Martha Ellen Scott
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 22, 1912 Jamesport, MO |
| Died | May 28, 2003 Van Nuys, CA |
| Age | Died at 90 |
| Final Resting PlaceJamesport Masonic Cemetery | |
Martha Scott | |
| Job | Film, television and stage actress |
| Years active | 1940-1990 |
| Top Roles | Emily Webb, Yochabel, Catherine Elizabeth Allen, Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard, Jane Peyton |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, War, Historical, Western, Comedy |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Religious |
| Top Collaborators | William Wyler (Director), Cecil B. DeMille (Director), Dan White, Fredric March |
| Shares birthday with | Paul Muni, John Houseman, Erich von Stroheim see more.. |
Martha Scott Overview:
Legendary character actress, Martha Scott, was born Martha Ellen Scott on Sep 22, 1912 in Jamesport, MO. Scott died at the age of 90 on May 28, 2003 in Van Nuys, CA and was laid to rest in Jamesport Masonic Cemetery in Jamesport, Daviess County, MO.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Scott was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1940 | Best Actress | Our Town (1940) | Emily Webb | Nominated |
She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Live Performance.
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Martha Scott Quotes:
Ella Bishop:
[giving a toast] So here's to our nation: she's young, she's growing too fast, she makes a lot of mistakes, but somehow she does manage to keep her people free. May she always.
Bithiah: Moses, do not enter! There is only sorrow here.
Moses: Are you comforting it, Mother? I followed you here to find this woman Yocha... You were the woman who was caught between the stones.
Yochabel: Until you come.
Bithiah: My son, if you love me, you will...
Moses: I love you, Mother, but am I your son? Or yours?
Yochabel: No, you are not my son. If you believe that men and women are cattle to be driven under the lash, if you can bow before idols of stone and golden images of beasts, you are not my son.
John Stevens: [Reading from J. M. Barrie's book, The Little Minister] The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.
Ella Bishop: [Interrupting] Would you mind reading that again? Just the last sentence.
John Stevens: The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story... and writes another.
Ella Bishop: I suppose that's true, isn't it? We dream dreams and... Do go on.
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Bithiah: Moses, do not enter! There is only sorrow here.
Moses: Are you comforting it, Mother? I followed you here to find this woman Yocha... You were the woman who was caught between the stones.
Yochabel: Until you come.
Bithiah: My son, if you love me, you will...
Moses: I love you, Mother, but am I your son? Or yours?
Yochabel: No, you are not my son. If you believe that men and women are cattle to be driven under the lash, if you can bow before idols of stone and golden images of beasts, you are not my son.
John Stevens: [Reading from J. M. Barrie's book, The Little Minister] The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.
Ella Bishop: [Interrupting] Would you mind reading that again? Just the last sentence.
John Stevens: The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story... and writes another.
Ella Bishop: I suppose that's true, isn't it? We dream dreams and... Do go on.
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