Edna Milton Holland (September 20, 1895 – May 4, 1982) was an American actress. Her stage, screen and television lasted from the beginning of the 20th century to 1965.
Holland was the daughter of comedian Edmund Milton Holland and actress Emity Seward. Her uncle, Joseph Holland, was an actor.
As a child, she played in stage productions by
David Belasco
David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story ''Madame Butterfly'' for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of m ...
. Beginning in 1915, Holland appeared in silent films, including ''
Always in the Way
''Always in the Way'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film, which was inspired by the song of the same name by Charles K. Harris, was partially filmed in the Bahamas. As with ...
'', ''
The Feud Girl
''The Feud Girl'' is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and written by Charles Logue. The film stars Hazel Dawn, Irving Cummings, Arthur Morrison, Hardee Kirkland, Russell Simpson and Gertrude Norman. The film was ...
'', ''
Mary Moreland
''Mary Moreland'' is a 1917 American silent drama film starring stage actress Marjorie Rambeau that was released through Mutual Film. It is a lost film.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Thomas Maughm (Elliott), a Wall Street broker a ...
'' and ''
The Masked Rider
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''. She was often seen as "The Other Woman" to actresses such as
Mary Miles Minter
Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly; April 25, 1902Louisiana Birth Certificate, Caddo Parish, No. 119, Book A, Page 97, Birth Date: April 25, 1902, Name: Mary M. Reilly ic – Original Caddo birth record was recorded as "J.H. Riley's Child" ...
. After an absence of nearly 20 years and numerous stage roles, Holland resumed making films in the late 1930s. Middle-aged, she often portrayed "professional women such as teachers, nurses or secretaries" in supporting roles or minor parts. She played her last role on television in ''
The Andy Griffith Show
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The ...
'' in 1966.
Holland died from a ruptured aneurysm in 1982, aged 86.
Selected filmography
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Always in the Way
''Always in the Way'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film, which was inspired by the song of the same name by Charles K. Harris, was partially filmed in the Bahamas. As with ...
'' (1915) - Mrs. Helen Stillwell
*''One Day'' (1916)
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The Feud Girl
''The Feud Girl'' is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and written by Charles Logue. The film stars Hazel Dawn, Irving Cummings, Arthur Morrison, Hardee Kirkland, Russell Simpson and Gertrude Norman. The film was ...
'' (1916)
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Mary Moreland
''Mary Moreland'' is a 1917 American silent drama film starring stage actress Marjorie Rambeau that was released through Mutual Film. It is a lost film.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Thomas Maughm (Elliott), a Wall Street broker a ...
'' (1917) - Cicely Torrance
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The Masked Rider
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'' (1919) - Juanita - Pancho's Daughter
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Lightning Bryce
''Lightning Bryce'' is a 1919-1920 American Western film serial directed by Paul Hurst and starring Ann Little and Jack Hoxie (his first starring role). In all, 15 episodes were produced; all episodes survive today and are in the public doma ...
The Harvest Moon
''The Harvest Moon'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Doris Kenyon, Wilfred Lytell, and George Lessey.Koszarski p. 91 It was shot at the Fort Lee studios in New Jersey.
Cast
* Doris Kenyon as Dor ...
'' (1920) - Madame Mercier
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Sheltered Daughters
''Sheltered Daughters'' is a 1921 American silent film directed by Edward Dillon, starring Justine Johnstone, Riley Hatch, Charles K. Gerrard and Warner Baxter.
Plot
Jim Dark (Hatch) is a police officer determined to shelter his daughter, Jenny ...
'' (1921) - Sonia
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Bachelor Mother
''Bachelor Mother'' (1939) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna from an Academy Award-nominated story by Felix Jac ...
'' (1939) - Orphanage Matron
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Kid Nightingale
''Kid Nightingale'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by George Amy and written by Charles Belden and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett, Edward Brophy, Charles D. Brown, Max Hoffman Jr., ...
Forty Little Mothers
''Forty Little Mothers'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Eddie Cantor.
Plot
Out-of-work professor Gilbert Jordan Thompson stops a suicidal stranger named Marian Edwards from jumping off a pier and he ...
'' (1940) - Miss Higgins (uncredited)
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My Favorite Wife
''My Favorite Wife'' (released in the U.K. as ''My Favourite Wife'') is a 1940 screwball comedy produced by Leo McCarey and directed by Garson Kanin. The picture stars Irene Dunne as a woman who, after being shipwrecked on a tropical island for ...
'' (1940) - Johnny Weissmuller Inquirer (uncredited)
*'' Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) - Miss Lawton (uncredited)
*'' Sunny'' (1941) - Venus (uncredited)
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Tom, Dick and Harry
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
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'' (1943) - Nurse Morgan (uncredited)
*'' Allergic to Love'' (1944) - Miss Peabody
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The Mark of the Whistler
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'' (1944) - Childrens Aid Society Woman (uncredited)
*'' Between Two Women'' (1945) - Nurse Morgan
*'' Kiss and Tell'' (1945) - Mrs. Mary Franklin
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Sunbonnet Sue
''Sunbonnet Sue'' is a 1945 American comedy musical film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Gale Storm, Phil Regan and George Cleveland. The film's composer, Edward J. Kay, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1946.
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'' (1945) - Julia
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Swing Parade of 1946
''Swing Parade of 1946'' is a 1946 musical comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and released by Monogram Pictures. The film features Gale Storm, Phil Regan, and The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard), Edward Brophy and music ...
'' (1946) - Landlady (uncredited)
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Dark Alibi
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Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lum ...
