
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 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. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1943, with one of her character references being Lucile Webster Gleason, actress and wife of actor James Gleason.
Known For
Credits
- 1958 ·Houseboatas British Society Woman (uncredited)
- 1957 ·Suspicionas Mrs. Merton
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Mrs. Herbert Winthrop
- 1952 ·Les Miserablesas Nun (uncredited)
- 1948 ·You Gotta Stay Happyas Aunt Martha
- 1948 ·The Black Arrowas Nun (uncredited)
- 1947 ·The Judge Steps Outas Margaret (uncredited)
- 1947 ·It Had to Be Youas Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)
- 1947 ·The Exileas Second Court Lady
- 1947 ·Ivyas Lady Crail (uncredited)
- 1947 ·Cigarette Girlas Mrs. Halstead
- 1946 ·Terror by Nightas Lady Margaret Carstairs
- 1945 ·Lady on a Trainas
- 1945 ·Earl Carroll Vanitiesas Queen Mother Elena
- 1945 ·I'll Remember Aprilas Mrs. Barrington
- 1945 ·The Picture of Dorian Grayas Lady Agatha
- 1944 ·Tender Comradeas Jo's Mother (uncredited)
- 1943 ·Jane Eyreas Mrs. Eshton
- 1943 ·Dangerous Blondesas Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
- 1943 ·Mr. Luckyas War Relief Worker (uncredited)
- 1943 ·Two Tickets to Londonas Dame Dunne Hartley
- 1943 ·Sherlock Holmes in Washingtonas Mrs. Pettibone
- 1942 ·The Great Impersonationas Lady Leslie Clayfair
- 1942 ·Almost Marriedas Mrs. Marvin
- 1942 ·This Above Allas Vicar's Wife
- 1942 ·Twin Bedsas
- 1942 ·Klondike Furyas Mrs. Langton
- 1941 ·Nothing But the Truthas Mrs. Ralston
- 1941 ·Back Streetas Mrs. Williams
- 1940 ·South of Suezas Mrs. Putnam
- 1940 ·All This, and Heaven Tooas Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
- 1940 ·Private Affairsas Mrs. Stanley
- 1940 ·Blame It on Loveas Mrs. Wadsworth
- 1940 ·Florianas Grandmother
- 1940 ·Laddieas Mrs. Anna Pryor
- 1939 ·Ninotchkaas Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
- 1939 ·Hollywood Cavalcadeas Mrs. Gaynes
- 1939 ·The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesas Lady Conyngham
- 1939 ·These Glamour Girlsas Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)
- 1939 ·I Stole a Millionas Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
- 1939 ·The Sun Never Setsas Mrs. Randolph
- 1939 ·Outside These Wallsas Gertrude Bishop
- 1939 ·Three Smart Girls Grow Upas Mrs. Withers
- 1939 ·The Ice Follies of 1939as Lady Hilda (uncredited)
- 1939 ·Risky Businessas Mrs. Jameson
- 1939 ·Fast and Looseas Mrs. Torrent
- 1939 ·You Can't Cheat an Honest Manas Mrs. Bel-Goodie
- 1938 ·Three Loves Has Nancyas Mrs. Hanson
- 1938 ·You Can't Take It with Youas Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby
- 1938 ·Always Goodbyeas Aunt Martha Marshall
- 1938 ·The Rage of Parisas Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
- 1938 ·Outside of Paradiseas Mrs. Stonewall
- 1938 ·What Do You Think? (Number Three)as Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
- 1938 ·Everybody Singas Miss Colvin
- 1937 ·The Awful Truthas Mrs. Vance
- 1937 ·Stage Dooras Cast of Stage Play
- 1937 ·One Hundred Men and a Girlas Concert Hall Patron
- 1937 ·The Life of the Partyas Mrs. Saunders
- 1937 ·Wee Willie Winkieas Mrs. MacMonachie
- 1937 ·Another Dawnas Mrs. Lydia Benton
- 1937 ·Women of Glamouras Mrs. Stark
- 1936 ·Theodora Goes Wildas Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
- 1936 ·Wedding Presentas Mrs. Dodacker
- 1936 ·The White Angelas Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
- 1935 ·Captain Bloodas Mrs. Steed
- 1935 ·The Widow from Monte Carloas Lady Holloway
- 1935 ·The Perfect Gentlemanas Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
- 1935 ·Rendezvousas Lady Cavendish (uncredited)
- 1935 ·Anna Kareninaas
- 1935 ·Strandedas Grace Dean (uncredited)
- 1935 ·Dizzy Damesas Mrs. Stokes
- 1935 ·Les Misérablesas Mlle. Baptiseme
- 1935 ·Laddieas Mrs. Anna Pryor
- 1935 ·Robertaas
- 1934 ·We Live Againas Mrs. Kortchagin
- 1934 ·Happiness Aheadas Mrs. Travis
- 1934 ·Two Heads on a Pillowas Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
- 1934 ·A Lost Ladyas Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
- 1934 ·British Agentas Lady Catherine Trehearne
- 1934 ·She Was a Ladyas Lady Diana Vane
- 1934 ·Blind Dateas Mrs. Hartwell
- 1934 ·Shockas Lady Heatherly
- 1934 ·Most Precious Thing in Lifeas Mrs. Kelsey
- 1934 ·Sadie McKeeas Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)
- 1934 ·You Can't Buy Everythingas Kate Farley
- 1933 ·Bombshellas Mrs. Middleton
- 1933 ·Cavalcadeas Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
- 1932 ·A Farewell to Armsas Miss Van Campen
- 1932 ·Vanity Fairas Mrs. Sedley
- 1932 ·The Silent Witnessas Lady Howard
- 1931 ·Working Girlsas Mrs. Johnstone
- 1931 ·The Bratas Mrs. Forester
- 1931 ·Chancesas Mrs. Ingleside
- 1931 ·Born to Loveas The Duchess (uncredited)
- 1931 ·The Man Who Came Backas Mrs. Gaynes
- 1930 ·The Devil to Pay!as Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
- 1930 ·Abraham Lincolnas Actress (uncredited)
- 1930 ·East Is Westas Mrs. Benson
- 1930 ·Holidayas Mrs. Pritchard Ames (uncredited)
- 1930 ·So This Is Londonas Lady Worthing
- 1930 ·Strictly Unconventionalas Mrs. Anna Shenstone
- 1929 ·Sunny Side Upas Mrs. Cromwell
- 1929 ·The Trespasseras Mrs. Ferguson
- 1929 ·The Thirteenth Chairas Lady Alice Crosby
- 1929 ·Her Private Lifeas Ladu Wildering
- 1919 ·Women Who Winas
- 1919 ·The Lady Clareas Lady Julia Medwin
- 1918 ·The Woman's Portionas Lizzie