Emily Fitzroy (24 May 1860 – 3 March 1954) was an English theatre and film actress who eventually became an American citizen. She was at one time a leading lady in London for Sir Charles Wyndham. She made her film debut in 1915. Her debut in sound films came in ''

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'' (1929). She retired in 1944. Her last film was '' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944). Her Broadway credits include ''What the Public Wants'' (1922), ''I.O.U.'' (1918), ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1916), ''Lady Patricia'' (1912), and ''Just to Get Married'' (1912).

Death

Fitzroy died of

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on March 3, 1954, aged 93 years.

Selected filmography

* ''Sins of Men'' (1916) - Minor Role * '' East Lynne'' (1916) - Cornelia * ''The Return of Eve'' (1916) - Mrs. Tupper-Bellamy * '' A Broadway Saint'' (1919) - Martha Galt * '' The Climbers'' (1919) - Mrs. Hunter * '' Deadline at Eleven'' (1920) - Mrs. Martha Stevens * '' The Man Who Lost Himself'' (1920) - Richester's Aunt * ''

Way Down East ''Way Down East'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent melodrama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the 19th century play of the same name by Charlotte Blair Parker, Lottie Blair ...

'' (1920) - Maria Poole - Landlady * '' The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' (1920) - Mrs. Chardley * '' The New York Idea'' (1920) - Grace Phillimore * '' Out of the Chorus'' (1921) - Mrs. Van Beekman * ''

Straight Is the Way ''Straight Is the Way'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Paul Sloane, written by Bernard Schubert, and starring Franchot Tone, May Robson, Karen Morley, Gladys George, Nat Pendleton and Jack La Rue. It is based upon the stage play ...

'' (1921) - Mrs. Crabtree * '' Wife Against Wife'' (1921) - Mrs. Dole *''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (1921) - Grace Poole (a servant) * ''The Splendid Lie'' (1922) - Mrs. Wolcott Delafield * ''

Find the Woman ''Find the Woman'' is a 1922 American silent mystery film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alma Rubens. It was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, owned by William Randolph Hearst, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based ...

'' (1922) - Mrs. Napoli * '' Fascination'' (1922) - The Marquesa de Lisa (her aunt) * '' No Trespassing'' (1922) - Mrs. James Colton * '' Fury'' (1923) - Matilda Brent * '' Driven'' (1923) - Mrs. Tolliver * '' The Purple Highway'' (1923) - Mrs. Carney * '' Strangers of the Night'' (1923) - Mrs. Pengard * '' Jealous Husbands'' (1923) - Amaryllis * ''

The Whispered Name ''The Whispered Name'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Ruth Clifford, Charles Clary, and W.E. Lawrence. It was based on a Broadway play that had previously been made into the 1917 film '' The Co-Resp ...

'' (1924) - Amanda Stone * '' Secrets'' (1924) - Mrs. Marlowe * ''A Girl of the Limberlost'' (1924) - Kate Comstock * '' Untamed Youth'' (1924) - Emily Ardis * '' The Man Who Came Back'' (1924) - Aunt Isabel * '' The Red Lily'' (1924) - Mama Bouchard * '' His Hour'' (1924) - Princess Ardacheff * '' Her Night of Romance'' (1924) - Nurse (scenes deleted) * '' Love's Wilderness'' (1924) - Matilda Heath * ''The Hooded Falcon'' (1924) * '' The Spaniard'' (1925) - Maria * '' The Golden Bed'' (1925) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Learning to Love'' (1925) - Aunt Virginia * '' The Lady'' (1925) - Madame Blanche * '' Outwitted'' (1925) - Meg * '' The Denial'' (1925) - Rena - Mother in Flashback * '' Zander the Great'' (1925) - The Matron * ''

Are Parents People? ''Are Parents People?'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, Adolphe Menjou, George Beranger, and Lawrence Gray. The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair and released by Paramount Pictures ...

'' (1925) - Margaret * '' Never the Twain Shall Meet'' (1925) - Mrs. Pippy * '' Thunder Mountain'' (1925) - Ma MacBirney * '' The Winding Stair'' (1925) - Madame Muller * '' Bobbed Hair'' (1925) - Aunt Celimena Moore * '' Lazybones'' (1925) - Mrs. Fanning * '' The Red Kimono'' (1925) - The Housekeeper * '' What Happened to Jones'' (1926) - Mrs. Goodly * '' The Bat'' (1926) - Miss Cornelia Van Gorder * '' High Steppers'' (1926) - Mrs. Iffield * ''

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'' (1926) - Abigail Gregg * '' No Babies Wanted'' (1926) - Landlady, 'Old Ironsides' * ''

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play (''The Trickster of Seville and t ...

