Mignon O'Doherty (1890 – 1961) was an Australian
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
who worked in British theatre, film and television.
O'Doherty was born in Brisbane, the daughter of Dr. Edward O’Doherty and Isabel Maud French. She was the granddaughter of Young Irelander Dr. Kevin Izod O’Doherty and his wife, the Irish revolutionary poet Mary Eva Kelly. She was also the granddaughter of General Sir George French, first commissioner of Canada’s Northwest Mounted Police. O'Doherty married actor Tom Nesbitt (1890-1927), the brother of actress Cathleen Nesbitt; they had two children.
O'Doherty made her London stage debut in 1913. She was listed in ''
Who’s Who in the Theatre'' (ed. J. Parker) from at least the 8th edition until her death, with numerous stage credits as a character actress. In 1951 she appeared in
Kenneth Horne
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's ''
And This Was Odd'' at the
Criterion Theatre.
O'Doherty was in the original cast of
Agatha Christie
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's ''
The Mousetrap
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'', in which she played Mrs. Boyle, at the
Ambassadors Theatre, London from 1952 to 1955.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Faithful Heart'' (1932)
* ''
There Goes the Bride'' (1932)
* ''
Channel Crossing'' (1933)
* ''
The Good Companions
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'' (1933)
* ''
Autumn Crocus'' (1934)
* ''
Dandy Dick'' (1935)
* ''
The Guv'nor'' (1935)
* ''
Neutral Port'' (1940)
* ''
He Found a Star'' (1941)
* ''
Banana Ridge'' (1942)
* ''
Hard Steel'' (1942)
* ''
Let the People Sing'' (1942)
* ''
The Lamp Still Burns'' (1943)
* ''
Maytime in Mayfair'' (1949)
* ''
White Corridors'' (1951)
* ''
Ghost Ship
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'' (1952)
* ''
The Crowded Day'' (1954)
* ''
You Lucky People'' (1955)
* ''
Never Let Go'' (1960)
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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1890 births
1961 deaths
British film actresses
British stage actresses
British television actresses
Australian film actresses
Australian stage actresses
Australian television actresses
Actresses from Brisbane
Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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