Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Actor Sep 24 (died age 72) London, England, UK 1915–1964 (49 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 …

Known For

Filmography

Acting (144)

Movies (144)

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.3
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)

6.1
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

as Louisa Ames

6.0
The Missing Lady

The Missing Lady

1946

as Miss Millie

4.6
Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

6.0
Big Town

Big Town

1946

as Miss Lovelace (uncredited)

4.8
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945
6.6
Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

7.1
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

6.8
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Miss Peavy

7.1
The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest

1943

as Martha Williams

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

as Harriet Wooley (uncredited)

6.8
Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)

5.0
Apache Trail

Apache Trail

1942

as Passenger (uncredited)

6.4
The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

as Miss Updike

4.5
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Casket Customer

5.3
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Charwoman

4.7
Young People

Young People

1940

as Righteous Old Lady

4.6
Little Men

Little Men

1940

as Head of Orphanage

5.6
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

as Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)

6.5
Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners

1940

as Women's Club President (uncredited)

6.0
Those Were the Days!

Those Were the Days!

1940

as Mrs. Moffett

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939

as Boone's Landlady (uncredited)

7.6
What a Life

What a Life

1939

as Miss Eggleston

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

as Mrs. Shackleford (uncredited)

6.6
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

as Miss Jenkins

6.2
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1939

as Mrs. Beckett (uncredited)

7.2
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)

6.6
Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

1938

as Widow Peddie

5.1
International Settlement

International Settlement

1938

as English Woman

5.6
Three Smart Boys

Three Smart Boys

1937

as Miss Witherspoon, Superintendent

6.5
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937

as Schoolteacher (uncredited)

6.3
Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

1937

as Train Passenger

Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

1937
6.9
Easy Living

Easy Living

1937

as Miss Swerf

7.1
Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery

1937
The Mighty Treve

The Mighty Treve

1937

as Old Maid at Dog Show

6.0
Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

as Leader of Committee (uncredited)

3.7
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1937

as Housekeeper

Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

1937

as Dressmaker

6.0
She Asked for It

She Asked for It

1937

as Elderly lady (uncredited)

6.0
Under Your Spell

Under Your Spell

1936

as School Teacher (uncredited)

7.0
Fury

Fury

1936

as Albert's Mother (uncredited)

7.5
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Mrs. Wigby - Townswoman

6.0
Collegiate

Collegiate

1936

as Miss Curtiss

College Holiday

College Holiday

1936

as Miss Elkins (uncredited)

5.2
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Mrs. Robinson

6.0
Girl of the Ozarks

Girl of the Ozarks

1936

as Miss Trent

6.0
Two in the Dark

Two in the Dark

1936

as Mrs. Potter, Landlady (uncredited)

5.9
Dancing Pirate

Dancing Pirate

1936

as Landlady (uncredited)

5.5
The Big Broadcast of 1937

The Big Broadcast of 1937

1936

as Home Economics Woman

5.4
Let's Make a Million

Let's Make a Million

1936
Memories and Melodies

Memories and Melodies

1935

as Customer (uncredited)

Way Down East

Way Down East

1935

as Townswoman at Party

3.0
Car 99

Car 99

1935

as Granny Adams

5.0
Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

6.4
Slightly Static

Slightly Static

1935

as Beauty Products Announcer (uncredited)

Vagabond Lady

Vagabond Lady

1935

as Miss Perkins (uncredited)

7.2
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

as Ship's Matron (uncredited)

6.3
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

as Mrs. Trutmanner (uncredited)

5.7
Upperworld

Upperworld

1934

as Stream's Housekeeper (uncredited)

6.3
One-Horse Farmers

One-Horse Farmers

1934

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts

1934

as Mrs. Twitchett

6.2
Chained

Chained

1934

as Edith (uncredited)

6.8
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

as Animal Woman (uncredited)

6.8
Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake

1934

as Head Nurse

You're Telling Me!

You're Telling Me!

1934

as Mrs. Price

6.3
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

1934

as Miss Baxter’s Sister (uncredited)

6.0
The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

1934

as Mrs. Wendelschaffer

7.1
The Spectacle Maker

The Spectacle Maker

1934

as Duchess

5.6
Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

1934

as Miss Pettigrew

5.3
Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

1934

as Schoolteacher

3.2
Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

1933

as Miss Campbell (uncredited)

6.1
Nature in the Wrong

Nature in the Wrong

1933

as Muriel's mother

Asleep in the Feet

Asleep in the Feet

1933

as Female Police Officer

1.0
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

as Tom's Secretary (uncredited)

