Portrait of Margaret Seddon

Acting

Margaret Seddon

Career

Active from 1915 to 1943, busiest in 1921 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Margaret Seddon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles · average score 64
Three Desperate Men
Three Desperate Men (1951)

as Mrs. Denton

House by the River
House by the River (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest

1940s

11 titles · average score 62
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frances H. Leggitt

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Miss Pringle (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)

as Elderly Woman

Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart (1942)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited)

Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Aunt Judy

The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

as The Twin

The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Kelly

Scattergood Survives a Murder
Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)

as Cynthia Quentin

The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Old Lady in Car (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mrs. Cray

Friendly Neighbors
Friendly Neighbors (1940)

as Martha Williams

1930s

23 titles · average score 65
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Older Sister (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jane Faulkner (uncredited)

Let's Make a Million
Let's Make a Million (1936)

as Aunt Martha

The Flame Within
The Flame Within (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mrs. Ida Grenfell

Two Sinners
Two Sinners (1935)

as Mrs. Summerstone

The Return of Casey Jones
The Return of Casey Jones (1933)

as Mrs. Mary Martin

Midshipman Jack
Midshipman Jack (1933)

as Mrs. Burns

Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale (1933)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jeanette Holmes

Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ellen, the Maid

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Small - Idylwood Resident (uncredited)

Dancing Sweeties
Dancing Sweeties (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Cleaver

Divorce Among Friends
Divorce Among Friends (1930)

as Maid

1920s

46 titles · average score 64
Dance Hall
Dance Hall (1929)

as Mrs. Flynn

She Goes to War
She Goes to War (1929)

as Tom's Mother

Quality Street
Quality Street (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nancy Willoughby

Home Made
Home Made (1927)

as Mrs. White

The Midshipman
The Midshipman (1925)

as Mrs. Randall

Little Johnny Jones
Little Johnny Jones (1923)

as Mrs. Jones

The Lights of New York
The Lights of New York (1922)

as Mrs. Reid

Boomerang Bill
Boomerang Bill (1922)

as Annie's Mother

Sonny
Sonny (1922)

as Mrs. Crosby

Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner (1921)

as Ma Birdsong

The Blasphemer
The Blasphemer (1921)

as Mrs. Harden - John's Mother

Headin' Home
Headin' Home (1920)
GoodWatch score 54

as Babe's Mother

1910s

6 titles
The Country Cousin
The Country Cousin (1919)

as Mrs. Howitt (as Marguerite Sidden)

The Girl Without a Soul
The Girl Without a Soul (1917)

as Henrietta Hateman

The Land of Promise
The Land of Promise (1917)

as Miss Pringle

Miss Robinson Crusoe
Miss Robinson Crusoe (1917)

as Aunt Eloise

The Dawn of a Tomorrow
The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915)

as Polly

The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead (1915)

as Rickety Ann