Mary Forbes
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1882-12-30
- Died
- 1974-07-22
- Place of birth
- Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK
- Also known as
- Ethel Louise Young
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958.
Forbes was born in Hornsey, England.
She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913.
She took over management of the Ambassadors Theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in Britain and America before her appearances in Hollywood films. Two of her three children by her first marriage in the first quarter of 1904 to Ernest J. Taylor, Ralph and Dorothy Brenda, known as Brenda, were also actors. The middle child of the three, Phyllis Mary Taylor, was not in the acting business. Her second husband was British actor Charles Quartermaine, who married in 1925; the union ended in divorce. She married her third husband, Wesley Wall, an American businessman, in 1935; the couple remained married until her death in 1974.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (106)
Jane Eyre
1943
as Mrs. Eshton
Houseboat
1958
as British Society Woman (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mrs. Anthony Kirby
Ninotchka
1939
as Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Cavalcade
1933
as Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Lady Agatha
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Lady Conyngham
Stage Door
1937
as Cast of Stage Play
A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Miss Van Campen
Les Misérables
1935
as Mlle. Baptiseme
Mr. Lucky
1943
as War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Anna Karenina
1935
as Princess Sorokina
The Awful Truth
1937
as Mrs. Vance
Captain Blood
1935
as Mrs. Steed
Stranded
1935
as Grace Dean (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Actress (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
1947
as Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)
Roberta
1935
as (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1929
as Mrs. Ferguson
Terror by Night
1946
as Lady Margaret Carstairs
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Mrs. Hanson
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Les Miserables
1952
as Nun (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
1941
as Mrs. Ralston
Rendezvous
1935
as Lady Cavendish (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pettibone
The Black Arrow
1948
as Nun (uncredited)
The Devil to Pay!
1930
as Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
Vanity Fair
1932
as Mrs. Sedley
Wedding Present
1936
as Mrs. Dodacker
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
The Silent Witness
1932
as Lady Howard
Bombshell
1933
as Mrs. Middleton
Sadie McKee
1934
as Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)
Tender Comrade
1944
as Jo's Mother (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
1945
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Dame Dunne Hartley
This Above All
1942
as Vicar's Wife
Private Affairs
1940
as Mrs. Stanley
British Agent
1934
as Lady Catherine Trehearne
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
as Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
Laddie
1940
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Lady Hilda (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Margaret (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)
The White Angel
1936
as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Mrs. Gaynes
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Aunt Martha
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Mrs. Cromwell
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
as Mrs. MacMonachie
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Mrs. Randolph
Blind Date
1934
as Mrs. Hartwell
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Queen Mother Elena
Back Street
1941
as Mrs. Williams
Another Dawn
1937
as Mrs. Lydia Benton
Holiday
1930
as Mrs. Pritchard Ames (uncredited)
The Life of the Party
1937
as Mrs. Saunders
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
Ivy
1947
as Lady Crail (uncredited)
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as Concert Hall Patron
Everybody Sing
1938
as Miss Colvin
The Exile
1947
as Second Court Lady
Florian
1940
as Grandmother
A Lost Lady
1934
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
1939
as Mrs. Torrent
Working Girls
1931
as Mrs. Johnstone
The Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Lady Alice Crosby
So This Is London
1930
as Lady Worthing
I Stole a Million
1939
as Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
Women of Glamour
1937
as Mrs. Stark
She Was a Lady
1934
as Lady Diana Vane
Risky Business
1939
as Mrs. Jameson
We Live Again
1934
as Mrs. Kortchagin
Chances
1931
as Mrs. Ingleside
Klondike Fury
1942
as Mrs. Langton
Laddie
1935
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
Born to Love
1931
as The Duchess (uncredited)
Shock
1934
as Lady Heatherly
Twin Beds
1942
South of Suez
1940
as Mrs. Putnam
The Great Impersonation
1942
as Lady Leslie Clayfair
I'll Remember April
1945
as Mrs. Barrington
Always Goodbye
1938
as Aunt Martha Marshall
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Lady Holloway
Almost Married
1942
as Mrs. Marvin
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Mrs. Withers
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Mrs. Travis
The Man Who Came Back
1931
as Mrs. Gaynes
You Can't Buy Everything
1934
as Kate Farley
Outside These Walls
1939
as Gertrude Bishop
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Mrs. Kelsey
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
1938
as Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Mrs. Anna Shenstone
The Brat
1931
as Mrs. Forester
Outside of Paradise
1938
as Mrs. Stonewall
East Is West
1930
as Mrs. Benson
Dizzy Dames
1935
as Mrs. Stokes
Cigarette Girl
1947
as Mrs. Halstead
Blame It on Love
1940
as Mrs. Wadsworth
Her Private Life
1929
as Ladu Wildering
The Lady Clare
1919
as Lady Julia Medwin
Women Who Win
1919
The Woman's Portion
1918
as Lizzie
About Mary Forbes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. Forbes was born in Hornsey, England. She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913. She took over manag… With 108 credits spanning from 1918 to 1958, Mary Forbes has appeared in 106 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Jane Eyre (1943) — as Mrs. Eshton
- Houseboat (1958) — as British Society Woman (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Mrs. Anthony Kirby
- Ninotchka (1939) — as Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
- Cavalcade (1933) — as Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
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