Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
June 19, 1865
Died
May 29, 1948 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Also Known As
- Mary Louise Whitty
- Mary Louisa Whitty
- Mary Louise Webster
- Dame Mary Louise Webster
- Dame Mary Louise Webster, DBE
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.
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Known For
Acting
5.9
The Sign of the Ram
1948
6.1
Green Dolphin Street
1947
5.7
Devotion
1946
6.7
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945
6.5
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
7.5
Gaslight
1944
7.3
Madame Curie
1943
6.7
Lassie Come Home
1943
7.0
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
6.1
Stage Door Canteen
1943
6.1
The Constant Nymph
1943
6.3
Crash Dive
1943
7.4
Forever and a Day
1943
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
1942
7.1
Suspicion
1941
6.0
Raffles
1939
7.4
The Lady Vanishes
1938
6.5
Conquest
1937
6.9
Night Must Fall
1937