'' (1926) - The Dowager (uncredited) * '' Marriage License?'' (1926) - Lady Heriot * '' Bardelys the Magnificent'' (1926) - Vicomtesse de Lavedan * '' The Cheerful Fraud'' (1926) - Mrs. Bytheway * '' One Increasing Purpose'' (1927) - Mrs. Andiron * '' The Sea Tiger'' (1927) - Mrs. Enos * '' Orchids and Ermine'' (1927) - Mrs. Blom * '' Married Alive'' (1927) - Mrs. Maggs Duxbury * ''

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'' (1927) - Mrs. Gaidaroff * '' Foreign Devils'' (1927) - Mrs. Conger * ''

Love Me and the World Is Mine ''Love Me and the World Is Mine'' is a 1928 American silent romantic film directed by Ewald André Dupont (E.A. Dupont) and released by Universal Pictures. Plot Hannerl (Philbin) is a young woman growing up in Old Vienna. She falls in love wi ...

'' (1927) - The Porter's Wife * '' Once and Forever'' (1927) - Katherine * ''

Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

'' (1927) - Grand Duchess * '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1928) - Lady Beekman * '' The Trail of '98'' (1928) - Mrs. Bulkey * '' The Case of Lena Smith'' (1929) - Frau Hofrat * ''

'' (1929) - Parthenia Ann Hawks * ''

The Bridge of San Luis Rey ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel. It was first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, and was the best-selling work of fiction that year. Premise ''The ...

'' (1929) - Marquesa * '' The Man from Blankley's'' (1930) - Mrs. Tidmarsh * '' Dumbbells in Ermine'' (1930) - Gossiper (uncredited) * '' The Flirting Widow'' (1930) - Aunt Ida * ''

Song o' My Heart ''Song o' My Heart'' is a 1930 Pre-Code American film directed by Frank Borzage and starring John McCormack, Alice Joyce, Maureen O'Sullivan, Effie Ellsler and John Garrick. It was O'Sullivan's second film role. The film was double-shot in ...

'' (1930) - Aunt Elizabeth * ''

She's My Weakness ''She's My Weakness'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown (assisted by Dewey Starkey) and starring Sue Carol and Arthur Lake (actor), Arthur Lake. The screenplay was written by J. Walter Ruben, based on ...

'' (1930) - Mrs. Oberlander * ''

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'' (1930) - Countess Anastasia Strogoff * '' Unfaithful'' (1931) - Auntie Janie * '' It's a Wise Child'' (1931) - Jane Appleby * '' Misbehaving Ladies'' (1931) - Meta Oliver * ''

Detective Lloyd ''Detective Lloyd'' (1931) is a 12-chapter Universal movie serial. A co-production between the American company Universal and the British company General Films, it was filmed entirely in Britain with British and Commonwealth actors. It ...

'' (1932, Serial) - The Manor Ghost * '' Aren't We All?'' (1932) - Angela * '' Lucky Ladies'' (1932) - Cleo Honeycutt * ''

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'' (1932) - Mrs. Strangeways * ''

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'' (1933) - Aunt Augusta * ''

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'' (1933) - Sancho Panza's wife * '' Her Imaginary Lover'' (1933) - Aunt Lydia Raleigh * ''

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ear ...

'' (1934) - Minor Role * '' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) - Hattie * '' Two Heads on a Pillow'' (1934) - Mrs. Van Suydam * '' The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934) - Mrs. Victoria Griswold * ''

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'' (1935) - Mrs. Higgins * '' She Couldn't Take It'' (1935) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Border Flight'' (1936) - Old Maid (uncredited) * '' The Bold Caballero'' (1936) - Lady Isabella's Chaperone * '' Nothing Sacred'' (1937) - Guest at Banquet * '' The Frontiersmen'' (1938) - School Teacher aka Snooksie * '' Vigil in the Night'' (1940) - Sister Gilson * '' The Flame of New Orleans'' (1941) - Cousin * '' Two-Faced Woman'' (1941) - Rhumba Dancer * '' Forever and a Day'' (1943) - Ms. Fulcher * '' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944) - Spinster in Boardinghouse

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