Symona Boniface

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

5.016

Gender

Female

Birthday

04-Mar-1894

Age

(130 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Symona Ferner Boniface

Symona Boniface

Biography

Symona Ferner Boniface (March 5, 1894 – September 2, 1950) was an American film actress, most frequently seen in bit parts in comedy shorts, mostly at Columbia Pictures, particularly those of The Three Stooges. She appeared in 120 films between 1925 and 1950.


Credits

Pardon My Berth Marks Pardon My Berth Marks (1940) Character: Train Passenger
Buster, a reporter, takes a train trip and winds up innocently involved with a gangster's wife.
La vida nocturna La vida nocturna (1930) Character: Lady Who Sits in Wet Chair (uncredited)
Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot and outsmarts them both.
Bedlam in Paradise Bedlam in Paradise (1955) Character: (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shemp dies but cannot get into heaven until he reforms Moe and Larry. He returns to earth as an invisible spirit and sets out to prevent the other two stooges, who are in league with the devil, from selling a phony invention (a fountain pen that writes under whip cream) to a rich couple. Shemp sabotages Moe and Larry' plans and makes it through the pearly gates.
Heavenly Daze Heavenly Daze (1948) Character: (uncredited)
Shemp dies but cannot get into heaven until he reforms Moe and Larry. He returns to earth as an invisible spirit and sets out to prevent the other two stooges from selling a phony invention (a fountain pen that writes under whip cream) to a rich couple. Shemp sabotages Moe and Larry's sales pitch, but it looks he's headed for the fires below anyway.
Jerks of All Trades Jerks of All Trades (1949) Character: Mrs. Pennyfeather
The Stooges are painters and paperhangers and completely wreck a hapless couples home.
New News New News (1937) Character: Party Guest
Aa Columbia 2-reel comedy starring Tom Kennedy and Monty Collins in NEW NEWS (1937). Fans of the 3 Stooges will recognize the exact same plot and situations from their short CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944). Yes, this version came out BEFORE the Stooges version...so anyone that says these guys are ripping the Stooges off, they are wrong! Columbia made 526 slapstick two-reelers between 1933-1958...190 starred the Stooges...336 others starred a variety of comedians.
Strictly Unreliable Strictly Unreliable (1932) Character: The Actress (uncredited)
Zasu inadvertently turns Thelma's vaudeville act into a shambles.
Waiting in the Lurch Waiting in the Lurch (1949) Character: N/A
Joe's fiance doesn't like his obsession for chasing fire engines.
Waiting in the Lurch Waiting in the Lurch (1949) Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Joe's fiance doesn't like his obsession for chasing fire engines.
The Good Bad Egg The Good Bad Egg (1947) Character: Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
In this Columbia All-Star Comedy short (production number 8438), Joe DeRita is a bachelor inventor who reads a marriage proposal written on an egg by a lonely widow with one child. He accepts, and soon finds out the boy is the "bad" part of the egg in the title, as he soon destroys whatever it was that Joe had invented.
Slappily Married Slappily Married (1946) Character: Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
Joe's wife, who thinks he's been carrying on with another woman, moves out.
Jiggers, My Wife Jiggers, My Wife (1946) Character: Trapella Weatherwax (uncredited)
Shemp Howard, in this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 7438), knows many ways to get into trouble with his wife, and one he opts for here is stay out late playing poker with the boys and then tell his wife he has been working.
Flat Feat Flat Feat (1948) Character: Woman in the Park
Sterling, a rookie cop, finds it hard to live up to the reputation his father, who was also a police officer, has.
Pardon My Nightshirt Pardon My Nightshirt (1956) Character: N/A
Professor Clyde is on the lookout for a nightshirt bandit prowling the college campus.
Groom and Bored Groom and Bored (1942) Character: Train Passenger
Johnny tries to keep his marriage a secret from his boss, who feels that matrimony interferes with business.
The Sheepish Wolf The Sheepish Wolf (1948) Character: N/A
Harry entertains a potential advertising client.
The Murder in the Museum The Murder in the Museum (1934) Character: Katura the Seeress
When a city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on a a somewhat disreputable sideshow, the daughter of the chief suspect teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.
Beauty for Sale Beauty for Sale (1933) Character: Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of affairs.
Souls in Pawn Souls in Pawn (1940) Character: Nurse at 'The Manger'
Although she is secretly married to a student, a young girl is forced to give up her baby rather than be thought of as an "unwed mother".
Back Street Back Street (1932) Character: Lady at Casino (uncredited)
A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
With Love and Hisses With Love and Hisses (1927) Character: Dignified Lady (uncredited)
Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.
