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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Gareth Hughes
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2000
Ben-Hur
Character:Woman in crowd (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1959
Executive Suite
Character:Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:30/04/1954
The Bad and the Beautiful
Character:Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1952
Mystery Street
Character:Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1950
The Yellow Cab Man
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1950
Luxury Liner
Character:Woman (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1948
Movie Pests
Character:Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
Release Date:08/07/1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
Character:Dowager (uncredited)
Release Date:14/06/1944
Mr. Blabbermouth!
Character:
Release Date:08/08/1942
Rio Rita
Character:Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1942
Born to Sing
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1942
Main Street on the March!
Character:Window Shopper (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1941
Ringside Maisie
Character:1st Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1941
Sucker List
Character:Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:26/07/1941
Love Crazy
Character:Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1941
1-2-3-Go!
Character:Nurse
Release Date:26/04/1941
Whispers
Character:Gossip (uncredited)
Release Date:08/02/1941
Third Finger, Left Hand
Character:Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1940
Dulcy
Character:Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1940
Phantom Raiders
Character:Middle Telephone Operator
Release Date:07/06/1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character:Saleslady
Release Date:29/05/1940
Two Girls on Broadway
Character:Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1940
No Defense
Character:Ruth Harper
Release Date:05/04/1929
Stolen Kisses
Character:May Lambert
Release Date:23/02/1929
The Terror
Character:Olga Redmayne
Release Date:06/09/1928
Caught in the Fog
Character:The Girl
Release Date:25/08/1928
The Lion and the Mouse
Character:Shirley Ross
Release Date:21/05/1928
The Little Snob
Character:May Banks
Release Date:11/02/1928
If I Were Single
Character:May Howard
Release Date:17/12/1927
A Reno Divorce
Character:Carla
Release Date:22/10/1927
The Jazz Singer
Character:Mary Dale
Release Date:06/10/1927
Slightly Used
Character:Cynthia Martin
Release Date:03/09/1927
Irish Hearts
Character:Sheila
Release Date:21/05/1927
Matinee Ladies
Character:Sallie Smith
Release Date:09/04/1927
The Fire Brigade
Character:Helen Corwin
Release Date:20/12/1926
The Savage
Character:Ysabel Atwater
Release Date:18/07/1926
The Passionate Quest
Character:
Release Date:10/07/1926
My Old Dutch
Character:Sal Gratton
Release Date:23/05/1926
The Road to Glory
Character:Judith Allen
Release Date:07/02/1926
Lady Windermere's Fan
Character:Lady Windermere
Release Date:26/12/1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Character:Esther
Release Date:25/12/1925
Tessie
Character:Tessie
Release Date:18/09/1925
The Mad Whirl
Character:Cathleen Gillis
Release Date:02/03/1925
Three Women
Character:Jeannie Wilton
Release Date:18/08/1924
Tarnish
Character:Letitia Tevis
Release Date:01/08/1924
The Bedroom Window
Character:Ruth Martin
Release Date:08/06/1924
The Enchanted Cottage
Character:Laura Pennington
Release Date:23/03/1924
West of the Water Tower
Character:Bee Chew
Release Date:06/01/1924
Her Reputation
Character:Jacqueline Lanier
Release Date:14/10/1923
Hollywood
Character:May McAvoy
Release Date:19/08/1923
Only 38
Character:Lucy Stanley
Release Date:17/06/1923
Kick In
Character:Myrtle
Release Date:17/12/1922
Clarence
Character:Cora Wheeler
Release Date:15/10/1922
A Trip to Paramountown
Character:Self
Release Date:10/07/1922
The Top of New York
Character:Hilda O'Shaunnessey
Release Date:18/06/1922
Through a Glass Window
Character:Jenny Martin
Release Date:02/04/1922
A Homespun Vamp
Character:Meg Mackenzie
Release Date:12/02/1922
A Virginia Courtship
Character:Prudence Fairfax
Release Date:19/12/1921
Morals
Character:Carlotta Carlotta
Release Date:31/10/1921
A Private Scandal
Character:Jeanne Millett
Release Date:11/06/1921
Sentimental Tommy
Character:Grizel
Release Date:26/03/1921
The Truth About Husbands
Character:Leslie Brownell
Release Date:01/12/1920
The Devil's Garden
Character:Norah
Release Date:22/11/1920
The Forbidden Valley
Character:Morning Glory
Release Date:10/10/1920
The House of the Tolling Bell
Character:Lucy Atheron
Release Date:05/09/1920
The Sporting Duchess
Character:Mary Aylmer
Release Date:29/02/1920
The Way of a Woman
Character:Grace Lee
Release Date:27/07/1919
The Woman Under Oath
Character:Edith Norton
Release Date:29/06/1919
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Character:Australy Wiggs
Release Date:16/02/1919
I'll Say So
Character:
Release Date:22/12/1918
A Perfect Lady
Character:Claire Higgins
Release Date:01/12/1918
To Hell with the Kaiser!
Character:Wounded Girl
Release Date:30/06/1918
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