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May Whitty

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJun 19, 1865 (Died at 83)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthLiverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Career Span1936 – 1948
Known Credits31 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

May Whitty

Also known as:Mary Louise WhittyMary Louisa WhittyMary Louise WebsterDame Mary Louise Webster+4 more
Total Works

31

31 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Lady Vanishes
7.4
The Lady Vanishes
1938•movie
as Miss Froy
Suspicion
7.1
Suspicion
1941•movie
as Mrs. McLaidlaw
Gaslight
7.5
Gaslight
1944•movie
as Miss Thwaites
Mrs. Miniver
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
1942•movie
as Lady Beldon

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 31 titles featuring May Whitty

The Lady Vanishes
7.4
The Lady Vanishes
1938•movie

as Miss Froy

Suspicion
7.1
Suspicion
1941•movie

as Mrs. McLaidlaw

Gaslight
7.5
Gaslight
1944•movie

as Miss Thwaites

Mrs. Miniver
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
1942•movie

as Lady Beldon

Lassie Come Home
6.7
Lassie Come Home
1943•movie

as Dally

My Name Is Julia Ross
6.7

as Mrs. Hughes

Madame Curie
7.2
Madame Curie
1943•movie

as Madame Eugene Curie

Night Must Fall
6.9
Night Must Fall
1937•movie

as Mrs. Bramson

Crash Dive
6.4
Crash Dive
1943•movie

as Grandmother

The Constant Nymph
6.3
The Constant Nymph
1943•movie

as Lady Constance Longborough

Conquest
6.6
Conquest
1937•movie

as Laetitia Bonaparte

The White Cliffs of Dover
6.7

as Nanny

Flesh and Fantasy
7.1
Flesh and Fantasy
1943•movie

as Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)

Green Dolphin Street
6.3

as Mother Superior

Raffles
6.2
Raffles
1939•movie

as Lady Melrose

Stage Door Canteen
6.3
Stage Door Canteen
1943•movie

as Dame May Whitty

The Sign of the Ram
6.0

as Clara Brastock

Devotion
5.9
Devotion
1946•movie

as Lady Thornton

Forever and a Day
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943•movie

as Lucy Trimble

Keep Your Seats, Please
6.5

as Aunt Georgina Withers

The Thirteenth Chair
6.5

as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange

Thunder Birds
6.0
Thunder Birds
1942•movie

as Lady Jane Stackhouse

Slightly Dangerous
6.0
Slightly Dangerous
1943•movie

as Baba

I Met My Love Again
6.0

as Aunt William

The Return of October
6.4

as Aunt Martha Grant

Return to Yesterday
6.7

as Mrs Emily Truscott

This Time for Keeps
5.8

as Grandmother Cambaretti

A Bill of Divorcement
6.3

as Aunt Hester Fairfield

If Winter Comes
6.7
If Winter Comes
1947•movie

as Mrs. Perch

One Night In Lisbon
7.0

as Florence