May Whitty
Mary Louise Whitty | Mary Louisa Whitty | Mary Louise Webster
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1865-06-19
Place of birth:Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death1948-05-29
82Biography
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
Rating by year
- The Return of OctoberAunt Martha Grant1948-10-266.47
- The Sign of the RamClara Brastock1948-03-036.013
- If Winter ComesMrs. Perch1947-12-316.76
- This Time for KeepsGrandmother Cambaretti1947-10-175.86
- Green Dolphin StreetMother Superior1947-01-156.320
- DevotionLady Thornton1946-04-055.913
- My Name Is Julia RossMrs. Hughes1945-11-086.774
- The White Cliffs of DoverNanny1944-05-116.723
- GaslightMiss Thwaites1944-05-047.5574
- Madame CurieMadame Eugene Curie1943-12-167.252
- Lassie Come HomeDally1943-12-016.7142
- Flesh and FantasyPamela Hardwick (segment 2)1943-10-297.120
- Stage Door CanteenDame May Whitty1943-06-246.319
- The Constant NymphLady Constance Longborough1943-06-236.326
- Crash DiveGrandmother1943-04-226.427
- Slightly DangerousBaba1943-04-016.08
- Forever and a DayLucy Trimble1943-01-217.512
- Thunder BirdsLady Jane Stackhouse1942-10-286.08
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942-10-056.01
- Mrs. MiniverLady Beldon1942-07-037.1292
- SuspicionMrs. McLaidlaw1941-11-147.1899
- One Night In LisbonFlorence1941-06-137.01
- A Bill of DivorcementAunt Hester Fairfield1940-05-317.25
- Return to YesterdayMrs Emily Truscott1940-03-096.77
- RafflesLady Melrose1939-11-116.219
- The Lady VanishesMiss Froy1938-10-077.41,029
- I Met My Love AgainAunt William1938-01-146.06
- ConquestLaetitia Bonaparte1937-10-226.623
- The Thirteenth ChairMrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange1937-05-076.510
- Night Must FallMrs. Bramson1937-04-307.046
- Keep Your Seats, PleaseAunt Georgina Withers1936-08-016.511
- The Little MinisterNanny Webster1915-02-010.00