Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1879-12-30
Deathday: 1974-07-22 (94 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 103

Movies 101

TV Shows 2

British Society Woman (uncredited)
Houseboat

Houseboat (1958)

Movie
2
Mrs. Merton
Suspicion

Suspicion (1957)

TV
Mrs. Herbert Winthrop
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Nun (uncredited)
Les Miserables

Les Miserables (1952)

Movie
Aunt Martha
You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)

Movie
Margaret (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

Movie
Second Court Lady
The Exile

The Exile (1947)

Movie
Lady Crail (uncredited)
Ivy

Ivy (1947)

Movie
7.5
Mrs. Halstead
Cigarette Girl

Cigarette Girl (1947)

Movie
Lady Margaret Carstairs
Terror by Night

Terror by Night (1946)

Movie
4.33
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train (1945)

Movie
Queen Mother Elena
Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)

Movie
Mrs. Barrington
I'll Remember April

I'll Remember April (1945)

Movie
Lady Agatha
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Movie
Jo's Mother (uncredited)
Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade (1944)

Movie
Mrs. Eshton
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre (1943)

Movie
War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky (1943)

Movie
6
Dame Dunne Hartley
Two Tickets to London

Two Tickets to London (1943)

Movie
Mrs. Pettibone
Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)

Movie
4.83
Lady Leslie Clayfair
The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Marvin
Almost Married

Almost Married (1942)

Movie
Vicar's Wife
This Above All

This Above All (1942)

Movie
Twin Beds

Twin Beds (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Langton
Klondike Fury

Klondike Fury (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Ralston
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Williams
Back Street

Back Street (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Putnam
South of Suez

South of Suez (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Stanley
Private Affairs

Private Affairs (1940)

Movie
Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Wadsworth
Blame It on Love

Blame It on Love (1940)

Movie
Grandmother
Florian

Florian (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Anna Pryor
Laddie

Laddie (1940)

Movie
Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Ninotchka

Ninotchka (1939)

Movie
5.08
Mrs. Gaynes
Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

Movie
Lady Conyngham
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Movie
4.33
Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls (1939)

Movie
Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Randolph
The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets (1939)

Movie
Gertrude Bishop
Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Withers
Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)

Movie
Lady Hilda (Uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Jameson
Risky Business

Risky Business (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Bel-Goodie
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Torrent
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Hanson
Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Movie
6
Aunt Martha Marshall
Always Goodbye

Always Goodbye (1938)

Movie
Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris

The Rage of Paris (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Stonewall
Outside of Paradise

Outside of Paradise (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother
What Do You Think? (Number Three)

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

Movie
Miss Colvin
Everybody Sing

Everybody Sing (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Vance
The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth (1937)

Movie
5.88
Cast of Stage Play
Stage Door

Stage Door (1937)

Movie
1
Concert Hall Patron
One Hundred Men and a Girl

One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Saunders
The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party (1937)

Movie
Mrs. MacMonachie
Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Lydia Benton
Another Dawn

Another Dawn (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Stark
Women of Glamour

Women of Glamour (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

Movie
6
Mrs. Dodacker
Wedding Present

Wedding Present (1936)

Movie
Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
The White Angel

The White Angel (1936)

Movie
Mrs. Steed
Captain Blood

Captain Blood (1935)

Movie
6
Lady Holloway
The Widow from Monte Carlo

The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)

Movie
Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
The Perfect Gentleman

The Perfect Gentleman (1935)

Movie
Lady Cavendish (uncredited)
Rendezvous

Rendezvous (1935)

Movie
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1935)

Movie
Grace Dean (uncredited)
Stranded

Stranded (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Stokes
Dizzy Dames

Dizzy Dames (1935)

Movie
Mlle. Baptiseme
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Anna Pryor
Laddie

Laddie (1935)

Movie
Roberta

Roberta (1935)

Movie
6.83
Mrs. Kortchagin
We Live Again

We Live Again (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Travis
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
Two Heads on a Pillow

Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady (1934)

Movie
Lady Catherine Trehearne
British Agent

British Agent (1934)

Movie
Lady Diana Vane
She Was a Lady

She Was a Lady (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Hartwell
Blind Date

Blind Date (1934)

Movie
Lady Heatherly
Shock

Shock (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Kelsey
Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)

Movie
Kate
You Can't Buy Everything

You Can't Buy Everything (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Middleton
Bombshell

Bombshell (1933)

Movie
Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
Cavalcade

Cavalcade (1933)

Movie
6
Miss Van Campen
A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

Movie
Mrs. Sedley
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair (1932)

Movie
Lady Howard
The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness (1932)

Movie
Mrs. Johnstone
Working Girls

Working Girls (1931)

Movie
Mrs. Forester
The Brat

The Brat (1931)

Movie
Mrs. Ingleside
Chances

Chances (1931)

Movie
The Duchess (uncredited)
Born to Love

Born to Love (1931)

Movie
Mrs. Gaynes
The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back (1931)

Movie
Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay! (1930)

Movie
Actress (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

Movie
Mrs. Benson
East Is West

East Is West (1930)

Movie
Mrs. Pritchard Ames
Holiday

Holiday (1930)

Movie
Lady Worthing
So This Is London

So This Is London (1930)

Movie
Mrs. Anna Shenstone
Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional (1930)

Movie
Mrs. Cromwell
Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up (1929)

Movie
Mrs. Ferguson
The Trespasser

The Trespasser (1929)

Movie
Lady Alice Crosby
The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair (1929)

Movie
Ladu Wildering
Her Private Life

Her Private Life (1929)

Movie
Ella Graham
Women Who Win

Women Who Win (1919)

Movie
Lizzie
The Woman's Portion

The Woman's Portion (1918)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.64
Based on 251 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Mary ForbesMary Forbes

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1879-12-30

Deathday
1974-07-22 (94 years old)

Birth Place
Hornsey, United Kingdom

Children
Brenda Forbes, Ralph Forbes

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Ethel Louise Young


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