May Whitty
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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8105 |
| Birthday | 1865-06-19 |
| 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, Miss May Whitty, Dame May Whitty, |
1938
The Lady Vanishes
7.437/1015
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befrien...
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The Lady Vanishes
1943
Lassie Come Home
6.716/141
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling t...
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Lassie Come Home
1937
Conquest
6.565/23
A Polish countess is dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence h...
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Conquest
1941
Suspicion
7.126/891
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and...
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Suspicion
1942
Mrs. Miniver
7.098/287
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charm...
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Mrs. Miniver
1944
Gaslight
7.528/563
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
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Gaslight
1945
My Name Is Julia Ross
6.723/74
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothe...
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My Name Is Julia Ross
1943
Madame Curie
7.2/51
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concern...
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Madame Curie
1947
This Time for Keeps
5.833/6
An ex-GI falls for a bathing beauty.
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This Time for Keeps
1948
The Sign of the Ram
5.962/13
A wheelchair-bound woman manipulates her family to a point where they suspect she may be unhinged.
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The Sign of the Ram
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
6.696/23
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whir...
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The White Cliffs of Dover
1946
Devotion
5.885/13
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Em...
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Devotion
1943
Crash Dive
6.385/26
A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. Its new...
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Crash Dive
1937
Night Must Fall
6.989/45
Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs....
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Night Must Fall
1943
The Constant Nymph
6.24/25
The daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the adolescent. When her father dies, an uncle arrives with his own...
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The Constant Nymph
1940
A Bill of Divorcement
7.2/5
Father's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.
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A Bill of Divorcement
1942
Thunder Birds
6/8
On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Sta...
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Thunder Birds
1947
Green Dolphin Street
6.275/20
Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie...
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Green Dolphin Street
1943
Flesh and Fantasy
7.132/19
Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The second involves a psychic who predicts...
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Flesh and Fantasy
1947
If Winter Comes
6.667/6
The small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friend...
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If Winter Comes
1939
Raffles
6.211/19
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in lov...
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Raffles
1937
The Thirteenth Chair
6.556/9
A phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.
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The Thirteenth Chair
1943
Slightly Dangerous
6/8
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.
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Slightly Dangerous
1938
I Met My Love Again
6/6
In Vermont, college student Ives Towner refuses to marry his longtime girlfriend, Julie Weir, until he has a career. Soon after, Julie meets and grows...
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I Met My Love Again
1948
The Return of October
6.429/7
A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite uncle, Willie.
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The Return of October
1940
Return to Yesterday
6.714/7
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
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Return to Yesterday
1915
The Little Minister
0/0
A Lord's fiancée poses as a gypsy and falls in love with the new minister.
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The Little Minister
1943
Stage Door Canteen
6.289/19
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational...
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Stage Door Canteen
1941
One Night In Lisbon
7/1
Saucy screwball comedy wherein lovely Madeleine falls in love with flier Fred despite interference from her fiancee and his ex.
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One Night In Lisbon
1943
Forever and a Day
7.5/12
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble,...
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Forever and a Day
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
6/1
Narrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at Pickfair, "The White House of Hollywood."
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1936
Keep Your Seats, Please
6.455/11
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Hel...
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