May Whitty

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May Whitty

Acting June 19, 1865

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 actr…

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The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

7.4 1938 Movie
Suspicion

Suspicion

7.1 1941 Movie
Gaslight

Gaslight

7.5 1944 Movie
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

7.1 1942 Movie
Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

6.7 1943 Movie
My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross

6.7 1945 Movie
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

7.2 1943 Movie
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

6.9 1937 Movie
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

6.4 1943 Movie
Conquest

Conquest

6.6 1937 Movie
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

6.7 1944 Movie
The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

6.3 1943 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1948
    The Return of October

    Movie Aunt Martha Grant

  2. 1948
    The Sign of the Ram

    Movie Clara Brastock

  3. 1947
    If Winter Comes

    Movie Mrs. Perch

  4. 1947
    This Time for Keeps

    Movie Grandmother Cambaretti

  5. 1947
    Green Dolphin Street

    Movie Mother Superior

  6. 1946
    Devotion

    Movie Lady Thornton

  7. 1945
    My Name Is Julia Ross

    Movie Mrs. Hughes

  8. 1944
    The White Cliffs of Dover

    Movie Nanny

  9. 1944
    Gaslight

    Movie Miss Thwaites

  10. 1943
    Madame Curie

    Movie Madame Eugene Curie

  11. 1943
    Lassie Come Home

    Movie Dally

  12. 1943
    Flesh and Fantasy

    Movie Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)

  13. 1943
    Stage Door Canteen

    Movie Dame May Whitty

  14. 1943
    The Constant Nymph

    Movie Lady Constance Longborough

  15. 1943
    Crash Dive

    Movie Grandmother

  16. 1943
    Slightly Dangerous

    Movie Baba

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  1. 1943
    Forever and a Day

    Movie Lucy Trimble

  2. 1942
    Thunder Birds

    Movie Lady Jane Stackhouse

  3. 1942
    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Movie

  4. 1942
    Mrs. Miniver

    Movie Lady Beldon

  5. 1941
    Suspicion

    Movie Mrs. McLaidlaw

  6. 1941
    One Night In Lisbon

    Movie Florence

  7. 1940
    A Bill of Divorcement

    Movie Aunt Hester Fairfield

  8. 1940
    Return to Yesterday

    Movie Mrs Emily Truscott

  9. 1939
    Raffles

    Movie Lady Melrose

  10. 1938
    The Lady Vanishes

    Movie Miss Froy

  11. 1938
    I Met My Love Again

    Movie Aunt William

  12. 1937
    Conquest

    Movie Laetitia Bonaparte

  13. 1937
    The Thirteenth Chair

    Movie Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange

  14. 1937
    Night Must Fall

    Movie Mrs. Bramson

  15. 1936
    Keep Your Seats, Please

    Movie Aunt Georgina Withers

  16. 1915
    The Little Minister

    Movie Nanny Webster