Edie Martin


Edith Emma "Edie" Martin was a British actress. She was a ubiquitous performer, on stage from 1886, playing generally small parts but in high demand, appearing in scores of British films. She frequently appeared in memorable Ealing comedies as their resident "little old lady".

Selected filmography

M'Blimey Late Extra - Apartment Resident Broken Blossoms - Woman in West End Party Visit Educated Evans - Bit Part The Big Noise - Old LadyFeather Your Nest - Blanche Return of a Stranger - Mrs. Stevens Farewell Again - Mrs. BulgerUnder the Red Robe - MariaSt. Martin's Lane - Libby's Dresser Bad Boy - Mrs. BryanA Spot of Bother - An Occasional Bar-Lady Old Mother Riley in Business Unpublished Story - Mrs. Duncan The Demi-Paradise - Miss Winifred TisdallIt's in the Bag - Mrs. Hicks Don't Take It to Heart - Miss BucketA Place of One's Own - CookThey Were Sisters - CookHere Comes the Sun - Mrs. GallowayCarnival - Martha Great Expectations - Mrs. WhimpleThe Courtneys of Curzon Street - Waitress When the Bough Breaks - CustomerIt Always Rains on Sunday - Mrs. WatsonOliver Twist - AnnieMy Brother's Keeper - Churchgoer Shaking Hands Another Shore - Half Crown Lady in Park Elizabeth of Ladymead - The History of Mr. Polly - Lady on roofCardboard Cavalier - Argumentative Old Woman Adam and Evelyne - Woman Scrubbing Floor Blackmailed - Mrs. Porritt - a PatientThe Galloping Major - Evelyn - Lady at Meeting The Lavender Hill Mob - Miss EveshamThe Man in the White Suit - Mrs. WatsonThe Lady with a Lamp Night Was Our Friend - Old Lady Jury MemberTime Gentlemen, Please! - Mary WadeThe Titfield Thunderbolt - EmilyGenevieve - Guest Meet Mr. Lucifer - Deaf Lady The End of the Road - Gloomy GertieHobson's Choice - Old Lady Buying Shoelaces Scotland Yard (film series) - - - Lease of Life - Miss Calthorp's FriendThe Black Rider - Elderly LadyAs Long as They're Happy - Elderly fanRoom in the House The Ladykillers - Lettice An Alligator Named Daisy - Wheelchair Pusher Ramsbottom Rides Again - My Teenage Daughter - Miss EllisSailor Beware! - Little Woman in ChurchThe Naked Truth - Lady in Autograph Crowd Too Many Crooks - Gordon's MotherFollow a Star - Old Lady Kidnapped - Woman on the bridgeA Weekend with Lulu - Lodgekeeper's Wife Sparrows Can't Sing - Old Lady on Bench