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May McAvoy
Born · September 6, 1899
Died · April 26, 1984 (84 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Gareth Hughes
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2000
Ben-Hur
Woman in crowd (uncredited)
7.9
1959
The Bad and the Beautiful
Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
7.3
1952
Mystery Street
Nurse (uncredited)
6.8
1950
The Yellow Cab Man
(uncredited)
6.3
1950
Luxury Liner
Woman (uncredited)
5.2
1948
Movie Pests
Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
5.6
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
Dowager (uncredited)
5.7
1944
Mr. Blabbermouth!
4.6
1942
Rio Rita
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
5.8
1942
Born to Sing
(uncredited)
5.0
1942
Main Street on the March!
Window Shopper (uncredited)
5.4
1941
Ringside Maisie
1st Nurse (uncredited)
7.0
1941
Sucker List
Secretary (uncredited)
6.0
1941
Love Crazy
Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
7.1
1941
1-2-3-Go!
Nurse
6.7
1941
Whispers
Gossip (uncredited)
0.0
1941
Third Finger, Left Hand
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
6.8
1940
Dulcy
Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
5.8
1940
Phantom Raiders
Middle Telephone Operator
6.1
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Saleslady
5.5
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
6.8
1940
No Defense
Ruth Harper
0.0
1929
Stolen Kisses
May Lambert
5.0
1929
The Terror
Olga Redmayne
6.0
1928
Caught in the Fog
The Girl
0.0
1928
The Lion and the Mouse
Shirley Ross
0.0
1928
The Little Snob
May Banks
0.0
1928
If I Were Single
May Howard
0.0
1927
A Reno Divorce
Carla
0.0
1927
The Jazz Singer
Mary Dale
6.1
1927
Slightly Used
Cynthia Martin
0.0
1927
Irish Hearts
Sheila
0.0
1927
The Fire Brigade
Helen Corwin
3.5
1926
The Savage
Ysabel Atwater
0.0
1926
The Passionate Quest
0.0
1926
My Old Dutch
Sal Gratton
0.0
1926
The Road to Glory
Judith Allen
6.0
1926
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere
6.8
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Esther
7.3
1925
Tessie
Tessie
0.0
1925
The Mad Whirl
Cathleen Gillis
6.2
1925
Three Women
Jeannie Wilton
3.5
1924
Tarnish
Letitia Tevis
0.0
1924
The Bedroom Window
Ruth Martin
0.0
1924
The Enchanted Cottage
Laura Pennington
6.5
1924
West of the Water Tower
Bee Chew
0.0
1924
Her Reputation
Jacqueline Lanier
0.0
1923
Hollywood
May McAvoy
7.0
1923
Only 38
Lucy Stanley
0.0
1923
Kick In
Myrtle
0.0
1922
Clarence
Cora Wheeler
0.0
1922
A Trip to Paramountown
Self
7.3
1922
The Top of New York
Hilda O'Shaunnessey
0.0
1922
A Homespun Vamp
Meg Mackenzie
0.0
1922
Morals
Carlotta Carlotta
0.0
1921
A Private Scandal
Jeanne Millett
0.0
1921
Sentimental Tommy
Grizel
4.0
1921
The Truth About Husbands
Leslie Brownell
0.0
1920
The Devil's Garden
Norah
0.0
1920
The Way of a Woman
Grace Lee
0.0
1919
The Woman Under Oath
Edith Norton
5.0
1919
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Australy Wiggs
5.0
1919
I'll Say So
0.0
1918
A Perfect Lady
Claire Higgins
0.0
1918