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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nora Cecil (September 20, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was a British-American character actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Cecil's career began on the stage, where she appeared in a single Broadway production, The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, which ran for more than 240 performances at the Broadway Theatre in 1901-02. (A 1930 newspaper article says that Cecil "made her debut, three decades ago, on the London stage.")
Cecil appeared in well over 100 feature films and film shorts.
In 1915, she moved from the stage into films, her first appearance being in a starring role in The Arrival of Perpetua, directed by Émile Chautard. She often played "thin-lipped, stern-visaged dowagers and forbidding mothers-in-law" and "welfare workers, landladies, schoolmistresses and maiden aunts".
One of the most significant roles was in the W.C. Fields vehicle, The Old Fashioned Way in 1934. Some of the other notable films in which Cecil appeared include: Ernst Lubitsch's historical romance, The Merry Widow, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald; the 1939 version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, starring Mickey Rooney; the John Ford classic, Stagecoach, with John Wayne.
Her final acting performance was in a featured role in Mourning Becomes Electra in 1947, starring Rosalind Russell.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/1964
Mourning Becomes Electra
Character:Louisa Ames
Release Date:19/11/1947
The Sea of Grass
Character:Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1947
Big Town
Character:Miss Lovelace (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1946
The Missing Lady
Character:Miss Millie
Release Date:17/08/1946
Two Sisters from Boston
Character:Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1946
Lady on a Train
Character:
Release Date:03/08/1945
The Thin Man Goes Home
Character:Miss Peavy
Release Date:24/12/1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Character:Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:18/09/1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
Character:Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1944
The Unknown Guest
Character:Martha Williams
Release Date:22/10/1943
I Married a Witch
Character:Harriet Wooley (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1942
Apache Trail
Character:Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Character:Miss Updike
Release Date:28/04/1942
Obliging Young Lady
Character:Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1942
Three Girls About Town
Character:Casket Customer
Release Date:23/10/1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Character:Charwoman
Release Date:14/03/1941
The Bank Dick
Character:Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1940
Little Men
Character:Head of Orphanage
Release Date:29/11/1940
Young People
Character:Righteous Old Lady
Release Date:30/08/1940
Lucky Partners
Character:Women's Club President (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/1940
Those Were the Days!
Character:Mrs. Moffett
Release Date:14/07/1940
What a Life
Character:Miss Eggleston
Release Date:05/10/1939
Some Like It Hot
Character:Mrs. Beckett (uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1939
Union Pacific
Character:Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Character:Miss Jenkins
Release Date:04/04/1939
Stagecoach
Character:Boone's Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:02/03/1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Character:Mrs. Shackleford (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Character:Widow Peddie
Release Date:18/02/1938
International Settlement
Character:English Woman
Release Date:04/02/1938
Borrowing Trouble
Character:Dressmaker
Release Date:10/12/1937
Nothing Sacred
Character:Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Release Date:25/11/1937
Blossoms On Broadway
Character:Leader of Committee (uncredited)
Release Date:19/11/1937
Partners in Crime
Character:Housekeeper
Release Date:08/10/1937
She Asked for It
Character:Elderly lady (uncredited)
Release Date:17/09/1937
Easy Living
Character:Miss Swerf
Release Date:16/07/1937
Night of Mystery
Character:
Release Date:21/05/1937
Three Smart Boys
Character:Miss Witherspoon, Superintendent
Release Date:13/05/1937
Night Must Fall
Character:
Release Date:30/04/1937
Champagne Waltz
Character:Train Passenger
Release Date:05/02/1937
The Mighty Treve
Character:Old Maid at Dog Show
Release Date:17/01/1937
College Holiday
Character:Miss Elkins (uncredited)
Release Date:19/12/1936
Laughing at Trouble
Character:Mrs. Wigby - Townswoman
Release Date:11/12/1936
Under Your Spell
Character:School Teacher (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Character:Home Economics Woman
Release Date:05/10/1936
Let's Make a Million
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1936
Girl of the Ozarks
Character:Miss Trent
Release Date:12/06/1936
Little Miss Nobody
Character:Mrs. Robinson
Release Date:05/06/1936
Fury
Character:Albert's Mother (uncredited)
Release Date:05/06/1936
Dancing Pirate
Character:Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/1936
Collegiate
Character:Miss Curtiss
Release Date:22/01/1936
Two in the Dark
Character:Mrs. Potter, Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:10/01/1936
Way Down East
Character:Townswoman at Party
Release Date:25/10/1935
Slightly Static
Character:Beauty Products Announcer (uncredited)
Release Date:07/09/1935
Vagabond Lady
Character:Miss Perkins (uncredited)
Release Date:03/05/1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
Character:Housekeeper (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1935
Car 99
Character:Granny Adams
Release Date:02/03/1935
Memories and Melodies
Character:Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:16/02/1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Character:Ship's Matron (uncredited)
Release Date:04/01/1935
The Merry Widow
Character:Animal Woman (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1934
Opened by Mistake
Character:Head Nurse
Release Date:05/10/1934
The Spectacle Maker
Character:Duchess
Release Date:20/09/1934
Chained
Character:Edith (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1934
One-Horse Farmers
Character:Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1934
Bachelor Bait
Character:Mrs. Trutmanner (uncredited)
Release Date:27/07/1934
The Old-Fashioned Way
Character:Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Release Date:13/07/1934
Upperworld
Character:Stream's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Release Date:28/04/1934
Laughing Boy
Character:Schoolteacher
Release Date:13/04/1934
You're Telling Me!
