May Whitty

May Whitty

Actor. Born 19 June 1865 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Died 29 May 1948.

ActorEnglish
5
Titles on Fi1m
77
Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles
2
Oscar nominations
Born
19 June 1865, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Died
29 May 1948
Active
1938–1944

May Whitty in numbers

The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

60708090881930s1 title741940s4 titles

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m
76Critics

We rate May’s work 2 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2
60 to 793
Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles
0 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed
5 films
Screen time
9 hours of reviewed films
Box office
$23m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards
2 Oscar nominations
Active
1938–1944

Genres

  • Drama3
  • Mystery3
  • Romance3
  • Thriller3
  • Crime1
  • History1

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11910s
71930s
241940s

Directors most worked with

Producers most worked with

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

  • Nominated1943Best Supporting Actress · Mrs. Miniver
  • Nominated1938Best Supporting Actress · Night Must Fall
Other awards1 won
  • Won1918Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.