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Almira Sessions

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Nationality USA
Birth 15 september 1888
Death 3 august 1974 (at 85 years)

Almira Sessions (September 16, 1888 - August 3, 1974) 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, spanning eight decades, and led her from Washington D.C. to New York City to Hollywood. She worked into her 80s, finally retiring shortly before her death in 1974 in Los Angeles.

Biography

Almira Sessions entame sa carrière en 1909 au théâtre, se produisant entre autres dans le répertoire du vaudeville. En particulier, elle joue six fois à Broadway, depuis une revue en 1932 jusqu'à une comédie musicale en 1939-1940. Entretemps, citons la pièce Ethan Frome de David et Owen Davis (adaptation du roman éponyme d'Edith Wharton, 1936, avec Raymond Massey dans le rôle-titre et Ruth Gordon), ainsi que l'opérette L'Auberge du Cheval-Blanc de Ralph Benatzky (1936-1937, avec Kitty Carlisle et William Gaxton).

Au cinéma, comme second rôle ou non créditée, elle contribue à cent-vingt-neuf films américains (y compris des westerns), les deux premiers sortis en 1932, dont un court métrage. Suivent notamment Les Voyages de Sullivan de Preston Sturges (1941, avec Joel McCrea et Veronica Lake), Monsieur Verdoux de Charlie Chaplin (1947, avec le réalisateur et Martha Raye), Harvey d'Henry Koster (1950, avec James Stewart et Josephine Hull), Casanova Junior de Don Weis (1953, avec Debbie Reynolds et Bobby Van), ou encore L'Étrangleur de Boston de Richard Fleischer (1968, avec Henry Fonda et Tony Curtis). Son dernier film est Willard de Daniel Mann (1971, avec Bruce Davison et Elsa Lanchester).

À la télévision américaine, outre un téléfilm diffusé en 1969, elle apparaît dans cinquante-trois séries, depuis la série-western The Lone Ranger (deux épisodes, 1950) jusqu'à 1972. Entretemps, mentionnons Les Aventuriers du Far West (deux épisodes, 1955-1957), Alfred Hitchcok présente (deux épisodes, 1959-1960), Les Monstres (un épisode, 1964) et Les Mystères de l'Ouest (un épisode, 1968).

Almira Sessions meurt en 1974, à 85 ans. Elle est inhumée au Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Almira Sessions (79 films)

