# Maidel Turner > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maidel_Turner > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maidel_Turner.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidel_Turner > Source revision: 1356795807 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American actress (1888–1953) Maidel Turner Turner in 1914 Born (1888-05-12)May 12, 1888 Sherman, Texas, U.S. Died April 12, 1953(1953-04-12) (aged 64) 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](/source/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](/source/The_Raven_(1935_film))* (1935), *[Palm Springs](/source/Palm_Springs_(1936_film))* (1936), and *[State of the Union](/source/State_of_the_Union_(film))* (1948).[1] ## Selected filmography - *[The Boy Friend](/source/The_Boy_Friend_(1926_film))* (1926) - Mrs. Wilson - *[Olsen's Big Moment](/source/Olsen's_Big_Moment)* (1933) - Mrs. Van Allen (uncredited) - *[The Barbarian](/source/The_Barbarian_(1933_film))* (1933) - Flirty Dowager (uncredited) - *[Another Language](/source/Another_Language)* (1933) - Etta Hallam - *[Beauty for Sale](/source/Beauty_for_Sale)* (1933) - Mrs. Gillespie, a Customer (uncredited) - *[Only Yesterday](/source/Only_Yesterday_(1933_film))* (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited) - *[The Worst Woman in Paris?](/source/The_Worst_Woman_in_Paris%3F)* (1933) - Mrs. Leda Jensen - *[Fugitive Lovers](/source/Fugitive_Lovers)* (1934) - Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) - *[It Happened One Night](/source/It_Happened_One_Night)* (1934) - last motel manager's wife (uncredited) - *[Journal of a Crime](/source/Journal_of_a_Crime)* (1934) - Stout Lady at Play Party (uncredited) - *[A Modern Hero](/source/A_Modern_Hero)* (1934) - Aunt Clara Weingartner - *[A Very Honorable Guy](/source/A_Very_Honorable_Guy)* (1934) - Mrs. Emerson (uncredited) - *[Unknown Blonde](/source/Unknown_Blonde)* (1934) - Mrs Parker - *[Murder in Trinidad](/source/Murder_in_Trinidad)* (1934) - Hysterical Woman (uncredited) - *[The Merry Frinks](/source/The_Merry_Frinks)* (1934) - Mrs. Shinliver - *[The Most Precious Thing in Life](/source/The_Most_Precious_Thing_in_Life)* (1934) - Dean's Wife (uncredited) - *[The Life of Vergie Winters](/source/The_Life_of_Vergie_Winters)* (1934) - Ella Heenan - *[Money Means Nothing](/source/Money_Means_Nothing_(1934_film))* (1934) - Mrs. Kerry Green - *[Whom the Gods Destroy](/source/Whom_the_Gods_Destroy_(1934_film))* (1934) - Henrietta Crosland - *[Million Dollar Ransom](/source/Million_Dollar_Ransom)* (1934) - Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited) - *[Servants' Entrance](/source/Servants'_Entrance)* (1934) - Dowager at Employment Agency (uncredited) - *[She Had to Choose](/source/She_Had_to_Choose)* (1934) - Mrs. Cutler - *[By Your Leave](/source/By_Your_Leave)* (1934) - Lady with Ancient Greek Costume (uncredited) - *[Men of the Night](/source/Men_of_the_Night_(1934_film))* (1934) - Mrs. Webbley - *[Fugitive Lady](/source/Fugitive_Lady_(1934_film))* (1934) - Mrs. Young (uncredited) - *[Life Returns](/source/Life_Returns)* (1935) - Mrs. Vandergriff - *[Sweepstake Annie](/source/Sweepstake_Annie)* (1935) - Friend of Mrs. Foster (uncredited) - *[Night Life of the Gods](/source/Night_Life_of_the_Gods)* (1935) - Burly Woman (uncredited) - *[Mutiny Ahead](/source/Mutiny_Ahead)* (1935) - Kitty Vanderpool - *[George White's 1935 Scandals](/source/George_White's_1935_Scandals)* (1935) - Audience Extra (uncredited) - *[Society Fever](/source/Society_Fever)* (1935) - Mrs. Prouty - *[The Raven](/source/The_Raven_(1935_film))* (1935) - Harriet - *[Dante's Inferno](/source/Dante's_Inferno_(1935_film))* (1935) - Mme. Zucchini (uncredited) - *[Atlantic Adventure](/source/Atlantic_Adventure)* (1935) - Mrs. Murdock (uncredited) - *[Here Comes the Band](/source/Here_Comes_the_Band_(film))* (1935) - Chubby Lady (uncredited) - *[Diamond Jim](/source/Diamond_Jim)* (1935) - Mrs. Perry (uncredited) - *[The Gay Deception](/source/The_Gay_Deception)* (1935) - Mrs. Dingledorf (uncredited) - *[Dr. Socrates](/source/Dr._Socrates)* (1935) - Mary (uncredited) - *[Bad Boy](/source/Bad_Boy_(1935_film))* (1935) - Dowager with Ping Pong Racket (uncredited) - *[Splendor](/source/Splendor_(1935_film))* (1935) - Mrs. Hicks (uncredited) - *[Magnificent Obsession](/source/Magnificent_Obsession_(1935_film))* (1935) - Mrs. Martin (uncredited) - *[The Bridge of Sighs](/source/The_Bridge_of_Sighs_(1936_film))* (1936) - Mrs. Blaisdell - *[Klondike Annie](/source/Klondike_Annie)* (1936) - Lydia Bowley (uncredited) - *[Gentle Julia](/source/Gentle_Julia_(1936_film))* (1936) - Justice's Wife (uncredited) - *[Show Boat](/source/Show_Boat_(1936_film))* (1936) - Mother (uncredited) - *[Palm Springs](/source/Palm_Springs_(1936_film))* (1936) - Mrs. Baxter (uncredited) - *[And Sudden Death](/source/And_Sudden_Death)* (1936) - Dodie Sloan - *[Make Way for a Lady](/source/Make_Way_for_a_Lady)* (1936) - Mrs. Jackson - Mildred's Mother (uncredited) - *[She's Dangerous](/source/She's_Dangerous)* (1937) - Dowager (uncredited) - *[Love Is News](/source/Love_Is_News)* (1937) - Dowager Visiting Jail (uncredited) - *[The Road Back](/source/The_Road_Back_(film))* (1937) - Member of Dinner Party (uncredited) - *[Slim](/source/Slim_(film))* (1937) - Mrs. Johnson - *[They Won't Forget](/source/They_Won't_Forget)* (1937) - Stout Lady on Train (uncredited) - *[Mr. Dodd Takes the Air](/source/Mr._Dodd_Takes_the_Air)* (1937) - Lil Doremus (uncredited) - *[Broadway Melody of 1938](/source/Broadway_Melody_of_1938)* (1937) - Boardinghouse Resident (uncredited) - *[She Asked for It](/source/She_Asked_for_It)* (1937) - Fat Woman (uncredited) - *[State of the Union](/source/State_of_the_Union_(film))* (1948) - Lulubelle Alexander - *[Here Comes the Groom](/source/Here_Comes_the_Groom_(1951_film))* (1951) - Aunt Abby (final film role) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Palm Springs*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86155/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Maidel Turner](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maidel_Turner). - [Maidel Turner](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0877728/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Maidel Turner](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/62802) at the [Internet Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Broadway_Database) Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National United States This article about a United States film actor born in the 1880s is a stub. 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