delilah
IMDb rating 7.114K votes
The Spoilers1942as Idabelle
IMDb rating 6.73.7K votes
Boom Town1940as Maid
IMDb rating 7.04.2K votes
A Streetcar Named Desire1951as Giggling Woman with Eunice
IMDb rating 7.9120K votes
Dear Ruth1947as Dora
IMDb rating 7.1774 votes
My Foolish Heart1949
IMDb rating 6.81.5K votes

Most often with

Vincente Minnelli directed two of these films. Spencer Tracy appears in three 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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Spencer Tracy

Randolph Scott

Elizabeth Taylor

Moroni Olsen

Paul Harvey

Russ Tamblyn

Vincente MinnelliDirector, 2 films

Films together

Spencer Tracy3 films together, 1940 to 1951
Spencer Tracy's page
- Father's Little Dividend1951IMDb rating 6.5Canty as DelilahTracy as Stanley Banks
- Father of the Bride1950IMDb rating 7.1Canty as DelilahTracy as Stanley T. Banks
- Boom Town1940IMDb rating 7.0Canty as MaidTracy as Square John Sand
Randolph Scott2 films together, 1942 to 1946
Randolph Scott's page
- Home, Sweet Homicide1946IMDb rating 6.9Canty as Cherrington HousekeeperScott as Lt. Bill Smith
- The Spoilers1942IMDb rating 6.7Canty as IdabelleScott as McNamara
Elizabeth Taylor2 films together, 1950 to 1951
Elizabeth Taylor's page
- Father's Little Dividend1951IMDb rating 6.5Canty as DelilahTaylor as Kay Dunstan
- Father of the Bride1950IMDb rating 7.1Canty as DelilahTaylor as Kay Banks
Moroni Olsen2 films together, 1950 to 1951
Moroni Olsen's page
- Father's Little Dividend1951IMDb rating 6.5Canty as DelilahOlsen as Herbert Dunstan
- Father of the Bride1950IMDb rating 7.1Canty as DelilahOlsen as Herbert Dunstan
Paul Harvey2 films together, 1950 to 1951
Paul Harvey's page
- Father's Little Dividend1951IMDb rating 6.5Canty as DelilahHarvey as Reverend Galsworthy
- Father of the Bride1950IMDb rating 7.1Canty as DelilahHarvey as Reverend Galsworthy
Russ Tamblyn2 films together, 1950 to 1951
Russ Tamblyn's page
- Father's Little Dividend1951IMDb rating 6.5Canty as DelilahTamblyn as Tommy Banks
- Father of the Bride1950IMDb rating 7.1Canty as DelilahTamblyn as Tommy Banks
Vincente MinnelliDirector, 2 films, 1950 to 1951
All films by Vincente Minnelli
- Father's Little Dividend1951IMDb rating 6.5Canty as Delilah
- Father of the Bride1950IMDb rating 7.1Canty as Delilah
Also two films together6 more actors
- Billie BurkeFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Frank OrthFather of the Bride (1950) and Boom Town (1940)
- Joan BennettFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Taylor HolmesBright Leaf (1950) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Don TaylorFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Tom IrishFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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