May Whitty

Actor
BirthdayJun 19, 1865 (83 years old)
DeathdayMay 29, 1948
Place of birthLiverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
GenderFemale

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

Miss Froy

Oct 7, 1938

Mrs. McLaidlaw

Nov 14, 1941

Bessie Thwaites

May 4, 1944

Lady Beldon

Jul 3, 1942

Miss Froy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oct 2, 1955

Dally

Dec 1, 1943

Mrs. Hughes

Nov 8, 1945

Mrs. Bramson

Apr 30, 1937

Madame Eugene Curie

Dec 16, 1943

Grandmother

Apr 22, 1943

Laetitia Bonaparte

Oct 22, 1937

Nanny

May 11, 1944

Lady Constance Longborough

Jun 23, 1943

Mother Superior

Jan 15, 1947

Lady Melrose

Nov 11, 1939

Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)

Oct 29, 1943

Dame May Whitty

Jun 24, 1943

Lady Thornton

Apr 5, 1946

Clara Brastock

Mar 3, 1948

Lucy Trimble

Jan 21, 1943

Miss Froy

Oct 7, 1938

Mrs. McLaidlaw

Nov 14, 1941

Bessie Thwaites

May 4, 1944

Lady Beldon

Jul 3, 1942

Miss Froy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oct 2, 1955

Dally

Dec 1, 1943

Acting


Participated in 32 movies, 1 TV series

1955

Miss Froy (archive footage) (uncredited)


1948

Aunt Martha Grant


1948

Clara Brastock


1947

Mrs. Perch


1947

Grandmother Cambaretti


1947

Mother Superior


1946

Lady Thornton


1945

Mrs. Hughes



1944

Bessie Thwaites


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