May Wallace
born: 23 August 1877
Russiaville, Indiana,
United States of America
died: 11 December 1938
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(heart disease, age 61)
American actress.  She died during the making of what was to be her last film, Zenobia, four months before the film was released in April 1939.

She married a Charles Hampton Ludlow (1874-1952) on 4 September 1895 in Madison County, Indiana - interestingly, the FamilySearch transcription says "Mary A. Collins," not sure if this is a typo on their part - they had three children: Clara (1895/6-1974), Warren (1897-1961) and Mary (1899-????); she claims widowed by the 1910 Census, but it would appear that Charles remarried and was later admitted into a veteran's home.
She remarried on 18 December 1915 in Lake County, Indiana, to Thomas Whitmer Maddox (1877-1941). They remained so until her death.
Real name: May Collins Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1922
Grandma's Boy
Girl's mother
[*DISPUTED]

1922
Dr. Jack
[?]

1924
One Of The Family
Mrs. Wellington

1927
Bigger And Better Blondes
[?]

1927
Love 'Em And Weep
Mrs. Chigger

1927
Fluttering Hearts
Mother
 

1927
What Women Did For Me
The Dean's wife

1927
The Lighter That Failed
Mother-in-law

1927
Now I'll Tell One
[unidentified character]
 

1927
Us
[unidentified character]
 

1928
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
Hotel guest

1928
Limousine Love
Bride's mother
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1928
Crazy House
Jean's mother

1928
School Begins
Harry's mother
 

1928
Do Gentlemen Snore?
[unidentified character]
 

1929
Skirt Shy
Maggie Herring
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1931
Love Business
Mrs. Cooper
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1931
High Gear
Mrs. Daniels

1931
Mama Loves Papa
Martha

1932
Readin' And Writin'
Wheezer's mother

1932
Free Eats
Friend of Mrs. Clark

1932
You're Telling Me
Jackie's mother

1932
The Pooch
Second housewife
 

1932
County Hospital
Miss Wallace, head nurse

1932
Young Ironsides
Mrs. Evans
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1933
Twice Two
Mrs. Laurel (voice only)
VOICE ONLY

1933
The Bargain Of The Century
Bargain shopper
 

1933
The Kid From Borneo
Mother

1934
It Happened One Day
Mrs. Void

1934
You Bring The Ducks
Mrs. Cobb

1934
Babes In Toyland
Townswoman
 

1934
The Chases Of Pimple Street
Neighbor on the corner

1935
Okay Toots!
Party guest

1935
Beginner's Luck
Spanky's grandmother

1936
On The Wrong Trek
Mrs. Wilson

1936
Arbor Day
Autograph seeker
 

1936
Neighborhood House
Mrs. Wallace

1936
Kelly The Second
Landlady

1937
Way Out West
Cook

1937
Pick A Star
Landlady

1937
Roamin' Holiday
Ma Jenks
 

1939
Zenobia
Townswoman
 

Acknowledgements:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFW4-NY6 (first marriage)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11863-78122-73?cc=1325221 (1900 Census, line 15)
https://archive.org/stream/13thcensus1910po248unit#page/n466/mode/1up (1910 Census, line 1)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21147-24-53?cc=1410397 (second marriage)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9Z-YPJ (I THINK this is her in the 1880 Census, but I'm not positive)
https://archive.org/stream/californiacensus00reel134rs#page/n294/mode/1up (1930 Census, line 40)
https://archive.org/stream/variety132-1938-12#page/n118/mode/1up/search/%22may+wallace%22 (Variety obit)
Jesse Brisson (help and information)
Lou Sabini (identification in Barnum & Ringling Inc)
Craig Calman (identification in One Of The Family and help)
Randy Skretvedt (notes)

This page was last updated on: 23 June 2021