When, at 50, Mabel Albertson was given the supporting role of Mrs. Carter, young actress Aileen Stanley Jr.'s mother in a Warner Bros. Technicolor musical romance, little did she know that she was starting out a movie and TV career in which she would shine as "the ultimate haughty judgmental (often wealthy) mother-in-law (or mother, or stepmother, or auntie)" in an impressive series of films, TV films or TV series episodes. Mabel Albertson's comic gifts helped her to make these generally obnoxious characters hilarious. She is indeed memorable as Jerry Lewis' mother-in-law in Don't Give Up the Ship (1959), as George Hamilton's mother in All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) or the domineering mother-in-law of poor Anthony Franciosa in Period of Adjustment (1962). On television, Tom Ewell, Dick Van Dyke and Dick Sargent, among others, were given the same treatment by their screen mother. Even at 50 years of age, Mabel Albertson was no newcomer to the business. In fact, she had been a successful vaudeville performer in the 1920s, a radio star in the 1930s and a theater actress and director in the 1940s. She had tried her hand in films twice (in 1928 and 1940) but without much success. Ironically, it was the film business that had previously rejected her which would make her unforgettable from the early 1950s to the late 1970s when Alzheimer's Disease put an and end to a long and fruitful career.
Mabel Cadena is an actress, known for El baile de los 41 (2020), Dos Veces Tú (2018) and El Señor de los Cielos (2013).
After graduating from the University of Hong Kong with a major in English literature and psychology, did graduate work in drama and creative writing at Bristol University in England. Returned to Hong Kong in 1978 to become the chief writer and director at a Hong Kong TV station. In 1981, began further graduate work in the U.S., taking a Master's degree in film studies from New York University.
Mabel Escaño was born in 1946 in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Estudio 1 (1965), Policía (1987) and Open Season (1974).
Mabel Forrest was born on November 5, 1894 in Kinsman, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), In Love with Love (1924) and The Satin Girl (1923). She was married to Bryant Washburn. She died on July 5, 1967 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mabel Iglesias is known for her work on Nasha Natasha (2020). She is married to Carlos Oreiro. They have two children.
Mabel Li is an actress, known for The Tailings (2021) and New Gold Mountain (2021).
Mabel McKeown was born on April 1, 1986 in London, England. She is an actress, known for Household Saints (1993), The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994) and Tracey Ullman's Show (2016).
Mabel Moreno is an actress, known for La Ley del Corazón (2016), Las profesionales, a su servicio (2006) and El Señor de los Cielos (2013).
Mabel Paige was born on December 19, 1880 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Someone to Remember (1943), Johnny O'Clock (1947) and Johnny Belinda (1948). She was married to C.W. Ritchie. She died on February 9, 1954 in Van Nuys, California, USA.