'' (1946) - Mrs. Foss
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Cluny Brown
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Centennial Summer
''Centennial Summer'' is a 1946 musical film directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell.
It was produced in response to the hugely successful 1944 MGM musical film ''Meet M ...
'' (1946) - Nurse (uncredited)
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Living in a Big Way
''Living in a Big Way'' (1947) is an American musical comedy film starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald as a couple who marry during World War II after only knowing each other a short time. This was director Gregory La Cava's final film.
Plot ...
'' (1947) - Committee Woman (uncredited)
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Curley
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Surname
* August Curley (born 1960), American football player
* Arthur Curley (1938 – 1998), American librarian
* Barney Curley (1939 – 2021), Irish racehorse traine ...
'' (1947) - Miss Payne
*''The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival'' (1947) - Miss Payne, in 'Curly'
*'' Song of Love'' (1947) - Mrs. Fohling (uncredited)
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Intrigue
Intrigue may refer to:
TV and film
* ''Intrigue'' (1920 film), a 1920 German silent drama film
* ''Intrigue'' (1942 film), a Spanish film
* ''Intrigue'' (1947 film), 1947 film directed by Edwin L. Marin
* ''The Intrigue'', 1916 silent film dra ...
'' (1947) - Miss Carr (uncredited)
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Louisiana
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The Prairie
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'' (1948) - Esther Bush
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B.F.'s Daughter
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The Hunted
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Film
* ''Hunted'' (1952 film), starring Dirk Bogarde
*Hunted (2020 film), a Belgian-French-Irish survival thriller film
* ''The Hunted'' (1948 film), a film noir featuring Preston Foster
* ''The Hunted'' (1995 film), ...
Letter from an Unknown Woman
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'' (1948) - Nun (uncredited)
*'' The Snake Pit'' (1948) - Elderly Nurse (uncredited)
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Shep Comes Home
''Shep Comes Home'' is a 1948 American film written and directed by Ford Beebe for Lippert Pictures. It was a sequel to ''My Dog Shep'' (1946).
Cast
*Flame as Shep
* Robert Lowery as Mark Folger
* Billy Kimbley as Larry Havens
*Martin Garralaga ...
Sky Dragon
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'' (1949) - Demanding Old Woman Passenger (uncredited)
*'' The Lovable Cheat'' (1949) - Madame Pierquin
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Once More, My Darling
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Plot
Collier "Collie" Laing, a confirm ...
Love Nest
''Love Nest'' is a 1951 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Newman and starring June Haver, William Lundigan, Frank Fay, and Marilyn Monroe.
The post-World War II comedy features an early supporting role for Monroe. It is one of th ...
'' (1951) - Mrs. Engstrand (uncredited)
*'' Scandal Sheet'' (1952) - NY Express Board Member (uncredited)
*'' Chained for Life'' (1952) - Mabel
*'' Paula'' (1952) - Old Nurse (uncredited)
*'' Has Anybody Seen My Gal?'' (1952) - Seamstress (uncredited)
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Meet Me at the Fair
''Meet Me at the Fair'' is a 1953 American musical film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Dan Dailey, Diana Lynn and Hugh O'Brian. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was shot in technicolor.
Synopsis
A boy named Tad flees from ...
'' (1953) - Miss Burghey
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Treasure of the Golden Condor
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'' (1953) - Fontaine's Wife (uncredited)
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Roar of the Crowd
''Roar of the Crowd'' is a 1953 American sports film directed by William Beaudine and starring Howard Duff, Helene Stanley and Dave Willock. A number of racing drivers appears as themselves. The film was shot in cinecolor.
Plot
An aspiring young ...
'' (1953) - Mrs. Atkinson
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Ten Wanted Men
''Ten Wanted Men'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Bruce Humberstone and starring Randolph Scott.
Plot
Adam Stewart, a lawyer heading west with grown son Howie, is persuaded by brother John to settle down near him in Ocatilla, Ariz ...
'' (1955) - Ann (uncredited)
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Women's Prison
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'' (1955) - Sarah Graham
*'' The Night of the Hunter'' (1955) - Woman Feeding Hungry Children (uncredited)
*'' To Hell and Back'' (1955) - Mrs. Edna Houston (uncredited)
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My Sister Eileen
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
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The Bad Seed
''The Bad Seed'' is a 1954 novel by American writer William March, the last of his major works published before his death.
Nominated for the 1955 National Book Award for Fiction, ''The Bad Seed'' tells the story of a mother's realization that h ...
'' (1956) - Saleslady (uncredited)
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Top Secret Affair
''Top Secret Affair'' is a 1957 American romantic comedy film made by Carrollton Inc. and distributed by Warner Bros. that stars Susan Hayward and Kirk Douglas. It was directed by H. C. Potter and produced by Martin Rackin and Milton Sperling ...
'' (1957) - Myrna Maynard (uncredited)
*'' This Could Be the Night'' (1957) - Elderly Teacher (uncredited)
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Blood of Dracula
''Blood of Dracula'' (U.K. title: ''Blood Is My Heritage'') is a 1957 American black-and-white horror film directed by Herbert L. Strock and starring Sandra Harrison, Louise Lewis and Gail Ganley. It was co-written by Aben Kandel and Herman Cohen ...
'' (1957) - Miss Rivers
*'' Home Before Dark'' (1958) - Miss Angie (uncredited)
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The Last Angry Man
''The Last Angry Man'' is a 1959 drama film that tells the story of a television producer who profiles the life of a physician. It stars Paul Muni (in his last film appearance), David Wayne, Betsy Palmer, Billy Dee Williams (in his film debut), a ...