May Beatty
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 4, 1880
Place of Birth: Christchurch, New Zealand
Known For
Forever and a Day
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
Lloyd's of London
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
The White Angel
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
The Women
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Mad Love
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
Chances
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom believes that Molly is waiting for him, while in fact, she loves Jack and only turned to Tom on the rebound. Jack and Molly meet while he is on leave, and when he returns to battle, he doesn't know how to handle the situation with Tom.
Camille
Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…
If I Were King
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.
I Wake Up Screaming
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.
Filmography
as Woman (uncredited)
as Wartime Londoner Cook
as Tea Shop Customer
as Lady Handel
as Phyllis Lathrop
as Mrs. Philips
as Annie
as Mrs. Merchant - Prescott's Housekeeper
as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
as Mrs. Patterson
as Dowager
as Fat Woman / Society Woman (uncredited)
as Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper
as Mrs. Hogan (uncredited)
as Maggie
as Anna
as Woman at Police Station
as Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
as Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)
as Mrs. Michaels
as Frank's Landlady (uncredited)
as Lady Argyle (uncredited)
as Dowager
as Lady Markham
as Mrs. Arden (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Grandma Gammon
as Mrs. Mellon
as Mme. LeGrand (uncredited)
as Dowager
as "Auntie"
as Miss Doyle
as Françoise
as Briggs
as School Cook (uncredited)
as Rintoul's Maid Making Wedding Dress
as Queenie
as Nurse (uncredited)
as The Duchess
as Mrs. Dantry
as Mrs. Lucy Sanderson
as Bridge Player on Ship (uncredited)
as Mayfair 1119 (uncredited)
as Charity Bazaar Committee
as Lady Harriett
as Mrs. Paula Banning
as Jackie's maid