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May Whitty (Mary Louisa Whitty) was born on 19 June, 1865 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, is an actress. Discover May Whitty's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

Popular As Mary Louisa Whitty
Occupation actress
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 19 June, 1865
Birthday 19 June
Birthplace Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Date of death 29 May, 1948
Died Place Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is May Whitty's Husband?

Her husband is Ben Webster (1892 - 26 February 1947) ( his death) ( 1 child)

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May Whitty Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is May Whitty worth at the age of 83 years old? May Whitty’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated May Whitty's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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Source of Income Actress

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1865

Born Mary Whitty on June 19, 1865, to a Liverpool newspaper editor and his wife, she became known as May Whitty to the world.

1882

She first stepped on the London stage in 1882. She worked as an understudy at the St. James Theatre and then began playing leading roles when she joined a traveling stock company.

1892

In 1892, she married London producer Ben Webster. They were the parents of a daughter, Margaret Webster, who became a playwright and actress in her own right.

1895

First toured on stage in the United States in 1895 with Sir Henry Irving.

1914

After nearly 25 years as one of Britain's leading stage actresses, she appeared in her first film, Enoch Arden (1914), in Great Britain. She did not care much for the experience and appeared in only a few silent films afterward.

1918

In 1918, based on her service to the arts and for performing for the troops during World War I, she was named Dame Commander of the British Empire by King George.

1930

After a string of 1930s Broadway successes, she went to Hollywood, following the example of many of her British contemporaries. She found herself usually cast in highborn roles, sometimes crotchety, sometimes imperious, but often warmhearted. Classic examples of these were the crotchety Mrs.

1937

Bramson, an invalid who falls for the homicidal Robert Montgomery, in Night Must Fall (1937); Miss Froy in The Lady Vanishes (1938), wherein she plays the title character, enduring great physical exertion while maintaining her poise and dignity; and Lady Beldon in Mrs.

She proved herself equally capable of playing working-class roles, such as the dowdy phony psychic in The Thirteenth Chair (1937).

Besides two Oscar nominations, she also won the National Board of Review best acting award for the 1937 film Night Must Fall (1937).

1940

During the 1940s she starred in three films for which the leading lady won a Best Actress Oscar: Joan Fontaine for Suspicion (1941), Greer Garson for Mrs. Miniver (1942), and Ingrid Bergman for Gaslight (1944).

1941

Appears in four Best Picture Oscar nominees: Suspicion (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Madame Curie (1943) and Gaslight (1944). The films were released in consecutive years from 1941 to 1944. Mrs. Miniver was the only winner in this category.

1942

Miniver (1942), a role which garnered an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.

1969

Margaret penned her mother's biography, The Same Only Different, published in 1969.

1972

Mother of actress-director Margaret Webster, who died in 1972.