Marietta Canty

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marietta Canty (1905-1986) was an African American actress, community activist and recipient of numerous humanist awards. As an actress, Marietta Canty first appeared on Broadway in 1933. She also appeared in 40 films between 1940 and 1955, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. Two of her first roles were in the films The Lady is Waiting (1942) and The Spoilers (1942), both with Marlene Dietrich in the leading role. Canty is perhaps best known as Delilah, Spencer Tracy's housemaid, in the comedy Father of the Bride (1950) and in its sequel Father's Little Dividend (1951). Canty retired from film acting in 1955, her last role in Hollywood was Rebel Without a Cause starring James Dean, where she had a memorable part as Sal Mineo's family maid.

Known For: Acting

Born: Hartford, Connecticut, USA, 1905-09-30

Died: 1986-07-09

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1940	'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two	Woman with Child	0
2	1940	Boom Town	Maid	69
3	1940	Boom Town	Karen's Maid (uncredited)	69
4	1942	The Lady Is Willing	Mary Lou	66
5	1942	Not a Ladies' Man	Lucy	60
6	1942	The Spoilers	Idabelle	62
7	1942	The Magnificent Dope	Jenny	72
8	1942	Silver Queen	Ruby	57
9	1942	Johnny Doughboy	Sweetheart	54
10	1943	Three Hearts for Julia	Mattie, Julia's Maid	60
11	1943	Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event	Verbena	57
12	1944	Lady in the Dark	Martha	47
13	1944	Goin' to Town	Camellia	0
14	1945	Bring on the Girls	Ida (uncredited)	61
15	1946	The Searching Wind	Sophronia	0
16	1946	Home Sweet Homicide	Cherrington Housekeeper	47
17	1947	The Sea of Grass	Rachael (uncredited)	63
18	1947	Dear Ruth	Dora	66
19	1947	The Crimson Key	Petunia	43
20	1949	Chicago Deadline	Hazel	63
21	1949	Dear Wife	Dora	60
22	1950	My Foolish Heart		67
23	1950	Father of the Bride	Delilah	70
24	1950	Bright Leaf	Queenie - Sonia's Maid (uncredited)	59
25	1951	Belle Le Grand	Daisy	30
26	1951	Father's Little Dividend	Delilah	64
27	1951	A Streetcar Named Desire	Giggling Woman with Eunice (uncredited)	76
28	1952	Dreamboat	Lavinia	60
29	1952	The Bad and the Beautiful	Ida (uncredited)	73
30	1953	The I Don't Care Girl	Dolly	65
31	1955	A Man Called Peter	Emma	64
32	1955	Rebel Without a Cause	Crawford Maid	75

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Title

Role

Vote Average

1940