In the Sweet Pie and Pie In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941) Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
The Stooges are convicts about to be executed for some murders they didn't commit. The day before the execution they are tricked into marrying three rich girls who need husbands to collect a legacy. At the last minute the real murderers confess and the stooges are pardoned. The girls are now stuck with the Stooges so they plot to get rid of them by making them become gentlemen. The girl's lawyer convinces them to throw a big party in the hope that the Stooges will humiliate them and they can get a divorce. The boys do just that as the party degenerates into a wild pie fight. But the girls decide to keep the stooges and give their lawyer the boot.
Easy to Love Easy to Love (1934) Character: Roulette Table Player (uncredited)
Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. She sees the family physician, Dr. Swope, first and then hires a private detective. Her own sleuthing is more effective and she devises a plan; having long been pursued by Eric, she apparently accedes and accompanies him to an apartment and, per her plan, enter the wrong one. There, they find Carol's best friend, Charlotte, and John hiding in a closet. The latter, showing more nerve than good sense, goes into a rage and berates Carol for her apparent philandering. The battle continues at home, where their daughter Janet informs them that because of them, she and Paul have given up on the idea of marriage, but are going away together, anyway. Carol and John trail them to a hotel and find them in twin beds, whereupon John, armed with a fire-ax, summons a justice of the peace and demands a fire-ax version of a shotgun wedding.
Girls of the Big House Girls of the Big House (1945) Character: Matron
A women's prison provides the setting for this drama that centers around a naive small-town woman framed by a man whom she met in a nightclub in the big city. She is not welcomed by the inmates and immediately the prisoners are divided.
Some More of Samoa Some More of Samoa (1941) Character: Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
The Stooges are tree surgeons who are enlisted by a rich old man to find a mate for his rare puckerless persimmon tree. The boys sail to the tropical island of Rhum-Boogie to find the tree. When they arrive they are captured by the natives and will be eaten unless Curly marries the Chief's ugly daughter. The boys escape with the tree and, after a confrontation with an alligator, sail off with their prize.
Micro-Phonies Micro-Phonies (1945) Character: Mrs. Bixby
The stooges are working in a radio station where a pretty girl has just made a recording of "Voices of Spring" under an assumed name. She wants to hide her singing career from her disapproving society parents while auditioning for Mrs. Bixby's "Krispy Krunchy" radio program. After a run-in with a pompous violinist, the boys find the record and Curly starts mimicking to it, dressed as a women. Mrs. Bixby witnesses their performance and is impressed enough to hire "Senorita Cucaracha" (Curly) and Senors "Mucho" and "Gusto" (Moe and Larry) for her radio program. The boys show up in their disguises to "sing" at a Mrs. Bixby's party but run into trouble when Moe smashes the record over Curly's head. The real singer tries to help by singing from behind a curtain while Curly mimics, but she is discovered and the stooges exit to a hail of phonograph records.
Movie Night Movie Night (1929) Character: Actress on the Screen (uncredited)
A family goes on its weekly outing to the movies. Complications ensue...
The House on 56th Street The House on 56th Street (1933) Character: Blackjack Player (uncredited)
A beautiful chorine marries a handsome rich socialite, but her idyllic life ends when she visits a dying old beau and is charged when he commits suicide.
Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (1932) Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris, he even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the police, led by the great Guerchard, think they know Arsene Lupin's identity, and they have a secret weapon to catch him.
Leaping Love Leaping Love (1929) Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Charley falls for both a mother and her daughter.
Pirates of the High Seas Pirates of the High Seas (1950) Character: Lotus Lady
For decades, pirates roamed the seas, searching for booty to plunder and coastal villages to terrorize. Who were these men and women? As you dig beneath the myth of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and other legendary warriors of the waters in this docudrama, you'll discover who they were and what motivated them to wreak havoc wherever they sailed. Includes the movie Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island.
Gilda Gilda (1946) Character: Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
The Mind Reader The Mind Reader (1933) Character: Gossip in Phone Montage (uncredited)
Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia, one of their marks, but their relationship is challenged when his deception impacts others' lives and Sylvia urges him to reform.
Tassels in the Air Tassels in the Air (1938) Character: Mrs. Smirch's Friend (uncredited)
