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
Known For
Miss Froy
The Lady Vanishes
Dally
Lassie Come Home
Laetitia Bonaparte
Conquest
Mrs. McLaidlaw
Suspicion
Lady Beldon
Mrs. Miniver
Bessie Thwaites
Gaslight
Mrs. Hughes
My Name Is Julia Ross
Madame Eugene Curie
Madame Curie
Grandmother Cambaretti
This Time for Keeps
Clara Brastock
The Sign of the Ram
Nanny
The White Cliffs of Dover
Lady Thornton
Devotion
Grandmother
Crash Dive
Mrs. Bramson
Night Must Fall
Lady Constance Longborough
The Constant Nymph
Aunt Hester Fairfield
A Bill of Divorcement
Lady Jane Stackhouse
Thunder Birds
Mother Superior
Green Dolphin Street
Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
Flesh and Fantasy
Mrs. Perch
If Winter Comes
Lady Melrose
Raffles
Mme. Rosalie La Grange
The Thirteenth Chair
Baba
Slightly Dangerous
Aunt William
I Met My Love Again
Aunt Martha Grant
The Return of October
Mrs Emily Truscott
Return to Yesterday
Nanny Webster
The Little Minister
Dame May Whitty
Stage Door Canteen
Florence
One Night In Lisbon
Lucy Trimble
Forever and a Day
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Aunt Georgina Withers
Keep Your Seats, Please
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
32
Gender
Female
Birthday
1865-06-19
Place of Birth
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Also Known As
Mary Louise Whitty