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May Whitty
English actress (1865-1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dame May Whitty DBE (also known as Mary Louise Whitty; June 19, 1865 – May 29, 1948) was an English actress. She acted in many movies. She played Miss Froy in the 1938 comedy-thriller movie The Lady Vanishes. She also played Lady Beldon in Mrs. Miniver four years later; she received an Academy Award nomination for that performance.
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Whitty was born in Liverpool, England. She died in Beverly Hills, California from cancer at age eighty-two.
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