Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Acting

Birthday

1882/12/30

Day of death

1974/07/22 (91 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK

Also know as

Ethel Louise Young

Biography

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 M...Read more

Acting
Theodora Goes Wild
6.6

(1936) Theodora Goes Wild

as Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)

Terror by Night
6.6

(1946) Terror by Night

as Lady Margaret Carstairs

Laddie
0.0

(1935) Laddie

as Mrs. Anna Pryor

Almost Married
0.0

(1942) Almost Married

as Mrs. Marvin

A Farewell to Arms
6.2

(1932) A Farewell to Arms

as Miss Van Campen

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
6.7

(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Mrs. Bel-Goodie

The Awful Truth
7.2

(1937) The Awful Truth

as Mrs. Vance

Bombshell
6.5

(1933) Bombshell

as Mrs. Middleton

Les Misérables
7.2

(1935) Les Misérables

as Mlle. Baptiseme

Roberta
7.0

(1935) Roberta

as ---

She Was a Lady
0.0

(1934) She Was a Lady

as Lady Diana Vane

Captain Blood
7.2

(1935) Captain Blood

as Mrs. Steed

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6.9

(1939) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as Lady Conyngham

British Agent
5.5

(1934) British Agent

as Lady Catherine Trehearne

Tender Comrade
6.3

(1944) Tender Comrade

as Jo's Mother (uncredited)

The Trespasser
6.7

(1929) The Trespasser

as Mrs. Ferguson

Outside These Walls
7.5

(1939) Outside These Walls

as Gertrude Bishop

Sunny Side Up
7.3

(1929) Sunny Side Up

as Mrs. Cromwell

Nothing But the Truth
7.1

(1941) Nothing But the Truth

as Mrs. Ralston

Rendezvous
4.8

(1935) Rendezvous

as Lady Cavendish (uncredited)

Les Miserables
5.4

(1952) Les Miserables

as Nun (uncredited)

Back Street
7.2

(1941) Back Street

as Mrs. Williams

The Thirteenth Chair
4.9

(1929) The Thirteenth Chair

as Lady Alice Crosby

Houseboat
6.3

(1958) Houseboat

as British Society Woman (uncredited)

The Man Who Came Back
3.5

(1931) The Man Who Came Back

as Mrs. Gaynes

East Is West
4.0

(1930) East Is West

as Mrs. Benson

Always Goodbye
6.8

(1938) Always Goodbye

as Aunt Martha Marshall

You Can't Buy Everything
7.0

(1934) You Can't Buy Everything

as Kate Farley

Lady on a Train
6.5

(1945) Lady on a Train

as ---

Chances
7.0

(1931) Chances

as Mrs. Ingleside

The Sun Never Sets
4.8

(1939) The Sun Never Sets

as Mrs. Randolph

A Lost Lady
6.1

(1934) A Lost Lady

as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)

0.0

(1918) The Woman's Portion

as Lizzie

Two Tickets to London
6.0

(1943) Two Tickets to London

as Dame Dunne Hartley

Working Girls
6.8

(1931) Working Girls

as Mrs. Johnstone

Everybody Sing
4.7

(1938) Everybody Sing

as Miss Colvin

Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2

(1938) Three Loves Has Nancy

as Mrs. Hanson

Outside of Paradise
0.0

(1938) Outside of Paradise

as Mrs. Stonewall

Strictly Unconventional
3.5

(1930) Strictly Unconventional

as Mrs. Anna Shenstone

Blind Date
7.0

(1934) Blind Date

as Mrs. Hartwell

Blame It on Love
2.5

(1940) Blame It on Love

as Mrs. Wadsworth

Ivy
6.8

(1947) Ivy

as Lady Crail (uncredited)

Risky Business
6.0

(1939) Risky Business

as Mrs. Jameson

Most Precious Thing in Life
5.2

(1934) Most Precious Thing in Life

as Mrs. Kelsey

0.0

(1919) Women Who Win

as ---

Laddie
6.0

(1940) Laddie

as Mrs. Anna Pryor

The Life of the Party
5.2

(1937) The Life of the Party

as Mrs. Saunders

Two Heads on a Pillow
0.0

(1934) Two Heads on a Pillow

as Mrs. Caroline Devonshire

Happiness Ahead
6.0

(1934) Happiness Ahead

as Mrs. Travis

The Devil to Pay!
6.0

(1930) The Devil to Pay!

as Mrs. Hope (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade
5.1

(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade

as Mrs. Gaynes

South of Suez
5.0

(1940) South of Suez

as Mrs. Putnam

The White Angel
8.0

(1936) The White Angel

as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)

