Mary Louise Whitty
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born | Jun 19, 1865 Liverpool, England |
| Died | May 29, 1948 Beverly Hills, CA |
| Age | Died at 82 |
May Whitty | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1914-1948 |
| Top Roles | Miss Thwaites, Mrs. McLaidlaw, Dally, Grandmother, Miss Froy |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Adventure, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, England, Husband Wife |
| Top Collaborators | Cedric Hardwicke, Alfred Hitchcock (Director), Ben Webster, Edmund Goulding (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Charles Coburn, Louis Jourdan, Mildred Natwick see more.. |
May Whitty Overview:
Character actress, May Whitty, was born Mary Louise Whitty on Jun 19, 1865 in Liverpool, England. Whitty died at the age of 82 on May 29, 1948 in Beverly Hills, CA .
MINI BIO:
After a distinguished stage career, British actress May Whitty, made her first Hollywood film at age 72, and largely stayed in Hollywood for the last 11 years of her life, exuding kindliness, resourcefulness and British common sense. She was most memorable as the disappearing Miss Fray in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes". She received Academy Award nominations for "Night Must Fall" and Mrs. Miniver".
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Whitty was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1937 | Best Supporting Actress | Night Must Fall (1937) | Mrs. Bramson | Nominated |
| 1942 | Best Supporting Actress | Mrs. Miniver (1942) | Lady Beldon | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Dame - What a Character! Blogathon
By The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversDame was a delightful character actress of numerous first-class productions of the late 1930s and 1940s. Typically playing a distinguished aunt, mother, grandmother, or dowager, her presence brought an authentic English air to any film....possibly even more so than Gladys Cooper. Proud, g... Read full article
Dame - What a Character! Blogathon
By The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversDame was a delightful character actress of numerous first-class productions of the late 1930s and 1940s. Typically playing a distinguished aunt, mother, grandmother, or dowager, her presence brought an authentic English air to any film....possibly even more so than Gladys Cooper. Proud, g... Read full article
Dame - What a Character! Blogathon
By The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversDame was a delightful character actress of numerous first-class productions of the late 1930s and 1940s. Typically playing a distinguished aunt, mother, grandmother, or dowager, her presence brought an authentic English air to any film....possibly even more so than Gladys Cooper. Proud, g... Read full article
Dame - What a Character! Blogathon
By The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversDame was a delightful character actress of numerous first-class productions of the late 1930s and 1940s. Typically playing a distinguished aunt, mother, grandmother, or dowager, her presence brought an authentic English air to any film....possibly even more so than Gladys Cooper. Proud, g... Read full article
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May Whitty Quotes:
Iris: [Following Miss Froy back to her compartment] Thank you for looking after me when I was - well, knocked out before.
Miss Froy: Never mind, dear. Now if I were you I'd try to get a little sleep. It'll make you feel quite well again! There's a most intriguing acrostic in the Needlewoman. I'm going to try to finish it before you wake up.
[Watches and then smiles as Iris closes her eyes]
Kay Miniver: Did you know that the 12th Lord Beldon was hanged?
Lady Beldon: He was beheaded! Such things happen in the best families. In fact, usually in the best families.
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