May Beatty(1880-1945)

Actress

May Beatty was born on 4 June 1880 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1940), I Wake Up Screaming (1941) and Mad Love (1935). She was married to Edward Lauri (born Edward James Lowe) actor). She died on 1 April 1945 in Covina, California, USA.

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Known for

Pride and Prejudice

7.4

Mrs. Philips

1940

I Wake Up Screaming

7.2

Lady Handel(as Mae Beatty)

1941

Mad Love

7.2

Françoise - Gogol's Housekeeper

1935

Becky Sharp

5.8

Briggs

1935

Credits

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Actress

Lassie Come Home
7.1
- Heavy Woman (uncredited)
- 1943
The Crystal Ball
6.5
- Dowager (uncredited)
- 1943
Forever and a Day
6.9
- Wartime Londoner Cook
- 1943
This Above All
6.6
- Tea Shop Customer (uncredited)
- 1942
I Wake Up Screaming
7.2
- Lady Handel (as Mae Beatty)
- 1941
Dressed to Kill
6.4
- Phyllis Lathrop
- 1941
Pride and Prejudice
7.4
- Mrs. Philips
- 1940
Queen of the Mob
6.4
- Ellen - Mrs. Sturgis' Maid (uncredited)
- 1940
My Son, My Son!
6.4
- Annie
- 1940
Vigil in the Night
6.7
- Mrs. Merchant - Prescott's Housekeeper (uncredited)
- 1940
That Inferior Feeling
6.3
Short
- Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
- 1940
We Are Not Alone
7.1
- Mrs. Patterson
- 1939
Eternally Yours
5.7
- Dowager (uncredited)
- 1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
7.2
- Mrs. Jameson
- 1939
The Women
7.7
- Fat Woman
- Society Woman (uncredited)
- 1939

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Mae Beatty
Born
- June 4, 1880
- Christchurch, New Zealand
Died
- April 1, 1945
- Covina, California, USA
Spouse
- Edward Lauri (born Edward James Lowe) actor)December 8, 1908 - January 9, 1919 (his death, 1 child)
Relatives
- Maud Beatty(Sibling)
Other works
Stage actress.
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
Diminutive blonde actress, the daughter of a hotelier and theatre manager. First acted on stage as a child during the 1890's with the Pollard Opera Company. She had a penchant for musical comedy and later performed in Australia and England at music halls and variety theatres, often in tandem with the comedian Edward Lauri. She toured Australia and New Zealand again between 1922 and 1929, the following year moving to Hollywood. There, she played character roles in films right up until her death.