Hessy Doris Lloyd (3 July 1891 – 21 May 1968) was an English–American film and stage actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''

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'' (1960) and ''

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'' (1965). Lloyd appeared in two Academy Award winners and four other nominees.

Early life

Lloyd's parents were Edward Franklin Lloyd and Hessy Jane McCappin. She was born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

, and she had a grandfather who was an amateur actor. Her father was born in 1855, in

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. Her mother was born in 1860.

Career

When Lloyd was 23, she debuted on stage with the Liverpool Repertory Company. She appeared a number of times in the London West End, including in '' Mr. Todd's Experiment'' by Walter C. Hackett ( Queen's Theatre, 1920), and ''The Smiths of Surbiton'' by Keble Howard ( New Theatre, 1922). Her film debut was in the 1920 British silent film '' The Shadow Between''. She went to the United States to visit a sister already living there. What was supposed to be a visit she made permanent. She spent several years (1916–25) appearing in

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plays, notably a number of

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editions, and probably spent some time on the road in touring companies. She decided on a film career, making her first US film in 1925. With the exception of returning to one Broadway play in 1947, her career was devoted to films and television.

Roles

Lloyd appeared in more than 150 films in a 42 year career between 1925 and 1967, including the 1933 low-budget Monogram Pictures version of '' Oliver Twist'', in which she played Nancy.

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starred as Fagin and Dickie Moore as Oliver. Her roles ranged from the sinister

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n spy Mrs. Travers in the biopic ''

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'' (1929) to the meek housekeeper Mrs. Watchett in ''

'' (1960). Her most famous film roles were in the

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films starring

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. She portrayed a nurse in ''

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of later called "monster rallie ...

'' (1943) with

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as the Wolf Man and

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. She voiced one of the roses in Disney's '' Alice in Wonderland'' (1951), later making small appearances in ''

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'' and ''

'', which both starred Julie Andrews.

Death

Lloyd died on 21 May 1968, aged 76, in

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. She is interred in Glendale's

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Selected filmography

* '' The Shadow Between'' (1920) as Marian West * '' Love's Influence'' (1922) * '' The Lady'' (1925) as Fannie Chair * ''

The Man from Red Gulch ''The Man from Red Gulch'' is a 1925 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey. Copies of the film are held at Cineteca Italiana, Milan and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Cast * Harry Carey as Sandy * Harriet Hammond as Betse ...

'' (1925) as Madame Le Blanc * ''

The Blackbird ''The Blackbird'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Waldemar Young, based on a story "The Mockingbird" by Tod Browning (which was originally supposed to be the ...

'' (1926) as Limehouse Polly * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1926) as Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Black Paradise ''Black Paradise'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Madge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, and Edmund Lowe Edmund Dantes Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formati ...

'' (1926) as Lillian Webster * ''

The Midnight Kiss ''The Midnight Kiss'' is a lost 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Janet Gaynor. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Richard Walling as Thomas H. Atkins Jr. *Janet Gaynor as Mildr ...

'' (1926) as Ellen Atkins * '' Exit Smiling'' (1926) as Olga * '' The Auctioneer'' (1927) as Esther Levi * ''

The Broncho Twister ''The Broncho Twister'' is 1927 American silent Western film starring Tom Mix. The film is lost. Cast * Tom Mix as Tom Mason * Tony the Horse as Tom's Horse (as Tony the Wonder Horse) * Helene Costello as Paulita Brady * Nancy Drexel as D ...

'' (1927) as Teresa Brady * ''Is Zat So?'' (1927) as Sue Parker * ''

Rich But Honest ''Rich But Honest'' is a 1927 American silent comedy-drama film, written by Randall H. Faye and directed by Albert Ray and Horace Hough. The film was released on May 22, 1927 by Fox Film Corporation, starring Nancy Nash, John Holland, Charles ...

'' (1927) as Mrs. O'Grady * ''

Lonesome Ladies ''Lonesome Ladies'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Winifred Dunn. The film stars Lewis Stone, Anna Q. Nilsson, Jane Winton, Doris Lloyd, Edward Martindel and Fritzi Ridgeway. The film was released on ...

'' (1927) as Helen Wayne * ''Two Girls Wanted'' (1927) as Mrs. Timoney * ''

Come to My House ''Come to My House'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Olive Borden, Antonio Moreno and Ben Bard. Based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche. Cast * Olive Borden as Joan Century * ...

