--- name: "Doris Lloyd" canonical: "https://film.one/person/doris-lloyd" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 July 1891" died: "21 May 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 6 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-20T00:17:14.376818+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Doris Lloyd Actor. Born 3 July 1891 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 21 May 1968. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 July 1891, Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK - **Died:** 21 May 1968 - **Active:** 1929–1965 - **Also known as:** Hessy Doris Lloyd - **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 4 acting, 2 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 68 (1), 1930s 82 (2), 1940s 78 (1), 1950s 71 (1), 1960s 86 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 68 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Family 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $343m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lloyd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3037066, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515967/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21878 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Disraeli*](https://film.one/film/disraeli.md) (68) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Doris Lloyd (born Hessy Doris Lloyd) was a British actress. She began her professional career at the age of 16 with a repertory company in Liverpool and later appeared on Broadway, including in several editions of the Ziegfeld Follies. Lloyd moved to the United States in the early 1920s and settled there, making her film debut in the mid-1920s. She appeared in more than 150 films over four decades, often in supporting or uncredited roles. Her credits include Mrs. Agatha Travers in *Disraeli* (1929), a voice role in *Alice in Wonderland* (1951), and parts in *Mary Poppins* (1964) and *The Sound of Music* (1965). She died in Santa Barbara, California, on 21 May 1968. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (6) ### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these - *The Sound of Music* (1965), Fi1m 86, as Baroness Ebberfeld — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md) - *Alice in Wonderland* (1951), Fi1m 71, as The Rose (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland.md) - *The Letter* (1940), Fi1m 78, as Mrs. Cooper — [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md) - *Disraeli* (1929), Fi1m 68, as Mrs. Agatha Travers — [page](https://film.one/film/disraeli.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), Fi1m 83, as Cockney Moll (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md) - *A Farewell to Arms* (1932), Fi1m 80, as Nurse (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-farewell-to-arms.md) ## Complete filmography (162) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Rosie!* (1967), as Sedalia - *The Sound of Music* (1965), as Baroness Ebberfeld — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md) - *Mary Poppins* (1964), as Depositor (uncredited) - *The Rogues* (1964), series, as Mrs. Hackett - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Brigit Johnson - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as The Callendars' Maid, Andrina Gibbs, Martha - *The Notorious Landlady* (1962), as Lady Fallott - *Midnight Lace* (1960), as Nora Stanley - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Mother Evans, Mrs. Edith Pringle, Dame Alice, Landlady - *Coronado 9* (1960), series, Actor - *The Chevy Mystery Show* (1960), series, as Nora Roberts - *The Time Machine* (1960), as Mrs. Watchett - *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Elizabeth Lloyd - *The Great Gatsby* (1958), as Mrs. Fay - *Maverick* (1957), series, Actor - *The Swan* (1956), as Countess Sibenstoyn - *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor - *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, Actor - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Miss Wilkinson, Emily's Mother, Gun Store Customer, Nannie, Mrs. Boyd - *A Man Called Peter* (1955), as Miss Hopkins - *The Black Shield of Falworth* (1954), as Dame Ellen, Lady-in-Waiting - *Young Bess* (1953), as Mother Jack - *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1952), Actor - *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Lady Montagu - *The Son of Dr. Jekyll* (1951), as Lottie Sorelle (uncredited) - *Alice in Wonderland* (1951), as The Rose (voice) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland.md) - *Kind Lady* (1951), as Rose - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Beatrice - *Tyrant of the Sea* (1950), as Elizabeth Blake - *Adam's Rib* (1949), as Lady with Attinger Kids in Court (uncredited) - *The Red Danube* (1949), as Mrs. Omicron - *The Sign of the Ram* (1948), as Mrs. Woolton (uncredited) - *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (1947), as Mrs. Follinsbee - *Sister Kenny* (1946), as Matron (uncredited) - *G.I. War Brides* (1946), as Beatrice Moraski - *Of Human Bondage* (1946), as Landlady - *Devotion* (1946), as Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited) - *Tarzan and the Leopard Woman* (1946), as Miss Wetherby (uncredited) - *Three Strangers* (1946), as Mrs. Proctor - *My Name Is Julia Ross* (1945), as Mrs. Mackie - *Allotment Wives* (1945), as Alice Van Brook - *Kitty* (1945), as Fish Hawker (uncredited) - *Scotland Yard Investigator* (1945), as Emma Todworthy - *Molly and Me* (1945), as Mrs. Graham - *The House of Fear* (1945), as Bessie - *The Conspirators* (1944), as Mrs. Benson (uncredited) - *Frenchman's Creek* (1944), as Undetermined Role (uncredited) - *The Invisible Man's Revenge* (1944), as Maud, Barmaid (uncredited) - *The White Cliffs of Dover* (1944), as Plump Lady at Boardinghouse (uncredited) - *Follow the Boys* (1944), as Nurse (uncredited) - *Phantom Lady* (1944), as Madame Kettisha - *The Lodger* (1944), as Jennie - *The Constant Nymph* (1943), as Miss Hamilton - *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as Mrs. Churchill (uncredited) - *Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man* (1943), as Cardiff Hospital Nurse (uncredited) - *No Place for a Lady* (1943), as Mrs. Evelyn Harris - *Journey for Margaret* (1942), as Mrs. Barrie - *Night Monster* (1942), as Sarah Judd - *This Above All* (1942), as WAAF Sergeant - *The Ghost of Frankenstein* (1942), as Martha the Housekeeper - *The Wolf Man* (1941), as Mrs. Williams (uncredited) - *Keep 'Em Flying* (1941), as Lady with Lipstick (uncredited) - *Appointment for Love* (1941), as Woman Spectator (uncredited) - *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1941), as Mrs. Marley (uncredited) - *Shining Victory* (1941), as Mrs. Foster - *The Great Lie* (1941), as Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited) - *Life with Henry* (1941), as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited) - *The Great Plane Robbery* (1940), as Mrs. Jamison - *Lady with Red Hair* (1940), as Teacher at Miss Humbert's School (uncredited) - *The Letter* (1940), as Mrs. Cooper — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md) - *The Boys from Syracuse* (1940), as Woman - *'Til We Meet Again* (1940), as Louise - *Vigil in the Night* (1940), as Mrs. Martha Bowley - *Barricade* (1939), as Mrs. Ward - *We Are Not Alone* (1939), as Mrs. Jaeggers - *The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex* (1939), as Handmaiden (uncredited) - *First Love* (1939), as Mrs. Parker - *Intermezzo: A Love Story* (1939), as Schoolteacher at Accident Scene (Uncredited) - *The Under-Pup* (1939), as Mrs. Binns - *The Old Maid* (1939), as Miss Ford (uncredited) - *Chicken Wagon Family* (1939), as Mrs. McGinty - *The Spellbinder* (1939), as Mrs. Raymond, School Headmistress (uncredited) - *I'm from Missouri* (1939), as Mrs. Arthur - Duchess of Cricklewood - *Three Smart Girls Grow Up* (1939), as Guest - *They Made Me a Criminal* (1939), as Mrs. Williamson (uncredited) - *Letter of Introduction* (1938), as Charlotte in Play (uncredited) - *Port of Seven Seas* (1938), as Customer - *Lord Jeff* (1938), as Hostess of Party - *The Black Doll* (1938), as Laura Leland - *Tovarich* (1937), as Madame Chauffourier-Dubieff - *Murder Is News* (1937), as Pauline Drake - *Alcatraz Island* (1937), as Miss Marquand - *The King Without a Crown* (1937), as Marie Antoinette (uncredited) - *The Soldier and the Lady* (1937), as Shepherdess (Uncredited) - *Bulldog Drummond Escapes* (1937), as Nurse - *The Plough and the Stars* (1936), as Woman at Barricades - *A Woman Rebels* (1936), as Mrs. Seaton - at Party (uncredited) - *The Luckiest Girl