Mona Washbourne
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.
Filmography
December Flower
as Mary Grey
December Flower
as Mary Grey
The London Connection
as Aunt Lydia
The London Connection
as Aunt Lydia
The Blue Bird
as Grandmother
The Blue Bird
as Grandmother
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Mrs. Jarley
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Mrs. Jarley
Identikit
as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
Identikit
as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
O Lucky Man!
as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
O Lucky Man!
as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Gran Alice Tallent
What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Gran Alice Tallent
Home
as Kathleen
Home
as Kathleen
Poor Mother
as Sister
Poor Mother
as Sister
The Games
as Mrs. Hayes
The Games
as Mrs. Hayes
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Mrs. Jarley
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Mrs. Jarley
The Bed Sitting Room
as Mother
The Bed Sitting Room
as Mother
if....
as Matron
if....
as Matron
Number Ten
as Julia Pryton
Number Ten
as Julia Pryton
Two a Penny
Two a Penny
Casino Royale
as Tea Lady (uncredited)
Casino Royale
as Tea Lady (uncredited)
The Third Day
as Catherine Parsons
The Third Day
as Catherine Parsons
The Collector
as Aunt Annie
The Collector
as Aunt Annie
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Aunt Lil
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Aunt Lil
One Way Pendulum
as Aunt Mildred
One Way Pendulum
as Aunt Mildred
My Fair Lady
as Mrs. Pearce
My Fair Lady
as Mrs. Pearce
Night Must Fall
as Mrs. Bramson
Night Must Fall
as Mrs. Bramson
Billy Liar
as Alice Fisher
Billy Liar
as Alice Fisher
Operation Stogie
as Lady Cormorant
Operation Stogie
as Lady Cormorant
No Love for Johnnie
as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
No Love for Johnnie
as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
The Brides of Dracula
as Helga Lang
The Brides of Dracula
as Helga Lang
Count Your Blessings
as Nanny
Count Your Blessings
as Nanny
A Cry from the Streets
as Mrs. Daniels
A Cry from the Streets
as Mrs. Daniels
Son of a Stranger
Son of a Stranger
Stranger in Town
as Agnes Smith
Stranger in Town
as Agnes Smith
The Good Companions
as Mrs. Joe
The Good Companions
as Mrs. Joe
It's Great to be Young!
as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
It's Great to be Young!
as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
Circus Friends
as Miss Linstead
Circus Friends
as Miss Linstead
Loser Takes All
as Nurse (uncredited)
Loser Takes All
as Nurse (uncredited)
Yield to the Night
as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
Yield to the Night
as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
Lost
as Librarian
Lost
as Librarian
John and Julie
as Miss Rendlesham
John and Julie
as Miss Rendlesham
To Dorothy, a Son
as Midwife Appleby
To Dorothy, a Son
as Midwife Appleby
Betrayed
as Waitress (uncredited)
Betrayed
as Waitress (uncredited)
Adventure in the Hopfields
as Mrs. McBain
Adventure in the Hopfields
as Mrs. McBain
Monsieur Ripois
as Landlady
Monsieur Ripois
as Landlady
Doctor in the House
as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
Doctor in the House
as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
The Million Pound Note
as Mum with Pram
The Million Pound Note
as Mum with Pram
Johnny on the Run
as Mrs MacGregor
Johnny on the Run
as Mrs MacGregor
The Gambler and the Lady
as Miss Minter
The Gambler and the Lady
as Miss Minter
Probation Officer
as Mrs. Mead
Probation Officer
as Mrs. Mead
Dark Interval
Dark Interval
Double Confession
as Fussy Mother
Double Confession
as Fussy Mother
Adam and Evelyne
as Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)
Adam and Evelyne
as Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)
Maytime in Mayfair
as Lady Levenson
Maytime in Mayfair
as Lady Levenson
Once Upon a Dream
as Vicar's Wife
Once Upon a Dream
as Vicar's Wife
The Winslow Boy
as Miss Barnes
The Winslow Boy
as Miss Barnes