The stooges are janitors in an office building. They stencil the wrong names on all the offices, causing a rich lady to mistakes Moe for famous decorator Omay. She hires the boys to redecorate her house, which they proceed to ruin. More trouble ensues when the real Omay shows up.
The Fatal Warning The Fatal Warning (1929) Character: Marie Jordan
When a bank executive disappears, he is accused of stealing a fortune from the bank. But his daughter and her criminologist friend set out to find her father and clear his name.
That Girl from Paris That Girl from Paris (1936) Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.
Pitchin' in the Kitchen Pitchin' in the Kitchen (1943) Character: Cooking Show Hostess (voice)
While his wife works at a defense plant, Hugh stays home and tries to do the housework.
Billie Gets Her Man Billie Gets Her Man (1948) Character: Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Billie has the mistaken impression that her only daughter is pregnant and must rush to the hospital. At the same time, her old boyfriend, now wealthy, returns to make amends with her.
Lost in a Harem Lost in a Harem (1944) Character: Slave Girl (uncredited)
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
The Kiss The Kiss (1929) Character: Gossip in Museum (uncredited)
An unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.
Loco Boy Makes Good Loco Boy Makes Good (1942) Character: Nightclub Patron with Mouse Down Dress (uncredited)
The stooges decide to get some easy money by having Curly slip on a bar of soap in a hotel lobby so they can sue the owner. Curly slips as planned but the hotel turns out to be run by an old lady who is about to lose her lease to the evil landlord. The stooges decide to help her fix up the place and start by beating up the landlord and stealing his watch. After their usual antics in renovating the place, the hotel is ready for the grand re-opening. The stooges put on a big show with a famous critic in attendance. Their corny act goes over poorly until Curly accidentally puts on a magicians coat and becomes a sensation and the place is a success.
Pest Man Wins Pest Man Wins (1951) Character: Mrs. Smythe-Smythe (uncredited) (Archive footage)
The stooges are pest exterminators who drum up business by planting vermin in a ritzy mansion where a party is going on. The boys are hired, but must dress as guests to work unobserved. They disrupt the party and a wild pie fight ensues.
Woman of the Year Woman of the Year (1942) Character: Tess' Party Guest (uncredited)
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Call Her Savage Call Her Savage (1932) Character: Gambling Lady (Uncredited)
A high-spirited, short-tempered, young woman hates her father and loves to rebel against him. She marries a man whom her father hates but her marriage fails and she learns the errors of her ways.
The Golden Arrow The Golden Arrow (1936) Character: (uncredited)
A fake heiress marries a common reporter to thwart the advances of gold-digging playboys.
On Your Toes On Your Toes (1939) Character: Woman in Audience
A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.
Marihuana Marihuana (1936) Character: Helen
A young girl named Burma attends a beach party with her boyfriend and after she smokes marijuana with a bunch of other girls, she gets pregnant and another girl drowns while skinny dipping in the ocean. Burma and her boyfriend go to work for the pusher in order to make money so they can get married. However, during a drug deal her boyfriend is killed leaving Burma to fend for herself. Burma then becomes a major narcotics pusher in her own right after giving up her baby for adoption.
Half-Wits Holiday Half-Wits Holiday (1947) Character: Mrs. Smythe-Smythe (uncredited)
A professor bets one of his colleagues that he can turn the Stooges into gentlemen within 60 days. With the aid of his pretty daughter, the professor tries to teach the boys proper etiquette. After many frustrating attempts, he introduces the Stooges into society at a fancy party. At first things go all right, but the party soon degenerates into a wild pie fight.
Among the Missing Among the Missing (1934) Character: Prisoner (uncredited)
Seeking to avoid arrest while fleeing through a city park at night, two jewel thieves, Gordon and young Tommy, stash some just-stolen jewels on elderly, unknowing Martha Abbott. They then invite Martha to come live with them as their housekeeper, duping her into helping fence their goods. When Martha eventually becomes aware of the criminal activities, she strives to help Tommy reform.
The Public Defender The Public Defender (1931) Character: Auction Attendee
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.
Show People Show People (1928) Character: Guest (uncredited)
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
Slightly French Slightly French (1949) Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
Mrs. Parkington Mrs. Parkington (1944) Character: Clothing Fitter (uncredited)
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
Slippery Silks Slippery Silks (1936) Character: Mrs. Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
The Stooges are carpenters who inherit a fancy dress boutique. They put on a fashion show with dresses they've designed based on furniture. During the show the owner of a antique box the stooges wrecked shows up and a wild cream puff fight ensues.
