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Almira Sessions
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Almira Sessions

1888 – 1974 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Active 1932–1971

Almira Sessions, a versatile actress active in the 1950s through the early 1970s, is known for her roles in cult cinema. She appears in Rosemary's Baby (1968), where she contributes to the film's unsettling atmosphere, and Willard (1971), portraying a character that adds to the film's eerie charm. Sessions' work in these films exemplifies her ability to navigate the darker themes of exploitation and psychological horror, making her a notable figure in the landscape of cult film.

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The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

1969 ★ 5.6
as Mrs. Fletcher

A retired Texas Ranger and three aged pals help to clean up a town run by a crooked mayor, a drunken judge and a trigger-happy sheriff.

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Filmography

95 credits
1970s 4 credits
1971
Willard as Carrie Smith
Movie ★ 6.1
1970
Watermelon Man as Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1970
… tick… tick… tick… as Townswoman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1970
Night Gallery as Old Woman (segment "The House")
TV ★ 7.8
1960s 14 credits
1969
Movie ★ 5.8
1968
Rosemary's Baby as Mrs. Sabatini (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.8
1968
Movie ★ 6.7
1968
Carnival Nights as Old Lady on Midway
Movie ★ 7.0
1968
Firecreek as Townswoman at Wake (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
Movie ★ 10.0
1966
The Last of the Secret Agents? as Middle-Aged Lady at Topless a Go-Go (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.3
1966
TV ★ 7.0
1965
The Wild Wild West as Old Lavinia (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.6
1964
The Munsters as The Woman
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree as Woman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1961
Summer and Smoke as Committee Woman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1960
TV ★ 6.4
1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Mrs. Fletcher
TV ★ 7.6
1950s 32 credits
1958
The Female Animal as Mabel (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
The Badlanders as Old Woman Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1958
TV ★ 6.5
1956
Calling Homicide as Mrs. Ida Dunsetter
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
Rebel Without a Cause as Planetarium Teacher (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1955
It's Always Fair Weather as Longwood House Manager (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1955
The Prodigal as Woman Buying Grain (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.6
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1954
Hell's Outpost as Mrs. O'Sullivan's Companion (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1954
TV ★ 6.3
1954
TV ★ 8.0
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Angry Newspaper Customer (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.9
1954
TV ★ 6.3
1953
Forever Female as Mother at Airport (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1953
Movie ★ 6.1
1953
Paris Model as Mrs. Boggs
Movie ★ 3.6
1953
The Blue Gardenia as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Ride, Vaquero! as Woman in Bank (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1953
Letter to Loretta as Second Lady
TV ★ 6.6
1952
Movie ★ 7.3
1952
Oklahoma Annie as Carrie Fudge
Movie ★ 8.7
1952
Jack and the Beanstalk as Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Here Comes the Groom as Wife on Airplane (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1951
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
The Red Skelton Show as Charity Woman
TV ★ 7.4
1951
The Red Skelton Show as Woman Watching Dancers-Star
TV ★ 7.4
1950
Kill the Umpire as Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1950
Summer Stock as Constance Fliggerton (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1950
The Old Frontier as Mrs. Smedley
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 42 credits
1949
Dynamite as Jennie (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.7
1949
Roseanna McCoy as Cousin Zinny
Movie ★ 6.1
1949
Movie ★ 6.2
1949
Night Unto Night as Hotel Maid
Movie ★ 5.4
1949
The Fountainhead as Dominique's Housekeeper at Quarry (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Apartment for Peggy as Mrs. Landon
Movie ★ 8.2
1948
Arthur Takes Over as Mrs. Barnafogle
Movie ★ 3.7
1948
Ladies of the Chorus as Party Guest
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
The Bishop's Wife as First Lady in Michel's
Movie ★ 7.1
1947
Merton of the Movies as Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Monsieur Verdoux as Lena Couvais
Movie ★ 7.7
1947
Love and Learn as The Bride (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Miss Claybourne (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1946
Fear as Mrs. Williams - Landlady
Movie ★ 4.6
1946
Movie ★ 6.2
1946
It's a Wonderful Life as Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.3
1946
The Missing Lady as Miss Effie
Movie ★ 4.8
1946
Night and Day as Woman in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1945
Movie ★ 5.9
1945
The Southerner as Mrs. Burke (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1945
Two O'Clock Courage as Mrs. Daniels (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1945
The All-Star Bond Rally as Woman Next to Fibber in Audience
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
The Doughgirls as Hotel maid
Movie ★ 7.6
1944
Bathing Beauty as Ms. Phillips (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as Mrs. Mariah Woodson (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1944
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Dixie Jamboree as Mrs. Ellabella Jackson, Susan's Aunt
Movie ★ 5.4
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno as Lady with Reno Bus Ticket (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
The Heat's On as Hannah Bainbridge
Movie ★ 4.8
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident as Miss Swanson (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.7
1943
Movie ★ 8.0
1943
Slightly Dangerous as Peggy's landlady (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1943
Madame Curie as Madame Michaud (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1943
Presenting Lily Mars as Boardinghouse Manager
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
Obliging Young Lady as Maid at Lake Mohawk Lodge
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
Sullivan's Travels as Ursula Kornheiser
Movie ★ 7.4
1941
Three Girls About Town as Tessie Conarchy, scrubwoman
Movie ★ 6.5
1941
Movie ★ 7.1
1941
She Knew All the Answers as Elaine Wingate
Movie ★ 6.6
1941
Movie ★ 6.7
1940
Little Nellie Kelly as Miss Corrigan (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1940
Jennie as Mrs. Willoughby
Movie ★ 10.0
1930s 3 credits
1933
Paul Revere, Jr. as Townswoman
Movie
1932
Wayward as Aunt Mary Lou Reed (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery as Concert-Goer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0