Mary Tomlinson (better known as Marjorie Main; February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American character actress. She began working on Broadway. She often played mean, domineering and condescending ladies in movies. Those movies included "Dead End", a 1937 movie, and the 1939 adaptation of "The Women". Main acted as "Ma Kettle" in later movies. Main was born in Indiana. She died in Los Angeles at age eighty-five from lung cancer.