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Eily Malyon

Oct 30, 1879 - Sep 26, 1961 (81 years old) in London, England, UK

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Eily Malyon (born Eily Sophie Lees-Craston, 30 October 1879 – 26 September 1961) was an English character actress in the 1930s and 1940s.

Malyon was born in London in 1879. Her mother, Agnes Thomas, was also an actress. Malyon specialised in playing stern schoolteachers, maids, nurses, nuns, governesses and spinsters, usually in melodramas, historical dramas and thrillers.

Known For

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Going My Way
Mrs. Carmody
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Night Court
Hungry Woman in Court (uncredited)
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Jane Eyre
Mrs. Skatcher
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A Tale of Two Cities
Mrs. Cruncher
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Foreign Correspondent
College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)
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Devotion
Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)

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