Martha Scott

Acting

September 22, 1912 — May 28, 2003Jamesport, Missouri, USA

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.

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Known for

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Ben-Hur

1959

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The Ten Commandments

1956

Columbo

1971

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Magnum, P.I.

1980

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

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Charlotte's Web

1973

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Airport 1975

1974

The Bionic Woman

1976

Dallas

1978

Acting77

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The Making of The Ten Commandments

2003

Self (archive footage)

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Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

1995

Self

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Daughter of the Streets

1990

Sarah

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William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989

Self

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Love and Betrayal

1989

Ginger

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Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

Virginia Camalier

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Adam: His Song Continues

1986

Gram Walsh

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Georgia Wilson

Highway to Heaven

1984

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Adam

1983

Gram Walsh

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Summer Girl

1983

Martina Shelburne

Hotel

1982

Estelle

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Jeanie LaSalle

Secrets of Midland Heights

1980

Martha Millington

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Father Figure

1980

Hilda Wollman

Beulah Land

1980

Penelope Pennington

Married: The First Year

1979

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Charleston

1979

Mrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)

The Word

1978

Sarah Randall

Dallas

1978

Mrs. Shepard / Patricia Shepard

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The Turning Point

1977

Adelaide

The Love Boat

1977

Janet Latham

The Bionic Woman

1976

Medical Story

1975

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The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

1975

Mumsie

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The Bionic Woman

1975

Helen Elgin

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The Abduction of Saint Anne

1975

Mother Michael

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Airport 1975

1974

Sister Beatrice

Police Woman

1974

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Murder in the First Person Singular

1974

Mrs. Emerson

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Thursday's Game

1974

Mrs. Reynolds

The Man from Independence

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The Man from Independence

1974

Mamma Truman

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Sorority Kill

1974

House Mother

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

Helen Elgin

Police Story

1973

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Charlotte's Web

1973

Mrs. Arable (voice)

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The Devil's Daughter

1973

Mrs. Stone

Delphi Bureau

1972

Martha

The Sandy Duncan Show

1972

The Bob Newhart Show

1972

Mrs. Martha Hartley / Mrs. Eleanor Hartley

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Lemonade

1971

Mabel

Columbo

1971

Margaret Meadis

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

Mrs. Loring

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969

Grandmother

The Mod Squad

1968

Belle Fuller

Cimarron Strip

1967

The F.B.I.

1965

Katharine Lamberth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

Claire Kyle

Route 66

1960

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Ben-Hur

1959

Miriam

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

Self - Hostess

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Sayonara

1957

Mrs. Webster

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Eighteen and Anxious

1957

Lottie Graham

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The Ten Commandments

1956

Yochabel

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The Desperate Hours

1955

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Hollywood Preview

1955

Self

Modern Romances

1954

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

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When I Grow Up

1951

Mother Reed

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Esmerelda

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Self

Your Show of Shows

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Ellen Scott / Julia Brougham / Marietta Jackson / Madeleine

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Strange Bargain

1949

Georgia Wilson

Lights Out

1949

Suspense

1949

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Self

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So Well Remembered

1947

Olivia

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Joanna

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In Old Oklahoma

1943

Catherine Elizabeth Allen

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Hi Diddle Diddle

1943

Janie Prescott

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Stage Door Canteen

1943

Martha Scott

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One Foot in Heaven

1941

Hope Morris Spence

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They Dare Not Love

1941

Marta Keller

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Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941

Ella Bishop

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The Howards of Virginia

1940

Jane Peyton-Howard

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Our Town

1940

Emily Webb