Marietta Canty [2790] Gender: Female Popularity: 0.9012 Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, USA Birthday: 1905-09-30 Deathday: 1986-07-09 Age: 80 years Movies: 31 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marietta Canty (1905-1986) was an African American actress, community activist and recipient of numerous humanist awards. As an actress, Marietta Canty first appeared on Broadway in 1933. She also appeared in 40 films between 1940 and 1955, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. Two of her first roles were in the films The Lady is Waiting (1942) and The Spoilers (1942), both with Marlene Dietrich in the leading role. Canty is perhaps best known as Delilah, Spencer Tracy's housemaid, in the comedy Father of the Bride (1950) and in its sequel Father's Little Dividend (1951). Canty retired from film acting in 1955, her last role in Hollywood was Rebel Without a Cause starring James Dean, where she had a memorable part as Sal Mineo's family maid. Rebel Without a 1955-10-27 A Man Called Pet1955-03-31 The I Don't Care1953-01-14 The Bad and the 1952-12-25 Dreamboat1952-07-26 A Streetcar Name1951-09-19 Father's Little 1951-04-05 Belle Le Grand1951-01-27 Bright Leaf1950-06-16 Father of the Br1950-05-18 My Foolish Heart1950-01-19 Dear Wife1949-11-15 Chicago Deadline1949-11-03 The Crimson Key1947-07-02 Dear Ruth1947-06-10 The Sea of Grass1947-04-25 Home Sweet Homic1946-10-02 The Searching Wi1946-08-09 Bring on the Gir1945-03-30 Goin' to Town1944-09-01 Lady in the Dark1944-02-10 Mexican Spitfire1943-07-14 Three Hearts for1943-05-21 Johnny Doughboy1942-12-31 Silver Queen1942-11-14 The Magnificent 1942-07-01 Not a Ladies' Ma1942-05-14 The Spoilers1942-06-11 The Lady Is Will1942-02-12 Boom Town1940-08-30 'What's Your 'I.1940-08-08