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Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
84 years (Nov 27, 1903 – Nov 15, 1988)
Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
48 Movies
13 TV Shows

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne is a working actress recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 'if....' is close behind in visibility. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. 61 credits across 78 years is a rate most careers never reach. In cinemas, 'My Fair Lady' is the work that stuck — Mrs. Pearce, specifically.
Mona Washbourne is a working actress recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 'if....' is close behind in visibility. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. 61 credits across 78 years is a rate most careers never reach. In cinemas, 'My Fair Lady' is the work that stuck — Mrs. Pearce, specifically.
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Where's the Key?
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Where's the Key?
Mother
1983
Film
Pygmalion
Mrs. Pearce
1981
Film
Brideshead Revisited
Nanny Hawkins · 4 episodes
★ 7.9
1981–
TV
Shillingbury Tales
Marjorie Cavendish · 1 episode
★ 7.2
1981–
TV
Therese Raquin
Madame Raquin · 3 episodes
★ 5.5
1980–
TV
Stevie
Aunt
★ 7.2
1978
Film
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Ethel Duckworth · 1 episode
1977–
TV
The Blue Bird
Grandmother
★ 5.5
1976
Film
The Old Curiosity Shop
Mrs. Jarley
★ 4.8
1975
Film
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mona Washbourne still alive?
Mona Washbourne passed away on November 15, 1988 at age 84.
What are the most famous roles of Mona Washbourne?
Mona Washbourne is best known for roles in My Fair Lady, Casino Royale, if.....
How many movies has Mona Washbourne been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1948), Mona Washbourne has appeared in 48 movies and 12 TV shows.
What was Mona Washbourne's first movie?
The career of Mona Washbourne began with The Winslow Boy (1948).
What is Mona Washbourne's most recent movie or series?
Mona Washbourne's most recent release is December Flower, which premiered on December 23, 1984.
What TV shows has Mona Washbourne appeared in?
On television, Mona Washbourne has appeared in Brideshead Revisited, The Wonderful World of Disney, Play for Today, Therese Raquin.
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Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
1903-11-27 · Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK

Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the film Stevie (1978), late in her career, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award.

Mona Washbourne was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist.

In 1948, after several years acting professionally on stage, and numerous stage musical performances, she began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and The Collector (1965). She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall (also 1964), and the matron in the film If.... (1968).

She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. In 1975 she appeared on the West End stage with James Stewart in a revival of Mary Chase's play Harvey, in the role originally taken by Josephine Hull. Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie (1978).

In 1981 Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's TV miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins. One of her last television appearances was in Where's the Key? (1983), a BBC play about Alzheimer's disease.

Mona Washbourne was married to actor Basil Dignam (1905-1979), whom she wed in 1940.

She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.

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