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 ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...

'' (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 status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

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

Holywell, Flintshire Holywell ( '','' cy, Treffynnon) is a market town and community in Flintshire, Wales. It lies to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. The community includes Greenfield. Etymology The name Holywell is literally ' + ' in reference to St W ...

. 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 Walter C. Hackett (November 10, 1876 – January 20, 1944) was an American-British playwright. Biography Several of his stage works (such as '' Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure'', ''The Freedom of the Seas'', ''The Regeneration'', ''Hyde Park Corn ...

( Queen's Theatre, 1920), and ''The Smiths of Surbiton'' by

Keble Howard Keble Howard was the pen name of John Keble Bell (8 June 1875 – 29 March 1928). He was an English writer and journalist, who wrote a large number of novels, short stories, sketches and plays, mainly light comic pieces, often depicting subur ...

( 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

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version of ''

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'', in which she played Nancy.

Irving Pichel Irving Pichel (June 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954) was an American actor and film director, who won acclaim both as an actor and director in his Hollywood career. Career Pichel was born to a Jewish family in Pittsburgh. He attended Pittsburgh Cent ...

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 Lon Chaney Jr. as the

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and

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. She voiced one of the roses in Disney's ''

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'' (1951), later making small appearances in ''

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'' and ''

'', which both starred

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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 formative ...

'' (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 Dai ...

'' (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, Charle ...

'' (1927) as Mrs. O'Grady * '' Lonesome Ladies'' (1927) as Helen Wayne * ''Two Girls Wanted'' (1927) as Mrs. Timoney * '' Come to My House'' (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'' (1930) as Mrs. Ashmore, Vanning's sister * '' Our Blushing Brides'' (1930) as Miss Hartley - Head of Lingerie Department (uncredited) * ''

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

Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is th ...

'' (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 * '' Devotion'' (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 * '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' (1932) as Mrs. Cutten * '' The Washington Masquerade'' (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 ''A Farewell to Arms'' is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant () in the a ...

'' (1932) as Nurse (uncredited) * '' Robbers' Roost'' (1932) as Prossie (uncredited) * ''

'' (1933) as Nancy Sikes * '' Secrets'' (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 ...

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

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'' (1933) as Mme. Clarion - Actress * ''

Long Lost Father ''Long Lost Father'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring John Barrymore, Helen Chandler, Donald Cook, Alan Mowbray, and Doris Lloyd. It was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack. It was based on a 1933 novel of the same title by the Bri ...

'' (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 Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last '' maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed, by guillotine, during the French Revolution due to accounts of treason—particularly bei ...

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

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'' (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 ''Motive for Revenge'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Burt P. Lynwood, written by Stuart Anthony and starring Donald Cook (actor), Donald Cook, Irene Hervey and Doris Lloyd. After being released from prison, a former bank teller impri ...

'' (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'' (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 ...

'' (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'' (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. The ...

'' (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 Quicki ...

'' (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'' (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'' (1939) as Guest (uncredited) * '' I'm from Missouri'' (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 and Linda Hayes. It was released on July 28, 1939, by RKO ...

'' (1939) as Mrs. Raymond - School Headmistress (uncredited) * ''

Chicken Wagon Family ''Chicken Wagon Family'' is a 1939 American comedy, directed by Herbert I. Leeds and based on the 1925 novel, ''The Chicken-Wagon Family,'' by Barry Benefield. It stars Leo Carrillo in the role originally intended for Will Rogers before his deat ...

'' (1939) as Mrs. McGinty (uncredited) * '' The Old Maid'' (1939) as Miss Ford (uncredited) * ''

The Under-Pup ''The Under-Pup'' is a 1939 American feature film by Richard Wallace that introduced soprano singing star Gloria Jean to the screen. Plot The story, adapted by Grover Jones from a magazine story by Australian author I. A. R. Wylie, casts Gloria ...

'' (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 Barricade (from the French ''barrique'' - 'barrel') is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction. Adopted as a military term, a barricade denot ...

'' (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. P ...

'' (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 Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

'' (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 (Berna ...

'' (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) * ''

Night Monster ''Night Monster'' is a 1942 American black-and-white horror film featuring Bela Lugosi and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Company. The movie uses an original story and screenplay by Clarence Upson Young and was produced and direc ...

'' (1942) as Sarah Judd * ''

Journey for Margaret ''Journey for Margaret'' is a 1942 American drama film set in London in World War II. It stars Robert Young and Laraine Day as a couple who have to deal with the loss of their unborn child due to a bombing raid. It is an adaptation of the book ...

'' (1942) as Mrs. Barrie * '' Forever and a Day'' (1943) as Trimble Maid * ''

No Place for a Lady ''No Place for a Lady'' is a 1943 black and white mystery film, directed by James P. Hogan. Plot At a warehouse in Los Angeles, trucks are loaded with stacks of tires to be delivered to a San Francisco warehouse. On a country road under cover ...

'' (1943) as Evelyn Harris * ''

'' (1943) as Dr. Mannering's Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...

'' (1943) as Mrs. Churchill (uncredited) * ''

Two Tickets to London ''Two Tickets to London'' is a 1943 drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis. Premise A U ...

'' (1943) as Emmie (uncredited) * '' 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) as Jennie * ''

Phantom Lady Phantom Lady is a fictional superheroine, one of the first such characters to debut in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books. Originally published by Quality Comics, the character was subsequently published by a series of now-defunct comic book com ...

'' (1944) as Kettisha * '' Follow the Boys'' (1944) as Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The White Cliffs of Dover The White Cliffs of Dover is the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of , owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposi ...

