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Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Actor · Died October 12, 1991, aged 92 · McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Aline MacMahon was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She worked extensively from 1921, when she began appearing on Broadway, until her full retirement from acting in 1975. MacMahon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1944 film Dragon Seed.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 3, 1899
Died
October 12, 1991 (aged 92)
From
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Aline MacMahon's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
24%
Power
16%
Self
14%
Survival
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 15
Mentor
5 of 15
Hero
2 of 15
Shapeshifter
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
12
Joyful
9
Warm
7
Dread
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Aline MacMahon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aline MacMahon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

51 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • For the Use of the Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Bess

  • Antigone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Nurse

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse

  • All the Way Home(1963)

    as Aunt Hannah

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • I Could Go on Singing(1963)

    as Ida

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Diamond Head(1962)

    as Kapiolani Kahana

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Alice Trotter · as Mrs. Vronis

  • The Young Doctors(1961)

    as Dr. Lucy Grainger

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cimarron(1960)

    as Mrs. Mavis Pegler

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Medea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as The Nurse

  • The Man from Laramie(1955)

    as Kate Canaday

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Eddie Cantor Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Grandma Esther

  • The Flame and the Arrow(1950)

    as Nonna Bartoli

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Roseanna McCoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Sarie McCoy

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Grey · as Mrs. Weston

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Search(1948)

    as Mrs. Murray

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Mighty McGurk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mamie Steeple

  • Guest in the House(1944)

    as Aunt Martha Proctor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Seed(1944)

    as Ling Tan's Wife

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Reward Unlimited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mrs. Scott

  • Twenty Years After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as (archive footage)

  • Seeds of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Odessa Citizen

  • Stage Door Canteen(1943)

    as Aline MacMahon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tish(1942)

    as Lizzie Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Is Willing(1942)

    as Buddy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Fog(1941)

    as Florence Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Back Door to Heaven(1939)

    as Miss Williams

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • When You're in Love(1937)

    as Marianne Woods

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ah Wilderness!(1935)

    as Cousin Lily

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kind Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mary Herries

  • I Live My Life(1935)

    as Betty Collins

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Mary Jane's Pa(1935)

    as Ellen Preston

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • While the Patient Slept(1935)

    as Nurse Sarah Keate

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Babbitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Myra Babbitt

  • Big Hearted Herbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Elizabeth Kalness

  • Side Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bertha Krasnoff

  • The Merry Frinks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Hattie 'Mom' Frink

  • Heat Lightning(1934)

    as Olga

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The World Changes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Anna Nordholm

  • Heroes for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mary Dennis

  • The Life of Jimmy Dolan(1933)

    as Auntie

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)

    as Trixie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Silver Dollar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sarah Martin

  • One Way Passage(1932)

    as Countess Barilhaus

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Once in a Lifetime(1932)

    as May Daniels

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Miss Bowers

  • Week-End Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Agnes Davis

  • The Heart of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bessie

  • The Mouthpiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Miss Hickey, Day's Secretary

  • Five Star Final(1931)

    as Miss Taylor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles from 1931 to 1975.

Biggest box office

One Way Passage (1932)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Search (1948)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Man from Laramie (1955)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 51: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1930s24 · acting1940s14 · acting1950s4 · acting1960s6 · acting1970s3 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
3146

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Aline MacMahon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

I Live My Life (1935)

79th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Search (1948)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Aline MacMahon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aline MacMahon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guy Kibbee shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers