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May Whitty
Born
19 June 1865
Died
29 May 1948
Place
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Acting

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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As actor

The Sign of the Ram

The Sign of the Ram

1948 · Clara Brastock
The Return of October

The Return of October

1948 · Aunt Martha Grant
This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps

1947 · Grandmother Cambaretti
Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

1947 · Mother Superior
If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

1947 · Mrs. Perch
Devotion

Devotion

1946 · Lady Thornton
My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945 · Mrs. Hughes
Gaslight

Gaslight

1944 · Miss Thwaites
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 · Nanny
Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943 · Dally
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943 · Madame Eugene Curie
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943 · Grandmother
The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1943 · Lady Constance Longborough
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 · Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943 · Baba
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943 · Dame May Whitty
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943 · Lucy Trimble
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942 · Lady Beldon
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942 · Lady Jane Stackhouse
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942
Suspicion

Suspicion

1941 · Mrs. McLaidlaw
One Night In Lisbon

One Night In Lisbon

1941 · Florence
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1940 · Aunt Hester Fairfield
Return to Yesterday

Return to Yesterday

1940 · Mrs Emily Truscott
Raffles

Raffles

1939 · Lady Melrose
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1938 · Miss Froy
I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again

1938 · Aunt William
Conquest

Conquest

1937 · Laetitia Bonaparte
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

1937 · Mrs. Bramson
The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair

1937 · Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange