| Marjorie Wood | |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1882 |
| Birth Place: | London, England, UK |
| Death Place: | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1907–1954 |
Marjorie Wood (5 September 1882 – 9 November 1955) was a British-born American actress on stage and in film.
Marjorie Wood was born in Dublin[1] (some sources give her birthplace as London) on 5 September 1882.
Wood's stage career included parts in Strongheart (1907), Mary Jane's Pa (1908),[2] The Call of the North (1908),[3] The Third Party (1914),[4] Yes or No (1918),[5] Madame Pierre (1922),[6] Yellow (1926),[7] The Good Earth (1933),[8] and Chu Chin Chow (1919-1921), "an Oriental extravaganza".[9] When she played a telephone operator in The Woman (1912), she was invited to visit a large telephone exchange in Chicago, to meet women who did that job in real life.[10] [11]
In films, Wood appeared, usually in small roles, in The Women (1939), Pride and Prejudice (1940), Down in San Diego (1941), Anchors Aweigh (1945), Behind City Lights (1945), Adventure (1945), Boys' Ranch (1946), Adam's Rib (1949), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Caged (1950),[12] A Life of Her Own (1950), The Company She Keeps (1951), and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954).[13]
Marjorie Wood was a director of George M. Cohan's Actors' Fidelity League, which was organized in opposition to Actors' Equity Association.[14] [15]
By 1910 she was married to John J. Gleason.[16] Five years later, Wood explained that she enjoyed the acting life because it made marriage optional: "With the ability to earn money and take care of ourselves, we don't have to stay tied to a husband we detest, just because we need someone to support us."[17]
Marjorie Wood died in California in 1955, aged 73 years.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | National Red Cross Pageant | Queen - English episode | ||
| 1939 | Made for Each Other | Nurse | Uncredited | |
| 1939 | Never Say Die | Hotel Guest | Uncredited | |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music | Betty's Mother | Uncredited | |
| 1939 | The Women | Sadie - Old Maid in Powder Room | Uncredited | |
| 1940 | Pride and Prejudice | Lady Lucas | ||
| 1941 | Down in San Diego | Mrs. Burnette | Uncredited | |
| 1941 | Look Who's Laughing | Mrs. Collins | Uncredited | |
| 1942 | Klondike Fury | Ellen | ||
| 1942 | Saboteur | Farmer's Wife | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier | Snippish Woman | Uncredited | |
| 1944 | Mrs. Parkington | Woman | Uncredited | |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Mother in Montage | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | USO Mother | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Adventure | Nurse | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Behind City Lights | |||
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch | Mrs. Johnstone | Uncredited | |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Mrs. Prescott / Mrs. S.P. at Spode Room | Uncredited | |
| 1948 | Joan of Arc | Townswoman | Uncredited | |
| 1948 | That Wonderful Urge | Woman | Uncredited | |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib | Mrs. Marcasson | Uncredited | |
| 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | Constance | Uncredited | |
| 1950 | Caged | Matron | Uncredited | |
| 1950 | A Life of Her Own | Desk Clerk | Uncredited | |
| 1950 | Two Weeks with Love | Mrs. Stresemann | Uncredited | |
| 1951 | The Company She Keeps | Mrs. Haley | ||
| 1951 | Excuse My Dust | Mrs. Cyrus Random Sr. | ||
| 1951 | Show Boat | Landlady | Uncredited | |
| 1951 | Texas Carnival | Mrs. Gaytes | ||
| 1953 | I Love Melvin | Mrs. Wermbacher | Uncredited | |
| 1953 | Sweethearts on Parade | Wardrobe Woman | ||
| 1953 | Give a Girl a Break | Mme. Cerette | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Mrs. Bixby | ||
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross | Mrs. Emmett | Uncredited, (final film role) |