May Whitty
Known for ActingBorn 1865-06-19 — died 1948-05-29Liverpool, 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
Gaslight
1944 · as Miss Thwaites
Suspicion
1941 · as Mrs. McLaidlaw
The Lady Vanishes
1938 · as Miss Froy
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · as Lady Beldon
Lassie Come Home
1943 · as Dally
Madame Curie
1943 · as Madame Eugene Curie
Thunder Birds
1942 · as Lady Jane Stackhouse
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
Forever and a Day
1943 · as Lucy Trimble
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · as Nanny
Crash Dive
1943 · as Grandmother
Green Dolphin Street
1947 · as Mother Superior
Stage Door Canteen
1943 · as Dame May Whitty
Devotion
1946 · as Lady Thornton
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945 · as Mrs. Hughes
The Constant Nymph
1943 · as Lady Constance Longborough
Night Must Fall
1937 · as Mrs. Bramson
If Winter Comes
1947 · as Mrs. Perch