Character:Mrs. Price
Release Date:06/04/1934
Once to Every Woman
Character:Miss Baxter’s Sister (uncredited)
Release Date:24/03/1934
Mixed Nuts
Character:Mrs. Twitchett
Release Date:16/02/1934
Search for Beauty
Character:Miss Pettigrew
Release Date:02/02/1934
Design for Living
Character:Tom's Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:29/12/1933
Going Hollywood
Character:Briarcroft's Teacher
Release Date:22/12/1933
Meet the Baron
Character:Professor Winterbottom (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1933
Stage Mother
Character:Miss Gilford, Kitty's Music Store Boss (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1933
Doctor Bull
Character:Aunt Emily Banning
Release Date:22/09/1933
Hold Your Man
Character:Miss Campbell (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1933
Peg o' My Heart
Character:Smythe (maid)
Release Date:26/05/1933
Nature in the Wrong
Character:Muriel's mother
Release Date:18/03/1933
King of the Jungle
Character:Spinster in park (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1933
Fast Workers
Character:Tall Window-Shopper (Uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1933
Wreckety Wrecks
Character:Miss Winterbottom
Release Date:18/02/1933
Asleep in the Feet
Character:Female Police Officer
Release Date:21/01/1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Character:Missionary
Release Date:25/12/1932
Mr. Bride
Character:Mrs. Cecil
Release Date:24/12/1932
Hot Saturday
Character:Gossip on Telephone (Uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/1932
The Millionaire Cat
Character:Aunt Mathilda
Release Date:21/10/1932
Girl Grief
Character:Miss Tuttle, Principal
Release Date:08/10/1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
Character:Welfare Association Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1932
Amateur Daddy
Character:Saleslady
Release Date:10/04/1932
Young Bride
Character:Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:08/04/1932
Arrowsmith
Character:Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:07/12/1931
The Ruling Voice
Character:Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:10/09/1931
Street Scene
Character:Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker
Release Date:05/09/1931
Everything’s Rosie
Character:Hotel Proprietress
Release Date:22/05/1931
East Lynne
Character:Charity Bazaar Committee
Release Date:01/03/1931
Millie
Character:Helen and Angie's Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/1931
Only Saps Work
Character:Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1930
Hell's Angels
Character:Helen's Maid (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1930
Little Accident
Character:Dr. Zernecke
Release Date:03/08/1930
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Character:
Release Date:02/05/1930
Seven Days Leave
Character:Amelia Twymley
Release Date:24/01/1930
Footlights and Fools
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1929
Seven Footprints to Satan
Character:Old Witch
Release Date:27/01/1929
The Cavalier
Character:Lucia's Aunt
Release Date:01/11/1928
Driftwood
Character:Mrs. Prouty
Release Date:15/10/1928
The Baby Cyclone
Character:Mrs. Crandall
Release Date:26/09/1928
A Trick of Hearts
Character:The Mayor
Release Date:18/03/1928
The Devil Dancer
Character:Julia
Release Date:03/11/1927
Born to Battle
Character:Ma Cowan
Release Date:11/09/1927
Too Many Crooks
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:02/04/1927
Girls
Character:Matron Helen Hunt
Release Date:27/03/1927
Sensation Seekers
Character:Mrs. Lodge
Release Date:21/03/1927
The Demi-Bride
Character:School Teacher
Release Date:19/02/1927
The Fortune Hunter
Character:Betty Carpenter
Release Date:18/01/1927
The Silent Rider
Character:Mrs. Randall
Release Date:02/01/1927
Midnight Faces
Character:Mrs. Hart
Release Date:24/03/1926
Chip of the Flying U
Character:Dr. Cecil Grantham
Release Date:14/03/1926
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
Character:Countess Casanova
Release Date:14/09/1925
The Deadwood Coach
Character:Matilda Shields - in play
Release Date:07/12/1924
The Town That Forgot God
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1922
Manslaughter
Character:Lydia's Chaperone (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1922
Timothy's Quest
Character:Townswoman
Release Date:16/09/1922
Footfalls
Character:
Release Date:08/09/1921
The Daughter Pays
Character:
Release Date:10/11/1920
Red Foam
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1920
Woman, Woman!
Character:Mrs. Lindsay
Release Date:21/10/1919
An Amateur Widow
Character:
Release Date:26/05/1919
Love Net
Character:Miss Prudence Tilly
Release Date:23/12/1918
Appearance of Evil
Character:Miss Spurgeon
Release Date:07/10/1918
By Hook or Crook
Character:Aunt Marie
Release Date:09/09/1918
American Buds
Character:Emily
Release Date:24/02/1918
Prunella
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1918
The Wild Girl
Character:Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1917
A Royal Romance
Character:Miss McPherson
Release Date:30/04/1917
The Poor Little Rich Girl
Character:One of Gwendolyn's Teachers (uncredited)
Release Date:05/03/1917
Tillie Wakes Up
Character:Gossip in Ice Cream Parlor / Woman Having Picture Taken
Release Date:29/01/1917
The Social Secretary
Character:Spinster (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1916
A Model Husband
Character:Mrs Gossip
Release Date:29/03/1916
The Arrival of Perpetua
Character:Abigail Majendrie
Release Date:29/03/1915
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