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Nora Cecil

Born 24 Sept 1878 in London, England, UKDied 1 May 1951aged 7287 credits

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.

Nora Cecil (Londres, 26 de setembre de 1878 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 1 de maig de 1951) va ser una actriu nord-americana d'origen anglesa els 30 anys de carrera de la qual van abastar tant l'era del cinema mut com el del cinema sonor.

Nora Cecil (20. September 1878 – 1. Mai 1951) war eine britisch-amerikanische Charakterdarstellerin, deren 30-jährige Karriere sowohl die Stummfilm- als auch die Tonfilmära umfasste. Cecils Karriere begann auf der Bühne, wo sie in einer einzigen Broadway-Produktion, „Dornröschen und das Biest“, mitwirkte, die 1901/02 über 240 Mal im Broadway Theatre aufgeführt wurde. (Ein Zeitungsartikel von 1930 besagt, dass Cecil „vor drei Jahrzehnten ihr Debüt auf der Londoner Bühne gab“.) Cecil wirkte in weit über 100 Spielfilmen und Kurzfilmen mit. 1915 wechselte sie von der Bühne zum Film und gab ihr Filmdebüt in einer Hauptrolle in „Die Ankunft der Perpetua“ unter der Regie von Émile Chautard. Sie verkörperte oft „schlanklippige, streng wirkende Witwen und unnahbare Schwiegermütter“ sowie „Sozialarbeiterinnen, Vermieterinnen, Lehrerinnen und unverheiratete Tanten“. Eine ihrer bedeutendsten Rollen spielte sie 1934 in dem W.C.-Fields-Film „The Old Fashioned Way“. Zu den weiteren bemerkenswerten Filmen, in denen Cecil mitwirkte, zählen: Ernst Lubitschs Historienfilm „Die lustige Witwe“ mit Maurice Chevalier und Jeanette MacDonald; die Verfilmung von „Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn“ aus dem Jahr 1939 mit Mickey Rooney; und John Fords Klassiker „Stagecoach“ mit John Wayne. Ihre letzte Filmrolle hatte sie 1947 in „Trauer muss Elektra tragen“ an der Seite von Rosalind Russell.

Acting (87)

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass1947 · Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)
Hollywood Bound
Hollywood Bound1947 · Edited from: Ferry-Go-Round
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra1947 · Louisa Ames
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston1946 · Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
Big Town
Big Town1946 · Miss Lovelace (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train1945
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944 · Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero1944 · Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · Miss Peavy
The Unknown Guest
The Unknown Guest1943 · Martha Williams
Apache Trail
Apache Trail1942 · Passenger (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer1942 · Miss Updike
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch1942 · Harriet Wooley (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady1942 · Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town1941 · Casket Customer
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · Charwoman
Those Were the Days!
Those Were the Days!1940 · Mrs. Moffett
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick1940 · Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners1940 · Women's Club President (uncredited)
Young People
Young People1940 · Righteous Old Lady (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Union Pacific1939 · Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)
Stagecoach
Stagecoach1939 · Boone's Landlady (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell1939 · Miss Jenkins
What a Life
What a Life1939 · Miss Eggleston
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939 · Mrs. Shackleford (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot1939 · Mrs. Beckett (uncredited)
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Mr. Boggs Steps Out1938 · Widow Peddie
International Settlement
International Settlement1938 · English Woman
Borrowing Trouble
Borrowing Trouble1937 · Dressmaker
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred1937 · Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Easy Living
Easy Living1937 · Miss Swerf
Champagne Waltz
Champagne Waltz1937 · Train Passenger
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody1936 · Mrs. Robinson
Girl of the Ozarks
Girl of the Ozarks1936 · Miss Trent
Under Your Spell
Under Your Spell1936 · School Teacher (uncredited)
Fury
Fury1936 · Albert's Mother (uncredited)
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Biography of a Bachelor Girl1935 · Ship's Matron (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 19351935 · Housekeeper (uncredited)
Memories and Melodies
Memories and Melodies1935 · Customer
Car 99
Car 991935 · Granny Adams
Chained
Chained1934 · Edith (uncredited)
Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake1934 · Head Nurse
Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman1934 · Miss Baxter’s Sister (uncredited)
One-Horse Farmers
One-Horse Farmers1934 · Subway Passenger
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow1934 · Animal Woman (uncredited)
Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts1934 · Mrs. Twitchett
The Old Fashioned Way
The Old Fashioned Way1934 · Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty1934 · Miss Pettigrew
Ferry-Go-Round
Ferry-Go-Round1934 · Bit Role
You're Telling Me!
You're Telling Me!1934 · Mrs. Price
Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait1934 · Mrs. Trutmanner (uncredited)
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong1933 · Muriel's mother
Wreckety Wrecks
Wreckety Wrecks1933 · Miss Winterbottom
Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart1933 · Smythe (maid)
King of the Jungle
King of the Jungle1933 · Spinster in park (uncredited)
Fast Workers
Fast Workers1933 · Tall Window-Shopper (Uncredited)
Asleep in the Feet
Asleep in the Feet1933 · Female Police Officer
Design for Living
Design for Living1933 · Tom's Secretary (uncredited)
Going Hollywood
Going Hollywood1933 · Briarcroft's Teacher

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