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Almira Sessions was an American character actress of stage, screen and television. Born in Washington, D.C., her career took her through all the acting mediums of the 20th century. She appeared in over 500 films and television shows. She worked into her 80s, finally retiring shortly before her death in 1974 in Los Angeles.
Born
Sunday, 16 September 1888
Died
Saturday, 03 August 1974
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Willard | Carrie Smith | 1971 |
| Watermelon Man | Woman on Bus | 1970 |
| Tick, Tick, Tick | Townswoman | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Old Woman (segment "The House") | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | The Operator (segment "Love and the Bathtub") | 1969 |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang | Mrs. Fletcher | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mrs. Truscott | 1969 |
| The Boston Strangler | Emma Hodak | 1968 |
| Rosemary's Baby | Mrs. Sabatini | 1968 |
| Firecreek | Townswoman at Wake | 1968 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Willard | Carrie Smith | 1971 |
| Watermelon Man | Woman on Bus | 1970 |
| Tick, Tick, Tick | Townswoman | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Old Woman (segment "The House") | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | The Operator (segment "Love and the Bathtub") | 1969 |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang | Mrs. Fletcher | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mrs. Truscott | 1969 |
| The Boston Strangler | Emma Hodak | 1968 |
| Rosemary's Baby | Mrs. Sabatini | 1968 |
| Firecreek | Townswoman at Wake | 1968 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Sketch Performer | 1967 |
| CBS Playhouse | Mary | 1967 |
| The Last of the Secret Agents? | Middle-Aged Lady at Topless a Go-Go | 1966 |
| A Rage to Live | Carnival Fortune Teller | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Old Lavinia | 1965 |
| Laredo | First Matron | 1965 |
| O.K. Crackerby! | Harriet Bundy | 1965 |
| F Troop | Dobbs' Bride | 1965 |
| The Munsters | The Woman | 1964 |
| Under the Yum Yum Tree | Woman | 1963 |
| Paradise Alley | Mrs. Walker | 1962 |
| Summer and Smoke | Club Woman / Committee Woman | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Mrs. Bonner | 1961 |
| Surfside 6 | Opal | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mrs. Fletcher | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Cassie | 1960 |
| Moment of Fear | (archive footage) | 1960 |
| The Dennis O'Keefe Show | Mrs. Panessa | 1959 |
| Andy Hardy Comes Home | Carvel Citizen at Meeting | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Nettie Parsons | 1958 |
| Lawman | First Lady | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Elsie | 1958 |
| The Badlanders | Old Woman Stagecoach Passenger | 1958 |
| The Female Animal | Mabel | 1958 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Applicant | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Mrs. Shubert - Neighbor | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Cleaning Woman | 1957 |
| Loving You | Bit Part | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Murdered Woman | 1956 |
| Calling Homicide | Mrs. Ida Dunsetter | 1956 |
| The Scarlet Hour | Landlady | 1956 |
| Rebel Without a Cause | Old Lady Teacher | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Housekeeper / Mrs. Merrell | 1955 |
| Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Mrs. Guffy | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Mrs. Thatcher | 1955 |
| It's Always Fair Weather | Longwood House Manager | 1955 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Sara Norris | 1955 |
| The Prodigal | Woman Buying Grain | 1955 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Mrs. Rockmorton | 1955 |
| Hell's Outpost | Townswoman / Mrs. O'Sullivan's Companion | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Angry Newspaper Customer | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Missus Scragg | 1954 |
| December Bride | Elsie | 1954 |
| Lassie | Louise | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Spinster | 1954 |
| Forever Female | Tommy's Mother | 1954 |
| Annie Oakley | Spinster | 1954 |
| Paris Model | Mrs. Boggs | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Second Lady | 1953 |
| The Moonlighter | Angelica Usqubaugh | 1953 |
| The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | Aunt Naomi | 1953 |
| Sweethearts on Parade | Townswoman | 1953 |
| Ride, Vaquero! | Woman in Bank | 1953 |
| Code Two | Nurse | 1953 |
| The Blue Gardenia | Cleaning Woman / Cleaning Lady | 1953 |
| The Sun Shines Bright | Society Matron at the Ball | 1953 |
| The Life of Riley | Secretary | 1953 |
| I Married Joan | Mrs. Hodgkiss | 1952 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Mrs. Pennyfeather | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Miss Kerner | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Receptionist (Miss Bachrach) / Miss Bachrach | 1952 |
| Wagons West | Ada / Ada, Old Maid | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Landlady | 1952 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Mrs. Mergatroyd / Mrs. Murgatroyd | 1952 |
