Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.

Life

Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a

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in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as ''

Shadow of Egypt ''Shadow of Egypt'' is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Alma Taylor and Milton Rosmer. A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by ...

'' which was shot on location in

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in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of ''Pictures and the Picturegoers'', comfortably beating

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered o ...

into second place. She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as ''

Lilacs in the Spring ''Lilacs in the Spring'' is a 1954 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Errol Flynn and David Farrar. The film was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director William C. Andrews. Shot in ...

'', ''

Blue Murder at St Trinian's ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'' is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries and Richard Wattis; the film also incl ...

'', and ''A Night to Remember (1958 film), A Night to Remember'' during the 1950s. On television, she appeared twice in Armchair Theatre, in 1957: she played Mrs. Castor and Greta Stenbourg. She died in London at the age of 79.
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Selected filmography

Bibliography

* Babington, Bruce. ''British stars and stardom: from Alma Taylor to Sean Connery''. Manchester University Press, 2001.

References

External links

* 1895 births 1974 deaths British child actresses English silent film actresses Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses {{england-film-actor-stub