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- She received Academy Award nominations for "Night Must Fall" and Mrs. Miniver". (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors). HONORS and AWARDS: Although Whitty was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
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Besides two Oscar nominations, she also won the National Board of Review best acting award for the 1937 film Night Must Fall (1937). In 1892, she married London producer Ben Webster. They were the parents of a daughter, Margaret Webster, who became a playwright and actress in her own right.
- January 1, 1
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Academy Awards, USA. 1943 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Mrs. Miniver. 1938 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
- June 19, 1865
- May 29, 1948
Besides two Oscar nominations, she also won the National Board of Review best acting award for the 1937 film Night Must Fall (1937). In 1892, she married London producer Ben Webster. They were the parents of a daughter, Margaret Webster, who became a playwright and actress in her own right.
- June 19, 1865
- May 29, 1948
- Night Must Fall (1937), Directed by Richard Thorpe
- The Lady Vanishes (1938), Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Mrs. Miniver (1942), Directed by William Wyler
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944), Directed by Clarence Brown
- My Name Is Julia Ross (1945), Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
When Hollywood turned Emlyn Williams’ hit Broadway play into a film the only cast member they wanted to reprise her stage role was Whitty as the hypochondriac old lady who may be the next victim of a serial killer who may or may not be the nice young man she hires as a handyman who may or may not be keeping the head of his last victim in a shoebox ...
Whitty has the title role of the old lady who disappears on a train traveling through continental Europe just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Margaret Lockwood is the star as the young woman who suspects foul play. Michael Redgrave co-stars as the young man who helps Lockwood look for her. Paul Lukas is the smooth talking villain. Naunton Wa...
Nominated for 12 Oscars and winner of 6, this ode to the resilience of the British home front during the early days of World War II was a phenomenon that broke house records at Radio City Music Hall, the world’s largest movie , where it played for 12 weeks in an era when most films played there for 2 weeks. Everyone connected with it received high ...
MGM’s attempt at recreating the success of Mrs. Miniverwith Irene Dunne as an American nurse in England who loses a husband to World War I and a son to World War II wasn’t quite as successful, nothing could be, but it was just as brilliantly acted, particularly by Dunne, Roddy McDowall, Gladys Cooper and Whitty. Whitty plays Dunne’s mother-in-law C...
Whitty never played sweet old ladies. Her characters, though often warm and kindly, always had an edge to them. Here as madman George Macready’s mother, she is pure evil behind a mask of old world charm and gentility. Nina Foch has the title role, that of a kidnapped secretary no one seemingly misses who is drugged and passed off as Macready’s wife...
She went to live in America, where she won awards for her film roles. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Awards. West End actress Dame May Whitty (the first theatre and film actress to ever achieve damehood) officially entered Hollywood with her role as Mrs. Bramson in the 1937 film "Night Must...
Women. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Whitty, May (1865–1948) views 1,800,163 updated. Whitty, May (1865–1948) English actress who was celebrated for her skill both on stage and, later, on screen during a career that spanned over half a century . Name variations: Dame May Whitty.
