Tempe Pigott
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tempe Pigott (2 February 1884 – 6 October 1962) was an English silent and sound screen, as well as stage, character actress. Her film appearances were numerous. She is remembered mainly for playing the mother of Gibson Gowland in Greed (1925) and the landlady Mrs. Hawkins in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). She was born in London, England and died in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
Born: February 1, 1884
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
Waterloo Bridge
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.
Now, Voyager
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.
Greed
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
The White Angel
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
Seven Days Leave
In London, during WWI, a lonely woman who wants to feel a part of the war effort pretends to her friends to have a son fighting in the war. She is shocked when he shows up on her doorstep, and they make an agreement that he will pretend to be her son. "Seven Days Leave" is a screen adaption of James M. Barrie's play, "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals."
Jane Eyre
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Devotion
A young Londoner disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister she loves.
Filmography
as Old Crone (uncredited)
as Serving Woman
as Woman in Window (uncredited)
as Fortune Teller
as Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
as Mrs. Dibble (uncredited)
as Woman in Irish Pub (Uncredited)
as Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)
as Mrs. Oakes (uncredited)
as Madeleine (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Mrs. Callahan
as Nicole's Landlady (uncredited)
as Bessie
as Mrs. Sawyer the Mother-in-Law
as Mrs. Waters
as Mrs. Dibble
as Flower Woman (uncredited)
as Katy (uncredited)
as The Charwoman
as Anne 'Annie' (as Tempe Piggott)
as Drunk Woman (uncredited)
as Tuerta (as Tempe Piggott)
as Auntie Glutz (uncredited)
as Cake Seller at the Fair
as Mrs. Purdy
as Philip's Landlady Agnes Hollett (uncredited)
as Mrs. Gamp - The Old Woman
as Woman Praying In Church
as Mrs. Gill
as Grandma Banning
as Peg's Friend
as Mrs. Corney
as Mrs. Snapper
as Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
as Mrs. Halligan (uncredited)
as Crone (uncredited)
as Mrs. Hawkins
as Tibby - The Cook
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Flora
as Mrs. Haggerty
as Grandma Grayson
as Mrs. Claybourne
as Mrs. Gower
as Grandma Spencer
as Duenna (as Tempe Pigett)
as Madame Gordon
as Aunt Agnes
as Mother McTeague
as Mrs. De Breeze
as Muller, Irish maid