Maidel Turner

{{Infobox person |image=Maidel Turner LCCN2014703645 (3x4 crop).jpg |caption= Turner in 1914 |birth_date= {{Birth date|1888|5|12}} |birth_place= [[Sherman, Texas]], U.S. |death_date= {{Death date and age|1953|4|12|1888|5|12}} |death_place= [[Ocean Springs, Mississippi]], U.S. |occupation= Actress }}

'''Maidel Turner''' (May 12, 1888 – April 12, 1953) was an American movie actress featured in almost 60 films between 1913 and 1951, beginning as the [[leading lady]] of ''The Angel of the Slums'' (1913) and becoming a comical character actress as she aged. Prominent sound films in which she appeared include ''[[The Raven (1935 film)|The Raven]]'' (1935), ''[[Palm Springs (1936 film)|Palm Springs]]'' (1936), and ''[[State of the Union (film)|State of the Union]]'' (1948).<ref>{{tcmdb title|id=86155|title=Palm Springs}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== {{div col}} * ''[[The Boy Friend (1926 film)|The Boy Friend]]'' (1926) - Mrs. Wilson * ''[[Olsen's Big Moment]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Van Allen (uncredited) * ''[[The Barbarian (1933 film)|The Barbarian]]'' (1933) - Flirty Dowager (uncredited) * ''[[Another Language]]'' (1933) - Etta Hallam * ''[[Beauty for Sale]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Gillespie, a Customer (uncredited) * ''[[Only Yesterday (1933 film)|Only Yesterday]]'' (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''[[The Worst Woman in Paris?]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Leda Jensen * ''[[Fugitive Lovers]]'' (1934) - Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) * ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' (1934) - last motel manager's wife (uncredited) * ''[[Journal of a Crime]]'' (1934) - Stout Lady at Play Party (uncredited) * ''[[A Modern Hero]]'' (1934) - Aunt Clara Weingartner * ''[[A Very Honorable Guy]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Emerson (uncredited) * ''[[Unknown Blonde]]'' (1934) - Mrs Parker * ''[[Murder in Trinidad]]'' (1934) - Hysterical Woman (uncredited) * ''[[The Merry Frinks]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Shinliver * ''[[The Most Precious Thing in Life]]'' (1934) - Dean's Wife (uncredited) * ''[[The Life of Vergie Winters]]'' (1934) - Ella Heenan * ''[[Money Means Nothing (1934 film)|Money Means Nothing]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Kerry Green * ''[[Whom the Gods Destroy (1934 film)|Whom the Gods Destroy]]'' (1934) - Henrietta Crosland * ''[[Million Dollar Ransom]]'' (1934) - Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * ''[[Servants' Entrance]]'' (1934) - Dowager at Employment Agency (uncredited) * ''[[She Had to Choose]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Cutler * ''[[By Your Leave]]'' (1934) - Lady with Ancient Greek Costume (uncredited) * ''[[Men of the Night (1934 film)|Men of the Night]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Webbley * ''[[Fugitive Lady (1934 film)|Fugitive Lady]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Young (uncredited) * ''[[Life Returns]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Vandergriff * ''[[Sweepstake Annie]]'' (1935) - Friend of Mrs. Foster (uncredited) * ''[[Night Life of the Gods]]'' (1935) - Burly Woman (uncredited) * ''[[Mutiny Ahead]]'' (1935) - Kitty Vanderpool * ''[[George White's 1935 Scandals]]'' (1935) - Audience Extra (uncredited) * ''[[Society Fever]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Prouty * ''[[The Raven (1935 film)|The Raven]]'' (1935) - Harriet * ''[[Dante's Inferno (1935 film)|Dante's Inferno]]'' (1935) - Mme. Zucchini (uncredited) * ''[[Atlantic Adventure]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Murdock (uncredited) * ''[[Here Comes the Band (film)|Here Comes the Band]]'' (1935) - Chubby Lady (uncredited) * ''[[Diamond Jim]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Perry (uncredited) * ''[[The Gay Deception]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Dingledorf (uncredited) * ''[[Dr. Socrates]]'' (1935) - Mary (uncredited) * ''[[Bad Boy (1935 film)|Bad Boy]]'' (1935) - Dowager with Ping Pong Racket (uncredited) * ''[[Splendor (1935 film)|Splendor]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Hicks (uncredited) * ''[[Magnificent Obsession (1935 film)|Magnificent Obsession]]'' (1935) - Mrs. Martin (uncredited) * ''[[The Bridge of Sighs (1936 film)|The Bridge of Sighs]]'' (1936) - Mrs. Blaisdell * ''[[Klondike Annie]]'' (1936) - Lydia Bowley (uncredited) * ''[[Gentle Julia (1936 film)|Gentle Julia]]'' (1936) - Justice's Wife (uncredited) * ''[[Show Boat (1936 film)|Show Boat]]'' (1936) - Mother (uncredited) * ''[[Palm Springs (1936 film)|Palm Springs]]'' (1936) - Mrs. Baxter (uncredited) * ''[[And Sudden Death]]'' (1936) - Dodie Sloan * ''[[Make Way for a Lady]]'' (1936) - Mrs. Jackson - Mildred's Mother (uncredited) * ''[[She's Dangerous]]'' (1937) - Dowager (uncredited) * ''[[Love Is News]]'' (1937) - Dowager Visiting Jail (uncredited) * ''[[The Road Back (film)|The Road Back]]'' (1937) - Member of Dinner Party (uncredited) * ''[[Slim (film)|Slim]]'' (1937) - Mrs. Johnson * ''[[They Won't Forget]]'' (1937) - Stout Lady on Train (uncredited) * ''[[Mr. Dodd Takes the Air]]'' (1937) - Lil Doremus (uncredited) * ''[[Broadway Melody of 1938]]'' (1937) - Boardinghouse Resident (uncredited) * ''[[She Asked for It]]'' (1937) - Fat Woman (uncredited) * ''[[State of the Union (film)|State of the Union]]'' (1948) - Lulubelle Alexander * ''[[Here Comes the Groom (1951 film)|Here Comes the Groom]]'' (1951) - Aunt Abby (final film role) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Maidel Turner}} *{{IMDb name|0877728}} *{{IBDB name}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Maidel}} [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1953 deaths]] [[Category:American silent film actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from Texas]] [[Category:People from Sherman, Texas]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]]