Mary Forbes
Acting
108
Acting Credits
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 M...
Known For
Filmography
Houseboat
1958
as British Society Woman (uncredited)
Suspicion
1957
as Mrs. Merton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mrs. Herbert Winthrop
Les Miserables
1952
as Nun (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Aunt Martha
The Black Arrow
1948
as Nun (uncredited)
Ivy
1947
as Lady Crail (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Margaret (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
1947
as Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)
Cigarette Girl
1947
as Mrs. Halstead
The Exile
1947
as Second Court Lady
Terror by Night
1946
as Lady Margaret Carstairs
Lady on a Train
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Queen Mother Elena
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945
as Lady Agatha
I'll Remember April
1945
as Mrs. Barrington
Tender Comrade
1944
as Jo's Mother (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Dame Dunne Hartley
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pettibone
Jane Eyre
1943
as Mrs. Eshton
Mr. Lucky
1943
as War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Almost Married
1942
as Mrs. Marvin
Klondike Fury
1942
as Mrs. Langton
Twin Beds
1942
The Great Impersonation
1942
as Lady Leslie Clayfair
This Above All
1942
as Vicar's Wife
Nothing but the Truth
1941
as Mrs. Ralston
Back Street
1941
as Mrs. Williams
Blame It on Love
1940
as Mrs. Wadsworth
Laddie
1940
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
South of Suez
1940
as Mrs. Putnam
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Florian
1940
as Grandmother
Private Affairs
1940
as Mrs. Stanley
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Lady Conyngham
Outside These Walls
1939
as Gertrude Bishop
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Mrs. Randolph
Risky Business
1939
as Mrs. Jameson
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Mrs. Gaynes
Fast and Loose
1939
as Mrs. Torrent
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Mrs. Withers
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)
Ninotchka
1939
as Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Lady Hilda (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mrs. Anthony Kirby
Always Goodbye
1938
as Aunt Martha Marshall
Everybody Sing
1938
as Miss Colvin
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Mrs. Hanson
Outside of Paradise
1938
as Mrs. Stonewall
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
1938
as Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937
as Mrs. Vance
The Life of the Party
1937
as Mrs. Saunders
Women of Glamour
1937
as Mrs. Stark
Another Dawn
1937
as Mrs. Lydia Benton
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
as Mrs. MacMonachie
Stage Door
1937
as Cast of Stage Play
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as Concert Hall Patron
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
The White Angel
1936
as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
Wedding Present
1936
as Mrs. Dodacker
Laddie
1935
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
Les Misérables
1935
as Mlle. Baptiseme
Roberta
1935
as (uncredited)
Captain Blood
1935
as Mrs. Steed
Rendezvous
1935
as Lady Cavendish (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
as Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Lady Holloway
Stranded
1935
as Grace Dean (uncredited)
Anna Karenina
1935
as Princess Sorokina
Dizzy Dames
1935
as Mrs. Stokes
She Was a Lady
1934
as Lady Diana Vane
British Agent
1934
as Lady Catherine Trehearne
You Can't Buy Everything
1934
as Kate Farley
A Lost Lady
1934
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
Blind Date
1934
as Mrs. Hartwell
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Mrs. Kelsey
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Mrs. Travis
We Live Again
1934
as Mrs. Kortchagin
Shock
1934
as Lady Heatherly
Sadie McKee
1934
as Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Mrs. Middleton
Cavalcade
1933
as Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Miss Van Campen
The Silent Witness
1932
as Lady Howard
Vanity Fair
1932
as Mrs. Sedley
The Man Who Came Back
1931
as Mrs. Gaynes
Chances
1931
as Mrs. Ingleside
Working Girls
1931
as Mrs. Johnstone
Born to Love
1931
as The Duchess (uncredited)
The Brat
1931
as Mrs. Forester
East Is West
1930
as Mrs. Benson
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Mrs. Anna Shenstone
The Devil to Pay!
1930
as Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
So This Is London
1930
as Lady Worthing
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Actress (uncredited)
Holiday
1930
as Mrs. Pritchard Ames (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1929
as Mrs. Ferguson
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Mrs. Cromwell
The Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Lady Alice Crosby
Her Private Life
1929
as Ladu Wildering
Women Who Win
1919
The Lady Clare
1919
as Lady Julia Medwin
The Woman's Portion
1918
as Lizzie