May McAvoy
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1899-09-06
- Died
- 1984-04-26
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer.
McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in 1917. After appearing in more than three dozen films, she co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur, released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectacular productions of the silent movie era.
Although her voice was not heard in The Jazz Singer, McAvoy did speak in several other films, including the second "all-talkie" released by Warner Brothers, The Terror, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth and co-starred Conrad Nagel.
For years a rumor circulated that McAvoy retired from the screen at the transition to sound films because of a lisp or speech impediment. In truth, she married the treasurer of United Artists, who asked her not to work.
Known For
Movies (76)
Ben-Hur
1959
as Woman in crowd (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Mary Dale
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Mystery Street
1950
as Nurse (uncredited)
Executive Suite
1954
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Esther
Dulcy
1940
as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
Rio Rita
1942
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Terror
1928
as Olga Redmayne
Tarnish
1924
as Letitia Tevis
Clarence
1922
as Cora Wheeler
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Laura Pennington
Slightly Used
1927
as Cynthia Martin
The Savage
1926
as Ysabel Atwater
Irish Hearts
1927
as Sheila
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Middle Telephone Operator
Love Crazy
1941
as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
1948
as Woman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Wife (uncredited)
Only 38
1923
as Lucy Stanley
Main Street on the March!
1941
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
Hollywood
1923
as May McAvoy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Saleslady
Three Women
1924
as Jeannie Wilton
1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Nurse
A Reno Divorce
1927
as Carla
West of the Water Tower
1924
as Bee Chew
Lady Windermere's Fan
1925
as Lady Windermere
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
as (uncredited)
My Husband's Other Wife
1920
as Nettie Bryson
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Dowager (uncredited)
The Lion and the Mouse
1928
as Shirley Ross
The Little Snob
1928
as May Banks
Whispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
The Bedroom Window
1924
as Ruth Martin
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
Sucker List
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
Grumpy
1923
as Virginia Bullivant
Her Reputation
1923
as Jacqueline Lanier
Kick In
1922
as Myrtle
A Homespun Vamp
1922
as Meg Mackenzie
Morals
1921
as Carlotta Carlotta
No Defense
1929
as Ruth Harper
Through a Glass Window
1922
as Jenny Martin
Born to Sing
1942
as (uncredited)
Caught in the Fog
1928
as The Girl
The Mad Whirl
1925
as Cathleen Gillis
I'll Say So
1918
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
Mr. Blabbermouth!
1942
Matinee Ladies
1927
as Sallie Smith
The Sporting Duchess
1920
as Mary Aylmer
The Truth About Husbands
1920
as Leslie Brownell
Ringside Maisie
1941
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
Movie Pests
1944
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
Tessie
1925
as Tessie
My Old Dutch
1926
as Sal Gratton
If I Were Single
1927
as May Howard
The Passionate Quest
1926
The Fire Brigade
1926
as Helen Corwin
The Woman Under Oath
1919
as Edith Norton
The Top of New York
1922
as Hilda O'Shaunnessey
Gareth Hughes
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Stolen Kisses
1929
as May Lambert
The Forbidden Valley
1920
as Morning Glory
The Devil's Garden
1920
as Norah
A Virginia Courtship
1921
as Prudence Fairfax
Sentimental Tommy
1921
as Grizel
A Perfect Lady
1918
as Claire Higgins
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1919
as Australy Wiggs
The Way of a Woman
1919
as Grace Lee
A Private Scandal
1921
as Jeanne Millett
To Hell with the Kaiser!
1918
as Wounded Girl
The Road to Glory
1926
as Judith Allen
The House of the Tolling Bell
1920
as Lucy Atheron
About May McAvoy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in 1917. After appearing in more than three dozen films, she co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur, released by MGM. The feature-l… With 76 credits spanning from 1918 to 2000, May McAvoy has appeared in 76 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Jazz Singer (1927) — as Mary Dale
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- Executive Suite (1954) — as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
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