Marjorie Main

She died in Los Angeles, California, of lung cancer. Rani Mukherjee is one of the top actresses of today, that's for sure and now, she has the right to say: "been there, done that." http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow/333625.cms?&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1. Her near-pathological fear of germs did not interfere with her career. Hum Tum was another big hit in the following year and by the end of 2004, her film, Veer-Zaara broke all records at the box-office and became a blockbuster accumulating more than 50 crores of rupees worldwide. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the role, and repeated it in nine more films. The year 2003 brought her Chalte Chalte, another hit with her favorite colleague, Shah Rukh Khan, despite not winning any awards for this one, she did get every other nomination for Best Actress within all the awards ceremonies for Indian Cinema. She played Ma Kettle in The Egg and I in 1947 opposite Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle. Saathiya was a big hit for her which even got her another Filmfare Award but this time under the category for Best Actress judged by the critics which is even bigger than the popular award for Best Actress.

She made six comedies with Wallace Beery in the 1940s. It was not until 2002 when her movies started breaking box-office records. She again transferred a strong stage performance, as a dude ranch operator in The Women, to film in 1939. After winning several awards for her beautiful role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, she was bombarded with countless offers. She repeated her stage role in Dead End in the movie version of 1937, and was subsequently cast repeatedly as the mother of gangsters. She has been through a lot in the beginning of her few years here in Bollywood. She married Stanley LeFevre Krebs, who died in 1935. Though she had the introduction into the Bollywood through her first movie Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1996, she was in the news with her wonderful performance in Ghulam and with her third movie Rani was in headlines again receiving the Best Supporting Actress award from Filmfare for her active and playful performance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai thus enhancing herself in the Bollywood.

She began playing upper class dowagers, but was ultimately typecast in abrasive, domineering, salty roles: her distinct voice was like chalk upon a blackboard. And it's a phenomenon that unless Rani hasn't put loads of concentration and tremendous personal effort in the roles she play, she wouldn't have been where she is now. Her first film was A House Divided in 1931. Being a cousin of one of the most versatile actress, Kajol, it's obvious that Rani too has got it through her genetic influences to enact the roles she's been given. She worked in vaudeville on the Chautauqua and Orpheum circuits, and debuted on Broadway in 1916. She is the daughter of director Ram Mukherjee. Born in Acton, Indiana as Mary Tomlinson, she attended Franklin College, in Franklin, Indiana. She adopted a stage name to avoid embarrassing her father, who was a minister. http://www.bollywoodheaven.com/details.php?image_id=1153.

Marjorie Main (24 February 1890-10 April 1975) was an American character actress who was best known for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Obviously, we all know her real last name which is Mukherjee. The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm - 1957- Ma Kettle. She just recently changed her last name for superstitious purposes. Friendly Persuasion - 1956. She is also the cousin of Kajol, a famous Bengali actress of Hindi Cinema. The Kettles in the Ozarks - 1956 - Ma Kettle. Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978), is an Indian actress of Bengali origin.

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki - 1955 - Ma Kettle. Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996). Ricochet Romance - 1954. Ghulam (1998). Rose Marie - 1954. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). Ma and Pa Kettle at Home - 1954 - Ma Kettle. Mehndi (1998).

The Long, Long Trailer - 1954. Mann (1999)...special appearance (song). Fast Company - 1953. Hello Brother (1999). Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation - 1953 - Ma Kettle. Badal (2000). Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair - 1952 - Ma Kettle. Hey! Ram (2000).

The Belle of New York - 1952. Hadh Kardi Aapne (2000). A Letter from a Soldier - 1951. Bichhoo (2000). It's a Big Country - 1951. Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000). The Law and the Lady - 1951. Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000).

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm - 1951 - Ma Kettle. Snegithiye (2000). Imperium - 1951. Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001). Mr. Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001). Malone - 1951. Nayak (2001).

O'Malley and Mr. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)...cameo. Mrs. Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai (2002). Summer Stock - 1950. Chalo Ishq Ladaaye (2002). Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town - 1950 - Ma Kettle. Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002).

The Harvey Girls - 1946. Veer-Zaara (2004). Murder, He Says - 1945. -Black (2005). Gentle Annie - 1944. The Rising (2005). Louis - 1944.

Meet Me in St. Rationing - 1944. Johnny Come Lately - 1943. Heaven Can Wait - 1943.