Acting • AGE 90
Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.


The Making of The Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
2003

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Self
1995

Daughter of the Streets
Sarah
1990

William Holden: The Golden Boy
Self
1989

Love and Betrayal
Ginger
1989

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Virginia Camalier
1988

Adam: His Song Continues
Gram Walsh
1986

Murder, She Wrote
Georgia Wilson
1984

Highway to Heaven
1984

Adam
Gram Walsh
1983

Summer Girl
Martina Shelburne
1983

Hotel
1982

Magnum, P.I.
Jeanie LaSalle
1980

Secrets of Midland Heights
Martha Millington
1980

Father Figure
Hilda Wollman
1980

Beulah Land
Penelope Pennington
1980

Charleston
Mrs. Farrell (Aunt Louisa)
1979

The Word
Sarah Randall
1978

Dallas
Mrs. Shepard
1978

The Turning Point
Adelaide
1977

The Love Boat
Janet Latham
1977

The Bionic Woman
1976

Medical Story
1975

The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
Mumsie
1975

The Bionic Woman
Helen Elgin
1975

The Abduction of Saint Anne
Mother Michael
1975

Airport 1975
Sister Beatrice
1974

Police Woman
1974

Murder in the First Person Singular
Mrs. Emerson
1974

Thursday's Game
Mrs. Reynolds
1974

Sorority Kill
House Mother
1974

The Six Million Dollar Man
Helen Elgin
1974

Police Story
1973

Charlotte's Web
Mrs. Arable (voice)
1973

The Devil's Daughter
Mrs. Stone
1973

Delphi Bureau
Martha
1972

The Bob Newhart Show
Mrs. Martha Hartley
1972

Lemonade
Mabel
1971

Columbo
Margaret Meadis
1971

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Mrs. Loring
1969

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Grandmother
1969

The Mod Squad
Belle Fuller
1968

Cimarron Strip
1967

The F.B.I.
Katharine Lamberth
1965

Route 66
1960

Ben-Hur
Miriam
1959

The Bell Telephone Hour
Self - Hostess
1959

Sayonara
Mrs. Webster
1957

Eighteen and Anxious
Lottie Graham
1957

The Ten Commandments
Yochabel
1956

The Desperate Hours
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
1955

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953

When I Grow Up
Mother Reed
1951

The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950

Your Show of Shows
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
Ellen Scott
1950

Strange Bargain
Georgia Wilson
1949

Lights Out
1949

Suspense
1949

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948

So Well Remembered
Olivia
1947

Kraft Television Theatre
Joanna
1947

In Old Oklahoma
Catherine Elizabeth Allen
1943

Hi Diddle Diddle
Janie Prescott
1943

Stage Door Canteen
Martha Scott
1943

One Foot in Heaven
Hope Morris Spence
1941

They Dare Not Love
Marta Keller
1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop
Ella Bishop
1941

The Howards of Virginia
Jane Peyton-Howard
1940

Our Town
Emily Webb
1940