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 Mrs. Van Deusen 1927 Love 'Em And Weep Mrs. Chigger 1927 Fluttering Hearts Mother   1927 What Women Did For Me The Dean's wife 1927 Sailors, Beware! Passenger 1927 The Lighter That Failed Mother-in-law 1927 Now I'll Tell One [unidentified character]   1927 Us Margaret's mother 1928 All For Nothing [?] [*image is from a still] 1928 Barnum & Ringling, Inc. Hotel guest 1928 Limousine Love Bride's mother 1928 Crazy House Jean's mother 1928 School Begins Harry's mother   1928 Do Gentlemen Snore? [unidentified character]   1929 Skirt Shy Maggie Herring 1931 Love Business Mrs. Cooper 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 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; identification in All For Nothing, Sailors Beware) 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: 22 January 2025