Aileen Manning (January 20, 1886 – March 25, 1946) was an American film actress. Manning was in demand as a

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s. She was known for her roles in silent and early

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films, including ''

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'' (1927) and ''

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'' (1931). About her performance in '' Everybody's Sweetheart'' (1920), ''Variety'' wrote that she "makes the character necessarily disagreeable, but true to life". She played Queen Anne in '' A Lady of Quality'' (1924); it was noted that she bore a resemblance to the character she was playing. She played another queen,

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, in the

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short '' The Virgin Queen'' (1928). Manning lived at Hollywood-by-the-Sea. She died on March 25, 1946 in Hollywood.

Filmography

* '' A Regular Fellow'' (1919) as Mrs. Horatio Grimm * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1920) as Cousin Lucy * ''Heart of Twenty'' (1920) as Aunt Lucy * '' Everybody's Sweetheart'' (1920) as Mrs. Willing * ''

Her Husband's Friend ''Her Husband's Friend'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo starring Enid Bennett. A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Plot Princeton Hadley (Chatterton), because of favors done during his colle ...

'' (1920) as Dr. Henrietta Carter * ''

Home Stuff ''Home Stuff'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Viola Dana, Tom Gallery and Josephine Crowell.Munden p.360 Cast * Viola Dana as Madge Joy * Tom Gallery as Robert Deep * Josephine Crowell as 'Ma' ...

'' (1921) as Mrs. 'Pat' * ''

Beauty's Worth ''Beauty's Worth'' is a 1922 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring Marion Davies as an unsophisticated Quaker who ventures to a seaside resort, meets a Bohemian artist, and falls in love. Plot As described ...

'' (1922) as Aunt Cynthia Whitney * '' A Tailor-Made Man'' (1922) as Miss Shayn * ''

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'' (1922) as Purist League member * '' The Power of Love'' (1922) as Ysabel Almeda * ''

Mixed Faces ''Mixed Faces'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring William Russell, Renée Adorée, DeWitt Jennings, Elizabeth Garrison, and Charles K. French. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on October ...

'' (1922) as Mrs. Molly Crutcher * ''

Nobody's Money ''Nobody's Money'' is a lost 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Wallace Worsley and written by Beulah Marie Dix based on a play of the same name by William LeBaron. The film stars Jack Holt, Wanda Hawley, Harry Depp, Robert Schable, ...

'' (1923) as Prue Kimball * '' Main Street'' (1923) as Mrs. Stowbody * ''

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'' (1924) as Miss Mealy * ''

The House of Youth ''The House of Youth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Jacqueline Logan, Malcolm McGregor and Gloria Grey.Munden p.366 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Corinna Endicott * Malcolm McGregor as Spike Blaine * ...

'' (1924) as Aunt Maggie Endicott * '' The Snob'' (1924) as Lottie * '' The Bridge of Sighs'' (1925) as Mrs. Smithers * ''

Enticement ''Enticement'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Mary Astor, Clive Brook, and Ian Keith. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Leonore Bewlay (Astor), recently grown into womanhood, wh ...

'' (1925) as The Old Maid * ''

Under the Rouge ''Under the Rouge'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lewis H. Moomaw and starring Eileen Percy, Tom Moore and Eddie Phillips. After being arrested for safe-breaking, a man goes home to try and patch things up with his former g ...

'' (1925) as Mrs. Fleck * ''

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'' (1925) as Hannah * '' Stella Maris'' (1925) as Mary Heaton * '' The Boy Friend'' (1926) (uncredited) * ''

The Whole Town's Talking ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (released in the UK as ''Passport to Fame'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It w ...

'' (1926) as Mrs. Van Loon * ''

'' (1927) as Aunt Ophelia (as Aileen Mannin) * ''

Man, Woman and Sin ''Man, Woman and Sin'' (1927) is a silent film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Monta Bell and John Gilbert, and stars Gilbert and stage actress Jeanne Eagels in one of her rare film appearances. The fil ...

'' (1927) * '' The Virgin Queen'' (1928) (Short) as Queen Elizabeth * ''

The Olympic Hero ''The Olympic Hero'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy sports film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Charles Paddock, Julanne Johnston and Crauford Kent. It incorporated some real footage from the 1924 Summer Oly ...

'' (1928) as Physical Instructress * '' Heart to Heart'' (1928) as Aunt Meta * '' Home, James'' (1928) as Mrs. Elliot * ''Vacation Waves'' (1928) (Short) as Eddie's Mother-in-law * ''

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'' (1929) as Mrs. Farley * '' Sweetie'' (1929) as Miss Twill (uncredited) * ''Wedding Rings'' (1929) as Ester Quinn * ''The Third Alarm'' (1930) as Mrs. Craig - Orphanage Matron * ''

'' (1931) as Abigail Martin (uncredited) * '' Range Law'' (1931) as Ruth's Attendant

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manning, Aileen 1886 births 1946 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses