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May Whitty

Jun 19, 1865 - May 29, 1948 (82 years old) in 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.

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Known For

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Gaslight
Bessie Thwaites
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Suspicion
Mrs. McLaidlaw
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Stage Door Canteen
Dame May Whitty
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Mrs. Miniver
Lady Beldon
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Madame Curie
Madame Eugene Curie
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Crash Dive
Grandmother
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Devotion
Lady Thornton

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