
Alma Taylor
From Wikipedia Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place. She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.
Known For
Credits
- 1958 ·A Night to Rememberas old woman who leaves her seat to a young mother on the lifeboat (uncredited)
- 1957 ·Blue Murder at St. Trinian'sas Prince Bruno's Mother
- 1956 ·The Man Who Knew Too Muchas Embassy Guest (uncredited)
- 1956 ·Lostas Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited)
- 1955 ·Stock Caras Nurse Sprott
- 1954 ·Lilacs in the Springas 1st Woman
- 1936 ·Everybody Danceas Rosemary Spurgeon
- 1935 ·Things Are Looking Upas Schoolmistress
- 1932 ·Bachelor's Babyas Aunt Mary
- 1931 ·Deadlockas Mrs. Tring
- 1929 ·Die stärkere Machtas
- 1929 ·The Hound of the Baskervillesas Mrs. Barrymore
- 1928 ·A South Sea Bubbleas Mary Ottery
- 1927 ·Quinneysas Susan Quinney
- 1927 ·The House of Marneyas
- 1924 ·Shadow of Egyptas Lilian Westcott
- 1923 ·Comin' Thro the Ryeas Helen Adair
- 1923 ·Mist in the Valleyas Margaret Yeoland/'Heather Moreland'
- 1921 ·Tansyas Tansy Firle
- 1921 ·Dollars in Surreyas
- 1921 ·The Narrow Valleyas Victoria
- 1920 ·Helen of Four Gatesas Helen
- 1920 ·Anna the Adventuressas Anna / Annabel Pelissier
- 1919 ·Broken in the Warsas Lady Dorothea
- 1918 ·The Leopard's Spotsas The Woman
- 1916 ·Molly Bawnas Eleanor Massareene
- 1916 ·Annie Laurieas Annie Laurie
- 1916 ·Comin' Thro' the Ryeas
- 1915 ·The Outrageas
- 1914 ·The Basiliskas
- 1914 ·Heart of Midlothianas Madge Wildfire
- 1914 ·An Engagement of Convenienceas The Typist
- 1913 ·David Copperfieldas Dora Spenlow
- 1912 ·Oliver Twistas Nancy
- 1912 ·Tilly in a Boarding Houseas Tilly
- 1912 ·I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Areas
- 1911 ·A Seaside Introductionas The Girl
- 1911 ·Tilly and the Fire Enginesas Tilly
- 1911 ·Tilly's Partyas Tilly
- 1911 ·When Tilly's Uncle Flirtedas Tilly
- 1911 ·Are We Down-Hearted?as
- 1910 ·Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Pooras Tilly