Appointment with Danger Appointment with Danger (1950) Character: Woman
Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.
Daybreak Daybreak (1931) Character: Bystander at Baccarat Table
An Austrian soldier must choose between a wealthy fiancee and a new girl who takes his fancy.
Murder in Times Square Murder in Times Square (1943) Character: Theater Patron
An actor becomes a suspect in the murders of four New Yorkers injected with rattlesnake venom.
The Man from Colorado The Man from Colorado (1948) Character: N/A
Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.
Confession Confession (1937) Character: Actress (uncredited)
Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life.
Spook Louder Spook Louder (1943) Character: Plumpish Housewife
The stooges are door-to-door salesman peddling a weight reducing machine, until they come to the house of an eccentric inventor, where they are mistaken for new caretakers, are left to guard his house, and must contend with enemy spies and a mysterious pie thrower.
The Mysterious Lady The Mysterious Lady (1928) Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
A beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.
Dragnet Patrol Dragnet Patrol (1931) Character: Ethel Bainbrick
A sailor falls for a gangster's moll, leaves his wife and finds himself caught up in a life of crime.
Crash Goes the Hash Crash Goes the Hash (1944) Character: Mrs. Van Bustle
Its suspected that a society matron, Mrs. Van Bustle, will marry the exotic Prince Shaam. To get the story, reporters Curly, Larry and Moe take jobs in her mansion as a cook and two butlers. The parrot climbing into the turkey scene is a Stooge classic. This was the last of many Stooge appearances by supporting actor Bud Jamison, who passed away in September, 1944, at the age of 50. First appearance by Stooge supporting actress Judy Malcolm.
Ninotchka Ninotchka (1939) Character: Gossip (uncredited)
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Baby Brother Baby Brother (1927) Character: Party guest
Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our Gang) where Joe offers three dollars for a baby. Farina finds a fellow African-American neighbor woman who lets him mind her infant which he then paints white and sells to Joe. The rest of the gang has set an assembly-line system that washes, dries, rocks, and feeds male and female babies.
Born to Sing Born to Sing (1942) Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
A group of children put on a show in order to prove that a down and out musician was the real composer of a Broadway show's songs.
Shanghai Shanghai (1935) Character: Night Club Patron
A New York socialite travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt and falls in love with a Russian banker, who harbors a family secret.
Women Are Like That Women Are Like That (1938) Character: Lady Behind Claudius on Boat (uncredited)
Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her influence to help her husband get ahead, but he will have none of it.
The Notorious Lone Wolf The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) Character: Grand Dame at Airport (uncredited)
Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946) Character: Landlady (uncredited)
Janet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly innocuous, everyday occurrence leads Linda into a labyrinth of murder, blackmail and intrigue.
Born to Kill Born to Kill (1947) Character: Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.
Two Sisters from Boston Two Sisters from Boston (1946) Character: Opera Cast Member (uncredited)
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.
Angel and the Badman Angel and the Badman (1947) Character: Dance Hall Madam (uncredited)
Notorious shootist and womanizer Quirt Evans' horse collapses as he passes a Quaker family's home. Quirt has been wounded, and the kindly family takes him in to nurse him back to health against the advice of others. The handsome Evans quickly attracts the affections of their beautiful daughter, Penelope. He develops an affection for the family and their faith, but his troubled past follows him.
The Caretaker's Daughter The Caretaker's Daughter (1925) Character: The Gunman's Wife
The two-reel silent film comedy The Caretaker's Daughter was distributed by Pathe in 1925. Produced by the prolific Hal Roach, the film stars the great Charley Chase in a case of multiple incarnations!
Hiss and Yell Hiss and Yell (1946) Character: Train Passenger (uncredited)
Vera thinks she's witnessed a man decapitating his wife. Actually, she's only seen magician Bluebeard the Great rehearsing his act. Still convinced that the magician is a killer, Vera goes through all sorts of comic agony when she is forced to share the same train compartment with Bluebeard (who doesn't help matters when he offers her a sandwich consisting of "scrambled brains and tongue").
Vagabond Loafers Vagabond Loafers (1949) Character: Mrs. Norfleet
The stooges are the "Day and Night" plumbers. Called out to a fancy mansion where a society party is going on, they cross the electrical and water systems and generally ruin the place. Despite their incompetent plumbing, they save the day by recovering a painting stolen by a pair of thieves masquerading as party guests.



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