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Edie Martin

Born	Edith Emma Martin (1880-01-01)1 January 1880 London, England
Died	22 February 1964(1964-02-22) (aged 84) London, England
Years active	1931-1963
Spouse	Felix W. Pitt

Edith Emma "Edie" Martin (1 January 1880 – 22 February 1964) was a British actress.^[1] She was a ubiquitous performer, on stage from 1886, playing generally small parts but in high demand, appearing in scores of British films (although often uncredited).^[2] She frequently appeared in memorable Ealing comedies as their resident "little old lady".^[3]

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Selected filmography

M'Blimey (1931)
Late Extra (1935) - Apartment Resident (uncredited)
Broken Blossoms (1936) - Woman in West End Party Visit (uncredited)
Educated Evans (1936) - Bit Part (uncredited)
The Big Noise (1936) - Old Lady
Feather Your Nest (1937) - Blanche (uncredited)
Return of a Stranger (1937) - Mrs. Stevens (uncredited)
Farewell Again (1937) - Mrs. Bulger
Under the Red Robe (1937) - Maria
St. Martin's Lane (1938) - Libby's Dresser (uncredited)
Bad Boy (1938) - Mrs. Bryan
A Spot of Bother (1938) - An Occasional Bar-Lady (uncredited)
Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
Unpublished Story (1942) - Mrs. Duncan (uncredited)
The Demi-Paradise (1943) - Miss Winifred Tisdall
It's in the Bag (1944) - Mrs. Hicks (uncredited)
Don't Take It to Heart (1945) - Miss Bucket
A Place of One's Own (1945) - Cook
They Were Sisters (1945) - Cook
Here Comes the Sun (1946) - Mrs. Galloway
Carnival (1946) - Martha (uncredited)
Great Expectations (1946) - Mrs. Whimple
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) - Waitress (uncredited)
When the Bough Breaks (1947) - Customer
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) - Mrs. Watson
Oliver Twist (1948) - Annie
My Brother's Keeper (1948) - Churchgoer Shaking Hands (uncredited)
Another Shore (1948) - Half Crown Lady in Park (uncredited)
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) - (uncredited)
The History of Mr. Polly (1949) - Lady on roof
Cardboard Cavalier (1949) - Argumentative Old Woman (uncredited)
Adam and Evelyne (1949) - Woman Scrubbing Floor (uncredited)
Blackmailed (1951) - Mrs. Porritt - a Patient
The Galloping Major (1951) - Evelyn - Lady at Meeting (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - Miss Evesham
The Man in the White Suit (1951) - Mrs. Watson
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
Night Was Our Friend (1951) - Old Lady Jury Member
Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952) - Mary Wade
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) - Emily
Genevieve (1953) - Guest (uncredited)
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) - Deaf Lady (uncredited)
The End of the Road (1954) - Gloomy Gertie
Hobson's Choice (1954) - Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
Scotland Yard (film series) (1954, July) - ('The Mysterious Bullet' episode) - (mother/grandmother) - (uncredited)
Lease of Life (1954) - Miss Calthorp's Friend
The Black Rider (1954) - Elderly Lady
As Long as They're Happy (1955) - Elderly fan
Room in the House (1955)
The Ladykillers (1955) - Lettice (uncredited)
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) - Wheelchair Pusher (uncredited)
Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956) - (uncredited)
My Teenage Daughter (1956) - Miss Ellis
Sailor Beware! (1956) - Little Woman in Church
The Naked Truth (1957) - Lady in Autograph Crowd (uncredited)
Too Many Crooks (1959) - Gordon's Mother
Follow a Star (1959) - Old Lady (uncredited)
Kidnapped (1960) - Woman on the bridge
A Weekend with Lulu (1961) - Lodgekeeper's Wife (uncredited)
Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) - Old Lady on Bench (uncredited) (final film role)