May McAvoy
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Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday6 September 1899
Died26 April 1984 (age 84)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits77
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in 1917. After appearing in more than three dozen films, she co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur, released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectac…
Gareth Hughes
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur
1959 · Woman in crowd (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Nurse (uncredited)
Executive Suite
1954 · Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Mystery Street
1950 · Nurse (uncredited)
The Yellow Cab Man
1950 · (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
1948 · Woman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Wife (uncredited)
Movie Pests
1944 · Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · Dowager (uncredited)
Mr. Blabbermouth!
1942
Rio Rita
1942 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Born to Sing
1942 · (uncredited)
Main Street on the March!
1941 · Window Shopper (uncredited)
Ringside Maisie
1941 · 1st Nurse (uncredited)
Sucker List
1941 · Secretary (uncredited)
Love Crazy
1941 · Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
1941 · Nurse
Whispers
1941 · Gossip (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dulcy
1940 · Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
1940 · Middle Telephone Operator
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Saleslady
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 · Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
No Defense
1929 · Ruth Harper
Stolen Kisses
1929 · May Lambert
The Terror
1928 · Olga Redmayne
Caught in the Fog
1928 · The Girl
The Lion and the Mouse
1928 · Shirley Ross
The Little Snob
1928 · May Banks
If I Were Single
1927 · May Howard
A Reno Divorce
1927 · Carla
The Jazz Singer
1927 · Mary Dale
Slightly Used
1927 · Cynthia Martin
Irish Hearts
1927 · Sheila
Matinee Ladies
1927 · Sallie Smith
The Fire Brigade
1926 · Helen Corwin
The Savage
1926 · Ysabel Atwater
The Passionate Quest
1926
My Old Dutch
1926 · Sal Gratton
The Road to Glory
1926 · Judith Allen
Lady Windermere's Fan
1925 · Lady Windermere
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Esther
Tessie
1925 · Tessie
The Mad Whirl
1925 · Cathleen Gillis
Three Women
1924 · Jeannie Wilton
Tarnish
1924 · Letitia Tevis
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