7.3
7.3
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
May McAvoy
Acting
Born:September 6, 1899
Died:April 26, 1984(aged 84)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
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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 (57 movies)
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Esther
6.8
6.8
Lady Windermere's Fan
1925
as Lady Windermere
6.8
6.8
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Laura Pennington
6.5
6.5
1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Nurse
6.5
6.5
The Mad Whirl
1925
as Cathleen Gillis
6.3
6.3
Sucker List
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
as (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Mary Dale
6.0
6.0
The Road to Glory
1926
as Judith Allen
6.0
6.0
The Terror
1928
as Olga Redmayne
5.8
5.8
Dulcy
1940
as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Movie Pests
1944
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Main Street on the March!
1941
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Saleslady
5.2
5.2
Luxury Liner
1948
as Woman (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Stolen Kisses
1929
as May Lambert
5.0
5.0
Born to Sing
1942
as (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
The Woman Under Oath
1919
as Edith Norton
5.0
5.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1919
as Australy Wiggs
4.8
4.8
Mr. Blabbermouth!
1942
4.5
4.5
Ringside Maisie
1941
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
Sentimental Tommy
1921
as Grizel
3.5
3.5
The Fire Brigade
1926
as Helen Corwin
2.7
2.7
Three Women
1924
as Jeannie Wilton
I'll Say So
1918
Gareth Hughes
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Her Reputation
1923
as Jacqueline Lanier
West of the Water Tower
1924
as Bee Chew
Tarnish
1924
as Letitia Tevis
Tessie
1925
as Tessie
The Bedroom Window
1924
as Ruth Martin
Morals
1921
as Carlotta Carlotta
Only 38
1923
as Lucy Stanley
A Perfect Lady
1918
as Claire Higgins
A Private Scandal
1921
as Jeanne Millett
The Devil's Garden
1920
as Norah
My Old Dutch
1926
as Sal Gratton
The Savage
1926
as Ysabel Atwater
The Way of a Woman
1919
as Grace Lee
The Lion and the Mouse
1928
as Shirley Ross
Caught in the Fog
1928
as The Girl
No Defense
1929
as Ruth Harper
Slightly Used
1927
as Cynthia Martin
Whispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
The Passionate Quest
1926
Matinee Ladies
1927
as Sallie Smith
Irish Hearts
1927
as Sheila
A Reno Divorce
1927
as Carla
If I Were Single
1927
as May Howard
The Little Snob
1928
as May Banks
The Truth About Husbands
1920
as Leslie Brownell
Kick In
1922
as Myrtle
The Top of New York
1922
as Hilda O'Shaunnessey
A Homespun Vamp
1922
as Meg Mackenzie
Clarence
1922
as Cora Wheeler
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