| Oklahoma Annie | Carrie Fudge / Mrs. Carrie Fudge | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Nellie Cashman / Ellen Kimball | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Woman Watching Dancers-Star / Old Woman | 1951 |
| Journey Into Light | Voice of Woman in Saloon | 1951 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Wife on Airplane | 1951 |
| A Millionaire for Christy | Myrtle | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Mrs. Forbes | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Woman at Auction / Mrs. Bramlege / Miss Laura Tyler | 1951 |
| The Lemon Drop Kid | Mrs. Santoro | 1951 |
| Valentino | Fan Mail Sorter | 1951 |
| Oh! Susanna | Officer's Wife at Dance | 1951 |
| Harvey | Mrs. Halsey | 1950 |
| The Blazing Sun | Mrs. Purty | 1950 |
| Dick Tracy | Gravel Gertie | 1950 |
| Summer Stock | Constance Fliggerton | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Mag, the Witch | 1950 |
| The Old Frontier | Mrs. Smedley | 1950 |
| Fancy Pants | Belle | 1950 |
| Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Mrs. Hardwig | 1950 |
| Please Believe Me | Receptionist | 1950 |
| Kill the Umpire | Wife of Man on Telephone / Baseball Fan in Stands / Baseball Spectator | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| Black Hand | Tourist | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Sarah Hotchkiss / Michaela / Aunt Christine | 1950 |
| Tarnished | Mrs. Fennelly | 1950 |
| Montana | Gaunt Woman | 1950 |
| Undertow | Miss Prentiss | 1949 |
| Roseanna McCoy | Cousin Zinny | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Letty / Maria | 1949 |
| The Fountainhead | Dominique's Housekeeper at Quarry | 1949 |
| Night Unto Night | Hotel Maid | 1949 |
| Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Baseball Fan | 1949 |
| Dynamite | Jennie | 1949 |
| Ladies of the Chorus | Old Lady at Engagement Party / Party Guest | 1948 |
| Family Honeymoon | Maid | 1948 |
| Apartment for Peggy | Mrs. Landon | 1948 |
| Good Sam | Landlady | 1948 |
| Julia Misbehaves | Woman in Street | 1948 |
| Arthur Takes Over | Mrs. Barnafogle | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Miss Williams | 1948 |
| On Our Merry Way | Mrs. Cotton (deleted sequence) | 1948 |
| The Bishop's Wife | First Lady in Michel's | 1947 |
| Cass Timberlane | Tilda Hatter | 1947 |
| Merton of the Movies | Mammoth Studio's Nurse | 1947 |
| Monsieur Verdoux | Lena Couvais | 1947 |
| I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Miss Claybourne | 1947 |
| Love and Learn | The Bride | 1947 |
| For the Love of Rusty | Sarah Johnson | 1947 |
| West of Dodge City | Mrs. Throckbottom | 1947 |
| Cross My Heart | Old Hag | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Potter's Secretary | 1946 |
| The Missing Lady | Miss Effie | 1946 |
| Night and Day | Woman in Hospital Hall | 1946 |
| Do You Love Me | Miss Wayburn | 1946 |
| Fear | Mrs. Williams - Landlady / Mrs. Williams | 1946 |
| The Diary of a Chambermaid | Marianne | 1946 |
| Woman Who Came Back | Bessie | 1945 |
| She Wouldn't Say Yes | Miss Downer | 1945 |
| State Fair | Farmer's Wife | 1945 |
| The All-Star Bond Rally | Woman Next to Fibber in Audience | 1945 |
| The Southerner | Mrs. Burke / Store Customer | 1945 |
| Two O'Clock Courage | Mrs. Daniels | 1945 |
| Can't Help Singing | Lemuel's Wife | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | Hatchet-Faced Woman / Hotel maid | 1944 |
| I Love a Soldier | Mrs. Munn | 1944 |
| San Diego I Love You | Mrs. Mainwaring | 1944 |
| Maisie Goes to Reno | Lady with Reno Bus Ticket / Lady with Reno Bus Ticket (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Dixie Jamboree | Mrs. Ellabella Jackson, Susan's Aunt / Ellabella Jackson | 1944 |
| Bathing Beauty | Ms. Phillips | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich's Little Secret | Aunt Maude | 1944 |
| Madame Curie | Madame Michaud | 1943 |
| The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Justice's Wife | 1943 |
| The Heat's On | Hannah Bainbridge | 1943 |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | Hattie | 1943 |
| Young Ideas | Club Woman | 1943 |
| Presenting Lily Mars | Boardinghouse Manager | 1943 |
| Slightly Dangerous | Peggy's Landlady | 1943 |
| Assignment in Brittany | Madame Perro | 1943 |
| Happy Go Lucky | Spinster | 1943 |
| The Ox-Bow Incident | Miss Swanson | 1942 |
| My Sister Eileen | Prospective Tenant | 1942 |
| Blondie for Victory | Mrs. Larkin, Blondie's Second in Command at Dam | 1942 |
| I Married an Angel | Mrs. Scallion | 1942 |
| Lone Star Ranger | Mrs. Strong | 1942 |
| Obliging Young Lady | Maid at Lake Mohawk Lodge / Maid | 1942 |
| Sullivan's Travels | Ursula / Ursula Kornheiser | 1941 |
| Three Girls About Town | Tessie Conarchy / Tessie Conarchy, scrubwoman | 1941 |
| Sun Valley Serenade | Nurse | 1941 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Mrs. Brown / Mrs. Brown, With the Vase | 1941 |
| Ringside Maisie | Mrs. Muldowny | 1941 |
| Blondie in Society | Furious Woman With Broom | 1941 |
| She Knew All the Answers | Elaine Wingate | 1941 |
| Chad Hanna | Mrs. Mott | 1940 |
| Little Nellie Kelly | Miss Corrigan - Nellie's Nurse | 1940 |
| The Ramparts We Watch | Victory Party Reveller | 1940 |
| Shake, Mr. Shakespeare | Cleaning Woman | 1936 |
| Two Boobs in a Balloon | Speaker | 1935 |
| Paul Revere, Jr. | Townswoman | 1933 |
| Wayward | Aunt Mary Lou Reed | 1932 |
