Beryl Mercer

Beryl Mercer

Actress
Born
August 13, 1876
Died
July 28, 1939
Awards
3 wins, 3 nominations

Too short to be a leading lady, Beryl Mercer had a very active and productive career playing motherly characters. She played opposite great leading men, such as Colin Clive, Robert Montgomery, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Leslie Howard, Spencer Tracy, and Randolph Scott. She also played Queen Victoria…

Biography

Too short to be a leading lady, Beryl Mercer had a very active and productive career playing motherly characters. She played opposite great leading men, such as Colin Clive, Robert Montgomery, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Leslie Howard, Spencer Tracy, and Randolph Scott. She also played Queen Victoria in The Little Princess (1939) and The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939).

She and Holmes Herbert had a daughter, Joan.

Actress

A Woman Is the JudgeA Woman Is the Judge(1939)as Mrs. Butler
The Story of Alexander Graham BellThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)as Queen Victoria
The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles(1939)as Mrs. Jennifer Mortimer
The Little PrincessThe Little Princess(1939)as Queen Victoria
Night Must FallNight Must Fall(1937)as Saleslady

Archive Footage

20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years(1997)as Actress 'Cavalcade'
Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian HorrorNightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror(1996)as Mrs. Jennifer Mortimer
AFI Life Achievement AwardAFI Life Achievement Award(1973)as Actress 'Public Enemy'

Known for

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Gary Cooper and Beryl Mercer in Seven Days Leave (1930)Gary Cooper and Beryl Mercer in Seven Days Leave (1930)Beryl Mercer in Seven Days Leave (1930)Gary Cooper and Beryl Mercer in Seven Days Leave (1930)Gary Cooper and Beryl Mercer in Seven Days Leave (1930)Beryl Mercer in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Credit Score: Beryl Mercer

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Paul's Mother
Sun Aug 24 1930
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1All Quiet on the Western Front20.0019308.12472141
2The Public Enemy5.0019317.60124763
3The Hound of the Baskervilles3.7519397.40012930
4The Little Princess3.7519397.2007314
5Outward Bound3.2519306.500668
6Seven Days Leave3.2519306.500183
7Merely Mary Ann3.0919315.80025
8Jane Eyre2.6019344.400465
9The Story of Alexander Graham Bell2.5019397.0001284
10Magnificent Obsession2.5019356.8001342