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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

0.6

Known For

Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 • as Miss Thwaites
★ 7.5
Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds
1942 • as Lady Jane Stackhouse
★ 6.0
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
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 • as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
★ 7.1
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home
1943 • as Dally
★ 6.7
Conquest
Conquest
1937 • as Laetitia Bonaparte
★ 6.6
Madame Curie
Madame Curie
1943 • as Madame Eugene Curie
★ 7.2
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 • as Nanny
★ 6.7
My Name Is Julia Ross
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945 • as Mrs. Hughes
★ 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
The Return of October
The Return of October
1948 • as Aunt Martha Grant
★ 6.4
I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again
1938 • as Aunt William
★ 6.0
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street
1947 • as Mother Superior
★ 6.3
This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps
1947 • as Grandmother Cambaretti
★ 5.8
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
1943 • as Lady Constance Longborough
★ 6.3
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 • as Baba
★ 6.0
Devotion
Devotion
1946 • as Lady Thornton
★ 5.9
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall
1937 • as Mrs. Bramson
★ 7.0
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943 • as Dame May Whitty
★ 6.3
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes
1947 • as Mrs. Perch
★ 6.7
Raffles
Raffles
1939 • as Lady Melrose
★ 6.2
The 13th Chair
The 13th Chair
1937 • as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
★ 6.5
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement
1940 • as Aunt Hester Fairfield
★ 6.3
The Sign of the Ram
The Sign of the Ram
1948 • as Clara Brastock
★ 5.9
Keep Your Seats, Please
Keep Your Seats, Please
1936 • as Aunt Georgina Withers
★ 6.5
One Night In Lisbon
One Night In Lisbon
1941 • as Florence
★ 7.0
movie
The Little Minister
1915 • as Nanny Webster
Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday
1940 • as Mrs Emily Truscott
★ 6.7