Portrait of May Whitty

Acting

May Whitty

Career

Active from 1915 to 1948, with a break from 1916 to 1935, busiest in 1943 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
May Whitty Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Gaslighting 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Romance 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 67
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mother Superior

My Name Is Julia Ross
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Hughes

Gaslight
Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 83

as Miss Thwaites

The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nanny

Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home (1943)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dally

Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)
GoodWatch score 74

as Madame Eugene Curie

The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lady Constance Longborough

Crash Dive
Crash Dive (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Grandmother

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lady Beldon

Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lady Jane Stackhouse

Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. McLaidlaw

Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday (1940)

as Mrs Emily Truscott

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 69
Raffles
Raffles (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lady Melrose

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

as Miss Froy

I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Aunt William

Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Bramson

The 13th Chair
The 13th Chair (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie la Grange

Conquest
Conquest (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Laetitia Bonaparte

Keep Your Seats, Please
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Aunt Georgina Withers

1910s

1 title
The Little Minister
The Little Minister (1915)

as Nanny Webster