About
Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, to an acting family. Her mother, Freda Jones, was an actress, and all three of her siblings - Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, and Marvin Jones - were child actors. But Marcia Mae had the most successful career, and she was the only one of her siblings to become a child star. She made her acting debut when just six months old, when director James Cruze saw her in her baby carriage and immediately cast her as the baby in his film Mannequin (1926). Her first major role was in Night Nurse (1931), in which she played a sick child that a sinister hospital staff was trying to murder. By age 10, Marcia Mae had appeared in several dramatic films. In 1936, she played a terrified victim of school bullying in These Three (1936), a role that brought her much attention. In 1937, she played the crippled Klara in Heidi (1937). The film starred two other child...
Known for
CannonSeries • 1971
My Three SonsSeries • 1960
Simon & SimonSeries • 1981
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series • 1964
Family AffairSeries • 1966
Mister EdSeries • 1961
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951
Racket SquadSeries • 1951
The Way We WereMovie • 1973
HeidiMovie • 1937
The Life of Emile ZolaMovie • 1937
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMovie • 1938
Night NurseMovie • 1931
The Little PrincessMovie • 1939
Live a Little, Love a LittleMovie • 1968
King of JazzMovie • 1930
These ThreeMovie • 1936
Imitation of LifeMovie • 1934
The ChampMovie • 1931
What Price Hollywood?Movie • 1932
The StarMovie • 1952
Employees' EntranceMovie • 1933
Street SceneMovie • 1931