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Female
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Birth:
23 August 1877(Russiaville, USA)
Death:
11 December 1938(Los Angeles, USA)
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Biography
Introduction
May Wallace (August 23, 1877 – December 11, 1938) was an American film actress.
Biography
Wallace was born in 1877 in Russiaville, Indiana, where she worked in Hollywood as a film actress. She often played supporting roles for producer Hal Roach in his Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang comedies, mostly in maternal roles. She appeared in 63 films between 1914 and 1939.
Wallace was married to Thomas W. Maddox until her death, they had one daughter and one son. She died in Los Angeles, California, of heart disease, aged 61.
Selected filmography
- The Cup of Life (1921)
- Gimme (1923) as Mrs. Cecily McGimsey
- Dollar Devils (1923)
- The Reckless Age (1924)
- Oh, You Tony! (1924)
- Now I'll Tell One (1927)
- Sailors, Beware! (1927)
- Love 'em and Weep (1927)
- Crazy House (1928)
- Painted Faces (1929)
- Love Business (1931)
- County Hospital (1932)
- Readin' and Writin' (1932)
- Free Eats (1932)
- The Pooch (1932)
- The Kid from Borneo (1933)
- Twice Two (Voice) (1933)
- Beginner's Luck (1935)
- Arbor Day (1936)
- Roamin' Holiday (1937)
- Way Out West (1937)