

May McAvoy
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
6 Sep 1899
Age
127 Years
Born In
New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
76
Years Active
82 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.6 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in...
Known For
Filmography

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Gareth Hughes
Gareth Hughes
as Self (archive footage)

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Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
as Woman in crowd (uncredited)

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Executive Suite
Executive Suite
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)

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The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

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Mystery Street
Mystery Street
as Nurse (uncredited)

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The Yellow Cab Man
The Yellow Cab Man
as (uncredited)

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Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner
as Woman (uncredited)

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The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Wife (uncredited)

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Movie Pests
Movie Pests
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)

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Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Dowager (uncredited)

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Mr. Blabbermouth!
Mr. Blabbermouth!

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Rio Rita
Rio Rita
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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Born to Sing
Born to Sing
as (uncredited)

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Main Street on the March!
Main Street on the March!
as Window Shopper (uncredited)

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Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)

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Sucker List
Sucker List
as Secretary (uncredited)

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Love Crazy
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)

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1-2-3-Go!
1-2-3-Go!
as Nurse

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Whispers
Whispers
as Gossip (uncredited)

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Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Dulcy
Dulcy
as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)

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Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders
as Middle Telephone Operator

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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Saleslady

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Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway
as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)

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No Defense
No Defense
as Ruth Harper

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Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses
as May Lambert

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The Terror
The Terror
as Olga Redmayne

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Caught in the Fog
Caught in the Fog
as The Girl

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The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse
as Shirley Ross

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The Little Snob
The Little Snob
as May Banks

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If I Were Single
If I Were Single
as May Howard

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A Reno Divorce
A Reno Divorce
as Carla

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The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
as Mary Dale

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Slightly Used
Slightly Used
as Cynthia Martin

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Irish Hearts
Irish Hearts
as Sheila

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Matinee Ladies
Matinee Ladies
as Sallie Smith

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The Fire Brigade
The Fire Brigade
as Helen Corwin

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The Savage
The Savage
as Ysabel Atwater

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The Passionate Quest
The Passionate Quest

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My Old Dutch
My Old Dutch
as Sal Gratton

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The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory
as Judith Allen

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Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan
as Lady Windermere

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Esther

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Tessie
Tessie
as Tessie

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The Mad Whirl
The Mad Whirl
as Cathleen Gillis

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Three Women
Three Women
as Jeannie Wilton

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Tarnish
Tarnish
as Letitia Tevis

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The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window
as Ruth Martin

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The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage
as Laura Pennington

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West of the Water Tower
West of the Water Tower
as Bee Chew

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Her Reputation
Her Reputation
as Jacqueline Lanier

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Hollywood
Hollywood
as May McAvoy

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Only 38
Only 38
as Lucy Stanley

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Grumpy
Grumpy
as Virginia Bullivant

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Kick In
Kick In
as Myrtle

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Clarence
Clarence
as Cora Wheeler

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A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self

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The Top of New York
The Top of New York
as Hilda O'Shaunnessey

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Through a Glass Window
Through a Glass Window
as Jenny Martin

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A Homespun Vamp
A Homespun Vamp
as Meg Mackenzie

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A Virginia Courtship
A Virginia Courtship
as Prudence Fairfax

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Morals
Morals
as Carlotta Carlotta

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A Private Scandal
A Private Scandal
as Jeanne Millett

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Sentimental Tommy
Sentimental Tommy
as Grizel

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The Truth About Husbands
The Truth About Husbands
as Leslie Brownell

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The Devil's Garden
The Devil's Garden
as Norah

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The Forbidden Valley
The Forbidden Valley
as Morning Glory

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The House of the Tolling Bell
The House of the Tolling Bell
as Lucy Atheron

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The Sporting Duchess
The Sporting Duchess
as Mary Aylmer

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My Husband's Other Wife
My Husband's Other Wife
as Nettie Bryson

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The Way of a Woman
The Way of a Woman
as Grace Lee

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The Woman Under Oath
The Woman Under Oath
as Edith Norton

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Australy Wiggs

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I'll Say So
I'll Say So

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A Perfect Lady
A Perfect Lady
as Claire Higgins

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To Hell with the Kaiser!
To Hell with the Kaiser!
as Wounded Girl