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May Whitty
Actor· 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 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 roles that explain the career.
Filmography
26 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | The Sign of the Ram | Clara Brastock | Film |
| 1947 | If Winter Comes | Mrs. Perch | Film |
| 1947 | This Time for Keeps | Grandmother Cambaretti | Film |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street | Mother Superior | Film |
| 1946 | Devotion | Lady Thornton | Film |
| 1945 | My Name Is Julia Ross | Mrs. Hughes | Film |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover | Nanny | Film |
| 1944 | Gaslight | Miss Thwaites | Film |
| 1943 | Madame Curie | Madame Eugene Curie | Film |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Grandmother | Film |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Lucy Trimble | Film |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Dally | Film |
| 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy | Pamela Hardwick (segment 2) | Film |
| 1943 | The Constant Nymph | Lady Constance Longborough | Film |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Baba | Film |
| 1942 | Thunder Birds | Lady Jane Stackhouse | Film |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | Lady Beldon | Film |
| 1941 | Suspicion | Mrs. McLaidlaw | Film |
| 1941 | One Night In Lisbon | Florence | Film |
| 1940 | A Bill of Divorcement | Aunt Hester Fairfield | Film |
| 1939 | Raffles | Lady Melrose | Film |
| 1938 | The Lady Vanishes | Miss Froy | Film |
| 1937 | Conquest | Laetitia Bonaparte | Film |
| 1937 | Night Must Fall | Mrs. Bramson | Film |
| 1937 | The Thirteenth Chair | Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange | Film |
| 1936 | Keep Your Seats, Please | Aunt Georgina Withers | Film |
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