Sarah Elizabeth Selby (August 30, 1905 – January 7, 1980) was an American actress.
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Career
Selby was a character actress who played minor roles for the most part – usually a town gossip, maiden aunt, or teacher. Beginning her career as a radio actress, she made her screen debut voicing one of the elephants in Disney's Dumbo (1941). She was best known for her recurring role as Ma Smalley, the owner of a boarding house on TV's Gunsmoke (1955). She had recurring roles on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, initially as Gracie's friend Mamie Kelly, and then a recurring role as Lucille Vanderlip the society hostess wife of banker Chester Vanderlip. In 1963 she played Mrs. Cardiff in "The Way of Aaron," Season 4, Episode 24 of Bonanza. In 1964, she appeared with Jackie Cooper in "Caesar and Me", an episode of the Twilight Zone (Season 5, Episode 32). She also had a recurring role on Father Knows Best as Jim Anderson's (Robert Young) secretary.
She appeared in numerous films from 1941 to 1978. In her first role, she voiced the elephant Prissy in the movie Dumbo. Selby was an actress, known for Tower of London (1962), Beyond the Forest (1949) and a recurring role as Aunt Gertrude in The Mickey Mouse Club television series The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956). Among her radio program appearances, she played various roles on 1947 Escape drama anthology series, and was a regular cast member as Grace in the 1948–50 Junior Miss radio sitcom.
Personal life and death
Selby was married to Holger Yngvar Harthern-Jakobsen, and to Stanley Robert Wuliger. She died from cancer at the age of 74, on January 7, 1980, in Los Angeles California.
Feature-length films
1943
The Seventh Victim - Min Gottschalk
1944
San Diego, I Love You - Mrs. Lovelace
The Curse of the Cat People - Miss Plunkett
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry - Alice
Earl Carroll Vanities - Mrs. Thayer
The Beautiful Cheat - Athena [Haven]
Wonder Man - Woman in library
The Naughty Nineties - Mrs. Hawkins
1946
One Exciting Week - Committee Woman
Idea Girl - Esmeralda
Little Iodine - Mrs. Bigdome
1947
Swell Guy - Lorraine
Stork Bites Man - Mrs. Greene
The Fabulous Texan - Unknown
That's My Man - Unknown
1948
A Double Life - Anna
Trapped by Boston Blackie - Mrs. Carter
Train to Alcatraz - Widow's friend
