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Lucile Watson (May 27, 1879 – June 24, 1962) was a Canadian actress, long based in the United States. She was "famous for her roles of formidable dowagers."
40 Photos. Unsmiling character player Lucile Watson was one of Hollywood's most indomitable mothers of the 1930s and 1940s...and you can take that both ways. The archetypal matriarch who enhanced scores of plush, soapy, Victorian-styled drama, her prickly pears could be insufferable indeed and heaven help anyone who gathered up the courage to ...
My Reputation: Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. With Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Warner Anderson, Lucile Watson. A recent widow meets an army major while skiing and despite pressures from friends and family becomes romantically involved with him.
Lucile Watson, a character actress, who was famed for her portrayal of formidable dowagers and crotchety matriarchs, died yesterday in Doctors Hospital. Her age was 83.
In 1943, her critically acclaimed performace in the film version of Lillian Hellman's classic "Watch on the Rhine" earned her an Academy Award nomination as best supporting actress. In 1946, she was cast as Miss Doshy in Walt Disney's Song of the South, though only billed as Johnny's "Grandmother."
Lucile Watson. May 27, 1879 — June 24, 1962 • 83 y.o. (145) Actress. Facts. Watson was primarily a stage actress, appearing in 39 Broadway plays. She starred in plays such as Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Heartbreak House, Ghosts, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Pride and Prejudice.
1934. What Every Woman Knows as La Contessa la Brierre. 1934. The Inventors as Miss Tiddlebaum. 1930. The Royal Family of Broadway as Actress Backstage. Canadian born Lucile Watson was a stage, screen, and television actress in America.
