Edna May Wonacott

Edna May Wonacott

Actor. Born 6 February 1932 in Willits, California, USA. Died 26 June 2022.

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Born
6 February 1932, Willits, California, USA
Died
26 June 2022

Biography

Edna May Wonacott was an American child actress. She was born on 6 February 1932 in Willits, California, and died on 26 June 2022 in Yuma, Arizona.

Wonacott made her screen debut as Ann Newton in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Discovered by Hitchcock and producer Jack H. Skirball while waiting for a bus in Santa Rosa, California, she had no prior acting experience. She appeared in a small number of other films in the 1940s and early 1950s, including an uncredited role in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), before retiring from acting.

Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Edna May Wonacott is known for The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).