Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne (10 November 1875 – 15 October 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles.

Maude was born in Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario and studied elocution in Toronto. Her early theater work was in Ontario and New York City, debuting on Broadway to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes.

She continued to play mainly humorous domestic roles on stage, appearing in productions such as The Half Moon (1920), Lady Butterfly (1923), Three Cheers (1928) and Many a Slip (1930), before her first significant film role in The Bat Whispers (1930), director Roland West's sound remake of his 1926 silent feature The Bat.

She retired in 1951 and died on 15 October 1960, in Hollywood, California, aged 84.

Eburne's more than 100 films include:

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