7.1
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

1933

as Briarcroft's Teacher

5.3
Wreckety Wrecks

Wreckety Wrecks

1933

as Miss Winterbottom

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933

as Spinster in park (uncredited)

5.0
Doctor Bull

Doctor Bull

1933

as Aunt Emily Banning

6.5
Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart

1933

as Smythe (maid)

4.4
Fast Workers

Fast Workers

1933

as Tall Window-Shopper (Uncredited)

4.7
Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933

as Miss Gilford, Kitty's Music Store Boss (uncredited)

5.0
Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

1933

as Professor Winterbottom (uncredited)

4.2
Mr. Bride

Mr. Bride

1932

as Mrs. Cecil

5.5
Girl Grief

Girl Grief

1932

as Miss Tuttle, Principal

5.0
Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932

as Gossip on Telephone (Uncredited)

6.4
Amateur Daddy

Amateur Daddy

1932

as Saleslady

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

as Missionary

6.2
Young Bride

Young Bride

1932

as Landlady (uncredited)

3.6
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as Welfare Association Officer (uncredited)

6.7
The Millionaire Cat

The Millionaire Cat

1932

as Aunt Mathilda

The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

1931

as Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)

6.0
Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

1931

as Nurse (uncredited)

6.6
Street Scene

Street Scene

1931

as Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker

6.7
East Lynne

East Lynne

1931

as Charity Bazaar Committee

6.2
Millie

Millie

1931

as Helen and Angie's Landlady (uncredited)

5.1
Everything’s Rosie

Everything’s Rosie

1931

as Hotel Proprietress

4.0
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930

as Helen's Maid (uncredited)

6.5
Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work

1930

as Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

5.5
Seven Days Leave

Seven Days Leave

1930

as Amelia Twymley

7.0
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

1930
5.3
Little Accident

Little Accident

1930

as Dr. Zernecke

Seven Footprints to Satan

Seven Footprints to Satan

1929

as Old Witch

6.1
Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools

1929

as (uncredited)

The Cavalier

The Cavalier

1928

as Lucia's Aunt

The Baby Cyclone

The Baby Cyclone

1928

as Mrs. Crandall

Driftwood

Driftwood

1928

as Mrs. Prouty

A Trick of Hearts

A Trick of Hearts

1928

as The Mayor

The Devil Dancer

The Devil Dancer

1927

as Julia

5.0
Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers

1927

as Mrs. Lodge

6.4
The Demi-Bride

The Demi-Bride

1927

as School Teacher

The Silent Rider

The Silent Rider

1927

as Mrs. Randall

The Fortune Hunter

The Fortune Hunter

1927

as Betty Carpenter

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

1927

as (uncredited)

Girls

Girls

1927

as Matron Helen Hunt

3.3
Born to Battle

Born to Battle

1927

as Ma Cowan

Midnight Faces

Midnight Faces

1926

as Mrs. Hart

4.5
Chip of the Flying U

Chip of the Flying U

1926

as Dr. Cecil Grantham

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

1925

as Countess Casanova

The Deadwood Coach

The Deadwood Coach

1924

as Matilda Shields - in play

Darwin Was Right

Darwin Was Right

1924

as Aunt Priscilla

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

as Lydia's Chaperone (uncredited)

5.2
The Town That Forgot God

The Town That Forgot God

1922

as (uncredited)

Timothy's Quest

Timothy's Quest

1922

as Townswoman

6.4
Footfalls

Footfalls

1921
The Daughter Pays

The Daughter Pays

1920
Red Foam

Red Foam

1920
An Amateur Widow

An Amateur Widow

1919
Woman, Woman!

Woman, Woman!

1919

as Mrs. Lindsay

Miss Crusoe

Miss Crusoe

1919

as Miss Meeker (uncredited)

Love Net

Love Net

1918

as Miss Prudence Tilly

By Hook or Crook

By Hook or Crook

1918

as Aunt Marie

Appearance of Evil

Appearance of Evil

1918

as Miss Spurgeon

Prunella

Prunella

1918
American Buds

American Buds

1918

as Emily

The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

1918

as Mrs. Winslow (uncredited)

Tillie Wakes Up

Tillie Wakes Up

1917

as Gossip in Ice Cream Parlor / Woman Having Picture Taken

6.0
The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

as One of Gwendolyn's Teachers (uncredited)

5.7
A Royal Romance

A Royal Romance

1917

as Miss McPherson

The Wild Girl

The Wild Girl

1917

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

A Model Husband

A Model Husband

1916

as Mrs Gossip

5.0
The Social Secretary

The Social Secretary

1916

as Spinster (uncredited)

5.6
The Arrival of Perpetua

The Arrival of Perpetua

1915

as Abigail Majendrie