Acting
May Whitty
Born June 19, 1865 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK · Died May 29, 1948
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
7.7
The Lady Vanishes
Miss Froy
7.2
Suspicion
Mrs. McLaidlaw
7.8
Gaslight
Miss Thwaites
7.6
Mrs. Miniver
Lady Beldon
7.1
Lassie Come Home
Dally
7.0
My Name Is Julia Ross
Mrs. Hughes
7.2
Madame Curie
Madame Eugene Curie
7.2
Night Must Fall
Mrs. Bramson
6.4
Crash Dive
Grandmother
6.7
The Constant Nymph
Lady Constance Longborough
6.5
Conquest
Laetitia Bonaparte
7.0
The White Cliffs of Dover
Nanny
6.9
Flesh and Fantasy
Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
6.8
Green Dolphin Street
Mother Superior
6.4
Raffles
Lady Melrose
6.3
Stage Door Canteen
Dame May Whitty
6.3
The Sign of the Ram
Clara Brastock
6.6
Devotion
Lady Thornton
6.9
Forever and a Day
Lucy Trimble
6.4
The Thirteenth Chair
Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
Filmography
- 1948The Return of OctoberAunt Martha GrantMovie
- 1948The Sign of the RamClara BrastockMovie
- 1947If Winter ComesMrs. PerchMovie
- 1947This Time for KeepsGrandmother CambarettiMovie
- 1947Green Dolphin StreetMother SuperiorMovie
- 1946DevotionLady ThorntonMovie
- 1945My Name Is Julia RossMrs. HughesMovie
- 1944The White Cliffs of DoverNannyMovie
- 1944GaslightMiss ThwaitesMovie
- 1943Madame CurieMadame Eugene CurieMovie
- 1943Lassie Come HomeDallyMovie
- 1943Flesh and FantasyPamela Hardwick (segment 2)Movie
- 1943Stage Door CanteenDame May WhittyMovie
- 1943The Constant NymphLady Constance LongboroughMovie
- 1943Crash DiveGrandmotherMovie
- 1943Slightly DangerousBabaMovie
- 1943Forever and a DayLucy TrimbleMovie
- 1942Thunder BirdsLady Jane StackhouseMovie
- 1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Movie
- 1942Mrs. MiniverLady BeldonMovie
- 1941SuspicionMrs. McLaidlawMovie
- 1941One Night In LisbonFlorenceMovie
- 1940A Bill of DivorcementAunt Hester FairfieldMovie
- 1940Return to YesterdayMrs Emily TruscottMovie
- 1939RafflesLady MelroseMovie
- 1938The Lady VanishesMiss FroyMovie
- 1938I Met My Love AgainAunt WilliamMovie
- 1937ConquestLaetitia BonaparteMovie
- 1937The Thirteenth ChairMrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la GrangeMovie
- 1937Night Must FallMrs. BramsonMovie
- 1936Keep Your Seats, PleaseAunt Georgina WithersMovie
- 1915The Little MinisterNanny WebsterMovie