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May Whitty

May Whitty

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.

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Born

Jun 19, 1865

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Died

May 29, 1948

Known For

Acting

Movies

32 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 as Miss Thwaites
★ 7.5
Suspicion
Suspicion
1941 as Mrs. McLaidlaw
★ 7.1
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
1938 as Miss Froy
★ 7.4
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942 as Lady Beldon
★ 7.1
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home
1943 as Dally
★ 6.7
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
1943 as Lady Constance Longborough
★ 6.3
Madame Curie
Madame Curie
1943 as Madame Eugene Curie
★ 7.2
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943 as Dame May Whitty
★ 6.3
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
★ 7.1
Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds
1942 as Lady Jane Stackhouse
★ 6.0
My Name Is Julia Ross
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945 as Mrs. Hughes
★ 6.7
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 as Nanny
★ 6.7
Crash Dive
Crash Dive
1943 as Grandmother
★ 6.4
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
1943 as Lucy Trimble
★ 7.5
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 as Baba
★ 6.0
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street
1947 as Mother Superior
★ 6.3
Conquest
Conquest
1937 as Laetitia Bonaparte
★ 6.6
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall
1937 as Mrs. Bramson
★ 7.0
Devotion
Devotion
1946 as Lady Thornton
★ 5.9
I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again
1938 as Aunt William
★ 6.0
movie
The Little Minister
1915 as Nanny Webster
The Return of October
The Return of October
1948 as Aunt Martha Grant
★ 6.4
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes
1947 as Mrs. Perch
★ 6.7
Raffles
Raffles
1939 as Lady Melrose
★ 6.2
This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps
1947 as Grandmother Cambaretti
★ 5.8
One Night In Lisbon
One Night In Lisbon
1941 as Florence
★ 7.0
The Sign of the Ram
The Sign of the Ram
1948 as Clara Brastock
★ 6.0
Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday
1940 as Mrs Emily Truscott
★ 6.7
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement
1940 as Aunt Hester Fairfield
★ 7.2
The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair
1937 as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
★ 6.5
Keep Your Seats, Please
Keep Your Seats, Please
1936 as Aunt Georgina Withers
★ 6.5