Alma Taylor
From Wikipedia Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 โ 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.
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- 1958 ยทA Night to Rememberas old woman who leaves her seat to a young mother on the lifeboat (uncredited)
- 1957 ยทBlue Murder at St. Trinian'sas Prince Bruno's Mother
- 1956 ยทThe Man Who Knew Too Muchas Embassy Guest (uncredited)
- 1956 ยทLostas Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited)
- 1955 ยทStock Caras Nurse Sprott
- 1954 ยทLilacs in the Springas 1st Woman
- 1936 ยทEverybody Danceas Rosemary Spurgeon
- 1935 ยทThings Are Looking Upas Schoolmistress
- 1932 ยทBachelor's Babyas Aunt Mary
- 1931 ยทDeadlockas Mrs. Tring
- 1929 ยทDie stรคrkere Machtas
- 1929 ยทThe Hound of the Baskervillesas Mrs. Barrymore
- 1928 ยทA South Sea Bubbleas Mary Ottery
- 1927 ยทQuinneysas Susan Quinney
- 1927 ยทThe House of Marneyas
- 1924 ยทShadow of Egyptas Lilian Westcott
- 1923 ยทComin' Thro the Ryeas Helen Adair
- 1923 ยทMist in the Valleyas Margaret Yeoland/'Heather Moreland'
- 1921 ยทTansyas Tansy Firle
- 1921 ยทDollars in Surreyas
- 1921 ยทThe Narrow Valleyas Victoria
- 1920 ยทHelen of Four Gatesas Helen
- 1920 ยทAnna the Adventuressas Anna / Annabel Pelissier
- 1919 ยทBroken in the Warsas Lady Dorothea
- 1918 ยทThe Leopard's Spotsas The Woman
- 1916 ยทAnnie Laurieas Annie Laurie
- 1916 ยทComin' Thro' the Ryeas
- 1915 ยทThe Outrageas
- 1914 ยทThe Basiliskas
- 1914 ยทHeart of Midlothianas Madge Wildfire
- 1914 ยทAn Engagement of Convenienceas The Typist
- 1913 ยทDavid Copperfieldas Dora Spenlow
- 1912 ยทOliver Twistas Nancy
- 1912 ยทTilly in a Boarding Houseas Tilly
- 1912 ยทI Do Like to Be Where the Girls Areas
- 1911 ยทA Seaside Introductionas The Girl
- 1911 ยทTilly and the Fire Enginesas Tilly
- 1911 ยทTilly's Partyas Tilly
- 1911 ยทWhen Tilly's Uncle Flirtedas Tilly
- 1911 ยทAre We Down-Hearted?as
- 1910 ยทTilly the Tomboy Visits the Pooras Tilly