May Whitty
Known For
Acting
Born
1865-06-19 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Died
1948-05-29
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Known For
Suspicion
as Mrs. McLaidlaw
Gaslight
as Miss Thwaites
The Lady Vanishes
as Miss Froy
Lassie Come Home
as Dally
Thunder Birds
as Lady Jane Stackhouse
Madame Curie
as Madame Eugene Curie
Mrs. Miniver
as Lady Beldon
Crash Dive
as Grandmother
Stage Door Canteen
as Dame May Whitty
Forever and a Day
as Lucy Trimble
My Name Is Julia Ross
as Mrs. Hughes
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Nanny
Flesh and Fantasy
as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
Raffles
as Lady Melrose
Green Dolphin Street
as Mother Superior
Devotion
as Lady Thornton
The Constant Nymph
as Lady Constance Longborough
Slightly Dangerous
as Baba
Night Must Fall
as Mrs. Bramson
The Return of October
as Aunt Martha Grant