---
name: "Margaret Bert"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/margaret-bert"
fi1m_id: "margaret-bert"
imdb_id: "nm0077799"
tmdb_id: 31770
wikidata_id: "Q20744396"
roles: []
born: "4 June 1896"
died: "1 May 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T06:25:57.962878+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."
---

# Margaret Bert

## Identity

Margaret Bert

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/margaret-bert
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** margaret-bert
- **IMDb ID:** nm0077799
- **TMDB ID:** 31770
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20744396
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bert, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20744396, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31770

Actor. Born 4 June 1896 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 1 May 1971.

## Details

- **Born:** 4 June 1896, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 May 1971
- **Also known as:** Margaret Birtwistle, Margaret Burt
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 80 (1), 1930s 71 (1), 1950s 93 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Romance 3, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Horror 1, Music 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $13m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bert, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20744396, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31770

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Unknown*](https://film.one/film/the-unknown.md) (80)

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## Biography

Margaret Bert (4 June 1896 – 1 May 1971) was an American character actress. Born Margaret Birtwistle in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, she began her film career in silent pictures with an uncredited role in *The Blackbird* (1926). She appeared as the Fortune Teller (uncredited) in *The Unknown* (1927).

Bert worked extensively from the 1930s to the 1950s, mostly in uncredited parts in more than 150 feature films, shorts and television shows. She had occasional named supporting roles, including Mrs. Rogers in *Sarge Goes to College* (1947) and *Campus Sleuth* (1948). Her later credits included appearances in *Singin' in the Rain* (1952) and *Royal Wedding* (1951), as well as television episodes of *The Roy Rogers Show*, *The Adventures of Jim Bowie* and *The Walter Winchell File*. Her final screen role was in *Petticoat Junction* (1964). She died in Sacramento, California.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), Fi1m 93, as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *San Francisco* (1936), Fi1m 71, as Salvation Army Nurse (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *The Unknown* (1927), Fi1m 80, as Fortune Teller (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-unknown.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

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

- *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as Older Woman
- *Curse of the Undead* (1959), as Dan's Housekeeper (uncredited)
- *Party Girl* (1958), as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
- *Executive Suite* (1954), as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
- *Public Defender* (1954), series, as Old Lady
- *The Long, Long Trailer* (1954), as Mother (uncredited)
- *Everything I Have Is Yours* (1952), as Wardrobe Mistress (Uncredited)
- *Pat and Mike* (1952), as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *You Never Can Tell* (1951), as Factory Worker (uncredited)
- *Royal Wedding* (1951), as Ellen's Maid (uncredited)
- *Three Secrets* (1950), as Maid (uncredited)
- *Summer Stock* (1950), as Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)
- *Force of Evil* (1950), as Sorter (uncredited)
- *Annie Get Your Gun* (1950), as Bit Role (uncredited)
- *Stars in My Crown* (1950), as Townswoman (uncredited)
- *The Great Sinner* (1949), as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
- *The Barkleys of Broadway* (1949), as Mary (uncredited)
- *Act of Violence* (1949), as Bystander (uncredited)
- *Easter Parade* (1948), as Florist (uncredited)
- *Campus Sleuth* (1948), as Mrs. Rogers
- *All My Sons* (1948), as (uncredited)
- *The Romance of Rosy Ridge* (1947), as Wife (uncredited)
- *Sarge Goes to College* (1947), as Mrs. Rogers
- *The Sea of Grass* (1947), as Townswoman (uncredited)
- *Two Sisters from Boston* (1946), as Maid (uncredited)
- *Young Widow* (1946), as Woman on Subway Platform (Uncredited)
- *On Stage Everybody* (1945), as Woman Boarder (uncredited)
- *Mrs. Parkington* (1944), as Nurse (uncredited)
- *Movie Pests* (1944), as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
- *Tale of a Dog* (1944), as Gossiper (voice)
- *Trifles That Win Wars* (1943), as Arachnophobic Woman (uncredited)
- *Who's Superstitious?* (1943), as Diner Who Throws Salt
- *Famous Boners* (1942), as Housekeeper (uncredited)
- *Fingers at the Window* (1942), as Mrs. Geversar (uncredited)
- *Kid Glove Killer* (1942), as Miss Huser - Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
- *Rio Rita* (1942), as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- *Nazi Agent* (1942), Actor
- *Kathleen* (1941), as Margaret
- *Wedding Worries* (1941), as Delia (uncredited)
- *Main Street on the March!* (1941), as Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)
- *Helping Hands* (1941), as Mickey's Mom
- *Robot Wrecks* (1941), as Froggy's Mother (uncredited)
- *1-2-3-Go!* (1941), as Nurse
- *Baby Blues* (1941), as Receptionist
- *Whispers* (1941), as Gossip (uncredited)
- *Maisie Was a Lady* (1941), as Boy's Mother at Carnival (Uncredited)
- *Go West* (1940), as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- *Little Nellie Kelly* (1940), as Miss Deane (uncredited)
- *Bitter Sweet* (1940), as Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
- *Gold Rush Maisie* (1940), as Mrs. Carter (Uncredited)
- *We Who Are Young* (1940), as Nurse Bringing Letter (uncredited)
- *A Failure at Fifty* (1940), as Ann's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)
- *Women in Hiding* (1940), as Nurse (uncredited)
- *Forty Little Mothers* (1940), as Teacher
- *The Domineering Male* (1940), as Gertrude's Mother (uncredited)
- *Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President* (1939), as Gossiper
- *Miracles for Sale* (1939), as Mary W. Hotchkinson
- *Stronger Than Desire* (1939), as Sara - Susan's Nursemaid (uncredited)
- *Bridal Suite* (1939), as Chalet Guest
- *Calling Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Mrs. Benson - Tommy's Mother (uncredited)
- *How to Sub-Let* (1939), as Maid
- *Idiot's Delight* (1939), as Nurse #2
- *Four Girls in White* (1939), as Miss Waring - a Nurse
- *Men in Fright* (1938), as Nurse at Front Desk (uncredited)
- *Young Dr. Kildare* (1938), as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
- *Too Hot to Handle* (1938), as Office Worker (uncredited)
- *Think It Over* (1938), Actor
- *How to Raise a Baby* (1938), as Mother (uncredited)
- *Paradise for Three* (1938), as Telephone Operator at Schultz Disturbance (uncredited)
- *Snow Gets in Your Eyes* (1938), as Ladies Underwear Customer (uncredited)
- *Life in Sometown, U.S.A.* (1938), as Mrs. Sampson (uncredited)
- *Romance of Radium* (1937), as Nurse (uncredited)
- *Double Wedding* (1937), as Waitress in Crowd at Wedding (uncredited)
- *My Dear Miss Aldrich* (1937), as Rabbit Boy's Mother (uncredited)
- *The Women Men Marry* (1937), as Wiley's Secretary (uncredited)
- *The Grand Bounce* (1937), as Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
- *Love Is News* (1937), as Woman on street (uncredited)
- *Torture Money* (1937), as Nurse (uncredited)
- *After the Thin Man* (1936), as Nightclub Customer During Polly's Act (uncredited)
- *Killer Dog* (1936), as Mother (uncredited)
- *San Francisco* (1936), as Salvation Army Nurse (uncredited) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *Shadow of Doubt* (1935), as Nanny on Street
- *The Winning Ticket* (1935), as Nurse at Lottery Drawing
- *Stage Mother* (1933), as Nurse (uncredited)
- *The Unknown* (1927), as Fortune Teller (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-unknown.md)
- *The Blackbird* (1926), as Minor Role (uncredited)

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