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May Beatty(1880-1945)

  • Actress
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May Beatty
Diminutive blonde actress, the daughter of a hotelier and theatre manager. First acted on stage as a child during the 1890's with the Pollard Opera Company. She had a penchant for musical comedy and later performed in Australia and England at music halls and variety theatres, often in tandem with the comedian Edward Lauri. She toured Australia and New Zealand again between 1922 and 1929, the following year moving to Hollywood. There, she played character roles in films right up until her death.
BornJune 4, 1880
DiedApril 1, 1945(64)
BornJune 4, 1880
DiedApril 1, 1945(64)
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Known for

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
7.2
  • Lady Handel(as Mae Beatty)
  • 1941
Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Pride and Prejudice
7.4
  • Mrs. Philips
  • 1940
Peter Lorre and Frances Drake in Mad Love (1935)
Mad Love
7.2
  • Françoise - Gogol's Housekeeper
  • 1935
Becky Sharp (1935)
Becky Sharp
5.8
  • Briggs
  • 1935

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  • Roddy McDowall and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Lassie Come Home
    7.1
    • Heavy Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard in The Crystal Ball (1943)
    The Crystal Ball
    6.5
    • Dowager (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Brian Aherne, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Herbert Marshall, Robert Cummings, Ida Lupino, Anna Neagle, and Merle Oberon in Forever and a Day (1943)
    Forever and a Day
    6.9
    • Wartime Londoner Cook
    • 1943
  • Joan Fontaine and Tyrone Power in This Above All (1942)
    This Above All
    6.6
    • Tea Shop Customer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    I Wake Up Screaming
    7.2
    • Lady Handel (as Mae Beatty)
    • 1941
  • Mary Beth Hughes and Lloyd Nolan in Dressed to Kill (1941)
    Dressed to Kill
    6.4
    • Phyllis Lathrop
    • 1941
  • Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice (1940)
    Pride and Prejudice
    7.4
    • Mrs. Philips
    • 1940
  • Ralph Bellamy in Queen of the Mob (1940)
    Queen of the Mob
    6.4
    • Ellen - Mrs. Sturgis' Maid (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, and Louis Hayward in My Son, My Son! (1940)
    My Son, My Son!
    6.4
    • Annie
    • 1940
  • Brian Aherne and Carole Lombard in Vigil in the Night (1940)
    Vigil in the Night
    6.7
    • Mrs. Merchant - Prescott's Housekeeper (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • That Inferior Feeling (1940)
    That Inferior Feeling
    6.3
    Short
    • Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Jane Bryan and Paul Muni in We Are Not Alone (1939)
    We Are Not Alone
    7.1
    • Mrs. Patterson
    • 1939
  • David Niven and Loretta Young in Eternally Yours (1939)
    Eternally Yours
    5.7
    • Dowager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Basil Rathbone, Ida Lupino, and Alan Marshal in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    7.2
    • Mrs. Jameson
    • 1939
  • Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in The Women (1939)
    The Women
    7.7
    • Fat Woman
    • Society Woman (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mae Beatty
  • Born
    • June 4, 1880
    • Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Died
    • April 1, 1945
    • Covina, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Edward Lauri (born Edward James Lowe) actor)December 8, 1908 - January 9, 1919 (his death, 1 child)
  • Relatives
    • Maud Beatty(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage actress.
  • Publicity listings
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