Actress
May Whitty
May Whitty has worked on 32 movies, between 1915 and 1948. On Nahoko: 18 movies. Best known for The Lady Vanishes, Suspicion and Gaslight.
- Born
- 19 June 1865
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Died
- 29 May 1948 (aged 82)
- Also known as
- Mary Louise Whitty, Mary Louisa Whitty
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Career start
- 1915
- Children
- 2
Known for
★ 7.7
The Lady Vanishes1938
★ 7.2
Suspicion1941
★ 7.8
Gaslight1944
★ 7.6
Mrs. Miniver1942
★ 7.1Rent/BuyLassie Come Home1943
★ 7.0
My Name Is Julia Ross1945
★ 7.2Rent/BuyMadame Curie1943
★ 7.2
Night Must Fall1937
★ 7.0The White Cliffs of Dover1944
★ 6.8Rent/BuyGreen Dolphin Street1947
★ 6.4Rent/BuyCrash Dive1943
★ 6.5Conquest1937Where to watch
United States
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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
Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1915
- Titles on Nahoko
- 18 movies
- Main genres
- Drama, Mystery, Romance
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 7.0 IMDb
- Most voted
- The Lady Vanishes
- Box office
- $23.5M, led by Mrs. Miniver ($13.5M)
Awards and nominations
2 nominations
- 1943Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress · Mrs. MiniverNominated
- 1938Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress · Night Must FallNominated
Source: Wikidata
Frequent collaborators
Charles Boyer4 titles together
Alan Marshal3 titles together
Reginald Owen2 titles together
Olivia de Havilland2 titles together
Joan Fontaine2 titles together
Nigel Bruce2 titles together
Greer Garson2 titles together
Walter Pidgeon2 titles togetherFilmography 18
1947
- Green Dolphin StreetMovieMovie · as Mother SuperiorRent/Buy★ 6.8
1946
- DevotionMovieMovie · as Lady Thornton★ 6.6
1945
- My Name Is Julia RossMovieMovie · as Mrs. Hughes★ 7.0
1944
- GaslightMovieMovie · as Miss Thwaites★ 7.8
- The White Cliffs of DoverMovieMovie · as Nanny★ 7.0
1943
- Lassie Come HomeMovieMovie · as DallyRent/Buy★ 7.1
- Madame CurieMovieMovie · as Madame Eugene CurieRent/Buy★ 7.2
- Crash DiveMovieMovie · as GrandmotherRent/Buy★ 6.4
- Stage Door CanteenMovieMovie · as Dame May Whitty
★ 6.3 - The Constant NymphMovieMovie · as Lady Constance LongboroughRent/Buy★ 6.7
- Flesh and FantasyMovieMovie · as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)★ 6.9
- Slightly DangerousMovieMovie · as Baba★ 6.7
1942
- Mrs. MiniverMovieMovie · as Lady Beldon★ 7.6
1941
- SuspicionMovieMovie · as Mrs. McLaidlaw★ 7.2
1939
- RafflesMovieMovie · as Lady Melrose
★ 6.4
1938
- The Lady VanishesMovieMovie · as Miss Froy★ 7.7
1937
- Night Must FallMovieMovie · as Mrs. Bramson★ 7.2
- ConquestMovieMovie · as Laetitia Bonaparte★ 6.5
More credits 14
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1948
- The Return of OctoberMovieMovie · as Aunt Martha Grant
- The Sign of the RamMovieMovie · as Clara Brastock
1947
- If Winter ComesMovieMovie · as Mrs. Perch
- This Time for KeepsMovieMovie · as Grandmother Cambaretti
1943
- Forever and a DayMovieMovie · as Lucy Trimble
1942
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6MovieMovie
- Thunder BirdsMovieMovie · as Lady Jane Stackhouse
1941
- One Night In LisbonMovieMovie · as Florence
1940
- A Bill of DivorcementMovieMovie · as Aunt Hester Fairfield
- Return to YesterdayMovieMovie · as Mrs Emily Truscott
1938
- I Met My Love AgainMovieMovie · as Aunt William
1937
- The Thirteenth ChairMovieMovie · as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
1936
- Keep Your Seats, PleaseMovieMovie · as Aunt Georgina Withers
1915
- The Little MinisterMovieMovie · as Nanny Webster