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name: "Madge Blake"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/madge-blake"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 May 1899"
died: "19 February 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T11:49:33.669818+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."
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# Madge Blake

Actor. Born 31 May 1899 in Kinsley, Kansas, USA. Died 19 February 1969.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 May 1899, Kinsley, Kansas, USA
- **Died:** 19 February 1969
- **Also known as:** Madge Cummings
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 93 (1), 1960s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madge_Blake, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2552694, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086636/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43824

## Biography

Madge Blake (née Cummings) was an American character actress. She began studying acting at the Pasadena Playhouse at the age of 50 and appeared in numerous films and television series from the late 1940s until her death.

She is known for recurring television roles including Margaret Mondello on *Leave It to Beaver* (1958–1960), Flora MacMichael on *The Real McCoys* (1957–1963), and Aunt Harriet Cooper on *Batman* (1966–1968), a part she also played in the 1966 feature film. Earlier film credits include uncredited appearances in *An American in Paris* (1951) and *Singin' in the Rain* (1952).

Blake was a first cousin of actor Milburn Stone.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Batman* (1966), Fi1m 73, as Aunt Harriet Cooper — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), Fi1m 93, as Dora Bailey (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Doris Day Show* (1968), series, as Mrs. Hardy
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Mrs. Muriel Pochek (uncredited)
- *Batman* (1966), as Aunt Harriet Cooper — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md)
- *The Last of the Secret Agents?* (1966), as Middle-Aged Lady at Topless a Go-Go (uncredited)
- *The Trouble with Angels* (1966), as Meddling Train Passenger
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Aunt Harriet Cooper
- *Mona McCluskey* (1965), series, Actor
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as Woman
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Miriam Baxter, Woman Tourist
- *The Baileys of Balboa* (1964), series, as Mrs. Waterman
- *The Addams Family* (1964), series, as Miss Comstock
- *Bewitched* (1964), series, as Mary
- *Looking for Love* (1964), as Mrs. Press (uncredited)
- *My Favorite Martian* (1963), series, as Cora Darling, Mrs. Winthrop
- *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Mother Goose
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Woman Driver
- *Sergeants 3* (1962), as Mrs. Parent (uncredited)
- *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1961), series, as Dodo
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Nurse Helen Phipps
- *Angel* (1960), series, Actor
- *Guestward, Ho!* (1960), series, Actor
- *Mr. Lucky* (1959), series, as Mrs. Edgar Bentley
- *Dennis the Menace* (1959), series, as Mrs. Porter
- *Tightrope* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Hilda Mullinger
- *The Fountain of Youth* (1958), as journalist
- *The Heart Is a Rebel* (1958), as Mrs. Carlson
- *Leave It to Beaver* (1957), series, as Margaret Mondello
- *The Real McCoys* (1957), series, as Flora MacMichael
- *The Restless Gun* (1957), series, as Emily Davis
- *Designing Woman* (1957), as Woman At Theatrical Meeting (uncredited)
- *The Gale Storm Show* (1956), series, Actor
- *The Solid Gold Cadillac* (1956), as TV Commentator (uncredited)
- *Please Murder Me* (1956), as Jenny
- *Glory* (1956), as Aunt Martha
- *It's Always Fair Weather* (1955), as Mrs. Stamper (uncredited)
- *Ain't Misbehavin'* (1955), as Mrs. Hildegarde Grier (uncredited)
- *The Bob Cummings Show* (1955), series, as Florence Patterson
- *December Bride* (1954), series, as Anita
- *Father Knows Best* (1954), series, as Mrs. Bowman in Hotel (uncredited)
- *Lassie* (1954), series, Actor
- *Brigadoon* (1954), as Mrs. McIntosh (uncredited)
- *Fireman Save My Child* (1954), as Mrs. Spencer - Fire Commissioner's Wife
- *Rhapsody* (1954), as Mrs. Cahill
- *Public Defender* (1954), series, as Edna Roberts, Amy Nelson
- *The Long, Long Trailer* (1954), as Aunt Anastacia
- *The Danny Thomas Show* (1953), series, as Violet Fensterwald
- *The Band Wagon* (1953), as Investor (uncredited)
- *Dangerous Crossing* (1953), as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Fat Lady
- *Private Secretary* (1953), series, Actor
- *The Bad and the Beautiful* (1952), as Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)
- *The Iron Mistress* (1952), as Mrs. Cuny
- *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Mrs. Morrissey
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Aunt Sophie
- *Washington Story* (1952), as Bystander
- *Skirts Ahoy!* (1952), as Jane Vance (uncredited)
- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), as Dora Bailey (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *Finders Keepers* (1952), as o.A.
- *I Love Lucy* (1951), series, as Mrs. Mulford, Martha (uncredited)
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Old Lady
- *An American in Paris* (1951), as Edna Mae Bestram (uncredited)
- *Rhubarb* (1951), as Mrs. Emily Thompson (uncredited)
- *Queen for a Day* (1951), as Mrs. Kimpel
- *No Questions Asked* (1951), as Landlady (Uncredited)
- *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor
- *The Prowler* (1951), as Martha Gilvray
- *M* (1951), as Police Station Witness (uncredited)
- *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Clara
- *The Beulah Show* (1950), series, as Alice's Mother
- *Between Midnight and Dawn* (1950), as Mrs. Mallory
- *Adam's Rib* (1949), as Mrs. Bonner - Adam's Mother (uncredited)
- *Two Sisters from Boston* (1946), as Opera Chorus Member (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Madge Blake](https://film.one/media/person/294188/gallery-3601c9761944.jpg) Madge Blake — TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Madge_Blake_in_The_Public_Defender_%28The_Do-Gooder%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Madge Blake in the TV series The Public Defender, episode Failure (cropped screenshot) (1955)](https://film.one/media/person/294188/gallery-4253add456db.jpg) Madge Blake in the TV series The Public Defender, episode Failure (cropped screenshot) (1955) — TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Madge_Blake_in_The_Public_Defender_%28Failure%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![BUSY MOTHER -- Mrs. Barnes (Madge Blake) keeps the family phone buzzing as she tries to find a suitable marriage prospect for her son in "Five Brides For Joey"  (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/294188/gallery-016b78511dfb.jpg) BUSY MOTHER -- Mrs. Barnes (Madge Blake) keeps the family phone buzzing as she tries to find a suitable marriage prospect for her son in "Five Brides For Joey"  (1961) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Madge_Blake_%22The_Joey_Bishop_Show%22_%281961_NBC_press_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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