--- name: "Fern Emmett" canonical: "https://film.one/person/fern-emmett" fi1m_id: "fern-emmett" imdb_id: "nm0256534" tmdb_id: 88999 wikidata_id: "Q5444452" roles: [] born: "21 March 1896" died: "3 September 1946" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-25T02:21:23.639226+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Fern Emmett ## Identity Fern Emmett - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/fern-emmett - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** fern-emmett - **IMDb ID:** nm0256534 - **TMDB ID:** 88999 - **Wikidata ID:** Q5444452 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Emmett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5444452, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256534/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88999 Actor. Born 21 March 1896 in Oakland, California, USA. Died 3 September 1946. ## Details - **Born:** 21 March 1896, Oakland, California, USA - **Died:** 3 September 1946 - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 81 (2), 1940s 74 (1) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Crime 1, Drama 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $5m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Emmett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5444452, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256534/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88999 ## Biography Fern Emmett (1896–1946) was an American actress. She appeared in over 200 films between 1930 and 1946, often in uncredited supporting roles in westerns and comedies. She was born in Oakland, California. Emmett was married to actor Henry Roquemore and the couple appeared together in 29 films. Her credits include uncredited roles in *Swing Time* (1936) as Watsons' Maid, *Woman of the Year* (1942) as Mrs. Calverton and *She Done Him Wrong* (1933) as Woman in Conversation, as well as credited parts such as Mrs. Palestrom in *The Shepherd of the Hills* (1941). *Sources: imdb.com, wikiland.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, as Woman Gossip (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *Swing Time* (1936), Fi1m 84, as (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/swing-time.md) - *She Done Him Wrong* (1933), Fi1m 78, as Woman in Conversation (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/she-done-him-wrong.md) ## Complete filmography (165) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Trouble with Women* (1947), as Landlady (uncredited) - *The People's Choice* (1946), Actor - *Pillow of Death* (1945), Actor - *A Song to Remember* (1945), as Madame Lambert (uncredited) - *San Diego I Love You* (1944), as Mrs. Callope - *Jungle Woman* (1944), as Beth's Neighbor (archive footage / uncredited) - *Tale of a Dog* (1944), as Gossiper - *It Happened Tomorrow* (1944), Actor - *Is Everybody Happy?* (1943), as Mrs. Broadbelt - *The West Side Kid* (1943), as Landlady - *First Comes Courage* (1943), as Dress designer, Dress Designer (uncredited) - *Captive Wild Woman* (1943), as Beth's Murdered Neighbor (uncredited) - *Gildersleeve's Bad Day* (1943), as Mrs. Marvin (uncredited) - *Dead Men Walk* (1943), as Kate - *A Stranger in Town* (1943), as Hotel Maid - *Slightly Dangerous* (1943), as Burden's maid (uncredited) - *Quiet Please, Murder* (1943), as Miss Philbert - *Keep 'Em Slugging* (1943), as Lady in 'poiple' - *Cinderella Swings It* (1943), as Clara Potts - *The Sundown Kid* (1942), as Agnes Peabody - *The Great Gildersleeve* (1942), as Second Old Crow - *My Heart Belongs to Daddy* (1942), as Josephine-the Maid - *Calling All Pa's* (1942), as Grandma Thunderstruck (uncredited) - *The Mummy's Tomb* (1942), as Laura - Wedding Dress Seamstress (uncredited) - *Police Bullets* (1942), as Mrs. Bowse - *Henry Aldrich, Editor* (1942), as Miss Bryant - *In Old California* (1942), as Mrs. Coggins - *Broadway* (1942), as Will's Wife (uncredited) - *The Tuttles of Tahiti* (1942), as Martha (uncredited) - *Shut My Big Mouth* (1942), as Hotel Maid - *Valley of the Sun* (1942), as Spinster (uncredited) - *Woman of the Year* (1942), as Mrs. Calverton (uncredited) - *You're in the Army Now* (1941), as Farmer's Wife - *Go West, Young Lady* (1941), as Townswoman - *Miss Polly* (1941), as Mrs. Frisbee - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), as Woman Gossip (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *The Great Man's Lady* (1941), as City Editor's Secretary - *Jesse James at Bay* (1941), as Mrs. Emmy Davis - *Henry Aldrich for President* (1941), as Mrs. Perkins - *Six-Gun Gold* (1941), as Jenny Blanchard - *The Shepherd of the Hills* (1941), as Mrs. Palestrom - *Love Crazy* (1941), as Martha - Ireland's Maid - *Scattergood Pulls the Strings* (1941), as Clara Potts - *She Knew All the Answers* (1941), as Woman Applicant - *In Old Cheyenne* (1941), as Miss Smith - *Pot o' Gold* (1941), as Boy's Mother (uncredited) - *The Monster and the Girl* (1941), as Woman Social Organizer (uncredited) - *Scattergood Baines* (1941), as Clara Potts - *Keeping Company* (1940), as Mrs. Miller - *Michael Shayne: Private Detective* (1940), as Jenny - *Arise, My Love* (1940), as Spinster (uncredited) - *Rangers of Fortune* (1940), as Mrs. Ellis - *Triple Justice* (1940), as Martha Hathaway - *Young People* (1940), as (uncredited) - *The Lady in Question* (1940), as Natalie Roguin #2 (uncredited) - *Lucky Partners* (1940), as Hotel Chambermaid (uncredited) - *Deadwood Dick* (1940), as Miranda - *Star Dust* (1940), as Della - *Half a Sinner* (1940), as Margaret Reed - *Young Tom Edison* (1940), as Mrs. McCarney - *Little Orvie* (1940), as Mrs. Jackson - *Abe Lincoln in Illinois* (1940), as Minor Role (uncredited) - *Hidden Enemy* (1940), as Aunt Mary - *The Man Who Wouldn't Talk* (1940), as Housekeeper Annie - *Reno* (1939), as Shayne's Secretary - *Saga of Death Valley* (1939), as Miss Minnie - *Sabotage* (1939), as (uncredited) - *Desperate Trails* (1939), as Mrs. Plunkett - *The Rains Came* (1939), as Hindu Woman (uncredited) - *In Name Only* (1939), as Hotel Chambermaid (uncredited) - *They Shall Have Music* (1939), as Woman on Steps (uncredited) - *I Stole a Million* (1939), as Visitor in Hospital (uncredited) - *Frontier Marshal* (1939), as Hotel Maid - *Second Fiddle* (1939), as Townswoman - *Lucky Night* (1939), as Mrs. Applewaite (uncredited) - *The Story of Alexander Graham Bell* (1939), as Mac Gregor's Maid - *Wife, Husband and Friend* (1939), as Maid - *Tail Spin* (1939), as Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited) - *Made for Each Other* (1939), as Farmer's Wife (uncredited) - *Boy Trouble* (1939), as Receptionist - *Pirates of the Skies* (1939), Actor - *Swing, Sister, Swing* (1938), as Customer - *Overland Stage Raiders* (1938), as Ma Hawkins - *Crime Ring* (1938), as Alice-Phoebe's Maid - *You and Me* (1938), as Mother of Nasty Little Girl (uncredited) - *Hunted Men* (1938), as Miss Quinn - *Female Fugitive* (1938), as Cook who quits - *Assassin of Youth* (1938), as Henrietta Frisbee - *Wells Fargo* (1937), as Mrs. Jenkins - *Amateur Crook* (1937), as Sarah, Ephraim's Wife - *Fight for Your Lady* (1937), as Maid (uncredited) - *Girls Can Play* (1937), Actor - *Dangerous Holiday* (1937), as Aunt Elsie - *Come on, Cowboys* (1937), as Bus Passenger Mother - *Michael O'Halloran* (1937), as Ella (uncredited) - *Jim Hanvey, Detective* (1937), as Noisy Neighbor (uncredited) - *Paradise Express* (1937), as Landlady - *Sea Devils* (1937), as Miss McGonigle - Librarian (uncredited) - *The Devil Diamond* (1937), as Miss Wallace - *The Riders of the Whistling Skull* (1937), as Henrietta McCoy - *Don't Turn 'em Loose* (1936), as Hattie - Webster Housekeeper - *Walking on Air* (1936), as Bennett's Maid (uncredited) - *Swing Time* (1936), as (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/swing-time.md) - *M'Liss* (1936), as Mrs. Larkin - *Burning Gold* (1936), as Cousin Lena - *Fatal Lady* (1936), as American Tourist (uncredited) - *The Harvester* (1936), as Miss Sophronia - *The Trail of the Lonesome Pine* (1936), as Lena Tolliver - *Dancing Feet* (1936), as Silas' Secretary - *The Oregon Trail* (1936), as Minnie - *Two in the Dark* (1936), as Housekeeper (uncredited) - *Three on a Limb* (1936), as Molly's Mother - *Heir to Trouble* (1935), as Amanda Witherspoon - *Melody Trail* (1935), as Nell - Cowgirl Foreman - *Texas Terror* (1935), as Aunt Martha Hubbard - *The E-Flat Man* (1935), as Farmer's Wife - *Smart Girl* (1935), as Miss Brown - *Motive for Revenge* (1935), as Mrs. Kenilworthy - Housekeeper - *Big Calibre* (1935), as Woman at Dance - *The Marriage Bargain* (1935), as Sara 'Aunt Sis' Gordon - *Loser's End* (1935), as Molly O'Hara, the Cook - *Terror of the Plains* (1934), as Rose - *The Curtain Falls* (1934), as Undetermined Secondary Role - *Wagon Wheels* (1934), as Settler (uncredited) - *Happy Landing* (1934), as Landlady - *Gunfire* (1934), Actor - *City Limits* (1934), as Mrs. Benton - *East of Fifth Avenue* (1933), as Lizzie - *His Weak Moment* (1933), Actor - *The Trail Drive* (1933), as Aunt Martha - *Dora's Dunking Doughnuts* (1933), as Woman at Radio Station (uncredited) - *Leave It to Dad* (1933), as Miss Emmett, the Daughter - *Hello, Everybody!* (1933), as Ettie - *She Done Him Wrong* (1933), as Woman in Conversation (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/she-done-him-wrong.md) - *Boy Oh Boy!* (1932), as Woman with fur - *The Devil Is Driving* (1932), as Garage Customer With Shapely Legs (uncredited) - *Young Blood* (1932), as Mrs. Pettiwell - *The Forty-Niners* (1932), as Widow Spriggs - *Honeymoon Beach* (1932), as Ma Watts - *Dynamite Denny* (1932), as Marston's Nurse - *Hollywood Lights* (1932), as Landlady - *Love in High Gear* (1932), as Hotel Maid - *Mother's Holiday* (1932), as Mother - *Hollywood Luck* (1932), Actor - *Bridge Wives* (1932), as Al's wife, Mrs. Smith - *Anybody's Goat* (1932), as Fanny - *Idle Roomers* (1931), Actor - *Queenie of Hollywood* (1931), as Landlady (uncredited) - *Neck and Neck* (1931), as Aunt Susan - *Mickey's Wildcats* (1931), as Mrs. Davis - *The Ridin' Fool* (1931), as Miss Scully - *A Rider of the Plains* (1931), as Miss Whipple - *Ten Nights in a Bar-room* (1931), as Fanny - *West of Cheyenne* (1931), as Rose - *The Itching Hour* (1931), as Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) - *Westward Bound* (1930), as Emma - *Knights Before Christmas* (1930), as Ma - *The Land of Missing Men* (1930), as Martha Evans - *Second Honeymoon* (1930), as Maid - *Bar-L Ranch* (1930), as Mrs. Polk - *Romance of the West* (1930), as Landlady - *Mickey's Warriors* (1930), as Society lady - *Mickey's Champs* (1930), Actor - *Mickey's Surprise* (1929), as Woman in audience - *Say Uncle* (1928), Actor ## Gallery - ![Fern Emmett in the American comedy crime film Half a Sinner (1940) - cropped screenshot.](https://film.one/media/person/1226678/gallery-8a62bd60a59e.jpg) Fern Emmett in the American comedy crime film Half a Sinner (1940) - cropped screenshot. — Film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Fern_Emmett_in_Half_a_Sinner_%281940%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Fern Emmett](https://film.one/media/person/1226678/gallery-117bd2c8eb52.jpg) Fern Emmett — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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