May Whitty
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1865-06-19
- Died
- 1948-05-29
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Also known as
- Mary Louise Whitty · Mary Louisa Whitty · Mary Louise Webster · Dame Mary Louise Webster · Dame Mary Louise Webster, DBE · May Whitty
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.
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Known For
Movies (32)
Gaslight
1944
as Miss Thwaites
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Lady Beldon
Suspicion
1941
as Mrs. McLaidlaw
The Lady Vanishes
1938
as Miss Froy
Madame Curie
1943
as Madame Eugene Curie
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Dally
Conquest
1937
as Laetitia Bonaparte
Crash Dive
1943
as Grandmother
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as Nanny
Devotion
1946
as Lady Thornton
Forever and a Day
1943
as Lucy Trimble
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945
as Mrs. Hughes
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Dame May Whitty
This Time for Keeps
1947
as Grandmother Cambaretti
The Constant Nymph
1943
as Lady Constance Longborough
Raffles
1939
as Lady Melrose
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Baba
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
Green Dolphin Street
1947
as Mother Superior
The Return of October
1948
as Aunt Martha Grant
If Winter Comes
1947
as Mrs. Perch
The Sign of the Ram
1948
as Clara Brastock
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Night Must Fall
1937
as Mrs. Bramson
Thunder Birds
1942
as Lady Jane Stackhouse
Return to Yesterday
1940
as Mrs Emily Truscott
Keep Your Seats, Please
1936
as Aunt Georgina Withers
I Met My Love Again
1938
as Aunt William
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
A Bill of Divorcement
1940
as Aunt Hester Fairfield
One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Florence
The Little Minister
1915
as Nanny Webster
About May Whitty
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 With 32 credits spanning from 1915 to 1948, May Whitty has appeared in 32 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular May Whitty Movies
- Gaslight (1944) — as Miss Thwaites
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) — as Lady Beldon
- Suspicion (1941) — as Mrs. McLaidlaw
- The Lady Vanishes (1938) — as Miss Froy
- Madame Curie (1943) — as Madame Eugene Curie
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