Born to Love
5.0

(1931) Born to Love

as The Duchess (uncredited)

Fast and Loose
5.6

(1939) Fast and Loose

as Mrs. Torrent

Three Smart Girls Grow Up
7.3

(1939) Three Smart Girls Grow Up

as Mrs. Withers

These Glamour Girls
5.5

(1939) These Glamour Girls

as Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)

We Live Again
6.5

(1934) We Live Again

as Mrs. Kortchagin

The Perfect Gentleman
4.5

(1935) The Perfect Gentleman

as Lady Clyffe-Pembrook

Ninotchka
7.5

(1939) Ninotchka

as Lady Lavenham (uncredited)

Cavalcade
5.5

(1933) Cavalcade

as Duchess of Churt (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out
7.0

(1947) The Judge Steps Out

as Margaret (uncredited)

Women of Glamour
5.0

(1937) Women of Glamour

as Mrs. Stark

Another Dawn
6.2

(1937) Another Dawn

as Mrs. Lydia Benton

Shock
6.0

(1934) Shock

as Lady Heatherly

All This, and Heaven Too
7.2

(1940) All This, and Heaven Too

as Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)

The Silent Witness
5.5

(1932) The Silent Witness

as Lady Howard

The Brat
5.6

(1931) The Brat

as Mrs. Forester

It Had to Be You
6.5

(1947) It Had to Be You

as Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)

Florian
1.0

(1940) Florian

as Grandmother

Dangerous Blondes
6.0

(1943) Dangerous Blondes

as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)

Klondike Fury
3.9

(1942) Klondike Fury

as Mrs. Langton

Wee Willie Winkie
6.5

(1937) Wee Willie Winkie

as Mrs. MacMonachie

Wedding Present
6.5

(1936) Wedding Present

as Mrs. Dodacker

Earl Carroll Vanities
5.0

(1945) Earl Carroll Vanities

as Queen Mother Elena

Cigarette Girl
0.0

(1947) Cigarette Girl

as Mrs. Halstead

Vanity Fair
5.5

(1932) Vanity Fair

as Mrs. Sedley

I Stole a Million
6.0

(1939) I Stole a Million

as Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)

Twin Beds
2.7

(1942) Twin Beds

as ---

The Great Impersonation
5.8

(1942) The Great Impersonation

as Lady Leslie Clayfair

The Widow from Monte Carlo
5.0

(1935) The Widow from Monte Carlo

as Lady Holloway

Stranded
5.8

(1935) Stranded

as Grace Dean (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray
7.1

(1945) The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Lady Agatha

What Do You Think? (Number Three)
6.0

(1938) What Do You Think? (Number Three)

as Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.7

(1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as Mrs. Pettibone

So This Is London
7.0

(1930) So This Is London

as Lady Worthing

Jane Eyre
6.9

(1943) Jane Eyre

as Mrs. Eshton

Mr. Lucky
6.9

(1943) Mr. Lucky

as War Relief Worker (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris
6.1

(1938) The Rage of Paris

as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)

The Exile
6.1

(1947) The Exile

as Second Court Lady

Stage Door
7.0

(1937) Stage Door

as Cast of Stage Play

Abraham Lincoln
5.4

(1930) Abraham Lincoln

as Actress (uncredited)

Anna Karenina
6.6

(1935) Anna Karenina

as ---

I'll Remember April
4.0

(1945) I'll Remember April

as Mrs. Barrington

Private Affairs
0.0

(1940) Private Affairs

as Mrs. Stanley

Her Private Life
1.0

(1929) Her Private Life

as Ladu Wildering

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.5

(1948) You Gotta Stay Happy

as Aunt Martha

This Above All
6.6

(1942) This Above All

as Vicar's Wife

One Hundred Men and a Girl
6.4

(1937) One Hundred Men and a Girl

as Concert Hall Patron

Dizzy Dames
6.0

(1935) Dizzy Dames

as Mrs. Stokes

The Ice Follies of 1939
5.6

(1939) The Ice Follies of 1939

as Lady Hilda

Holiday
6.2

(1930) Holiday

as Mrs. Pritchard Ames (uncredited)

Sadie McKee
7.0

(1934) Sadie McKee

as Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)

The Lady Clare
0.0

(1919) The Lady Clare

as Lady Julia Medwin

The Black Arrow
5.2

(1948) The Black Arrow

as Nun (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mrs. Herbert Winthrop

Suspicion
5.9

(1957) Suspicion

as Mrs. Merton