Marie Ault
An image from The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, one of the productions that also features Marie Ault.
Marie Ault

Marie Ault

September 2, 1870 — Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

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Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film.

She was a star in many British films of the silent era, but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other notable film work includes the role of Rummy Mitchens in the film of Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1941).

On stage from 1891, Ault's theatre work included the original production of Love on the Dole in 1935, as well as the 1941 film version.

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

1945

The Speckled Band

The Speckled Band

1931

Hindle Wakes

Hindle Wakes

1927

They Knew Mr. Knight

They Knew Mr. Knight

1946

The Triumph of the Rat

The Triumph of the Rat

1926

The Return of the Rat

The Return of the Rat

1929

The Three Weird Sisters

The Three Weird Sisters

1948