May Whitty
Actor
- Born
- June 19, 1865 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Died
- May 29, 1948 (age 82)
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
The Lady Vanishes
October 7, 1938
Suspicion
November 14, 1941
Gaslight
May 4, 1944
Mrs. Miniver
July 3, 1942
Lassie Come Home
December 1, 1943
My Name Is Julia Ross
November 8, 1945
Madame Curie
December 16, 1943
Night Must Fall
April 30, 1937
Crash Dive
April 22, 1943
The Constant Nymph
June 23, 1943
Conquest
October 22, 1937
The White Cliffs of Dover
May 11, 1944
Acting32
- 1948The Return of October as Aunt Martha Grant
- 1948The Sign of the Ram as Clara Brastock
- 1947If Winter Comes as Mrs. Perch
- 1947This Time for Keeps as Grandmother Cambaretti
- 1947Green Dolphin Street as Mother Superior
- 1946Devotion as Lady Thornton
- 1945My Name Is Julia Ross as Mrs. Hughes
- 1944The White Cliffs of Dover as Nanny
- 1944Gaslight as Miss Thwaites
- 1943Madame Curie