Lillian Harmer
38 Movies
Movies
Plays Cook
Alice in Wonderland
1933
Plays Jessica Taggert
Little Miss Nobody
1936
Plays Elmira Wiggins
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
Plays Aunt Agnes
Desirable
1934
Plays Miss Taylor
The Great O'Malley
1937
Plays Matron
Gateway
1938
Plays Mrs. McCall
Riffraff
1936
Plays Carrie A. Nation
The Bowery
1933
Plays Alice - the Maid
New Morals for Old
1932
Plays Miss Watson
Huckleberry Finn
1931
Plays Clara
Make a Wish
1937
Plays Aggie
Dancing Feet
1936
Plays Mrs. Windleweaver
Smart Woman
1931
Plays Augusta
A Shriek in the Night
1933
Plays Gossip with Telescope
I Cover the Waterfront
1933
Plays Martha Staeger
Fugitive in the Sky
1936
Plays Landlady
Romance in Manhattan
1934
Plays Mrs. Pengast
The Captain's Kid
1936
Plays Miss Getson
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
Plays Deborah
Party Wire
1935
Plays Mrs. Alvin
Guilty as Hell
1932
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A Star Is Born
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Gateway
Matron
1938
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Make a Wish
Clara
1937
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A Star Is Born
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Great O'Malley
Miss Taylor
1937
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Rainbow on the River
Superintendent (uncredited)
1936
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Fugitive in the Sky
Martha Staeger
1936
Film
The Captain's Kid
Mrs. Pengast
1936
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Sworn Enemy
Mrs. Hirsch (uncredited)
1936
Film
Little Miss Nobody
Jessica Taggert
1936
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lillian Harmer still alive?
Lillian Harmer passed away on May 15, 1946 at age 62.
What are the most famous roles of Lillian Harmer?
Lillian Harmer is best known for roles in A Star Is Born, Alice in Wonderland, If I Had a Million.
How many movies has Lillian Harmer been in?
Over a 19-year career (since 1927), Lillian Harmer has appeared in 38 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Lillian Harmer's first movie?
The career of Lillian Harmer began with A Harp in Hock (1927).
What is Lillian Harmer's most recent movie or series?
Lillian Harmer's most recent release is Gateway, which premiered on August 5, 1938.
Lillian Harmer
1883-09-07 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress. Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation.
Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland; William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan.
Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.