May Whitty
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
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Lady Vanishes
as Miss Froy
1938
Lassie Come Home
as Dally
1943
Conquest
as Laetitia Bonaparte
1937
Suspicion
as Mrs. McLaidlaw
1941
Mrs. Miniver
as Lady Beldon
1942
Gaslight
as Miss Thwaites
1944
My Name Is Julia Ross
as Mrs. Hughes
1945
Madame Curie
as Madame Eugene Curie
1943
This Time for Keeps
as Grandmother Cambaretti
1947
The Sign of the Ram
as Clara Brastock
1948
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Nanny
1944
Devotion
as Lady Thornton
1946
Crash Dive
as Grandmother
1943
Night Must Fall
as Mrs. Bramson
1937
The Constant Nymph
as Lady Constance Longborough
1943
A Bill of Divorcement
as Aunt Hester Fairfield
1940
Thunder Birds
as Lady Jane Stackhouse
1942
Green Dolphin Street
as Mother Superior
1947
Flesh and Fantasy
as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
1943
If Winter Comes
as Mrs. Perch
1947