May McAvoy

May McAvoy

Acting

Birthday

1899/09/06

Day of death

1984/04/26 (84 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

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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 pr...Read more

Acting
The Jazz Singer
6.1

(1927) The Jazz Singer

as Mary Dale

Love Crazy
7.1

(1941) Love Crazy

as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

(1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Esther

Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8

(1940) Third Finger, Left Hand

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Two Girls and a Sailor
5.7

(1944) Two Girls and a Sailor

as Dowager (uncredited)

A Homespun Vamp
0.0

(1922) A Homespun Vamp

as Meg Mackenzie

Clarence
0.0

(1922) Clarence

as Cora Wheeler

Hollywood
7.0

(1923) Hollywood

as May McAvoy

Lady Windermere's Fan
6.8

(1925) Lady Windermere's Fan

as Lady Windermere

The Bedroom Window
0.0

(1924) The Bedroom Window

as Ruth Martin

The Fire Brigade
3.5

(1926) The Fire Brigade

as Helen Corwin

Irish Hearts
0.0

(1927) Irish Hearts

as Sheila

Three Women
3.5

(1924) Three Women

as Jeannie Wilton

The Yellow Cab Man
6.3

(1950) The Yellow Cab Man

as (uncredited)

The Mad Whirl
6.2

(1925) The Mad Whirl

as Cathleen Gillis

A Trip to Paramountown
7.3

(1922) A Trip to Paramountown

as Self

I'll Say So
0.0

(1918) I'll Say So

as ---

Morals
0.0

(1921) Morals

as Carlotta Carlotta

Only 38
0.0

(1923) Only 38

as Lucy Stanley

0.0

(2000) Gareth Hughes

as Self (archive footage)

A Perfect Lady
0.0

(1918) A Perfect Lady

as Claire Higgins

The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3

(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful

as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

A Private Scandal
0.0

(1921) A Private Scandal

as Jeanne Millett

The Devil's Garden
0.0

(1920) The Devil's Garden

as Norah

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.5

(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Saleslady

Her Reputation
0.0

(1923) Her Reputation

as Jacqueline Lanier

Two Girls on Broadway
6.8

(1940) Two Girls on Broadway

as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)

Ben-Hur
7.9

(1959) Ben-Hur

as Woman in crowd (uncredited)

My Old Dutch
0.0

(1926) My Old Dutch

as Sal Gratton

The Truth About Husbands
0.0

(1920) The Truth About Husbands

as Leslie Brownell

The Savage
0.0

(1926) The Savage

as Ysabel Atwater

A Reno Divorce
0.0

(1927) A Reno Divorce

as Carla

The Little Snob
0.0

(1928) The Little Snob

as May Banks

Phantom Raiders
6.1

(1940) Phantom Raiders

as Middle Telephone Operator

Movie Pests
5.6

(1944) Movie Pests

as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)

The Road to Glory
6.0

(1926) The Road to Glory

as Judith Allen

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
5.0

(1919) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Australy Wiggs

Ringside Maisie
7.0

(1941) Ringside Maisie

as 1st Nurse (uncredited)

The Way of a Woman
0.0

(1919) The Way of a Woman

as Grace Lee

The Enchanted Cottage
6.5

(1924) The Enchanted Cottage

as Laura Pennington

Dulcy
5.8

(1940) Dulcy

as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)

Born to Sing
5.0

(1942) Born to Sing

as (uncredited)

Luxury Liner
5.2

(1948) Luxury Liner

as Woman (uncredited)

The Lion and the Mouse
0.0

(1928) The Lion and the Mouse

as Shirley Ross

Caught in the Fog
0.0

(1928) Caught in the Fog

as The Girl

The Terror
6.0

(1928) The Terror

as Olga Redmayne

Stolen Kisses
5.0

(1929) Stolen Kisses

as May Lambert

No Defense
0.0

(1929) No Defense

as Ruth Harper

Sentimental Tommy
4.0

(1921) Sentimental Tommy

as Grizel

The Woman Under Oath
5.0

(1919) The Woman Under Oath

as Edith Norton

Mystery Street
6.8

(1950) Mystery Street

as Nurse (uncredited)

Slightly Used
0.0

(1927) Slightly Used

as Cynthia Martin

0.0

(1941) Whispers

as Gossip (uncredited)

Main Street on the March!
5.4

(1941) Main Street on the March!

as Window Shopper (uncredited)

Mr. Blabbermouth!
4.6

(1942) Mr. Blabbermouth!

as ---

Tarnish
0.0

(1924) Tarnish

as Letitia Tevis

The Passionate Quest
0.0

(1926) The Passionate Quest

as ---

If I Were Single
0.0

(1927) If I Were Single

as May Howard

Kick In
0.0

(1922) Kick In

as Myrtle

Sucker List
6.0

(1941) Sucker List

as Secretary (uncredited)

Rio Rita
5.8

(1942) Rio Rita

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

The Top of New York
0.0

(1922) The Top of New York

as Hilda O'Shaunnessey

1-2-3-Go!
6.7

(1941) 1-2-3-Go!

as Nurse

West of the Water Tower
0.0

(1924) West of the Water Tower

as Bee Chew

0.0

(1925) Tessie

as Tessie