May McAvoy
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in 1917. After appearing in more than three dozen films, she co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur, released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectacular productions of the silent movie era. Although her voice was not heard in The Jazz Singer, McAvoy did speak in several other films, including the second "all-talkie" released by Warner Brothers, The Terror, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth and co-starred Conrad Nagel. For years a rumor circulated that McAvoy retired from the screen at the transition to sound films because of a lisp or speech impediment. In truth, she married the treasurer of United Artists, who asked her not to work. Later, she returned to films and played small roles during the 1940s and 1950s, making her final film appearance in a small part in the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.
Known for
Credits
Ben-Hur (1959)
as Woman in crowd (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer (1927)
as Mary Dale
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Ringside Maisie (1941)
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
as Esther
Mystery Street (1950)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Rio Rita (1942)
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Executive Suite (1954)
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Love Crazy (1941)
as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
as Saleslady
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
as Dowager (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
Sucker List (1941)
as Secretary (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders (1940)
as Middle Telephone Operator
The Terror (1928)
as Olga Redmayne
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
as Lady Windermere
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
as Wife (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Hollywood (1923)
as May McAvoy
Main Street on the March! (1941)
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
Sentimental Tommy (1921)
as Grizel
Three Women (1924)
as Jeannie Wilton
Dulcy (1940)
as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
Movie Pests (1944)
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
Born to Sing (1942)
as (uncredited)
Whispers (1941)
as Gossip (uncredited)
Tessie (1925)
as Tessie
1-2-3-Go! (1941)
as Nurse
Grumpy (1923)
as Virginia Bullivant
The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
as Laura Pennington
No Defense (1929)
as Ruth Harper
The Fire Brigade (1926)
as Helen Corwin
The Sporting Duchess (1920)
as Mary Aylmer
To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918)
as Wounded Girl
A Trip to Paramountown (1922)
as Self
Luxury Liner (1948)
as Woman (uncredited)
Stolen Kisses (1929)
as May Lambert
Irish Hearts (1927)
as Sheila
Gareth Hughes (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Caught in the Fog (1928)
as The Girl
West of the Water Tower (1924)
as Bee Chew
Slightly Used (1927)
as Cynthia Martin
The Bedroom Window (1924)
as Ruth Martin
The Road to Glory (1926)
as Judith Allen
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
as (uncredited)
The Passionate Quest (1926)
Actor
Only 38 (1923)
as Lucy Stanley
The Mad Whirl (1925)
as Cathleen Gillis
I'll Say So (1918)
Actor
The Devil's Garden (1920)
as Norah
Tarnish (1924)
as Letitia Tevis
The Lion and the Mouse (1928)
as Shirley Ross
The Savage (1926)
as Ysabel Atwater
Through a Glass Window (1922)
as Jenny Martin
Kick In (1922)
as Myrtle
Clarence (1922)
as Cora Wheeler
Matinee Ladies (1927)
as Sallie Smith
The House of the Tolling Bell (1920)
as Lucy Atheron
A Homespun Vamp (1922)
as Meg Mackenzie
If I Were Single (1927)
as May Howard
The Truth About Husbands (1920)
as Leslie Brownell
Morals (1921)
as Carlotta Carlotta
A Virginia Courtship (1921)
as Prudence Fairfax
The Top of New York (1922)
as Hilda O'Shaunnessey
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919)
as Australy Wiggs
A Reno Divorce (1927)
as Carla
A Private Scandal (1921)
as Jeanne Millett
A Perfect Lady (1918)
as Claire Higgins
The Woman Under Oath (1919)
as Edith Norton
The Way of a Woman (1919)
as Grace Lee
My Husband's Other Wife (1920)
as Nettie Bryson
My Old Dutch (1926)
as Sal Gratton
Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)
Actor
The Forbidden Valley (1920)
as Morning Glory
Her Reputation (1923)
as Jacqueline Lanier
The Little Snob (1928)
as May Banks