May Whitty
Known for
Acting
Life
1865 – 1948 (aged 82)
Born in
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb32 acting credits
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
The Lady Vanishes
07 Oct 1938
Suspicion
14 Nov 1941
Gaslight
04 May 1944
Mrs. Miniver
03 Jul 1942
Lassie Come Home
01 Dec 1943
My Name Is Julia Ross
08 Nov 1945
Madame Curie
16 Dec 1943
Night Must Fall
30 Apr 1937
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Filmography
1948
- The Return of Octoberas Aunt Martha Grant
- The Sign of the Ramas Clara Brastock
1947
- If Winter Comesas Mrs. Perch
- This Time for Keepsas Grandmother Cambaretti
- Green Dolphin Streetas Mother Superior
1946
- Devotionas Lady Thornton
1945
- My Name Is Julia Rossas Mrs. Hughes
1944
- The White Cliffs of Doveras Nanny
- Gaslightas Miss Thwaites
1943
- Madame Curieas Madame Eugene Curie
- Lassie Come Homeas Dally
- Flesh and Fantasyas Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
- Stage Door Canteenas Dame May Whitty
- The Constant Nymphas Lady Constance Longborough
- Crash Diveas Grandmother
- Slightly Dangerousas Baba
- Forever and a Dayas Lucy Trimble
1942
- Thunder Birdsas Lady Jane Stackhouse
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
- Mrs. Miniveras Lady Beldon
1941
- Suspicionas Mrs. McLaidlaw
- One Night In Lisbonas Florence
1940
- A Bill of Divorcementas Aunt Hester Fairfield
- Return to Yesterdayas Mrs Emily Truscott
1939
- Rafflesas Lady Melrose
1938
- The Lady Vanishesas Miss Froy
- I Met My Love Againas Aunt William
1937
- Conquestas Laetitia Bonaparte
- The Thirteenth Chairas Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
- Night Must Fallas Mrs. Bramson
1936
- Keep Your Seats, Pleaseas Aunt Georgina Withers
1915
- The Little Ministeras Nanny Webster