Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1865-06-19
Day of Death
1948-05-29
Place of Birth
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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
Filmography (32)
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Aunt Martha Grant
The Return of October
1948
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Clara Brastock
The Sign of the Ram
1948
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Mrs. Perch
If Winter Comes
1947
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Grandmother Cambaretti
This Time for Keeps
1947
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Mother Superior
Green Dolphin Street
1947
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Lady Thornton
Devotion
1946
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Mrs. Hughes
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Nanny
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Miss Thwaites
Gaslight
1944
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Madame Eugene Curie
Madame Curie
1943
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Dally
Lassie Come Home
1943
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Dame May Whitty
Stage Door Canteen
1943
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Lady Constance Longborough
The Constant Nymph
1943
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Grandmother
