Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1878-09-26
Deathday: 1951-05-01 (72 years old)

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Nora Cecil (September 20, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was a British-American character actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Cecil's career began on the stage, where she appeared in a single Broadway production, The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, which ran for more than 240 performances at the Broadway Theatre in 1901-02. (A 1930 newspaper article says that Cecil "made her debut, three decades ago, on the London stage.")


Cecil appeared in well over 100 feature films and film shorts.


In 1915, she moved from the stage into films, her first appearance being in a starring role in The Arrival of Perpetua, directed by Émile Chautard. She often played "thin-lipped, stern-visaged dowagers and forbidding mothers-in-law" and "welfare workers, landladies, schoolmistresses and maiden aunts".


One of the most significant roles was in the W.C. Fields vehicle, The Old Fashioned Way in 1934. Some of the other notable films in which Cecil appeared include: Ernst Lubitsch's historical romance, The Merry Widow, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald; the 1939 version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, starring Mickey Rooney; the John Ford classic, Stagecoach, with John Wayne.


Her final acting performance was in a featured role in Mourning Becomes Electra in 1947, starring Rosalind Russell.

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Filmography

all 121

Movies 121

(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Movie
Miss Lovelace (uncredited)
Big Town

Big Town (1946)

Movie
Miss Millie
The Missing Lady

The Missing Lady (1946)

Movie
Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston (1946)

Movie
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train (1945)

Movie
Miss Peavy
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

Movie
5.52
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)

Movie
6
Martha Williams
The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest (1943)

Movie
Harriet Wooley (uncredited)
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch (1942)

Movie
Passenger (uncredited)
Apache Trail

Apache Trail (1942)

Movie
Miss Updike
The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

Movie
Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady (1942)

Movie
Casket Customer
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town (1941)

Movie
Charwoman
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

Movie
Head of Orphanage
Little Men

Little Men (1940)

Movie
Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick (1940)

Movie
Righteous Old Lady
Young People

Young People (1940)

Movie
Women's Club President
Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners (1940)

Movie
Miss Eggleston
What a Life

What a Life (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Beckett (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot (1939)

Movie
Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)
Union Pacific

Union Pacific (1939)

Movie
Miss Jenkins
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)

Movie
Boone's Landlady (uncredited)
Stagecoach

Stagecoach (1939)

Movie
4.33
Mrs. Shackleford
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)

Movie
Widow Peddie
Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938)

Movie
English Woman
International Settlement

International Settlement (1938)

Movie
Dressmaker
Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble (1937)

Movie
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred (1937)

Movie
Leader of Committee (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway (1937)

Movie
Housekeeper
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime (1937)

Movie
Elderly lady (uncredited)
She Asked for It

She Asked for It (1937)

Movie
Miss Swerf
Easy Living

Easy Living (1937)

Movie
Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery (1937)

Movie
Miss Witherspoon, Superintendent
Three Smart Boys

Three Smart Boys (1937)

Movie
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall (1937)

Movie
Train Passenger
Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz (1937)

Movie
Old Maid at Dog Show
The Mighty Treve

The Mighty Treve (1937)

Movie
Miss Elkins (uncredited)
College Holiday

College Holiday (1936)

Movie
School Teacher (uncredited)
Under Your Spell

Under Your Spell (1936)

Movie
Home Economics Woman
The Big Broadcast of 1937

The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)

Movie
Let's Make a Million

Let's Make a Million (1936)

Movie
Albert's Mother (uncredited)
Fury

Fury (1936)

Movie
3.67
Mrs. Robinson
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody (1936)

Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Dancing Pirate

Dancing Pirate (1936)

Movie
Miss Curtiss
Collegiate

Collegiate (1936)

Movie
Mrs. Potter, Landlady
Two in the Dark

Two in the Dark (1936)

Movie
Townswoman at Party
Way Down East

Way Down East (1935)

Movie
Beauty Products Announcer (uncredited)
Slightly Static

Slightly Static (1935)

Movie
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)

Movie
Granny Adams
Car 99

Car 99 (1935)

Movie
Customer
Memories and Melodies

Memories and Melodies (1935)

Movie
Ship's Matron (uncredited)
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)

Movie
Animal Woman (uncredited)
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (1934)

Movie
Head Nurse
Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake (1934)

Movie
Duchess
The Spectacle Maker

The Spectacle Maker (1934)

Movie
Edith (uncredited)
Chained

Chained (1934)

Movie
Subway Passenger
One-Horse Farmers

One-Horse Farmers (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Trutmanner (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Wendelschaffer
The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)

Movie
The Streams' Housekeeper (uncredited)
Upperworld

Upperworld (1934)

Movie
Schoolteacher
Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Price
You're Telling Me!

