Aileen Manning (January 20, 1886 – March 25, 1946) was an American film actress.

Manning was in demand as a character actress in silent films. She was known for her roles in silent and early talkie films, including Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) and Huckleberry Finn (1931).

Aileen Manning

About her performance in Everybody's Sweetheart (1920), Variety wrote that she "makes the character necessarily disagreeable, but true to life". She played Queen Anne in A Lady of Quality (1924); it was noted that she bore a resemblance to the character she was playing. She played another queen, Elizabeth I, in the MGM short The Virgin Queen (1928).

Aileen Manning

Manning lived at Hollywood-by-the-Sea. She died on March 25, 1946, in Hollywood.

Aileen Manning

Filmography

A Regular Fellow (1919) as Mrs. Horatio Grimm

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920) as Cousin Lucy

Heart of Twenty (1920) as Aunt Lucy

Everybody's Sweetheart (1920) as Mrs. Willing

Her Husband's Friend (1920) as Dr. Henrietta Carter

Home Stuff (1921) as Mrs. 'Pat'

Beauty's Worth (1922) as Aunt Cynthia Whitney

A Tailor-Made Man (1922) as Miss Shayn

Rags to Riches (1922) as Purist League member

The Power of Love (1922) as Ysabel Almeda

Mixed Faces (1922) as Mrs. Molly Crutcher

Nobody's Money (1923) as Prue Kimball

Main Street (1923) as Mrs. Stowbody

Lovers' Lane (1924) as Miss Mealy

The House of Youth (1924) as Aunt Maggie Endicott

The Snob (1924) as Lottie

The Bridge of Sighs (1925) as Mrs. Smithers

Enticement (1925) as The Old Maid

Under the Rouge (1925) as Mrs. Fleck

Thank You (1925) as Hannah

Stella Maris (1925) as Mary Heaton

The Boy Friend (1926) (uncredited) The Whole Town's Talking (1926) as Mrs. Van Loon Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) as Aunt Ophelia (as Aileen Mannin) Man, Woman and Sin (1927) The Virgin Queen (1928) (Short) as Queen Elizabeth The Olympic Hero (1928) as Physical Instructress Heart to Heart (1928) as Aunt Meta Home, James (1928) as Mrs. Elliot Vacation Waves (1928) (Short) as Eddie's Mother-in-law A Single Man (1929) as Mrs. Farley Sweetie (1929) as Miss Twill (uncredited) Wedding Wings (1929) as Ester Quinn The Third Alarm (1930) as Mrs. Craig - Orphanage Matron Huckleberry Finn (1931) as Abigail Martin (uncredited) Range Law (1931) as Ruth's Attendant

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1886 births

1946 deaths

20th-century American actresses

American film actresses

American silent film actresses