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May Whitty
Acting

May Whitty

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

19 Jun 1865

Age

161 Years

Born In

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Total Projects

32

Years Active

33 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

The Return of October

movie

The Return of October

1948

The Return of October

as Aunt Martha Grant

The Sign of the Ram

movie

The Sign of the Ram

1948

The Sign of the Ram

as Clara Brastock

If Winter Comes

movie

If Winter Comes

1947

If Winter Comes

as Mrs. Perch

This Time for Keeps

movie

This Time for Keeps

1947

This Time for Keeps

as Grandmother Cambaretti

Green Dolphin Street

movie

Green Dolphin Street

1947

Green Dolphin Street

as Mother Superior

Devotion

movie

Devotion

1946

Devotion

as Lady Thornton

My Name Is Julia Ross

movie

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945

My Name Is Julia Ross

as Mrs. Hughes

The White Cliffs of Dover

movie

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as Nanny

Gaslight

movie

Gaslight

1944

Gaslight

as Miss Thwaites

Madame Curie

movie

Madame Curie

1943

Madame Curie

as Madame Eugene Curie

Lassie Come Home

movie

Lassie Come Home

1943

Lassie Come Home

as Dally

Flesh and Fantasy

movie

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)

Stage Door Canteen

movie

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as Dame May Whitty

The Constant Nymph

movie

The Constant Nymph

1943

The Constant Nymph

as Lady Constance Longborough

Crash Dive

movie

Crash Dive

1943

Crash Dive

as Grandmother

Slightly Dangerous

movie

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as Baba

Forever and a Day

movie

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as Lucy Trimble

Thunder Birds

movie

Thunder Birds

1942

Thunder Birds

as Lady Jane Stackhouse

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

movie

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Mrs. Miniver

movie

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Mrs. Miniver

as Lady Beldon

Suspicion

movie

Suspicion

1941

Suspicion

as Mrs. McLaidlaw

One Night In Lisbon

movie

One Night In Lisbon

1941

One Night In Lisbon

as Florence

A Bill of Divorcement

movie

A Bill of Divorcement

1940

A Bill of Divorcement

as Aunt Hester Fairfield

Return to Yesterday

movie

Return to Yesterday

1940

Return to Yesterday

as Mrs Emily Truscott

Raffles

movie

Raffles

1939

Raffles

as Lady Melrose

The Lady Vanishes

movie

The Lady Vanishes

1938

The Lady Vanishes

as Miss Froy

I Met My Love Again

movie

I Met My Love Again

1938

I Met My Love Again

as Aunt William

Conquest

movie

Conquest

1937

Conquest

as Laetitia Bonaparte

The Thirteenth Chair

movie

The Thirteenth Chair

1937

The Thirteenth Chair

as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange

Night Must Fall

movie

Night Must Fall

1937

Night Must Fall

as Mrs. Bramson

Keep Your Seats, Please

movie

Keep Your Seats, Please

1936

Keep Your Seats, Please

as Aunt Georgina Withers

CineRaya

movie

The Little Minister

1915

The Little Minister

as Nanny Webster

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