'' (1927) as Renee Parsons * ''

The Trail of '98 ''The Trail of '98'' is a 1928 American silent action-adventure/drama film featuring Harry Carey and Dolores del Río about the Klondike Gold Rush. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived widescreen process called “Fantom S ...

'' (1928) as Locasto's procurer * ''The Drake Case'' (1929) as Mrs. Drake * ''

The Careless Age ''The Careless Age'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and written by Harrison Macklyn and Harold Shumate. It is based on the 1927 play '' Diversion'' by John Van Druten. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., ...

'' (1929) as Mabs * ''

'' (1929) as Mrs. Travers * ''

Sarah and Son ''Sarah and Son'' is a 1930 pre-Code American drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner. The screenplay by Zoë Akins was adapted from Timothy Shea's novel of the same name. It stars Ruth Chatterton, Fredric March, Gilbert Emery, and Doris Lloyd. I ...

'' (1930) as Mrs. Ashmore, Vanning's sister * ''

Our Blushing Brides ''Our Blushing Brides'' is a 1930 American pre-Code society comedy/ romantic melodrama directed and produced by Harry Beaumont and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page and Dorothy Sebastian. The film follows '' Our Dancing Da ...

'' (1930) as Miss Hartley - Head of Lingerie Department (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1930) as Mrs. Rosamond Lane * ''

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'' (1930) as Lola Fealey * ''

Way for a Sailor ''Way for a Sailor'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring John Gilbert.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; November 15, 1930, page 182. The supporting cast includes Wallace Beery, Jim Tully, Leila Hyams, and Polly Moran. The film was dire ...

'' (1930) as Flossy * ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' (1930) as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez * ''

The Bachelor Father ''The Bachelor Father '' is a 1931 American pre-Code MGM comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Marion Davies and featuring Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith, Ray Milland and Guinn Williams (actor), Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. ...

'' (1931) as Mrs. Julia Webb * '' Transgression'' (1931) as Paula Vrain * ''

Bought! ''Bought'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film produced and released by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The movie stars Constance Bennett and features Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett and Dorothy Peterson. It is based on the 1930 novel ' ...

'' (1931) as Mrs. Barry * ''

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'' (1931) as Kitty * ''

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'' (1931) as Pansy * ''

Once a Lady ''Once a Lady'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Guthrie McClintic and starring Ruth Chatterton, Ivor Novello and Jill Esmond. The film, produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, is a remake of the Pola Negri silent fi ...

'' (1931) as Lady Ellen Somerville * ''

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'' (1932) as Mrs. Cutten * ''

The Washington Masquerade ''The Washington Masquerade'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Brabin and written by John Meehan and Samuel Blythe. The film stars Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley, Diane Sinclair, Nils Asther and Reginald Barlow. The ...

'' (1932) as Dinner Guest (uncredited) * '' Back Street'' (1932) as Corinne Saxel - Walter's wife * ''

Payment Deferred ''Payment Deferred'' is a crime novel by C.S. Forester, first published in 1926. William Marble is a bank clerk living in south London with a wife, Annie, and two teenage children, Winifred ('Winnie') and John, desperately worried about money an ...

'' (1932) as Woman Exchanging Foreign Currency in Bank (uncredited) * '' A Farewell to Arms'' (1932) as Nurse (uncredited) * '' Robbers' Roost'' (1932) as Prossie (uncredited) * '' Oliver Twist'' (1933) as Nancy Sikes * ''

Secrets Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...

'' (1933) as Susan Channing * ''

Looking Forward ''Looking Forward'' is the third and final studio album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and their fifth, overall. It is the fourteenth and final album when conflated with releases by the trio of Crosby, Stills & Nash. It was released on Reprise ...

'' (1933) as Mrs. Lil Benton * ''

A Study in Scarlet ''A Study in Scarlet'' is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature. The book's title der ...

'' (1933) as Mrs. Murphy * ''

Peg o' My Heart "Peg o' My Heart" is a popular song written by Alfred Bryan (words) and Fred Fisher (music). It was published on March 15, 1913 and it featured in the 1913 musical ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The song was first performed publicly by Irving Kaufman i ...

'' (1933) as Mrs. Grace Brent * ''

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'' (1933) as Mme. Clarion - Actress * '' Long Lost Father'' (1934) as Mrs. Bellwater - The Blonde Widow * '' Glamour'' (1934) as Nana * ''

Sisters Under the Skin ''Sisters Under the Skin'', later renamed ''The Romantic Age'', is a 1934 American drama film directed by David Burton and starring Elissa Landi, Frank Morgan, and Joseph Schildkraut. It was the first film Landi made for Columbia Pictures. Plot ...

'' (1934) as Elinor Yates * '' Madame Du Barry'' (1934) as Madame of Dear Park (uncredited) * ''

Kiss and Make-Up ''Kiss and Make-Up'' is a 1934 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant as a doctor who specializes in making women beautiful. Genevieve Tobin and Helen Mack play his romantic entanglements. The film was based on the play ''Kozmetika'' by (credi ...

'' (1934) as Mme. Durand * ''

She Was a Lady ''She Was a Lady'' is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his creation, Simon Templar, alias The Saint. The novel was first published in serialized form in the magazine ''Thriller'' in February and March 1930, and after be ...

'' (1934) as Alice Vane * ''

One Exciting Adventure ''One Exciting Adventure'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank and starring Binnie Barnes, Neil Hamilton and Paul Cavanagh.Goble p.229 It is a remake of the 1933 German film ''What Women Dream''. Cast * Binnie Barnes as R ...

'' (1934) as Customer * ''

British Agent ''British Agent'' is a 1934 American romantic espionage film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Leslie Howard and Kay Francis. It is based on ''Memoirs of a British Agent'', the 1932 autobiography of R. H. Bruce Lockhart, who worked for ...

'' (1934) as Lady Carrister * ''

Dangerous Corner ''Dangerous Corner'' was the first play by the English writer J. B. Priestley. It was premiered in May 1932 by Tyrone Guthrie at the Lyric Theatre, London, and filmed in 1934 by Phil Rosen. Priestley had recently collaborated with Edward Kno ...

'' (1934) as Maude Mockridge * ''

Strange Wives ''Strange Wives'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe, written by James Mulhauser, Barry Trivers, and Gladys Buchanan Unger, and starring Roger Pryor, June Clayworth, Esther Ralston, Hugh O'Connell, Ralph Forbes, and Cesa ...

'' (1934) as Mrs. Sleeper * ''

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head ''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Jean Bart and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Juanita Quigley, Henry O'Neill and Henry Armetta. T ...

'' (1934) as Lulu - Woman in Theatre Box (uncredited) * ''

Tarzan and His Mate ''Tarzan and His Mate'' is a 1934 American pre-Code action adventure film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Cedric Gibbons, it w ...

'' (1934) as Mrs. Cutten (deleted scenes) * ''

Clive of India Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British ...

'' (1935) as Mrs. Nixon * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1935) as Lucille Coates * '' The Woman in Red'' (1935) as Mrs. Casserly * '' Straight from the Heart'' (1935) as Miss Carter * '' Chasing Yesterday'' (1935) as Mme. De Gabry (uncredited) * '' Motive for Revenge'' (1935) as Mrs. Fleming * ''

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'' (1935) as Duchess of Richmond * ''

Two for Tonight ''Two for Tonight'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Joan Bennett, and Mary Boland. Based on the play ''Two for Tonight'' by J. O. Lief and Max Lief, the film is about a songwriter who comp ...

'' (1935) as Lady Ralston (uncredited) * ''

A Feather in Her Hat ''A Feather in Her Hat'' is a 1935 melodrama film starring Pauline Lord as a working-class woman with ambitions for her son. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by I. A. R. Wylie. Plot In 1925 London, middle-aged, widowed shopkeeper ...

'' (1935) as Liz Vining * ''

Peter Ibbetson ''Peter Ibbetson'' is a 1935 American black-and-white drama/ fantasy film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and Ann Harding. The film is loosely based on the 1891 novel of the same name by George du Maurier. A tale of a love th ...

'' (1935) as Mrs. Dorian * ''

Mutiny on the Bounty The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set h ...

