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Gareth Hughes
2000 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
May McAvoy
1899-09-06
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Ben-Hur
1959 · Movie
as Woman in crowd (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Movie
as Nurse (uncredited)
Executive Suite
1954 · Movie
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Movie
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
The Yellow Cab Man
1950 · Movie
as (uncredited)
Mystery Street
1950 · Movie
as Nurse (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
1948 · Movie
as Woman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Movie
as Wife (uncredited)
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · Movie
as Dowager (uncredited)
Movie Pests
1944 · Movie
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
Born to Sing
1942 · Movie
as (uncredited)
Mr. Blabbermouth!
1942 · Movie
Rio Rita
1942 · Movie
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Love Crazy
1941 · Movie
as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
Ringside Maisie
1941 · Movie
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
Whispers
1941 · Movie
as Gossip (uncredited)
Main Street on the March!
1941 · Movie
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
Sucker List
1941 · Movie
as Secretary (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
1941 · Movie
as Nurse
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Movie
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Movie
as Saleslady
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 · Movie
as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
1940 · Movie
as Middle Telephone Operator
Dulcy
1940 · Movie
as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
Stolen Kisses
1929 · Movie
as May Lambert
No Defense
1929 · Movie
as Ruth Harper
The Little Snob
1928 · Movie
as May Banks
The Lion and the Mouse
1928 · Movie
as Shirley Ross
Caught in the Fog
1928 · Movie
as The Girl
The Terror
1928 · Movie
as Olga Redmayne
The Jazz Singer
1927 · Movie
as Mary Dale
Irish Hearts
1927 · Movie
as Sheila
A Reno Divorce
1927 · Movie
as Carla
Slightly Used
1927 · Movie
as Cynthia Martin
If I Were Single
1927 · Movie
as May Howard
Matinee Ladies
1927 · Movie
as Sallie Smith
The Fire Brigade
1926 · Movie
as Helen Corwin
My Old Dutch
1926 · Movie
as Sal Gratton
The Savage
1926 · Movie
as Ysabel Atwater
The Road to Glory
1926 · Movie
as Judith Allen
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The Passionate Quest
1926 · Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Movie
as Esther
Lady Windermere's Fan
1925 · Movie
as Lady Windermere
The Mad Whirl
1925 · Movie
as Cathleen Gillis
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Tessie
1925 · Movie
as Tessie
The Bedroom Window
1924 · Movie
as Ruth Martin
Three Women
1924 · Movie
as Jeannie Wilton
The Enchanted Cottage
1924 · Movie
as Laura Pennington
Tarnish
1924 · Movie
as Letitia Tevis
West of the Water Tower
1924 · Movie
as Bee Chew
Hollywood
1923 · Movie
as May McAvoy
Only 38
1923 · Movie
as Lucy Stanley
Her Reputation
1923 · Movie
as Jacqueline Lanier
Grumpy
1923 · Movie
as Virginia Bullivant
A Homespun Vamp
1922 · Movie
as Meg Mackenzie
Clarence
1922 · Movie
as Cora Wheeler
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 · Movie
as Self
Kick In
1922 · Movie
as Myrtle
The Top of New York
1922 · Movie
as Hilda O'Shaunnessey
Through a Glass Window
1922 · Movie
as Jenny Martin
Morals
1921 · Movie
as Carlotta Carlotta
A Private Scandal
1921 · Movie
as Jeanne Millett
Sentimental Tommy
1921 · Movie
as Grizel
A Virginia Courtship
1921 · Movie
as Prudence Fairfax
The Devil's Garden
1920 · Movie
as Norah
The Truth About Husbands
1920 · Movie
as Leslie Brownell
The Forbidden Valley
1920 · Movie
as Morning Glory
The House of the Tolling Bell
1920 · Movie
as Lucy Atheron
The Sporting Duchess
1920 · Movie
as Mary Aylmer
My Husband's Other Wife
1920 · Movie
as Nettie Bryson
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1919 · Movie
as Australy Wiggs
The Way of a Woman
1919 · Movie
as Grace Lee
The Woman Under Oath
1919 · Movie
as Edith Norton
I'll Say So
1918 · Movie
A Perfect Lady
1918 · Movie
as Claire Higgins
To Hell with the Kaiser!
1918 · Movie
as Wounded Girl
