Biography

Diminutive blonde actress, the daughter of a hotelier and theatre manager. First acted on stage as a child during the 1890's with the Pollard Opera Company. She had a penchant for musical comedy and later performed in Australia and England at music halls and variety theatres, often in tandem with the comedian Edward Lauri. She toured Australia and New Zealand again between 1922 and 1929, the following year moving to Hollywood. There, she played character roles in films right up until her death.

Actress

Lassie Come Home(1943)as Heavy Woman

The Crystal Ball(1943)as Dowager

Forever and a Day(1943)as Wartime Londoner Cook

This Above All(1942)as Tea Shop Customer

I Wake Up Screaming(1941)as Lady Handel

Known for

Pride and Prejudice1940 · Actress I Wake Up Screaming1941 · Actress Mad Love1935 · Actress Becky Sharp1935 · Actress

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May Beatty, Leila Hyams, Cornelius Keefe, and Lucille Lund in Horse Play (1933)

Constance Bennett, May Beatty, and Phoebe Foster in Our Betters (1933)

Peter Lorre and May Beatty in Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)

Peter Lorre, May Beatty, Frances Drake, and Henry Kolker in Mad Love (1935)

Credit Score: May Beatty

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Pride and Prejudice

Mrs. Philips

Fri Jul 26 1940

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Pride and Prejudice	7.50	1940	•	7.3	1	1	10075
2	I Wake Up Screaming	3.75	1941	•	7.2	0	0	5885
3	Little Lord Fauntleroy	3.75	1936	•	7.3	0	0	2846
4	Mad Love	3.75	1935	•	7.2	0	0	6453
5	Vanity Street	2.50	1932	•	6.8	0	0	180
6	The Benson Murder Case	2.50	1930	•	6.1	0	0	748
7	She Loved a Fireman	2.38	1937	•	5.2	0	0	254
8	Four Days Wonder	2.38	1936	•	5.6	0	0	17
9	Becky Sharp	2.38	1935	•	5.8	0	1	1480
10	Rainbow Over Broadway	2.38	1933	•	5.4	0	0	64