Mathilde Comont

Mathilde Comont
Mathilde Comont
	Publicity still with Mathilde Comont (left) and Frances Dee for Along Came Youth (1930)
Born	9 September 1886; Bordeaux, France
Died	21 June 1938 (aged 51); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1908-1937

Mathilde Comont (9 September 1886 – 21 June 1938), credited also as Mathilda Caumont, was a French-born American actress of the silent era. Born in Bordeaux, she appeared in films in her native country, particularly shorts, then she appeared in U.S. films, including a total of 71 films between 1908 and 1937, primarily as a supporting player. A heavy and short woman of 5 feet, 4 inches, she died aged 51 from a heart attack in Hollywood, California.

Partial filmography[]

Max Wants a Divorce (1917) - Loony Diva
A Rogue's Romance (1919)
A Tale of Two Worlds (1921) - Shopper (uncredited)
Rosita (1923) - Rosita's mother
The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - the corpulent Prince of Persia (uncredited)^[1]
Mademoiselle Midnight (1924) - Dueña / Mme. Nellie
His Hour (1924) - Fat Harem Lady
Playing with Souls (1925) - Brothel Worker (uncredited)
If Marriage Fails (1925) - Lisa
The Sea Beast (1926) - Mula
The Enchanted Hill (1926) - Conchita
The Girl from Montmartre (1926) - Carmenata
The Far Cry (1926) - Maid
La Bohème (1926) - Madame Benoit
The Gilded Highway (1926) - Sarah
Kiki (1926) - Maid (uncredited)^[2]
Paris at Midnight (1926) - Madame Vauquer
Volcano! (1926) - Madame Timbuctoo
Puppets (1926) - Rosa
The Passionate Quest (1926) - (uncredited)
What Price Glory? (1926) - Camille
Rose of the Tenements (1926) - Mrs. Kohn
The Whole Town's Talking (1926) - Maid (scenes deleted)
The Wrong Mr. Wright (1927)
The Loves of Carmen (1927) - Emilia
Love (1927) - Marfa - Hostess at Inn (uncredited)
Streets of Shanghai (1927) - Buttercup, Mary's Companion
A Woman's Way (1928) - Mother Suzy
Ramona (1928) - Marda
The Charge of the Gauchos (1928) - Aunt Rosita
You Know What Sailors Are (1928) - The British Captain
The Rush Hour (1928) - Chanteuse at Bohemia Cafe (uncredited)
The Sea Bat (1930) - Mimba
Call of the Flesh (1930, and French language version Le chanteur de Séville) - La Rumbarita
Romance (1930) - Vannucci
Just Like Heaven (1930) - Madame Fogharde
The Lash (1930) - Concha (uncredited)
Along Came Youth (1930) - Bit Role (uncredited)
The Lady Who Dared (1931) - Chambermaid (uncredited)
The Hard Hombre (1931) - Maria Romero
The Cuban Love Song (1931) - Aunt Rose
Freaks (1932) - Madame Bartet (uncredited)
Lady with a Past (1932) - Waitress (uncredited)
Careless Lady (1932) - French Hotel Maid (uncredited)
L'athlète incomplet (1932) - Eulalie
Laughing at Life (1933) - Mamacita
The Devil's in Love (1933) - Nana (uncredited)
Design for Living (1933) - Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Caravan (1934) - Gypsy (uncredited)
All Men Are Enemies (1934) - Mamina
A Wicked Woman (1934) - Proprietess (uncredited)
Escapade (1935) - Carmen
Here's to Romance (1935) - Viola
Waterfront Lady (1935) - Mrs. Spadaloni
Ceiling Zero (1936) - Mama Gini (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) - Señora Matinez (uncredited)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) - Tony's Wife
Anthony Adverse (1936) - Mama Guisseppi
The Longest Night (1936) - Fat Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Along Came Love (1936) - Customer
God's Country and the Woman (1937) - Mary, Jo's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Wise Girl (1937) - Mama Guido (uncredited)

References[]

^ Heymont, George (23 March 2013). "Old School Hollywood Royalty". Huffington Post. Oath Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
^ Soares, Andre (2015). "First Best Actor and Best Actress Academy Award Winners: Emil Jannings, Janet Gaynor". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

External links[]

Mathilde Comont at IMDb

[1] Heymont, George (23 March 2013). "Old School Hollywood Royalty". Huffington Post. Oath Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[2] Soares, Andre (2015). "First Best Actor and Best Actress Academy Award Winners: Emil Jannings, Janet Gaynor". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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Mathilde Comont
Publicity still with Mathilde Comont (left) and Frances Dee for Along Came Youth (1930)
Born	(1886-09-09)9 September 1886 Bordeaux, France
Died	21 June 1938(1938-06-21) (aged 51) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1908-1937