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Born: 19 June 1865 Died: 29 May 1948
Country of origin: 
United Kingdom
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Ben Webster
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She made her first major Hollywood film appearance, recreating her stage role in the film Night Must Fall (1937), which also starred Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell, and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This led to several supporting roles in films including that of the 'vanishing lady', "Miss Froy", in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938).
She moved permanently to the USA (although she never became a U.S. citizen) in 1939 and appeared both on stage and in Hollywood films where she usually played wealthy dowagers. It was one such part, as "Lady Beldon"
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1. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
| Rating: | 447 Watched |
2. Suspicion (1941)
| Rating: | 376 Watched |
3. Gaslight (1944)
| Rating: | 285 Watched |
4. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
| Rating: | 136 Watched |
5. Lassie Come Home (1943)
| Rating: | 76 Watched |
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Alfred Hitchcock's Ladies (212 person items)"DAME MAY WHITTY19 June 1865 Appearances: 2The Lady Vanishes (1938)MISS FROYSuspicion (1941)MRS. McLAIDLAW"