Margaret Eleanor Conklin (November 2, 1906[2] – March 18, 2003)[3] was an American film, television and theatre actress.

[1][2] After she graduated from high school she moved to New York City to become an actress, initially studying dancing.

[1][2] Conklin began her acting career in 1928, appeared in the Broadway production Treasure Girl as part of the chorus line.

[1][5] She soon started playing leading roles, with her theater credits including Yes, My Darling Daughter, The Petrified Forest, Co-respondent Unknown, The Pursuit of Happiness, Miss Swan Expects, Mr. and Mrs. North, The Wisteria Tress, Old Man Murphy and The Ghost Writer.

[1][7] Conklin died in March 2003 at her home in Naples, Florida, at the age of 96.