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Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Acting1879London, England, UK

Biography

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Eily Malyon (born Eily Sophie Lees-Craston, 30 October 1879 – 26 September 1961) was an English character actress in the 1930s and 1940s.

Malyon was born in London in 1879. Her mother, Agnes Thomas, was also an actress. Malyon specialised in playing stern schoolteachers, maids, nurses, nuns, governesses and spinsters, usually in melodramas, historical dramas and thrillers.

Acting History

1948
The Challenge
as Kitty Fyffe
1946
The Secret Heart
as Miss Hunter
Devotion
as Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
as Hannah, the Housekeeper
1945
Scared Stiff
as Mrs. Cooke
Son of Lassie
as Washwoman
Paris Underground
as Madame Martin
1944
Going My Way
as Mrs. Carmody
The Seventh Cross
as Fraulein Bachmann
1943
Above Suspicion
as Walmer Hotel Proprietess (Uncredited)
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Skatcher
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)
1942
The Undying Monster
as Mrs. Walton (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Tabitha Wooley (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
as Abbie Addison
You're Telling Me
as Mrs. Appleby
1941
Arkansas Judge
as Mrs. Smithers
Hit the Road
as Cathy Crookshank
Man Hunt
as Postmistress
1940
Young Tom Edison
as Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher
Flowing Gold
as Cashier (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
as College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)
Untamed
as Mrs. Sarah McGavity
1939
On Borrowed Time
as Demetria Riffle
The Night Riders
as Aunt Martha
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Mrs. McLaughlin
We Are Not Alone
as Archdeacon's Wife
Barricade
as Mrs. Little
1938
Kidnapped
as Mrs. Campbell
1937
Another Dawn
as Mrs. Farnold
Parnell
as Irish Woman with Dead Child
1936
Dracula's Daughter
as Miss Peabody (uncredited)
Camille
as Therese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
as President of Public Morals Society
The White Angel
as Sister Colomba
The Devil-Doll
as Laundry Supervisor (uncredited)
Anthony Adverse
as Mother Superior
Career Woman
as Miss Brinkerhoff
1935
Diamond Jim
as Organist
Les Misérables
as Mother Superior
A Tale of Two Cities
as Mrs. Cruncher
Kind Lady
as Mrs. Edwards
Clive of India
as Mrs. Clifford
I Found Stella Parish
as Ship's Clothing Clerk (uncredited)
The Melody Lingers on
as Sister Maria
1934
Forsaking All Others
as Mrs. Gordon (Uncredited)
Great Expectations
as Sarah Pocket
1933
Today We Live
as Wendy, the Maid (uncredited)
Looking Forward
as Mrs. Munsey
1932
Lovers Courageous
as Landlady (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Woman Yelling 'Blessed Among Women!' (uncredited)
Night Court
as Hungry Woman in Court (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
as Irish Drunk's Wife (uncredited)
1931
Born to Love
as Nurse (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10/30/1879
Day of Death
9/26/1961
Place of Birth
London, England, UK