May Whitty

May Whitty

Deceased · Born: Jun 19, 1865 · Died: May 29, 1948

Personal Details

Born Jun 19, 1865 Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Biography

Dame Mary Louise Webster, DBE (19 June 1865 – 29 May 1948), known professionally as May Whitty and later, for her charity work, Dame May Whitty, was an English stage and film actress. She was one of the first two women entertainers to become a Dame. The British actors union Equity was established in her home. After a successful career she moved over to Hollywood films at the age of 72. She went to live in America, where she won awards for her film roles. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Career

1948
The Return of October
The Return of October as Aunt Martha Grant
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The Sign of the Ram
The Sign of the Ram as Clara Brastock
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1947
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes as Mrs. Perch
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Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street as Mother Superior
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This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps as Grandmother Cambaretti
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1946
Devotion
Devotion as Lady Thornton
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1945
My Name Is Julia Ross
My Name Is Julia Ross as Mrs. Hughes
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1944
Gaslight
Gaslight as Bessie Thwaites
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The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover as Nanny
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1943
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home as Dally
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The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph as Lady Constance Longborough
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Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
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Crash Dive
Crash Dive as Grandmother
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Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous as Baba
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Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day as Lucy Trimble
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Madame Curie
Madame Curie as Madame Eugene Curie
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1942
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air as Lady Jane Stackhouse
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Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver as Lady Beldon
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1941
One Night in Lisbon
One Night in Lisbon as Florence
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Suspicion
Suspicion as Mrs. McLaidlaw
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1940
Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday as Mrs Emily Truscott
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A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement as Aunt Hester Fairfield
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1939
Raffles
Raffles as Lady Melrose
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1938
I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again as Aunt William
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The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes as Miss Froy
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1937
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall as Mrs. Bramson
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The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair as Mme. Rosalie La Grange
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Conquest
Conquest as Laetitia Bonaparte
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1936
Keep Your Seats, Please!
Keep Your Seats, Please! as Aunt Georgina Withers
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