May Whitty
Acting1865Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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.
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Known For
Acting History
1948
The Return of October
as Aunt Martha Grant
The Sign of the Ram
as Clara Brastock
1947
This Time for Keeps
as Grandmother Cambaretti
Green Dolphin Street
as Mother Superior
If Winter Comes
as Mrs. Perch
1946
Devotion
as Lady Thornton
1945
My Name Is Julia Ross
as Mrs. Hughes
1944
Gaslight
as Miss Thwaites
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Nanny
1943
Madame Curie
as Madame Eugene Curie
Lassie Come Home
as Dally
Forever and a Day
as Lucy Trimble
Crash Dive
as Grandmother
The Constant Nymph
as Lady Constance Longborough
Slightly Dangerous
as Baba
Flesh and Fantasy
as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
1942
Mrs. Miniver
as Lady Beldon
Thunder Birds
as Lady Jane Stackhouse
1941
Suspicion
as Mrs. McLaidlaw
One Night In Lisbon
as Florence
1940
A Bill of Divorcement
as Aunt Hester Fairfield
1939
Raffles
as Lady Melrose
1938
I Met My Love Again
as Aunt William
The Lady Vanishes
as Miss Froy
1937
Night Must Fall
as Mrs. Bramson
Conquest
as Laetitia Bonaparte
1936
Keep Your Seats, Please
as Aunt Georgina Withers