Cora Witherspoon
- Birthday
- Jan 5, 1890
Bio: Cora Witherspoon began her 50-year career as a character actress at age 17, playing a septuagenarian in the New York production In Concert. She spent the better part of her Hollywood years portraying imperious society matrons, domineering maiden aunts, and henpecking hausfraus. Most filmgoers closely associate Witherspoon with her portrayal of W. C. Fields'… More Bio: Cora Witherspoon began her 50-year career as a character actress at age 17, playing a septuagenarian in the New York production In Concert. She spent the better part of her Hollywood years portraying imperious society matrons, domineering maiden aunts, and henpecking hausfraus. Most filmgoers closely associate Witherspoon with her portrayal of W. C. Fields' slatternly wife in The Bank Dick (1940); despite their on camera animosity, Witherspoon and Fields were friends in real life, frequently exchanging complimentary correspondence. Though she preferred to work in New York, Cora Witherspoon continued commuting to Hollywood into the 1950s to maintain a decent standard of living. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Cora Witherspoon Videos
Dark Victory
The Bank Dick
The Women
Just Around The Corner
Quality Street
Filmography
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It Should Happen to You (1954)
- Saleslady
- 100%
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The First Time (1952)
- Miss Salisbury
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Just for You (1952)
- Mrs. Angevine
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Down to Earth (1947)
- Bit
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I've Always Loved You (1946)
- Mrs. Blythe
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