You're Telling Me! (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Twitchett
Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts (1934)

Movie
Miss Pettigrew
Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty (1934)

Movie
Tom's Secretary (uncredited)
Design for Living

Design for Living (1933)

Movie
Briarcroft's Teacher
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood (1933)

Movie
Professor Winterbottom (uncredited)
Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron (1933)

Movie
Miss Gilford, Kitty's Music Store Boss
Stage Mother

Stage Mother (1933)

Movie
Aunt Emily Banning
Doctor Bull

Doctor Bull (1933)

Movie
Smythe (maid)
Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart (1933)

Movie
Muriel's mother
Nature in the Wrong

Nature in the Wrong (1933)

Movie
Spinster in park (uncredited)
King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle (1933)

Movie
Tall Window-Shopper (Uncredited)
Fast Workers

Fast Workers (1933)

Movie
Miss Winterbottom
Wreckety Wrecks

Wreckety Wrecks (1933)

Movie
Female Police Officer
Asleep in the Feet

Asleep in the Feet (1933)

Movie
Mrs. Cecil
Mr. Bride

Mr. Bride (1932)

Movie
Gossip on Telephone (Uncredited)
Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday (1932)

Movie
Miss Tuttle, Principal
Girl Grief

Girl Grief (1932)

Movie
Welfare Association Officer (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)

Movie
10
Saleslady
Amateur Daddy

Amateur Daddy (1932)

Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Young Bride

Young Bride (1932)

Movie
Nurse (uncredited)
Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith (1931)

Movie
6
Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)
The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice (1931)

Movie
Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker
Street Scene

Street Scene (1931)

Movie
6
Hotel Proprietress
Everything’s Rosie

Everything’s Rosie (1931)

Movie
Charity Bazaar Committee
East Lynne

East Lynne (1931)

Movie
Helen and Angie's Landlady (uncredited)
Millie

Millie (1931)

Movie
Mrs. Partridge
Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work (1930)

Movie
Helen's Maid (uncredited)
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels (1930)

Movie
Dr. Zernecke
Little Accident

Little Accident (1930)

Movie
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)

Movie
Amelia Twymley
Seven Days Leave

Seven Days Leave (1930)

Movie
(uncredited)
Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools (1929)

Movie
Old Witch
Seven Footprints to Satan

Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)

Movie
Lucia's Aunt
The Cavalier

The Cavalier (1928)

Movie
Mrs. Crandall
The Baby Cyclone

The Baby Cyclone (1928)

Movie
The Mayor
A Trick of Hearts

A Trick of Hearts (1928)

Movie
Julia
The Devil Dancer

The Devil Dancer (1927)

Movie
(uncredited)
Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks (1927)

Movie
Matron Helen Hunt
Girls

Girls (1927)

Movie
Mrs. Lodge
Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers (1927)

Movie
School Teacher
The Demi-Bride

The Demi-Bride (1927)

Movie
Mrs. Randall
The Silent Rider

The Silent Rider (1927)

Movie
Mrs. Hart
Midnight Faces

Midnight Faces (1926)

Movie
Dr. Cecil Grantham
Chip of the Flying U

Chip of the Flying U (1926)

Movie
Countess Casanova
His Majesty, Bunker Bean

His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925)

Movie
Matilda Shields - in play
The Deadwood Coach

The Deadwood Coach (1924)

Movie
Lydia's Chaperone (uncredited)
Manslaughter

Manslaughter (1922)

Movie
Townswoman
Timothy's Quest

Timothy's Quest (1922)

Movie
Actress
Footfalls

Footfalls (1921)

Movie
Actress
Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby

Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby (1921)

Movie
The Daughter Pays

The Daughter Pays (1920)

Movie
Emily
American Buds

American Buds (1918)

Movie
Prunella

Prunella (1918)

Movie
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Wild Girl

The Wild Girl (1917)

Movie
Miss McPherson
A Royal Romance

A Royal Romance (1917)

Movie
One of Gwendolyn's Teachers (uncredited)
The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)

Movie
Gossip in Ice Cream Parlor / Woman Having Picture Taken
Tillie Wakes Up

Tillie Wakes Up (1917)

Movie
Spinster (uncredited)
The Social Secretary

The Social Secretary (1916)

Movie
Stern Woman
The Great Problem

The Great Problem (1916)

Movie
Mrs. Gossip
A Model Husband

A Model Husband (1916)

Movie

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Nora CecilNora Cecil

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1878-09-26

Deathday
1951-05-01 (72 years old)

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Norah Cecile, Nora Cecile


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