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Maxine Elliott Hicks (October 5, 1904 – January 10, 2000) was an American actress.
Maxine Elliott Hicks | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1904 |
| Died | January 10, 2000 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914–1994 |
Life and career edit
Maxine Elliott Hicks was born on October 5, 1904,[1] in Denver, Colorado to George W. and Margaret Hicks. She began acting on the stage from the age of 5. As Maxine Hicks, she was a starlet of the silent film era, with over 200 credited and uncredited roles between 1914 and 1937.[citation needed] Hicks's film debut was in The Crimson Dove (1917), although one source reported that she was an extra in a 1914 film.[2] She appeared as Felice, the daughter of Ethel Barrymore's character in the 1917 version of The Eternal Mother, and the nemesis Susie May Squoggs in The Poor Little Rich Girl.
Hicks successfully made the transition from silents into talking pictures but left acting in 1937 when she and her mother got into a dispute with Jack Warner, the head of Warner Bros. studio.[citation needed]
After a decades-long hiatus, she returned to acting in 1976 as Maxine Elliott, playing character parts in television shows such as All in the Family and had a recurring role in Just the Ten of Us. She also appeared in commercials and movies, including Defending Your Life.
Hicks was married to Frank Dodge from 1938 to 1948.[citation needed]
Death edit
Hicks died at the age of 95 on January 10, 2000, in San Clemente, California. She was survived by three sons, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.[3][4] Her ashes are at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.[1]
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Film | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Beethoven | Old Woman | |
| 1991 | The Linguini Incident | Old Woman | |
| Defending Your Life | Elderly Woman on Tram | ||
| 1990 | Nerds of a Feather | 150-year-old woman | |
| 1989 | Wicked Stepmother | Mathilda | |
| 1984 | Hollywood Hot Tubs | Sylvia | |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York | Mother | uncredited |
| 1936 | Ladies in Love | Girl in Audience | uncredited |
| Private Number | Olga | ||
| 1934 | One Hour Late | Elsie Kelsey | uncredited |
| The Old Fashioned Way | Waitress | uncredited | |
| 1929 | Navy Blues | Girl in Sweatshop | uncredited |
| 1925 | Enticement | Olicw Merley | |
| The Thundering Herd | Sally Hudnall | ||
| 1924 | The Age of Innocence | ||
| Lover's Lane | Simplicity | ||
| Babbitt | Verona Babbitt | ||
| Happiness | |||
| Through the Dark | |||
| 1923 | Reno | Mattie Hake | |
| Woman-Proof | |||
| The Midnight Alarm | Aggie | ||
| East Side - West Side | Kit Lamson | ||
| 1921 | First Love | Speeder | |
| Nobody's Kid | Pinky Moore | ||
| 1920 | The Gilded Dream | Hicks | |
| The County Fair | |||
| Double Speed | |||
| 1919 | The Right to Happiness | Undetermined Role | |
| An Innocent Adventuress | |||
| 1918 | Neighbors | Effie Harding | |
| 1917 | The Poor Little Rich Girl | Susie May Squoggs | |
| The Crimson Dove | Minnie Zugg | ||
| Mary Jane's Pa | |||
| The Eternal Mother | Felice | ||
| The Little Duchess | Sophia Dawson |
Television edit
| Year | TV Series | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Thunder Alley | Older Woman | |
| Frasier | Mrs. Grey | ||
| 1991 | Nurses | Mrs. Heston | |
| Growing Pains | Elderly Woman on Plane | ||
| Quantum Leap | Edwine | ||
| 1989 | Growing Pains | Winnie | |
| 1988-1990 | Just the Ten of Us | Sister Ethel | 14 episodes |
| 1987 | Designing Women | Customer | |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Mrs. Gail | |
| 1983 | Happy | Mrs. Fisher | TV movie |
| 1981 | It's a Living | Lady at Piano | |
| 1980 | Hello, Larry | Mrs. Simpson | |
| 1979 | The Jeffersons | Woman Picketer #1 | |
| 1978 | Rhoda | Erma | |
| CHiPs | Elderly Woman | ||
| 1977 | Phyllis | Abigail | |
| 1976 | All in the Family | Mrs. Bradley |
Short films edit
| Year | Short Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | The Borrowed Finery | Dolly |
References edit
- ^ a b Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Klepper, Robert K. (September 16, 2015). Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. McFarland. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-4766-0484-8. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (21 January 2000). "Maxine Hicks; Career Spanned Silents, TV". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Maxine Elliott Hicks, silent screen actress, dies at 95". Journal Times.com (Associated Press). 22 January 2000. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links edit
- "Maxine Elliott Hicks; silent-screen actress". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. 2000-01-21.
- Maxine Elliott Hicks at IMDb
- Maxine E. Hicks at the Internet Broadway Database
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