Cast

May Whitty

1865 – 1948

Active years (films on this site)

1938–1944

Genres

DramaMysteryCrimeFilm-NoirRomance

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

Alfred Hitchcock2 filmsWilliam Wyler1 filmJulien Duvivier1 filmGeorge Cukor1 film

Biography

Dame Mary Louise Webster, 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 in 1930.

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Awards and honours

International

• Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1918

5 films on this site

1. The Lady Vanishes 1938 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. Suspicion 1941 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Mrs. Miniver 1942 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. Flesh and Fantasy 1943 · Julien Duvivier · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
5. Gaslight 1944 · George Cukor · IMDb 7.8 · Cast