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May Whitty

May Whitty

Known for: Acting

Born 19/06/1865
Died 1948-05-29
Place of birth Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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

Filmography

Gaslight Film ★ 7,5

Gaslight

Miss Thwaites

1944

Suspicion Film ★ 7,1

Suspicion

Mrs. McLaidlaw

1941

The Lady Vanishes Film ★ 7,4

The Lady Vanishes

Miss Froy

1938

Mrs. Miniver Film ★ 7,1

Mrs. Miniver

Lady Beldon

1942

Lassie Come Home Film ★ 6,7

Lassie Come Home

Dally

1943

Thunder Birds Film ★ 6,0

Thunder Birds

Lady Jane Stackhouse

1942

Flesh and Fantasy Film ★ 7,1

Flesh and Fantasy

Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)

1943

Madame Curie Film ★ 7,2

Madame Curie

Madame Eugene Curie

1943

Stage Door Canteen Film ★ 6,3

Stage Door Canteen

Dame May Whitty

1943

The Constant Nymph Film ★ 6,3

The Constant Nymph

Lady Constance Longborough

1943

The White Cliffs of Dover Film ★ 6,7

The White Cliffs of Dover

Nanny

1944

Crash Dive Film ★ 6,4

Crash Dive

Grandmother

1943

Green Dolphin Street Film ★ 6,3

Green Dolphin Street

Mother Superior

1947

Slightly Dangerous Film ★ 6,0

Slightly Dangerous

Baba

1943

Forever and a Day Film ★ 7,5

Forever and a Day

Lucy Trimble

1943

My Name Is Julia Ross Film ★ 6,7

My Name Is Julia Ross

Mrs. Hughes

1945

Raffles Film ★ 6,2

Raffles

Lady Melrose

1939

Devotion Film ★ 5,9

Devotion

Lady Thornton

1946

Conquest Film ★ 6,6

Conquest

Laetitia Bonaparte

1937

I Met My Love Again Film ★ 6,0

I Met My Love Again

Aunt William

1938

Film

The Little Minister

Nanny Webster

1915

Night Must Fall Film ★ 7,0

Night Must Fall

Mrs. Bramson

1937

If Winter Comes Film ★ 6,7

If Winter Comes

Mrs. Perch

1947

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 Film ★ 6,0

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

A Bill of Divorcement Film ★ 7,2

A Bill of Divorcement

Aunt Hester Fairfield

1940

This Time for Keeps Film ★ 5,8

This Time for Keeps

Grandmother Cambaretti

1947

Return to Yesterday Film ★ 6,7

Return to Yesterday

Mrs Emily Truscott

1940

The Return of October Film ★ 6,4

The Return of October

Aunt Martha Grant

1948

The Sign of the Ram Film ★ 6,0

The Sign of the Ram

Clara Brastock

1948

The Thirteenth Chair Film ★ 6,5

The Thirteenth Chair

Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange

1937

One Night In Lisbon Film ★ 7,0

One Night In Lisbon

Florence

1941

Keep Your Seats, Please Film ★ 6,5

Keep Your Seats, Please

Aunt Georgina Withers

1936