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Alma Taylor

Jan 02, 1895 - Jan 23, 1974 (79 years old) in London, England, UK

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Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.

Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place.

She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.

Known For

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A Night to Remember
old woman who leaves her seat to a young mother on the lifeboat (uncredited)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Prince Bruno's Mother
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Lost
Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited)
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Stock Car
Nurse Sprott
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Deadlock
Mrs. Tring
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Quinneys
Susan Quinney
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Mrs. Barrymore
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Lilacs in the Spring
1st Woman
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Things Are Looking Up
Schoolmistress

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