'' (1935) as Cockney Moll (uncredited) * '' The Perfect Gentleman'' (1935) as Kate * '' Kind Lady'' (1935) as Lucy Weston * '' Don't Get Personal'' (1936) as Mrs. Charles van Ronesoleer * ''

Follow the Fleet ''Follow the Fleet'' is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film with a nautical theme starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their fifth collaboration as dance partners. It also features Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, ...

'' (1936) as Mrs. Courtney (uncredited) * ''

Too Many Parents ''Too Many Parents'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan, written by Virginia Van Upp and Doris Malloy, and starring Frances Farmer, Lester Matthews, Porter Hall, Henry Travers, Billy Lee, George Ernest and Sherwood Bai ...

'' (1936) as Mrs. Downing * ''

Brilliant Marriage ''Brilliant Marriage'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Joan Marsh, Ray Walker and Inez Courtney.Pitts p.114 Cast * Joan Marsh as Madge Allison * Ray Walker as Garry Dane * Inez Courtney as Sally Patrick ...

'' (1936) as Mrs. Madeleine Allison * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) as Fisherman's wife * ''The Luckiest Girl in the World'' (1936) (uncredited) * ''

A Woman Rebels ''A Woman Rebels'' is a 1936 American historical drama film adapted from the 1930 novel ''Portrait of a Rebel'' by Netta Syrett and starring Katharine Hepburn as Pamela Thistlewaite, who rebels against the social mores of Victorian England. The fi ...

'' (1936) as Mrs. Seaton - at Party (uncredited) * ''

The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Sta ...

'' (1936) as Woman at barricades * ''

Bulldog Drummond Escapes ''Bulldog Drummond Escapes'' is a 1937 American film directed by James P. Hogan starring Ray Milland as Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond. Paramount continued with the Bulldog Drummond series, producing seven more films over the next two years. Th ...

'' (1937) as Nurse * ''

The Soldier and the Lady ''The Soldier and the Lady'' is the 1937 American adventure film version of the oft-produced 1876 Jules Verne novel, '' Michel Strogoff''. Produced by Pandro S. Berman, he hired as his associate producer, Joseph Ermolieff. Ermolieff had produc ...

'' (1937) as Shepherdess (uncredited) * ''Alcatrez Island'' (1937) as Miss Marquand * '' Tovarich'' (1937) as Madame Chauffourier-Dubleff * ''

Murder Is News ''Murder Is News'' is a 1937 Canadian-American mystery film directed by Leon Barsha. Plot summary A rich businessman is murdered at his townhouse the night his wife plans to divorce him and marry a high-powered lawyer. One of four Quota Quick ...

'' (1937) as Pauline Drake * ''

The Black Doll ''The Black Doll'' is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Donald Woods and Edgar Kennedy. The film was the second in Universal's Crime Club series following ''The Westland Case''. Production In 1937, Universal ...

'' (1938) as Laura Leland * ''

The Baroness and the Butler ''The Baroness and the Butler'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film based on the play ''Jean'' by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. Directed by Walter Lang, it stars William Powell and, in her American English-language debut, Annabella. Plot Johann ...

'' (1938) as Lady at Charity Party (uncredited) * ''

Lord Jeff ''Lord Jeff'' is a 1938 MGM film, set in England, starring Freddie Bartholomew as a spoiled orphan who has gotten mixed up with some crooks, but gets set straight by a stint in a mercantile marine vocational school for orphaned boys. Plot Young ...

'' (1938) as Hostess of Party (uncredited) * ''

Port of Seven Seas ''Port of Seven Seas'' is a 1938 drama film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Frank Morgan and Maureen O'Sullivan. The movie was written by Preston Sturges based on the plays of Marcel Pagnol and the films based on them, and was directed by ...

'' (1938) as Customer (uncredited) * ''

Letter of Introduction ''Letter of Introduction'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by John M. Stahl. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after p ...

'' (1938) as Charlotte in Play (uncredited) * ''

They Made Me a Criminal ''They Made Me a Criminal'' is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring John Garfield, Claude Rains, and The Dead End Kids. It is a remake of the film '' The Life of Jimmy Dolan'' (1933). The film was later featu ...

'' (1939) as Mrs. Williamson (uncredited) * ''

Three Smart Girls Grow Up ''Three Smart Girls Grow Up'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster, written by Felix Jackson and Bruce Manning, and starring Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, and Helen Parrish. Durbin and Grey reprise their roles from ''Three Sm ...

