May Whitty
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May Whitty has built a long career as a British actress with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. Another entry worth naming is 'Suspicion'. She has worked in mystery more often than in any other register. She has been working on screen for more than 111 years. 'The Lady Vanishes' is the most-watched work of the career, as Miss Froy.
May Whitty
30 Movies
May Whitty has built a long career as a British actress with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. Another entry worth naming is 'Suspicion'. She has worked in mystery more often than in any other register. She has been working on screen for more than 111 years. 'The Lady Vanishes' is the most-watched work of the career, as Miss Froy.
Movies
Plays Miss Thwaites
Gaslight
1944
Plays Mrs. McLaidlaw
Suspicion
1941
Plays Miss Froy
The Lady Vanishes
1938
Plays Lady Beldon
Mrs. Miniver
1942
Plays Pamela Hardwick (segment 2)
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
Plays Dally
Lassie Come Home
1943
Plays Aunt William
I Met My Love Again
1938
Plays Mrs. Hughes
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945
Plays Nanny
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
Plays Dame May Whitty
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Plays Lady Jane Stackhouse
Thunder Birds
1942
Plays Grandmother
Crash Dive
1943
Plays Madame Eugene Curie
Madame Curie
1943
Plays Lucy Trimble
Forever and a Day
1943
Plays Lady Thornton
Devotion
1946
Plays Mother Superior
Green Dolphin Street
1947
Plays Grandmother Cambaretti
This Time for Keeps
1947
Plays Lady Constance Longborough
The Constant Nymph
1943
Plays Laetitia Bonaparte
Conquest
1937
Plays Mrs. Perch
If Winter Comes
1947
Plays Lady Melrose
Raffles
1939
Plays Baba
Slightly Dangerous
1943
Plays Aunt Hester Fairfield
A Bill of Divorcement
1940
Plays Mrs. Bramson
Night Must Fall
1937
Plays Clara Brastock
The Sign of the Ram
1948
Plays Aunt Georgina Withers
Keep Your Seats, Please
1936
Plays Mrs Emily Truscott
Return to Yesterday
1940
Plays Aunt Martha Grant
The Return of October
1948
Plays Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
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Green Dolphin Street
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The Return of October
Aunt Martha Grant
1948
Film
The Sign of the Ram
Clara Brastock
1948
Film
If Winter Comes
Mrs. Perch
1947
Film
This Time for Keeps
Grandmother Cambaretti
1947
Film
Green Dolphin Street
Mother Superior
1947
Film
Devotion
Lady Thornton
1946
Film
My Name Is Julia Ross
Mrs. Hughes
1945
Film
The White Cliffs of Dover
Nanny
1944
Film
Gaslight
Miss Thwaites
1944
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is May Whitty still alive?
May Whitty passed away on May 29, 1948 at age 82.
What are the most famous roles of May Whitty?
May Whitty is best known for roles in The Lady Vanishes, Suspicion, Gaslight.
How many movies has May Whitty been in?
Over a 33-year career (since 1915), May Whitty has appeared in 30 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was May Whitty's first movie?
The career of May Whitty began with The Little Minister (1915).
What is May Whitty's most recent movie or series?
May Whitty's most recent release is The Return of October, which premiered on October 26, 1948.
May Whitty
1865-06-19 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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.