Martha Scott
Biography
Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.
Movie Appearances
Ben-Hur
as Miriam
1959
Our Town
as Emily Webb
1940
The Ten Commandments
as Yochabel
1956
Airport 1975
as Sister Beatrice
1974
Sayonara
as Mrs. Webster
1957
In Old Oklahoma
as Catherine Elizabeth Allen
1943
Strange Bargain
as Georgia Wilson
1949
Charlotte's Web
as Mrs. Arable (voice)
1973
The Turning Point
as Adelaide
1977
The Desperate Hours
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
1955
The Howards of Virginia
as Jane Peyton-Howard
1940
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Janie Prescott
1943
One Foot in Heaven
as Hope Morris Spence
1941
Adam
as Gram Walsh
1983
The Man from Independence
as Mamma Truman
1974
The Devil's Daughter
as Mrs. Stone
1973
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Ella Bishop
1941
They Dare Not Love
as Marta Keller
1941
Thursday's Game
as Mrs. Reynolds
1974
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Virginia Camalier
1988
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Georgia Wilson
1984
Magnum, P.I.
as Jeanie LaSalle
1980
Columbo
as Margaret Meadis
1971
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
The F.B.I.
as Katharine Lamberth
1965
The Love Boat
as Janet Latham
1977
The Bionic Woman
1976
Route 66
1960
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Highway to Heaven
1984
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Mrs. Loring
1969
Hotel
1982