'' (1939) as Guest (uncredited) * ''

I'm from Missouri ''I'm from Missouri'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Duke Atteberry and Jack Moffitt. The film stars Bob Burns, Gladys George, Gene Lockhart, Judith Barrett, William "Bill" Henry and Patricia Morison. Th ...

'' (1939) as Mrs. Arthur, Duchess of Cricklewood * ''

The Spellbinder ''The Spellbinder'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Hively, written by Thomas Lennon and Joseph Fields, and starring Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Allan Lane Allan "Rocky" Lane (born Harry Leonard Albershardt; Sept ...

'' (1939) as Mrs. Raymond - School Headmistress (uncredited) * '' Chicken Wagon Family'' (1939) as Mrs. McGinty (uncredited) * '' The Old Maid'' (1939) as Miss Ford (uncredited) * '' The Under-Pup'' (1939) as Mrs. Binns * ''

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'' is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play '' Elizabeth the Queen'' by Maxwell Anders ...

'' (1939) as Handmaiden (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) as Schoolteacher at Accident Scene (uncredited) * ''

First Love First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

'' (1939) as Mrs. Parker * '' We Are Not Alone'' (1939) as Mrs. Jaeggers (uncredited) * '' Barricade'' (1939) as Mrs. Ward * ''

Vigil in the Night ''Vigil in the Night'' is a 1940 RKO Pictures drama film based on the 1939 serialized novel '' Vigil in the Night'' by A. J. Cronin. The film was produced and directed by George Stevens and stars Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley. ...

'' (1940) as Mrs. Martha Bowley * ''

'Til We Meet Again ''Til We Meet Again'' is a 1940 romance film directed by Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as two doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake of the 1932 film ''One Way Passage'' and itself was remade i ...

'' (1940) as Louise * ''

The Boys from Syracuse ''The Boys from Syracuse'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play ''The Comedy of Errors'', as adapted by librettist George Abbott. The score includes swing and other contemporar ...

'' (1940) as Woman * ''

Life with Henry ''Life with Henry'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo, Hedda Hopper and Kay Stewart. The film was relea ...

'' (1940) as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited) * '' The Letter'' (1940) as Mrs. Cooper * ''

Lady with Red Hair ''Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) is an American historical drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains and Richard Ainley. Released by Warner Brothers it stars Hopkins as the nineteenth century actress Mrs. Le ...

'' (1940) as Teacher at Miss Humbert's School (uncredited) * '' The Great Plane Robbery'' (1940) as Mrs. Jamison * '' Scotland Yard'' (1941) as Miss Harcourt - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Great Lie ''The Great Lie'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, and starring Bette Davis, George Brent and Mary Astor. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee is based on the novel ''January Heights'' by Polan Banks. Plot When concert ...

'' (1941) as Bertha - Sandra's Maid (uncredited) * ''

Shining Victory ''Shining Victory'' is a 1941 American drama film based on the 1940 play '' Jupiter Laughs,'' by A. J. Cronin. It stars James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, and Barbara O'Neil. It is the first film directed by Irving Rapper. ...

'' (1941) as Mrs. Foster * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1941) as Mrs. Marley (uncredited) * '' International Squadron'' (1941) as Mother (uncredited) * ''

Appointment for Love ''Appointment for Love'' is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It was made by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording ( Bern ...

'' (1941) as Woman Spectator (uncredited) * ''

Keep 'Em Flying ''Keep 'Em Flying'' is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film was their third service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team had appeared in two previous service comedies in 1941, before the ...

'' (1941) as Lady with Lipstick (uncredited) * '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) as Mrs. Williams (uncredited) * '' On the Sunny Side'' (1942) as Mrs. Whitaker (uncredited) * ''

The Ghost of Frankenstein ''The Ghost of Frankenstein'' is a 1942 American horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. It is the fourth film in the ''Frankenstein'' series by Universal Pictures, and the follow-up ...

