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

The Lady Vanishes

as Miss Froy

Suspicion

as Mrs. McLaidlaw

Gaslight

as Bessie Thwaites

Mrs. Miniver

as Lady Beldon

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Miss Froy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lassie Come Home

as Dally

My Name Is Julia Ross

as Mrs. Hughes

Night Must Fall

as Mrs. Bramson

Madame Curie

as Madame Eugene Curie

Crash Dive

as Grandmother