'' (1944) as Plump Lady at Boardinghouse (uncredited) * '' The Invisible Man's Revenge'' (1944) as Maud * '' Frenchman's Creek'' (1944) as Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Conspirators'' (1944) as Mrs. Benson (uncredited) * '' The House of Fear'' (1945) as Bessie (uncredited) * ''

Molly and Me ''Molly and Me'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Monty Woolley, Gracie Fields, Reginald Gardiner and Roddy McDowall and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was based on the novel written by Frances ...

'' (1945) as Mrs. Graham * ''

Scotland Yard Investigator ''Scotland Yard Investigator'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim and Stephanie Bachelor. Following the outbreak of the Second World War the Mona Lisa is moved to a London gal ...

'' (1945) as Emma Todworthy * '' Kitty'' (1945) as Fishhawker (uncredited) * ''

My Name Is Julia Ross ''My Name Is Julia Ross'' is a 1945 American gothic film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Its plot follows a young woman in England who is hired as a live-in secretary for an ailing ...

'' (1945) as Mrs. Mackie * ''

Allotment Wives ''Allotment Wives'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Francis. Its plot is about an army investigator who tries to shut down a scam that preys on soldiers, and unknowingly falls in love with the woman behind i ...

'' (1945) as Alice Van Brook * '' Three Strangers'' (1946) as Mrs. Proctor * ''

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman ''Tarzan and the Leopard Woman'' is a 1946 action film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and portrayed by Johnny Weissmuller. Directed by Kurt Neumann, film sees Tarzan encounter a tribe of leopard-worshippers. It was ...

'' (1946) as Miss Wetherby, School Superintendent (uncredited) * '' To Each His Own'' (1946) as Miss Pringle * '' Devotion'' (1946) as Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited) * ''

Of Human Bondage ''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in i ...

'' (1946) as Landlady * ''

G.I. War Brides ''G.I. War Brides'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Anna Lee, James Ellison, Harry Davenport, William "Bill" Henry, Stephanie Bachelor, Doris Lloyd and Robert Armstrong. ...

'' (1946) as Beatrice Moraski * ''

Holiday in Mexico ''Holiday in Mexico'' is a 1946 Technicolor musical directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon, Jane Powell, and Ilona Massey. Plot The film starts with a brief cartoon of telephone wires from Washington, DC trying to call Mexico. Jef ...

'' (1946) as Cady Millicent Owen (uncredited) * '' Sister Kenny'' (1946) as Matron (uncredited) * '' The Imperfect Lady'' (1947) as Woman in Theater Balcony (uncredited) * ''

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book '' My World and Welcome to It'' ( Ha ...

'' (1947) as Mrs. Leticia Follinebee * '' Escape Me Never'' (1947) as Mrs. Cooper (uncredited) * ''

The Sign of the Ram ''The Sign of the Ram'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by John Sturges and screenplay by Charles Bennett, based on a novel written by Margaret Ferguson. The drama features Susan Peters and Alexander Knox. It also featured Ron Randell. Th ...

'' (1948) as Mrs. Woolton (uncredited) * '' The Red Danube'' (1949) as Mrs. Omicron (uncredited) * ''

Challenge to Lassie ''Challenge to Lassie'' is an American drama directed by Richard Thorpe in Technicolor and released October 31, 1949, by MGM Studios. It was the fifth feature film starring the original Lassie, a collie named Pal, and the fourth and final ''La ...

'' (1949) as Landlady (uncredited) * ''

Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...

'' (1949) as Lady with Attinger Kids in Court (uncredited) * ''

Tyrant of the Sea ''Tyrant of the Sea'' is a 1950 American historical war film set during the Napoleonic Wars and starring Ron Randell, Rhys Williams and Lester Matthews. It was directed by Lew Landers. Production The film began as a project titled ''The Return ...

'' (1950) as Elizabeth Blake * '' Kind Lady'' (1951) as Rose * ''

'' (1951) as Rose (voice) * '' The Son of Dr. Jekyll'' (1951) as Lottie Sorelle (uncredited) * ''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

'' (1952) as Lady Topham (uncredited) * ''

Young Bess ''Young Bess'' is a 1953 Technicolor biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the early life of Elizabeth I, from her turbulent childhood to the eve of her accession to the throne of England. It stars Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and St ...

'' (1953) as Mother Jack * '' The Black Shield of Falworth'' (1954) as Dame Ellen * '' A Man Called Peter'' (1955) as Miss Hopkins (uncredited) * ''

Interrupted Melody ''Interrupted Melody'' is a 1955 biographical musical film, filmed in CinemaScope and Eastman Color, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Ma ...

'' (1955) as Volunteer Worker (uncredited) * '' The Swan'' (1956) as Countess Sibenstoyn * ''

Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. A former Ziegfeld Girl, Eagels went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously n ...

'' (1957) as Mrs. Corliss (uncredited) * ''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was r ...

'' (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 ''The Notorious Landlady'' is a 1962 American comedy mystery film starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire.'' Variety'' film review; June 27, 1962, page 6.'' Harrison's Reports'' film review; June 30, 1962, page 98. The film was dire ...

'' as Lady Fallott *''

Thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...

'' (1960) as Edith Pringle * ''

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

'' (1965) as Baroness Ebberfeld * ''

Rosie! ''Rosie!'' is a 1967 American comedy film directed by David Lowell Rich, based on Ruth Gordon's play ''A Very Rich Woman''. Plot Rosie Lord is a widowed millionaire who, much to the dismay of her daughters Mildred and Edith, spends her money ...

'' (1967) as Sedalia

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