May Whitty

Born: 1865-06-19, 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

Filmography

• Gaslight (1944)
• The Lady Vanishes (1938)
• Mrs. Miniver (1942)
• Lassie Come Home (1943)
• Thunder Birds (1942)
• Madame Curie (1943)
• The Constant Nymph (1943)
• Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943)
• Forever and a Day (1943)
• The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
• Slightly Dangerous (1943)
• Green Dolphin Street (1947)
• I Met My Love Again (1938)
• This Time for Keeps (1947)
• My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
• If Winter Comes (1947)
• One Night In Lisbon (1941)
• The Return of October (1948)
• The Sign of the Ram (1948)
• Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)
• Return to Yesterday (1940)
• Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)