Mona Washbourne
Born November 27, 1903 (Age: 122)
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Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the film Stevie (1978), late in her career, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. Mona Washbourne was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. In 1948, after several years acting professionally on stage, and numerous stage musical performances, she began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and The Collector (1965). She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall (also 1964), and the matron in the film If.... (1968). She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. In 1975 she appeared on the West End stage with James Stewart in a revival of Mary Chase's play Harvey, in the role originally taken by Josephine Hull. Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie (1978). In 1981 Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's TV miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins. One of her last television appearances was in Where's the Key? (1983), a BBC play about Alzheimer's disease. Mona Washbourne was married to actor Basil Dignam (1905-1979), whom she wed in 1940. She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the film Stevie (1978), late in her career, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award.
Mona Washbourne was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist.
In 1948, after several years acting professionally on stage, and numerous stage musical performances, she began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and The Collector (1965). She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall (also 1964), and the matron in the film If.... (1968).
She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. In 1975 she appeared on the West End stage with James Stewart in a revival of Mary Chase's play Harvey, in the role originally taken by Josephine Hull. Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie (1978).
In 1981 Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's TV miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins. One of her last television appearances was in Where's the Key? (1983), a BBC play about Alzheimer's disease.
Mona Washbourne was married to actor Basil Dignam (1905-1979), whom she wed in 1940.
She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.
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Filmography
Pygmalion
1981
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as Mrs. Pearce
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Age: 78
Stevie
1978
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as Aunt
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Age: 74
The Blue Bird
1976
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as Grandmother
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Age: 72
Identikit
1974
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as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
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Age: 70
O Lucky Man!
1973
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as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
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Age: 69
No Image
I Spy a Stranger
1972
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as Mrs. Hudson
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Age: 68
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
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as Gran Alice Tallent
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Age: 68
Home
1972
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as Kathleen
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Age: 68
No Image
Poor Mother
1970
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as Sister
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Age: 66
No Image
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
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as Mrs. Jarley
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Age: 66
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
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as Mother
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Age: 65
if....
1968
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as Matron
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Age: 65
No Image
Number Ten
1968
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as Julia Pryton
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Age: 64
The Third Day
1965
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as Catherine Parsons
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Age: 61
The Collector
1965
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as Aunt Annie
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Age: 61
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
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as Aunt Lil
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Age: 61
One Way Pendulum
1965
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as Aunt Mildred
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Age: 61
My Fair Lady
1964
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as Mrs. Pearce
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Age: 61
Night Must Fall
1964
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as Mrs. Bramson
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Age: 60
Billy Liar
1963
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as Alice Fisher
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Age: 59
Operation Stogie
1962
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as Lady Cormorant
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Age: 58
No Love for Johnnie
1961
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as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
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Age: 57
The Brides of Dracula
1960
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as Helga Lang
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Age: 56
Count Your Blessings
1959
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as Nanny
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Age: 55
A Cry from the Streets
1958
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as Mrs. Daniels
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Age: 54
No Image
Son of a Stranger
1958
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as
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Age: 54
It's Great to be Young!
1956
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as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
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Age: 53
Circus Friends
1956
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as Miss Linstead
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Age: 52
Loser Takes All
1956
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as Nurse (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Yield to the Night
1956
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as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
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Age: 52
Lost
1956
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as Librarian
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Age: 52
Cast a Dark Shadow
1955
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as Monica Bare
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Age: 51
John and Julie
1955
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as Miss Rendlesham
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Age: 51
To Dorothy, a Son
1954
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as Midwife Appleby
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Age: 50
Betrayed
1954
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as Waitress (uncredited)
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Age: 50
Adventure in the Hopfields
1954
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as Mrs. McBain
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Age: 50
Monsieur Ripois
1954
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as Landlady
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Age: 50
Doctor in the House
1954
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as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
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Age: 50
The Million Pound Note
1954
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as Mum with Pram
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Age: 50
Johnny on the Run
1953
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as Mrs MacGregor
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Age: 49
No Image
Probation Officer
1950
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as Mrs. Mead
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Age: 47
No Image
Dark Interval
1950
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as
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Age: 46
Double Confession
1950
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as Fussy Mother
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Age: 46