Sarah Padden

Biography

Sarah Padden was an English-born American character actress of stage and screen. Born in England, she came to the United States with her family in 1889. On stage in the early 20th century, she was a featured performer on the Orpheum Circuit and appeared in Clyde Fitch's romantic comedy His Grace de Grammont at Boston's Park Theatre in 1905. She acted again with Otis Skinner in The Honor of the Family, produced by Charles Frohman, in New Rochelle in 1907, and later took part in Hatcher Hughes's Pulitzer Prize-winning Hell-Bent Fer Heaven in Los Angeles in 1925. She was best known for her single-act performance in The Clod, as an uneducated farm woman during the American Civil War. She was active on screen from 1926 to 1958, with credits in 178 films and television programs. Two later screen roles were Ma Thayer in the MGM film Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) and Aunt Cassandra Denham in Murder by Invitation (1941).

86years old at death

Born October 16, 1881London
Died December 4, 1967Los Angeles
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Sarah Ann Padden and Sarah Padden Sackett

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 27 years1931 to 1958

Genres

Drama77%, 10 films
Romance54%, 7 films
Crime31%, 4 films
Thriller23%, 3 films
Adventure15%, 2 films

First and latest

Sarah Padden movies on Netflix

Screaming Mimi1958IMDb rating 5.8as Landlady
Big Jim McLain1952IMDb rating 5.2as Mrs. Lexiter
House by the River1950IMDb rating 7.0as Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook
Ramrod1947IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Parks
Hangmen Also Die!1943IMDb rating 7.4as Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
Private Snuffy Smith1942IMDb rating 4.6as Lowizie Smith
The Mad Monster1942IMDb rating 3.6as Grandmother
City of Missing Girls1941IMDb rating 4.9as Mrs. Randolph
Anna Karenina1935IMDb rating 7.0as Governess
The Sin of Nora Moran1933IMDb rating 6.7as Mrs. Watts - Prison Matron
Kongo1932IMDb rating 6.5as Nun
Bad Girl1931IMDb rating 6.4as Mrs. Gardner
Sob Sister1931IMDb rating 6.7as Ma Stevens

Best known for

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

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House by the River1950 Crime, Drama, Film-Noiras Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook
IMDb rating 7.05.3K votes
Bad Girl1931 Drama, Romanceas Mrs. Gardner
IMDb rating 6.41.9K votes
The Sin of Nora Moran1933as Mrs. Watts - Prison Matron
IMDb rating 6.71.1K votes
The Mad Monster1942as Grandmother
IMDb rating 3.62.1K votes
Hangmen Also Die!1943as Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
IMDb rating 7.47.5K votes
Anna Karenina1935as Governess
IMDb rating 7.06.3K votes
Screaming Mimi1958as Landlady
IMDb rating 5.8891 votes
Private Snuffy Smith1942as Lowizie Smith
IMDb rating 4.6208 votes

Most often with

Fritz Lang directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Peter Brocco

Minna Gombell

Harry Beresford

Cora Sue Collins

Frank Austin

James Dunn

Fritz LangDirector, 2 films

Films together

Peter Brocco2 films together, 1950 to 1952
Peter Brocco's page
- Big Jim McLain1952IMDb rating 5.2Padden as Mrs. LexiterBrocco as Dr. Carter
- House by the River1950IMDb rating 7.0Padden as Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cookBrocco as Harry - coroner chairing inquest
Minna Gombell2 films together, 1931
Minna Gombell's page
- Bad Girl1931IMDb rating 6.4Padden as Mrs. GardnerGombell as Edna Driggs
- Sob Sister1931IMDb rating 6.7Padden as Ma StevensGombell as Vonnie
Harry Beresford2 films together, 1931 to 1935
Harry Beresford's page
- Anna Karenina1935IMDb rating 7.0Padden as GovernessBeresford as Matve
- Sob Sister1931IMDb rating 6.7Padden as Ma StevensBeresford as Pa Stevens
Cora Sue Collins2 films together, 1933 to 1935
Cora Sue Collins's page
- Anna Karenina1935IMDb rating 7.0Padden as GovernessCollins as Tania
- The Sin of Nora Moran1933IMDb rating 6.7Padden as Mrs. Watts - Prison MatronCollins as Nora Moran a Child
Frank Austin2 films together, 1931 to 1942
Frank Austin's page
- Private Snuffy Smith1942IMDb rating 4.6Padden as Lowizie SmithAustin as Saul - Cindy's Father
- Bad Girl1931IMDb rating 6.4Padden as Mrs. GardnerAustin as Upstairs Tenement Neighbor
James Dunn2 films together, 1931
James Dunn's page
- Bad Girl1931IMDb rating 6.4Padden as Mrs. GardnerDunn as Eddie Collins
- Sob Sister1931IMDb rating 6.7Padden as Ma StevensDunn as Garry Webster
Fritz LangDirector, 2 films, 1943 to 1950
All films by Fritz Lang
- House by the River1950IMDb rating 7.0Padden as Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook
- Hangmen Also Die!1943IMDb rating 7.4Padden as Mrs. Georgia Dvorak

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