Aline MacMahon (May 3, 1899-October 12, 1991) was an Oscar-nominated American actress.

Early life

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MacMahon was born Aline Laveen MacMahon in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania; her family was Jewish ^* and the origin of their surname, "MacMahon", is unclear. She was raised in New York City and educated at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York and at Barnard College in New York, New York.

Career

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MacMahon began appearing on Broadway in the early 1920s. Her first film role was in 1931 in Five Star Final, but she jumped back and forth between Broadway and Hollywood throughout her career.

In 1944 MacMahon appeared in the film Dragon Seed. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role. Other films included Babbitt, Gold Diggers of 1933, The Life of Jimmy Dolan, Ah, Wilderness!, The Flame and the Arrow, All the Way Home, and The Young Doctors.

Death

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MacMahon died at the age of 92 of pneumonia in New York, New York. She was survived by her husband, Clarence Stein, but they had no children.

External link

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• Aline MacMahon at the IMDB

1899 births | 1991 deaths | American film actors | Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominees | Jewish American actors | People from New York City | People from Pennsylvania | People from Pittsburgh