Cast
May McAvoy
Acting
Cast
May McAvoy
Known for
Acting
Born
1899-09-06
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1984-04-26
Biography
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.
Ben-Hur
as Woman in crowd (uncredited)
Executive Suite
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Mystery Street
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Dulcy
as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
as Mary Dale
Rio Rita
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Terror
as Olga Redmayne
Clarence
as Cora Wheeler
Tarnish
as Letitia Tevis
The Savage
as Ysabel Atwater
Slightly Used
as Cynthia Martin
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Esther
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
Only 38
as Lucy Stanley
The Enchanted Cottage
as Laura Pennington
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Wife (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
as Woman (uncredited)
Irish Hearts
as Sheila
The Yellow Cab Man
as (uncredited)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Saleslady
Main Street on the March!
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
Whispers
as Gossip (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
Hollywood
as May McAvoy
Phantom Raiders
as Middle Telephone Operator
1-2-3-Go!
as Nurse
No Defense
as Ruth Harper
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Dowager (uncredited)
Morals
as Carlotta Carlotta
Born to Sing
as (uncredited)
Lady Windermere's Fan
as Lady Windermere
The Little Snob
as May Banks
Three Women
as Jeannie Wilton
A Reno Divorce
as Carla
Her Reputation
as Jacqueline Lanier
The Mad Whirl
as Cathleen Gillis
Grumpy
as Virginia Bullivant
West of the Water Tower
as Bee Chew
The Bedroom Window
as Ruth Martin
Kick In
as Myrtle
The Lion and the Mouse
as Shirley Ross
Sucker List
as Secretary (uncredited)
Mr. Blabbermouth!
Movie Pests
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
My Husband's Other Wife
as Nettie Bryson
If I Were Single
as May Howard
I'll Say So
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self
A Homespun Vamp
as Meg Mackenzie
Through a Glass Window
as Jenny Martin
Ringside Maisie
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
My Old Dutch
as Sal Gratton
The Fire Brigade
as Helen Corwin
Matinee Ladies
as Sallie Smith
The Sporting Duchess
as Mary Aylmer
Sentimental Tommy
as Grizel
The Truth About Husbands
as Leslie Brownell
Tessie
as Tessie
The Passionate Quest
Stolen Kisses
as May Lambert
A Virginia Courtship
as Prudence Fairfax
A Perfect Lady
as Claire Higgins
Caught in the Fog
as The Girl
A Private Scandal
as Jeanne Millett
The Woman Under Oath
as Edith Norton
Gareth Hughes
as Self (archive footage)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Australy Wiggs
To Hell with the Kaiser!
as Wounded Girl
The Way of a Woman
as Grace Lee
The Devil's Garden
as Norah
The Forbidden Valley
as Morning Glory
The Top of New York
as Hilda O'Shaunnessey
The Road to Glory
as Judith Allen
The House of the Tolling Bell
as Lucy Atheron