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Willard
Willard (1971)
, 1h35
Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films
Actors Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Dante, Sondra Locke, Joan Shawlee
Roles Carrie Smith
Rating61% 3.0989153.0989153.0989153.0989153.098915
Willard is a meek social misfit who later develops a strange affinity for rats. He lives in a large Victorian home, with only his cranky and decrepit mother for company. On his 27th birthday, he is humiliated to come home to a birthday party thrown by his mother, where all of the attendees are her own aging friends. After having left the party in embarrassment, he notices a rat in his backyard and tosses it pieces of his birthday cake. Later, his mother gets upset with him for leaving the party and she scolds him later while also discussing how badly the house is falling apart. The next morning he goes out and feeds another rat (this one has babies with it) while imitating their squeaks. His mother starts telling him that he needs to kill the rats that have been running around their yard, which Willard refuses to do.
Watermelon Man, 1h40
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about racism
Actors Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Melvin Van Peebles, Howard Caine, Mae Clarke, D'Urville Martin
Roles Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.346073.346073.346073.346073.34607
Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) lives in an average suburban neighborhood with his seemingly liberal housewife Althea (Estelle Parsons), who tolerates her husband's character flaws out of love. Every morning when Jeff wakes up, he spends some time under a tanning machine, hits the speedbag, drinks a health drink, and races the bus to work on foot.
Tick... Tick... Tick..., 1h37
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors George Kennedy, Fredric March, Lynn Carlin, Don Stroud, Clifton James, Janet MacLachlan
Roles Townswoman (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.345023.345023.345023.345023.34502
In a small Mississippi town, deputy Jim Price is elected sheriff over John Little, the incumbent. Racial tensions exist in the community and Price gets little assistance from Little, leaving office, or from Mayor Parks, who insists he be consulted on any decision the new sheriff makes.
The Boston Strangler, 1h56
Directed by Richard Fleischer, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, Sally Kellerman, William Hickey, Mike Kellin, George Kennedy
Roles Emma Hodak
Rating69% 3.496443.496443.496443.496443.49644
The first part of the film shows the police investigation, with some examples of the seedier side of Boston life, including promiscuity in the adult quarters of the city. The second part shows the apprehension of DeSalvo. Bottomly's intent is to answer the question presented in the film's famous print ad:
Rosemary's Baby, 2h16
Directed by Roman Polanski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Pregnancy films, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Demons in film, Witches in film, Erotic thriller films
Actors Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy
Roles Mrs. Sabatini
Rating79% 3.9983453.9983453.9983453.9983453.998345
In 1965, Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), a bright but somewhat naive young housewife, and Guy (John Cassavetes), her husband and a struggling actor, move into the Bramford, an antiquated New York City apartment building. The couple learns from the building's manager, Mr. Nicklas (Elisha Cook, Jr.), that their new residence was previously inhabited by Mrs. Gardenia, an elderly woman who had seemingly gone senile. Guy also discovers a dresser concealing a simple closet which contains nothing except a vacuum cleaner and a few other household items. Their friend Hutch (Maurice Evans) tries to dissuade them from taking the apartment, informing them of some of the Bramford's rather unseemly history but, undeterred, Rosemary and Guy move into the building.
Firecreek
Firecreek (1968)
, 1h44
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Jay C. Flippen, Jacqueline Scott, Gary Lockwood
Roles une villageoise
Rating67% 3.395563.395563.395563.395563.39556
After years of backing away from criminals and gunfights, one resident of the small western town of Firecreek decides to fight back. Part-time sheriff Johnny Cobb (James Stewart) decides to avenge the death of a young man against gunmen led by Bob Larkin (Henry Fonda).
The Last of the Secret Agents?, 1h32
Directed by Norman Abbott
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Spy films
Actors Marty Allen, Steve Rossi, Nancy Sinatra, John Williams, Theo Marcuse, Lou Jacobi
Roles Middle-Aged Lady at Topless a Go-Go (uncredited)
Rating46% 2.3306852.3306852.3306852.3306852.330685
Two Americans in Paris (Allen & Rossi) are reluctantly recruited by the Good Guys Institute (GGI) led by J. Frederick Duval (John Williams) to thwart the plans of the evil crime and espionage organisation THEM led by Zoltan Schubach (Theo Marcuse). THEM has plans to steal priceless international art treasures, most notably the Venus de Milo.
A Rage to Live, 1h41
Directed by Walter Grauman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Suzanne Pleshette, Bradford Dillman, Ben Gazzara, Sarah Marshall, Peter Graves, Bethel Leslie
Roles la diseuse de bonne aventure
Rating62% 3.1429053.1429053.1429053.1429053.142905
Newspaper heiress Grace Caldwell's nymphomania threatens to destroy the reputation of her staid, wealthy Pennsylvania family. As a precocious teenager, she succumbs to the advances of her older brother Brock's friend Charlie Jay, a decision that apparently ignites her passion for all men.
Under the Yum-Yum Tree, 1h50
Directed by David Swift
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, Films based on plays
Actors Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams, Paul Lynde, Imogene Coca
Roles Woman (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.000273.000273.000273.000273.00027
Jack Lemmon stars as the playboy landlord Hogan, a swinging bachelor. Women are mere playthings to him, plus he's a master con man. His bachelor pad is a holy temple of seduction: blood-red walls, African sculptures, a well-stocked cocktail bar, a switch-operated fireplace, and mechanized violins that play romantic music at the touch of a button. He walks around wearing a scarlet cardigan (with matching socks and shirts) and a devilish smirk. As the landlord of a Californian apartment block, he only rents rooms to gorgeous single women at just $75 a month.
Summer and Smoke, 1h58
Directed by Peter Glenville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Rita Moreno, John McIntire, Thomas Gomez, Una Merkel
Roles Committee Woman (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.4458253.4458253.4458253.4458253.445825
The Female Animal
Directed by Harry Keller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, George Nader, Jan Sterling, James Gleason, Mabel Albertson
Roles Mabel (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0471053.0471053.0471053.0471053.047105
Movie star Vanessa Windsor is nearly struck by a camera on the set, saved at the last second by Chris Farley, a handsome extra. A cut on his arm is attended to and Vanessa invites him to dinner at her Malibu beach home, where she clearly has designs on him for a night of romance.
The Scarlet Hour, 1h35
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance, James Gregory, Elaine Stritch, E. G. Marshall
Roles Landlady
Rating68% 3.4276153.4276153.4276153.4276153.427615
E. V. Marshall, appelé « Marsh », travaille pour Ralph Nevins un riche promoteur immobilier et a une liaison avec la femme de Ralph, Paulie. Il lui demande de divorcer, mais Paulie ayant grandie pauvrement refuse de vivre sans l’argent de son mari.
Rebel Without a Cause, 1h51
Directed by Nicholas Ray, Don Alvarado, Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Transport films, Films about automobiles
Actors James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Ann Doran, William Hopper, Rochelle Hudson
Roles Planetarium Teacher (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.799183.799183.799183.799183.79918
Behind the opening credits, the film opens on a suburban Los Angeles street with teenager Jim Stark (Dean) drunkenly lying down on a sidewalk. He is arrested and taken to the juvenile division of the police station for "plain drunkenness". At the station he meets John "Plato" Crawford (Mineo), who was brought in for shooting a litter of puppies with his mother's gun, and Judy (Wood), who was brought in for curfew violation (she was wearing a bright red dress with matching lipstick and was mistaken for being a streetwalker). The three each separately reveal their innermost frustrations to officers; all three of them suffer from problems at home:
It's Always Fair Weather, 1h41
Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dan Dailey, Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Michael Kidd, Dolores Gray, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Longwood House Manager (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4985953.4985953.4985953.4985953.498595
Three ex-G.I.s, Ted Riley (Kelly), Doug Hallerton (Dailey) and Angie Valentine (Kidd) have served in World War II together and become best friends. At the beginning of the film, set in October 1945, they dance through the street celebrating their upcoming release from the service ("The Binge") and meet at their favorite New York bar. They vow eternal friendship, and before going their separate ways, promise to reunite exactly ten years later at the same spot.
Forever Female, 1h33
Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, Pat Crowley, James Gleason, Maidie Norman
Roles Mother at Airport (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.294183.294183.294183.294183.29418
The reviews are in and a new play starring Beatrice Page and produced by Harry Phillips is a flop. Long divorced but still a team, they need a new project and meet playwright Stanley Krown, who has written one in which the lead roles are a mother and a 19-year-old daughter.