Mary Forbes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. Forbes was born in Hornsey, England. She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913. She took over management of the Ambassadors Theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in Britain and America before her appearances in Hollywood films. Two of her three children by her first marriage in the first quarter of 1904 to Ernest J. Taylor, Ralph and Dorothy Brenda, known as Brenda, were also actors. The middle child of the three, Phyllis Mary Taylor, was not in the acting business. Her second husband was British actor Charles Quartermaine, who married in 1925; the union ended in divorce. She married her third husband, Wesley Wall, an American businessman, in 1935; the couple remained married until her death in 1974. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1943, with one of her character references being Lucile Webster Gleason, actress and wife of actor James Gleason.
Filmography
Houseboat
as British Society Woman (uncredited)
Houseboat
as British Society Woman (uncredited)
Les Miserables
as Nun (uncredited)
Les Miserables
as Nun (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Aunt Martha
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Aunt Martha
The Black Arrow
as Nun (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
as Nun (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
as Margaret (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
as Margaret (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
as Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
as Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)
The Exile
as Second Court Lady
The Exile
as Second Court Lady
Ivy
as Lady Crail (uncredited)
Ivy
as Lady Crail (uncredited)
Cigarette Girl
as Mrs. Halstead
Cigarette Girl
as Mrs. Halstead
Terror by Night
as Lady Margaret Carstairs
Terror by Night
as Lady Margaret Carstairs
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Queen Mother Elena
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Queen Mother Elena
I'll Remember April
as Mrs. Barrington
I'll Remember April
as Mrs. Barrington
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lady Agatha
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lady Agatha
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Eshton
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Eshton
Dangerous Blondes
as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
as War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
as War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
as Dame Dunne Hartley
Two Tickets to London
as Dame Dunne Hartley
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Mrs. Pettibone
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Mrs. Pettibone
Almost Married
as Mrs. Marvin
Almost Married
as Mrs. Marvin
This Above All
as Vicar's Wife
This Above All
as Vicar's Wife
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
Nothing but the Truth
as Mrs. Ralston
Nothing but the Truth
as Mrs. Ralston
Back Street
as Mrs. Williams
Back Street
as Mrs. Williams
South of Suez
as Mrs. Putnam
South of Suez
as Mrs. Putnam
Private Affairs
as Mrs. Stanley
Private Affairs
as Mrs. Stanley
Florian
as Grandmother
Florian
as Grandmother
Laddie
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
Laddie
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
Ninotchka
as Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Ninotchka
as Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Mrs. Gaynes
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Mrs. Gaynes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Lady Conyngham
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Lady Conyngham
I Stole a Million
as Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
as Mrs. Randolph
The Sun Never Sets
as Mrs. Randolph
Outside These Walls
as Gertrude Bishop
Outside These Walls
as Gertrude Bishop
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Lady Hilda (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Lady Hilda (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Fast and Loose
as Mrs. Torrent
Fast and Loose
as Mrs. Torrent
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Mrs. Hanson
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Mrs. Hanson
You Can't Take It with You
as Mrs. Anthony Kirby
You Can't Take It with You
as Mrs. Anthony Kirby
The Rage of Paris
as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
Everybody Sing
as Miss Colvin
Everybody Sing
as Miss Colvin
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
as Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
as Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
as Mrs. Vance
The Awful Truth
as Mrs. Vance
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Concert Hall Patron
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Concert Hall Patron
The Life of the Party
as Mrs. Saunders
The Life of the Party
as Mrs. Saunders
Another Dawn
as Mrs. Lydia Benton
Another Dawn
as Mrs. Lydia Benton
Theodora Goes Wild
as Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
The White Angel
as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
The White Angel
as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Lady Holloway
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Lady Holloway
Anna Karenina
as Princess Sorokina
Anna Karenina
as Princess Sorokina
Laddie
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
Laddie
as Mrs. Anna Pryor
Roberta
as (uncredited)
Roberta
as (uncredited)
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
Sadie McKee
as Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Mrs. Middleton
Bombshell
as Mrs. Middleton
A Farewell to Arms
as Miss Van Campen
A Farewell to Arms
as Miss Van Campen
Vanity Fair
as Mrs. Sedley
Vanity Fair
as Mrs. Sedley
Chances
as Mrs. Ingleside
Chances
as Mrs. Ingleside
The Devil to Pay!
as Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
The Devil to Pay!
as Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
So This Is London
as Lady Worthing
So This Is London
as Lady Worthing
Strictly Unconventional
as Mrs. Anna Shenstone
Strictly Unconventional
as Mrs. Anna Shenstone
Women Who Win
Women Who Win