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name: "Margaret Dumont"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/margaret-dumont"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 October 1882"
died: "6 March 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:40:06.156981+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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# Margaret Dumont

Actor. Born 19 October 1882 in Brooklyn, New York,  USA. Died 6 March 1965.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1882, Brooklyn, New York,  USA
- **Died:** 6 March 1965
- **Also known as:** Daisy Juliette Baker, Маргарет Дюмон

## Biography

Margaret Dumont was an American stage and film actress. She is best known for her roles as the wealthy, often flustered straight woman opposite the Marx Brothers in seven of their films, including *Duck Soup* (1933) as Mrs Gloria Teasdale, *Animal Crackers* (1930) as Mrs Rittenhouse, *The Cocoanuts* (1929) as Mrs Potter, *A Night at the Opera* (1935) as Mrs Claypool and *A Day at the Races* (1937) as Mrs Upjohn.

Born Daisy Juliette Baker in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career on the stage around 1902 and appeared in the Broadway productions of *The Cocoanuts* and *Animal Crackers* before reprising the roles on screen. She also played similar parts alongside other comedians such as W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, and Jack Benny, and took occasional straight dramatic roles.

Dumont died in Hollywood, California, on 6 March 1965.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Duck Soup* (1933), Fi1m 88, as Gloria Teasdale — [page](https://film.one/film/duck-soup.md)

## Also known for

- *A Night at the Opera* (1935), Mrs. Claypool
- *Animal Crackers* (1930), Mrs. Rittenhouse
- *A Day at the Races* (1937), Emily Upjohn
- *The Cocoanuts* (1929), Mrs. Potter
- *Auntie Mame* (1958), Noblewoman in Play (uncredited)
- *What a Way to Go!* (1964), Mrs. Foster
- *At the Circus* (1939), Mrs. Suzanna Dukesbury
- *The Big Store* (1941), Martha Phelps

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