Minta Durfee

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
September 30, 1889 (85 years old)
Died
September 9, 1975
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Romance
Career Span
1913 – 1972

Minta Durfee

3 wins
96 nominations
3 Oscars
91 credits

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Personal Info

Born
Sep 30, 1889
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1913 – 1972

Known For

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember
1957
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
as Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)
Illegal
Illegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame
1958
as Actress on Stage (uncredited)
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Customer (uncredited)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
as Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady
1962
as Juror (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
3 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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Stuart Hall
3 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
3 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
3 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
2 shared projects
in "Naughty Marietta"
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Benjie Bancroft
2 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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George Bruggeman
2 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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George Calliga
George Calliga
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Oliver Cross
2 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
2 shared projects
in "Illegal"
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Herschel Graham
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Award Recognition

3
Wins
96
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1972

Portnoy's Complaint as Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)

1970

Hollywood Horror House as Guest Award

1969

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Marathon Spectator (Uncredited) Award

1968

Funny Girl as Citizen (uncredited) Award

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Denver Party Guest (uncredited) Award
Fate Is the Hunter as Airline Passenger (uncredited) Award

1962

The Notorious Landlady as Juror (uncredited) Award

1958

Auntie Mame as Actress on Stage (uncredited) Award

1957

Witness for the Prosecution as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Award
An Affair to Remember as Ship Passenger (uncredited) Award
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as Scrubwoman (uncredited) Award
The Buster Keaton Story as Boarder (uncredited) Award

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days as Extra (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust as Miss Pettywood Award

1955

Illegal as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Award

1945

Eve Knew Her Apples as Landlady (uncredited)

1943

The Chance of a Lifetime as Woman in Hallway (Uncredited) Award

1942

The Man Who Returned to Life as Mrs. Tuller

1941

The Devil and Miss Jones as Customer (uncredited) Award
The Miracle Kid as Pheney

1940

The Man with Nine Lives as Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited) Award
Glamour for Sale as Matron (uncredited)
Rollin' Home to Texas as Josie Hunkapillar

1935

Naughty Marietta as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Award

1918

Mickey as Elsie Drake
The Cabaret

1916

Bright Lights as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Other Man
His Wife's Mistakes as Mrs. I. Steele

1915

A Bird's a Bird as Mrs. Walrus
Droppington's Devilish Deed as The Star
Fatty and the Broadway Stars as Sam Bernard's Leading Lady
That Little Band Of Gold as Woman in Front Row (uncredited)
Fickle Fatty's Fall as Fatty's Wife
Love, Speed and Thrills as Ambrose's Wife
A One Night Stand as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Fatty’s Reckless Fling as Neighbor's Wife
Mabel, Fatty and the Law as Hubby's Wife
Fatty’s Faithful Fido as Fatty's Sweetheart
Ambrose's Fury
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition as Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
Court House Crooks as The Judge's Wife
Dirty Work in a Laundry as The Laundry Owner's Daughter
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance as Pickpocket's Girlfriend
He Wouldn't Stay Down as Mrs. Peter P. Snitz - the Wife
Hearts and Planets as The Sky Gazer's Daughter
Our Dare-Devil Chief as The Mayor's Wife

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance as Maid (uncredited) Award
Making a Living as (uncredited) Award
Caught in a Cabaret as Cabaret Patron / Girl in Park (uncredited)
Tango Tangles as Guest
The Star Boarder as Landlady (uncredited)
A Film Johnnie as Self / Audience Member (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel as Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)
The Knockout as Pug's Sweetheart (uncredited)
The Rounders as Mrs. Fuller
Leading Lizzie Astray as Lizzie, the Farm Boy's Fiancée
The Masquerader as Leading Lady
Cruel, Cruel Love as The Lady
The Face on the Barroom Floor as Bit (uncredited)
A Flirt's Mistake as Wife (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love as Edgar's Girl
Ambrose's First Falsehood as Mrs. Ambrose
Fatty's Magic Pants as Fatty's Sweetheart
Love and Bullets as Minnie - Charlie's Sweetheart
The Under-Sheriff as The Sheriff's Wife
Fatty Again as The Proprietor's Daughter
The Water Dog as The Nursemaid
A Bath House Beauty as Fatty's Wife
Rebecca's Wedding Day as Wedding Guest
Lover's Luck as The Girl
Zip, the Dodger as Girl with Parasol
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw as Minta
An Incompetent Hero as The Neighbor's Maid
Lovers' Post Office as Fatty's Sweetheart
A Misplaced Foot
A Brand New Hero
A Suspended Ordeal
Fatty's Gift as Fatty's Wife
Fatty and the Heiress
The Alarm
The Sea Nymphs as Fatty's Wife
Love and Salt Water
Fatty's Debut as (unconfirmed)

1913

A Muddy Romance as Mabel's Mother
Fatty Joins the Force as Nursemaid
His Sister's Kids as The Doctor's Sister
Wine as The Diner's Sweetheart
A Quiet Little Wedding as Fatty's Fiancée
Fatty at San Diego as The Girl at the Carnival
Fatty's Flirtation as Minta

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Witness for the Prosecution
An Affair to Remember
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Illegal
Naughty Marietta
Auntie Mame
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Fate Is the Hunter

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