May Whitty
Biography
May Whitty works in acting. Born June 19, 1865 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Died May 29, 1948. Archytele tracks 32 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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32 titles- The Return of October (1948) as Aunt Martha Grant
- The Sign of the Ram (1948) as Clara Brastock
- Green Dolphin Street (1947) as Mother Superior
- If Winter Comes (1947) as Mrs. Perch
- This Time for Keeps (1947) as Grandmother Cambaretti
- Devotion (1946) as Lady Thornton
- My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) as Mrs. Hughes
- Gaslight (1944) as Miss Thwaites
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as Nanny
- Lassie Come Home (1943) as Dally
- Madame Curie (1943) as Madame Eugene Curie
- Crash Dive (1943) as Grandmother
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
- Slightly Dangerous (1943) as Baba
- Forever and a Day (1943) as Lucy Trimble
- The Constant Nymph (1943) as Lady Constance Longborough
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Dame May Whitty
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Lady Beldon
- Thunder Birds (1942) as Lady Jane Stackhouse
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)
- Suspicion (1941) as Mrs. McLaidlaw
- One Night In Lisbon (1941) as Florence
- A Bill of Divorcement (1940) as Aunt Hester Fairfield
- Return to Yesterday (1940) as Mrs Emily Truscott
- Raffles (1939) as Lady Melrose
- The Lady Vanishes (1938) as Miss Froy
- I Met My Love Again (1938) as Aunt William
- Night Must Fall (1937) as Mrs. Bramson
- Conquest (1937) as Laetitia Bonaparte
- The Thirteenth Chair (1937) as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
- Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) as Aunt Georgina Withers
- The Little Minister (1915) as Nanny Webster
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What movies or TV shows is May Whitty best known for?
May Whitty is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Gaslight (1944), Suspicion (1941), Poker Face (2023), The Lady Vanishes (1938).
When and where was May Whitty born?
May Whitty was born on June 19, 1865 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. They passed away on May 29, 1948.
How many credits does May Whitty have?
May Whitty has accumulated over 32 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1936 to 1948.
What is May Whitty's background in cinema and television?
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 s...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Gaslight (1944) as Miss Thwaites — aged about 79
- The Lady Vanishes (1938) as Miss Froy — aged about 73
- Suspicion (1941) as Mrs. McLaidlaw — aged about 76
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