acting career

 

Marjorie’s film, stage and television acting career spanned four decades. She appeared both in film and on stage, performing in a number of Broadway plays.

In 1979, aged 78, Eaton filmed scenes for The Empire Strikes Back, the second Star Wars film. Eaton portrayed the role of Emperor Palpatine, under heavy makeup, with superimposed chimpanzee eyes.

Broadway

Eaton’s Broadway credits include Merchant of Venice, Bell, Book and Candle in 1950, In the Summer House in 1953, and One Eye Closer in 1954.

Film

  • Anna and the King of Siam (1946) as Miss MacFarlane (uncredited)
  • The Time of Their Lives (1946) as Bessie (uncredited)
  • Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) as Woman at home
  • A Woman’s Vengeance (1948) as Maid (uncredited)
  • The Snake Pit (1948) as Patient (uncredited)
  • That Forsyte Woman (1949) as Hester Forsyte
  • The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) as Miss Newsome (uncredited)
  • The Vicious Years (1950) as Zia Lola
  • Hollywood Story (1951) as Weird-Looking Woman (uncredited)
  • Rose of Cimarron (1952) as Townswoman (uncredited)
  • Hold That Line (1952) as Miss Whitsett (uncredited)
  • Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) as Grandmother Peters
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957) as Miss O’Brien (uncredited)
  • Night Tide (1961) as Madame Romanovitch
  • The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) as Mrs. McGinnis (uncredited)
  • Monstrosity/The Atomic Brain (1963) as Hetty March
  • Mary Poppins (1964) as Miss Persimmon
  • The Trouble with Angels (1966) as Sister Ursula
  • Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) as Housekeeper #3
  • Bullitt (1968) as Mrs. Larkin (uncredited)
  • Hail, Hero! (1969) as Carl’s Aunt
  • Harold and Maude (1971) as Madame Arouet (uncredited)
  • Hammersmith Is Out (1972) as Princess
  • The Killing Kind (1973) as Mrs. Orland
  • The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975) as Astrology Lady
  • Cardiac Arrest (1980) as Mrs. Swan
  • The Attic (1980) as Mrs. Fowler
  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as The Emperor (voiced by Clive Revill) (uncredited)
  • Street Music (1981) as Mildred
  • Crackers (1984) as Mrs. O’Malley (final film role)

Television

  • The Lone Ranger (1 episode, 1950) as Essie Newton
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode, 1953)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (1 episode, 1954) as Marha
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1 episode, 1957) as Mme. Beaubrun
  • The Loretta Young Show (1 episode, 1959) as Sara
  • Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, 1959) as Miss Parsons
  • My Three Sons (2 episodes, 1960-1961) as Cynthia Pitts
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode, 1962) as Landlady
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode, 1963) as Old Woman
  • Mr. Terrific Mr. Terrific (1 episode, 1967) as Princess
  • Then Came Bronson (1 episode, 1969) as Madame Vanya
  • The F.B.I. (1 episode, 1970) as Mrs. Elbert
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1 episode, 1973)
  • The Waltons (1 episode, 1973) as Mrs. Grofut