May McAvoy

May McAvoy

Actor Sep 6 (died age 84) New York City, New York, USA 1918–2000 (82 year career)
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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…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (75)

Movies (75)

Gareth Hughes

Gareth Hughes

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

as Woman in crowd (uncredited)

7.9
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)

7.0
The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

7.3
Mystery Street

Mystery Street

1950

as Nurse (uncredited)

6.7
The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man

1950

as (uncredited)

6.3
Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner

1948

as Woman (uncredited)

5.2
Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

as Dowager (uncredited)

5.7
Movie Pests

Movie Pests

1944

as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)

5.6
Rio Rita

Rio Rita

1942

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

5.8
Mr. Blabbermouth!

Mr. Blabbermouth!

1942
4.6
Born to Sing

Born to Sing

1942

as (uncredited)

5.0
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941

as Window Shopper (uncredited)

5.6
Ringside Maisie

Ringside Maisie

1941

as 1st Nurse (uncredited)

4.5
Sucker List

Sucker List

1941

as Secretary (uncredited)

6.3
1-2-3-Go!

1-2-3-Go!

1941

as Nurse

6.5
Whispers

Whispers

1941

as Gossip (uncredited)

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)

6.7
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

as Saleslady

5.5
Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

1940

as Middle Telephone Operator

6.1
Dulcy

Dulcy

1940

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

5.8
Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)

6.6
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

6.8
No Defense

No Defense

1929

as Ruth Harper

Stolen Kisses

Stolen Kisses

1929

as May Lambert

5.0
The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

1928

as Shirley Ross

Caught in the Fog

Caught in the Fog

1928

as The Girl

The Little Snob

The Little Snob

1928

as May Banks

The Terror

The Terror

1928

as Olga Redmayne

6.0
Matinee Ladies

Matinee Ladies

1927

as Sallie Smith

A Reno Divorce

A Reno Divorce

1927

as Carla

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1927

as Mary Dale

6.1
If I Were Single

If I Were Single

1927

as May Howard

Slightly Used

Slightly Used

1927

as Cynthia Martin

Irish Hearts

Irish Hearts

1927

as Sheila

The Savage

The Savage

1926

as Ysabel Atwater

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1926

as Judith Allen

6.0
The Fire Brigade

The Fire Brigade

1926

as Helen Corwin

3.5
My Old Dutch

My Old Dutch

1926

as Sal Gratton

The Passionate Quest

The Passionate Quest

1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Esther

7.3
Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925

as Lady Windermere

6.8
Tessie

Tessie

1925

as Tessie

The Mad Whirl

The Mad Whirl

1925

as Cathleen Gillis

6.5
West of the Water Tower

West of the Water Tower

1924

as Bee Chew

The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

1924

as Ruth Martin

Three Women

Three Women

1924

as Jeannie Wilton

2.7
Tarnish

Tarnish

1924

as Letitia Tevis

The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage

1924

as Laura Pennington

6.7
Only 38

Only 38

1923

as Lucy Stanley

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as May McAvoy

8.5
Grumpy

Grumpy

1923

as Virginia Bullivant

Her Reputation

Her Reputation

1923

as Jacqueline Lanier

Clarence

Clarence

1922

as Cora Wheeler

A Homespun Vamp

A Homespun Vamp

1922

as Meg Mackenzie

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

as Self

7.3
Kick In

Kick In

1922

as Myrtle

The Top of New York

The Top of New York

1922

as Hilda O'Shaunnessey

Through a Glass Window

Through a Glass Window

1922

as Jenny Martin

Sentimental Tommy

Sentimental Tommy

1921

as Grizel

4.0
A Private Scandal

A Private Scandal

1921

as Jeanne Millett

Morals

Morals

1921

as Carlotta Carlotta

A Virginia Courtship

A Virginia Courtship

1921

as Prudence Fairfax

The Truth About Husbands

The Truth About Husbands

1920

as Leslie Brownell

The Devil's Garden

The Devil's Garden

1920

as Norah

The Sporting Duchess

The Sporting Duchess

1920

as Mary Aylmer

The Forbidden Valley

The Forbidden Valley

1920

as Morning Glory

The House of the Tolling Bell

The House of the Tolling Bell

1920

as Lucy Atheron

My Husband's Other Wife

My Husband's Other Wife

1920

as Nettie Bryson

The Woman Under Oath

The Woman Under Oath

1919

as Edith Norton

5.0
The Way of a Woman

The Way of a Woman

1919

as Grace Lee

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1919

as Australy Wiggs

5.0
To Hell with the Kaiser!

To Hell with the Kaiser!

1918

as Wounded Girl

I'll Say So

I'll Say So

1918
A Perfect Lady

A Perfect Lady

1918

as Claire Higgins