Lillian Bronson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows. In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
Filmography
The Over the Hill Gang
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
The Over the Hill Gang
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
as Cissie Chandler
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
as Cissie Chandler
Kisses for My President
as Miss Currier (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
as Miss Currier (uncredited)
Marnie
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
Marnie
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
Spencer's Mountain
as Grandma Spencer
Spencer's Mountain
as Grandma Spencer
Battle at Bloody Beach
as Delia Ellis
Battle at Bloody Beach
as Delia Ellis
So This Is Love
as Mrs. Green
So This Is Love
as Mrs. Green
Affair with a Stranger
as Miss Crutcher
Affair with a Stranger
as Miss Crutcher
No Room for the Groom
as Aunt Elsa
No Room for the Groom
as Aunt Elsa
Here Come the Nelsons
as Miss Tompkins
Here Come the Nelsons
as Miss Tompkins
Rose of Cimarron
as Emmy Anders
Rose of Cimarron
as Emmy Anders
Room for One More
as Teacher (uncredited)
Room for One More
as Teacher (uncredited)
Excuse My Dust
as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
Excuse My Dust
as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
The Sword of Monte Cristo
as Pepite
The Sword of Monte Cristo
as Pepite
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Aunt Ethel
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Aunt Ethel
Father of the Bride
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
as Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
Beauty on Parade
as Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
Dakota Lil
as Sheriff's Wife
Dakota Lil
as Sheriff's Wife
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
Rusty's Birthday
as Carrie Simmons
Rusty's Birthday
as Carrie Simmons
In the Good Old Summertime
as Aunt Addie
In the Good Old Summertime
as Aunt Addie
Family Honeymoon
as Aunt Jo
Family Honeymoon
as Aunt Jo
Sleep, My Love
as Helen
Sleep, My Love
as Helen
The Judge Steps Out
as Harriett (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
as Harriett (uncredited)
The Hucksters
as Miss Hammer - Secretary
The Hucksters
as Miss Hammer - Secretary
They Won't Believe Me
as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
as Miss Lennek
Welcome Stranger
as Miss Lennek
Nocturne
as Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
Nocturne
as Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)
Murder in the Music Hall
as Cleaning Woman
Murder in the Music Hall
as Cleaning Woman
Sentimental Journey
as Miss Benson (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
as Miss Benson (uncredited)
The Girl of the Limberlost
as Miss Blodgett
The Girl of the Limberlost
as Miss Blodgett
Over 21
as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
Over 21
as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Secretary (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Secretary (uncredited)
Road to Alcatraz
as Dorothy Stone
Road to Alcatraz
as Dorothy Stone
Junior Miss
as Maid
Junior Miss
as Maid
The Brighton Strangler
as Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
as Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine
as Abigail Wrighthouse
Hollywood and Vine
as Abigail Wrighthouse
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Librarian (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Librarian (uncredited)
The Suspect
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
The Suspect
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Enter Arsène Lupin
as Wheeler
Enter Arsène Lupin
as Wheeler
In the Meantime, Darling
as Mrs, Dalrymple
In the Meantime, Darling
as Mrs, Dalrymple
The Pearl of Death
as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Mademoiselle Fifi
as Mme. Follenvie
Mademoiselle Fifi
as Mme. Follenvie
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
Gaslight
as Lady (uncredited)
Gaslight
as Lady (uncredited)
Happy Land
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
Happy Land
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)