Acting
May McAvoy
- Titles
- 74movies
- Career
Active from 1918 to 1944, with a break from 1930 to 1939, busiest in 1927 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
The Enchanted Cottage87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.7
- Showbiz3.2average 1.2
- Satire & Parody3.6average 2.3
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.4
- Violence2.6, average 4.2
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Class Conflict 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Silent Film 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Family Melodrama 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Intrigue 2
- Silent Film Era 2
- Legal Drama 2
- Mystery 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Alec B. FrancisActorThe Lion and the Mouse, The Terror, The Mad Whirl, A Virginia Courtship, The Little Snob
Robert AgnewActorSlightly Used, Tessie, Clarence, Only 38, Kick In
George FawcettActorSentimental Tommy, The Bedroom Window, West of the Water Tower, The Mad Whirl, Only 38
Kathlyn WilliamsActorA Virginia Courtship, A Private Scandal, Clarence, Morals
Charles OgleActorGrumpy, The Bedroom Window, A Homespun Vamp, Kick In
Conrad NagelActorSlightly Used, If I Were Single, Grumpy, Caught in the Fog
Eugenie BessererActorThe Jazz Singer, Slightly Used, The Fire Brigade, Her Reputation
Holmes HerbertActorThe Truth About Husbands, The Fire Brigade, The Terror, The Enchanted Cottage
William C. deMilleDirectorGrumpy, The Bedroom Window, Clarence, Only 38
Richard TuckerActorThe Jazz Singer, A Virginia Courtship, Matinee Ladies
William DemarestActorThe Jazz Singer, A Reno Divorce, Matinee Ladies
Gareth HughesActorSentimental Tommy, The Woman Under Oath, Kick In
Movies and TV shows
721950s
6 titles · average score 72
as Woman in crowd (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
1940s
17 titles · average score 62
as Woman (uncredited)
as Wife (uncredited)
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
as Dowager (uncredited)
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
as Saleslady
as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
as Middle Telephone Operator
1920s
44 titles · average score 79
as The Girl
as Olga Redmayne
as Mary Dale
as May Howard
as Helen Corwin
as Judith Allen
as Lady Windermere
as Cathleen Gillis
as Laura Pennington
as Jeannie Wilton
as Grizel
1910s
5 titles
as Edith Norton
as Grace Lee
as Australy Wiggs
as Wounded Girl
as Claire Higgins