Emma Tansey
born: 12 September 1870
Louisville, Kentucky,
United States of America		 died: 23 March 1942
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(age 71)
Elderly American actress.
Real name: Emma Purcell Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography;
plus all films with Charley Chase.

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1923		 Jus' Passin' Through
Jail matron		  

1924		 Big Moments From Little Pictures
Will's mother

1924		 The 'Fraidy Cat
Jimmy's mother

1924		 Young Oldfield
Jimmy's mother

1924		 Jeffries, Jr.
Pearl's mother

1924		 A Ten-Minute Egg
Landlady

1926		 Crazy Like A Fox
Elderly woman on train

1927		 Us
First passenger

1929		 Movie Night
Movie patron

1935		 Okay Toots!
Neighbor		  
▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1938		 Pie a la Maid
Charley's mother

Acknowledgements:
Jesse Brisson (identification in Movie Night)

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