'' (1942) as Martha * '' This Above All'' (1942) as WAAF Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) as Sarah Judd * ''Journey for Margaret'' (1942) as Mrs. Barrie * ''Forever and a Day (1943 film), Forever and a Day'' (1943) as Trimble Maid * ''No Place for a Lady'' (1943) as Evelyn Harris * ''

'' (1943) as Dr. Mannering's Nurse (uncredited) * ''Mission to Moscow'' (1943) as Mrs. Churchill (uncredited) * ''Two Tickets to London'' (1943) as Emmie (uncredited) * ''The Constant Nymph (1943 film), The Constant Nymph'' (1943) as Miss Hamilton * ''Flesh and Fantasy'' (1943) as Mrs. Carrington (uncredited) * ''What a Woman!'' (1943) as Drama Coach (uncredited) * ''The Lodger (1944 film), The Lodger'' (1944) as Jennie * ''Phantom Lady (film), Phantom Lady'' (1944) as Kettisha * ''Follow the Boys (1944 film), Follow the Boys'' (1944) as Nurse (uncredited) * ''The White Cliffs of Dover (film), The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944) as Plump Lady at Boardinghouse (uncredited) * ''The Invisible Man's Revenge'' (1944) as Maud * ''Frenchman's Creek (film), Frenchman's Creek'' (1944) as Minor Role (uncredited) * ''The Conspirators (1944 film), The Conspirators'' (1944) as Mrs. Benson (uncredited) * ''The House of Fear (1945 film), The House of Fear'' (1945) as Bessie (uncredited) * ''Molly and Me'' (1945) as Mrs. Graham * ''Scotland Yard Investigator'' (1945) as Emma Todworthy * ''Kitty (1945 film), Kitty'' (1945) as Fishhawker (uncredited) * ''My Name Is Julia Ross'' (1945) as Mrs. Mackie * ''Allotment Wives'' (1945) as Alice Van Brook * ''Three Strangers'' (1946) as Mrs. Proctor * ''Tarzan and the Leopard Woman'' (1946) as Miss Wetherby, School Superintendent (uncredited) * ''To Each His Own (1946 film), To Each His Own'' (1946) as Miss Pringle * ''Devotion (1946 film), Devotion'' (1946) as Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited) * ''Of Human Bondage (1946 film), Of Human Bondage'' (1946) as Landlady * ''G.I. War Brides'' (1946) as Beatrice Moraski * ''Holiday in Mexico'' (1946) as Cady Millicent Owen (uncredited) * ''Sister Kenny'' (1946) as Matron (uncredited) * ''The Imperfect Lady (1947 film), The Imperfect Lady'' (1947) as Woman in Theater Balcony (uncredited) * ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (1947) as Mrs. Leticia Follinebee * ''Escape Me Never (1947 film), Escape Me Never'' (1947) as Mrs. Cooper (uncredited) * ''The Sign of the Ram'' (1948) as Mrs. Woolton (uncredited) * ''The Red Danube'' (1949) as Mrs. Omicron (uncredited) * ''Challenge to Lassie'' (1949) as Landlady (uncredited) * ''Adam's Rib'' (1949) as Lady with Attinger Kids in Court (uncredited) * ''Tyrant of the Sea'' (1950) as Elizabeth Blake * ''Kind Lady (1951 film), Kind Lady'' (1951) as Rose * '' Alice in Wonderland'' (1951) as Rose (voice) * ''The Son of Dr. Jekyll'' (1951) as Lottie Sorelle (uncredited) * ''The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film), The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1952) as Lady Topham (uncredited) * ''Young Bess'' (1953) as Mother Jack * ''The Black Shield of Falworth'' (1954) as Dame Ellen * ''A Man Called Peter'' (1955) as Miss Hopkins (uncredited) * ''Interrupted Melody'' (1955) as Volunteer Worker (uncredited) * ''The Swan (1956 film), The Swan'' (1956) as Countess Sibenstoyn * ''Jeanne Eagels (film), Jeanne Eagels'' (1957) as Mrs. Corliss (uncredited) * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1958-1962, TV Series) as Mrs. Boyd / Nannie / Gun Store Customer / Miss Wilkinson / Emily's Mother * ''

'' (1960) as Mrs. Watchett * ''Midnight Lace'' (1960) as Nora Stanley, the Housekeeper * ''The Notorious Landlady'' as Lady Fallott *''Thriller (American TV series), Thriller'' (1960) as Edith Pringle * ''

'' (1964) as Depositor (uncredited) * ''

'' (1965) as Baroness Ebberfeld * ''Rosie!'' (1967) as Sedalia

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