May Whitty

Acting

May Whitty

Born June 19, 1865Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK32 credits

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

Filmography

The Return of October
1948The Return of October
as Aunt Martha GrantMovie
The Sign of the Ram
1948The Sign of the Ram
as Clara BrastockMovie
If Winter Comes
1947If Winter Comes
as Mrs. PerchMovie
This Time for Keeps
1947This Time for Keeps
as Grandmother CambarettiMovie
Green Dolphin Street
1947Green Dolphin Street
as Mother SuperiorMovie
Devotion
1946Devotion
as Lady ThorntonMovie
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945My Name Is Julia Ross
as Mrs. HughesMovie
Gaslight
1944Gaslight
as Miss ThwaitesMovie
Madame Curie
1943Madame Curie
as Madame Eugene CurieMovie
Flesh and Fantasy
1943Flesh and Fantasy
as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)Movie
Stage Door Canteen
1943Stage Door Canteen
as Dame May WhittyMovie
The Constant Nymph
1943The Constant Nymph
as Lady Constance LongboroughMovie
Crash Dive
1943Crash Dive
as GrandmotherMovie
Forever and a Day
1943Forever and a Day
as Lucy TrimbleMovie
Thunder Birds
1942Thunder Birds
as Lady Jane StackhouseMovie
Mrs. Miniver
1942Mrs. Miniver
as Lady BeldonMovie
Suspicion
1941Suspicion
as Mrs. McLaidlawMovie
One Night In Lisbon
1941One Night In Lisbon
as FlorenceMovie
A Bill of Divorcement
1940A Bill of Divorcement
as Aunt Hester FairfieldMovie
Return to Yesterday
1940Return to Yesterday
as Mrs Emily TruscottMovie
Raffles
1939Raffles
as Lady MelroseMovie
The Lady Vanishes
1938The Lady Vanishes
as Miss FroyMovie
I Met My Love Again
1938I Met My Love Again
as Aunt WilliamMovie
Conquest
1937Conquest
as Laetitia BonaparteMovie
The Thirteenth Chair
1937The Thirteenth Chair
as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la GrangeMovie
Night Must Fall
1937Night Must Fall
as Mrs. BramsonMovie
Keep Your Seats, Please
1936Keep Your Seats, Please
as Aunt Georgina WithersMovie
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1915The Little Minister
as Nanny WebsterMovie