Mary Forbes
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1882-12-30
- Died
- 1974-07-22
- Place of birth
- Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK
- Also known as
- Ethel Louise Young
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958.
Forbes was born in Hornsey, England.
She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913.
She took over management of the Ambassadors Theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in Britain and America before her appearances in Hollywood films. Two of her three children by her first marriage in the first quarter of 1904 to Ernest J. Taylor, Ralph and Dorothy Brenda, known as Brenda, were also actors. The middle child of the three, Phyllis Mary Taylor, was not in the acting business. Her second husband was British actor Charles Quartermaine, who married in 1925; the union ended in divorce. She married her third husband, Wesley Wall, an American businessman, in 1935; the couple remained married until her death in 1974.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (106)
Houseboat
1958
as British Society Woman (uncredited)
Roberta
1935
as (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
1943
as Mrs. Eshton
Cavalcade
1933
as Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
Private Affairs
1940
as Mrs. Stanley
Rendezvous
1935
as Lady Cavendish (uncredited)
Everybody Sing
1938
as Miss Colvin
British Agent
1934
as Lady Catherine Trehearne
Working Girls
1931
as Mrs. Johnstone
Ninotchka
1939
as Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Holiday
1930
as Mrs. Pritchard Ames (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1929
as Mrs. Ferguson
Florian
1940
as Grandmother
Les Misérables
1935
as Mlle. Baptiseme
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Lady Agatha
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mrs. Anthony Kirby
Captain Blood
1935
as Mrs. Steed
A Lost Lady
1934
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
Cigarette Girl
1947
as Mrs. Halstead
Mr. Lucky
1943
as War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Stage Door
1937
as Cast of Stage Play
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Mrs. Gaynes
Always Goodbye
1938
as Aunt Martha Marshall
Anna Karenina
1935
as Princess Sorokina
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Lady Conyngham
Les Miserables
1952
as Nun (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Miss Van Campen
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Actress (uncredited)
The Brat
1931
as Mrs. Forester
The Awful Truth
1937
as Mrs. Vance
Women of Glamour
1937
as Mrs. Stark
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Mrs. Hanson
The Devil to Pay!
1930
as Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
Stranded
1935
as Grace Dean (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Mrs. Middleton
Vanity Fair
1932
as Mrs. Sedley
The Black Arrow
1948
as Nun (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
1939
as Mrs. Torrent
This Above All
1942
as Vicar's Wife
Terror by Night
1946
as Lady Margaret Carstairs
The White Angel
1936
as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
Back Street
1941
as Mrs. Williams
Nothing but the Truth
1941
as Mrs. Ralston
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Mrs. Withers
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Mrs. Randolph
Sadie McKee
1934
as Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
as Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
I Stole a Million
1939
as Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
Tender Comrade
1944
as Jo's Mother (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Lady Alice Crosby
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Mrs. Travis
Blind Date
1934
as Mrs. Hartwell
Ivy
1947
as Lady Crail (uncredited)
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
as Mrs. MacMonachie
Chances
1931
as Mrs. Ingleside
Wedding Present
1936
as Mrs. Dodacker
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Dame Dunne Hartley
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Aunt Martha
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pettibone
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Mrs. Kelsey
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Queen Mother Elena
It Had to Be You
1947
as Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
1942
as Lady Leslie Clayfair
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Margaret (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
Risky Business
1939
as Mrs. Jameson
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as Concert Hall Patron
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Lady Hilda (uncredited)
The Exile
1947
as Second Court Lady
Lady on a Train
1945
Laddie
1940
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Mrs. Cromwell
Shock
1934
as Lady Heatherly
So This Is London
1930
as Lady Worthing
Twin Beds
1942
The Man Who Came Back
1931
as Mrs. Gaynes
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Lady Holloway
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
Another Dawn
1937
as Mrs. Lydia Benton
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Mrs. Anna Shenstone
Laddie
1935
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
South of Suez
1940
as Mrs. Putnam
The Silent Witness
1932
as Lady Howard
She Was a Lady
1934
as Lady Diana Vane
We Live Again
1934
as Mrs. Kortchagin
Her Private Life
1929
as Ladu Wildering
Born to Love
1931
as The Duchess (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Everything
1934
as Kate Farley
The Life of the Party
1937
as Mrs. Saunders
Klondike Fury
1942
as Mrs. Langton
Outside These Walls
1939
as Gertrude Bishop
East Is West
1930
as Mrs. Benson
Almost Married
1942
as Mrs. Marvin
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
1938
as Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
I'll Remember April
1945
as Mrs. Barrington
Dizzy Dames
1935
as Mrs. Stokes
Blame It on Love
1940
as Mrs. Wadsworth
Outside of Paradise
1938
as Mrs. Stonewall
Women Who Win
1919
The Lady Clare
1919
as Lady Julia Medwin
The Woman's Portion
1918
as Lizzie
About Mary Forbes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. Forbes was born in Hornsey, England. She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913. She took over manag… With 108 credits spanning from 1918 to 1958, Mary Forbes has appeared in 106 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Houseboat (1958) — as British Society Woman (uncredited)
- Roberta (1935) — as (uncredited)
- Jane Eyre (1943) — as Mrs. Eshton
- Cavalcade (1933) — as Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
- Dangerous Blondes (1943) — as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
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