Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, to an acting family. Her mother, Freda Jones, was an actress, and all three of her siblings - Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, and Marvin Jones - were child actors. But Marcia Mae had the most successful career, and she was the only one of her siblings to become a child star. She made her acting debut when just six months old, when director James Cruze saw her in her baby carriage and immediately cast her as the baby in his film Mannequin (1926). Her first major role was in Night Nurse (1931), in which she played a sick child that a sinister hospital staff was trying to murder. By age 10, Marcia Mae had appeared in several dramatic films. In 1936, she played a terrified victim of school bullying in These Three (1936), a role that brought her much attention. In 1937, she played the crippled Klara in Heidi (1937). The film starred two other child actors, Delmar Watson and Shirley Temple. Despite a four-year age difference, Marcia Mae and Shirley acted well with each other, and they appeared together again in The Little Princess (1939). Besides Shirley Temple and Delmar Watson, Marcia Mae worked with several other child stars of the 1930s, including Jane Withers, Bonita Granville, Jackie Moran, Sybil Jason, and her favorite, Jackie Cooper. Marcia Mae's film career began to slow down in the early 1950s, after which she largely appeared in television roles. Her adult life was marred by the suicide of her second husband, Bill Davenport, and problems with alcohol. She eventually conquered her alcohol dependency and became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Marcia Mae Jones died on 2 September 2007 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
The Way We Were
(Peggy Vanderbilt)
The Little Princess
(Lavinia)
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
(Sarah)
Live a Little, Love a Little
(Woman #1 (uncredited))
Chicago Calling
(Peggy (as Marsha Jones))
The Old Swimmin' Hole
(Betty Elliott)
First Love
(Marcia Parker)
Mad About Music
(Olga)
Barefoot Boy
(Pige Blaine)
Lady in the Death House
(Suzy Kirk Logan)
Arson, Inc.
(Betty - Fender's Secretary)
These Three
(Rosalie Wells)
Street Corner
(Lois Marsh)
Hi-Jacked
(Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones))
The Youngest Profession
(Vera Bailey)
Anne of Windy Poplars
(Jen Pringle)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
(Katie O'Grady)
Mush and Milk
The Fabulous Fraud
(Blind Girl)
Tomboy
(Pat Kelly)
Mannequin
(Joan Herrick as a baby (uncredited))
The Gang's All Here
(Patsy Wallace)
Lady Behave!
(Patricia Cormack)
A Great American Tragedy
(Claire)
Mountain Justice
(Bethie Harkins)
Night Nurse
(Nanny Ritchey (uncredited))
The Flying Irishman
(Teenager)
Let's Go Collegiate
(Bess Martin)
Heidi
(Klara Sesemann)
Snafu
(Martha)
Haunted House
(Millie Henshaw)
The Bishop Murder Case
(Hungry Child in Park (uncredited))
Meet Dr. Christian
(Marilee)
A Dog of Flanders
(Little Girl at Party (uncredited))
King of Jazz
(Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited))
Employees' Entrance
(Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited))
This Is the Life
(Child)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
(Self)
Secrets of a Co-Ed
(Blonde Co-Ed in Black Outfit [Script Name: Laura Wright])
Nobody's Darling
(Lois)
Life with Buster Keaton
Tucson
(Polly Johnson)
Two Wise Maids
(Geraldine 'Jerry ' Karns)
The Yellow Haired Kid
(Amy)
The Champ
(Mary Lou Carleton)
The Star
(Waitress (uncredited))
Doctor Bull
(Ruth)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(Mary Sawyer)
Birthday Blues
(Girl with Whistle)
Nice Girl?
(Jane's Friend at Benefit)
Nine Girls
(Shirley Berke)
Top Man
(Erna Lane)
Imitation of Life
(Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited))
The Life of Emile Zola
(Helen Richards)
Street Scene
Trouble Preferred
(Virginia Evans)
Mister Ed
Family Affair
My Three Sons
Simon & Simon
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Streets of San Francisco
Cannon
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Racket Squad