in the World* (1936), Actor - *Brilliant Marriage* (1936), as Mrs. Madeleine Allison - *Too Many Parents* (1936), as Mrs. Downing - *Don’t Get Personal* (1936), as Mrs. Charles van Ronseleer - *Kind Lady* (1935), as Lucy Weston - *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), as Cockney Moll (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md) - *The Perfect Gentleman* (1935), as Kate - *Peter Ibbetson* (1935), as Mrs. Dorian - *A Feather in Her Hat* (1935), as Liz Vining - *Two for Tonight* (1935), as Lady Ralston - *Becky Sharp* (1935), as Duchess of Richmond - *Motive for Revenge* (1935), as Mrs. Fleming - *Chasing Yesterday* (1935), as Mme. De Gabry (uncredited) - *Straight from the Heart* (1935), as Miss Carter - *The Woman in Red* (1935), as Mrs. Casserly - *A Shot in the Dark* (1935), as Lucille Coates - *Clive of India* (1935), as Mrs. Nixon - *Dangerous Corner* (1934), as Maude Mockridge - *Strange Wives* (1934), as Mrs. Sleeper - *British Agent* (1934), as Lady Carrister - *One Exciting Adventure* (1934), as Oscar's Wife - *She Was a Lady* (1934), as Alice Vane - *Kiss and Make-Up* (1934), as Mme. Durand - *Sisters Under the Skin* (1934), as Elinor Yates - *Glamour* (1934), as Nana - *Long Lost Father* (1934), as Mrs. Bellwater - *Voltaire* (1933), as Mme. Clarion, Actress - *Peg o' My Heart* (1933), as Mrs. Grace Brent - *A Study in Scarlet* (1933), as Mrs. Annabel Mary Murphy - *Looking Forward* (1933), as Lil Benton - *Secrets* (1933), as Susan Channing - *Oliver Twist* (1933), as Nancy Sikes - *Robbers' Roost* (1932), as Prossie - *A Farewell to Arms* (1932), as Nurse (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/a-farewell-to-arms.md) - *Back Street* (1932), as Corinne Saxel - *The Washington Masquerade* (1932), as Kitty - *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1932), as Mrs. Cutten - *Once a Lady* (1931), as Lady Ellen Somerville - *Devotion* (1931), as Pansy - *Waterloo Bridge* (1931), as Kitty - *Bought!* (1931), as Mrs. Barry - *Transgression* (1931), as Paula Vrain - *The Bachelor Father* (1931), as Julia Webb - *Charley's Aunt* (1930), as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez - *Way for a Sailor* (1930), as Flossy - *Reno* (1930), as Lola Fealy - *Old English* (1930), as Mrs. Rosamund Larne - *Sarah and Son* (1930), as Martha Ashemore - *Disraeli* (1929), as Mrs. Agatha Travers — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/disraeli.md) - *The Careless Age* (1929), as Mabs - *The Drake Case* (1929), as Mrs. Drake - *The Trail of '98* (1928), as Locasto's Procurer - *Come to My House* (1927), as Renee Parsons - *Two Girls Wanted* (1927), as Miss Timoney - *Lonesome Ladies* (1927), as Helen Wayne - *Is Zat So?* (1927), as Sue Parker - *The Broncho Twister* (1927), as Teresa Brady - *The Auctioneer* (1927), as Esther Levi - *Exit Smiling* (1926), as Olga - *The Midnight Kiss* (1926), as Ellen Atkins - *Black Paradise* (1926), as Lillian Webster - *The Blackbird* (1926), as Limehouse Polly - *The Man from Red Gulch* (1925), as Madame Le Blanc - *The Lady* (1925), as Fannie Clair - *Love's Influence* (1922), Actor ## Gallery - ![Doris Lloyd](https://film.one/media/person/449711/gallery-9cd1fd2812a3.jpg) Doris Lloyd — Bassano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Doris_Lloyd_1921.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Hessy Doris Lloyd (3 July 1896 – 21 May 1968) was an English stage and screen actress. This is a newspaper publicity photo. (1920)](https://film.one/media/person/449711/gallery-be3fcbd8de65.jpg) Hessy Doris Lloyd (3 July 1896 – 21 May 1968) was an English stage and screen actress. This is a newspaper publicity photo. (1920) — New York Tribune, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/DorisLloyd-June1920-newspaper.jpg/1280px-DorisLloyd-June1920-newspaper.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Doris Lloyd and Charles Richman in Becky Sharp (1935) (cropped screenshot)](https://film.one/media/person/449711/gallery-d57629d9f3de.jpg) Doris Lloyd and Charles Richman in Becky Sharp (1935) (cropped screenshot) — film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Doris_Lloyd-Charles_Richman_in_Becky_Sharp.jpg/1280px-Doris_Lloyd-Charles_Richman_in_Becky_Sharp.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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