Lillian Bronson
Acting
🎂 1902-10-21
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows. In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
Cast credits(133)
1955
Alicia Thorton
1957
Miss Phoebe
1957
Erma Bishop
1960
1957
Frances Neilson
1961
Maude Turley
1957
Elizabeth Favor
1958
1957
1957
Mrs. Kilmer
1957
Cissie Chandler
1967
Clara
1957
Judge
1957
Granny
1957
1974
Mrs. Lefever
1959
Mrs. Elliott
1972
1952
Librarian
1965
Mrs. Guthrie
1965
Adelaide Leggett
1960
Amy Phipps
1970
Mother Superior
1958
1968
1961
1958
Miss Albright
1956
Miss Carter
1956
1955
1951
1960
Wife of Patient with Propeller
1952
Ruby Kent
1952
1972
Winifred Lenover
1972
1959
1954
1958
1954
Elizabeth
1952
Bird Lady
1967
Fay Sager
1967
Widow
1963
1964
1957
1965
1958
Mrs. Bowers
1958
1963
1959
Old Lady
1971
1956
Norma Fisher
1968
Edna Digby
1968
Mrs. O'Brien
1968
Miss Baker
1968
1954
1960
1960
Mrs. Buchanan
1968
Mrs. McCleary
1962
Aunt Grace
1962
Ann Trenner
1955
Tessie Thorne
1955
1952
Mrs. Lindsey
1959
1954
Neighbor
1955
Carrie Meade
1958
Granny
1957
Mrs. Morris
1971
Mrs. Harold
1950
Sister
1953
Momma
1953
Mrs. Rutledge
1953
Mrs. Willard
1953
Minister's Wife (uncredited)
1946
Miss Pringle
1951
Lavinia Corey
1951
Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
1964
Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
1944
Lady (uncredited)
1944
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
1950
Perkins
1945
Secretary (uncredited)
1945
Teacher (uncredited)
1952
Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
1944
Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
1946
Librarian (uncredited)
1945
Helen
1948
Miss Hammer - Secretary
1947
Miss Crevy (uncredited)
1945
Mrs. Louise Murphy
1969
Aunt Addie
1949
Grandma Spencer
1963
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
1955
Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
1947
Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
1945
Miss Crutcher
1953
Emmy Anders
1952
Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
1945
Violin Player
1939
Miss Benson (uncredited)
1946
Miss Currier (uncredited)
1964
Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
1951
Abigail Wrighthouse
1945
Maid
1945
Aunt Ethel
1950
Mrs. Louise Murphy
1970
Miss Lennek
1947
Sheriff's Wife
1950
Delia Ellis
1961
Harriett (uncredited)
1947
Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
1950
Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
1943
Music Teacher 1
1946
Mrs. Green
1953
Pepite
1951
Wheeler
1944
Mrs, Dalrymple
1944
Constance
1944
Dorothy Stone
1945
Aunt Jo
1948
Aunt Elsa
1952
Mme. Follenvie
1944
Miss Tompkins
1952
Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
1950
Cleaning Woman
1946
1969
Carrie Simmons
1949