7.8
7.8
The London Connection
1979
as Aunt Lydia
Mona Washbourne
Acting
Born:November 27, 1903
Died:November 15, 1988(aged 84)
Birthplace:Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
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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 (52 movies)
7.8
7.8
Home
1972
as Kathleen
7.5
7.5
My Fair Lady
1964
as Mrs. Pearce
7.5
7.5
Johnny on the Run
1953
as Mrs MacGregor
7.3
7.3
The Collector
1965
as Aunt Annie
7.2
7.2
A Cry from the Streets
1958
as Mrs. Daniels
7.1
7.1
The Games
1970
as Mrs. Hayes
7.1
7.1
if....
1968
as Matron
7.0
7.0
Adventure in the Hopfields
1954
as Mrs. McBain
7.0
7.0
Lost
1956
as Librarian
6.9
6.9
The Winslow Boy
1948
as Miss Barnes
6.9
6.9
Stevie
1978
as Aunt
6.9
6.9
Yield to the Night
1956
as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
6.8
6.8
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
6.8
6.8
Billy Liar
1963
as Alice Fisher
6.7
6.7
The Brides of Dracula
1960
as Helga Lang
6.5
6.5
Stranger in Town
1957
as Agnes Smith
6.4
6.4
Cast a Dark Shadow
1955
as Monica Bare
6.4
6.4
Night Must Fall
1964
as Mrs. Bramson
6.2
6.2
It's Great to be Young!
1956
as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
6.2
6.2
Identikit
1974
as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
6.1
6.1
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
as Aunt Lil
6.0
6.0
Double Confession
1950
as Fussy Mother
6.0
6.0
Once Upon a Dream
1949
as Vicar's Wife
5.9
5.9
Fragment of Fear
1970
as Mrs. Gray
5.9
5.9
Monsieur Ripois
1954
as Landlady
5.9
5.9
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Mother
5.8
5.8
The Third Day
1965
as Catherine Parsons
5.6
5.6
To Dorothy, a Son
1954
as Midwife Appleby
5.6
5.6
Betrayed
1954
as Waitress (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
One Way Pendulum
1965
as Aunt Mildred
5.4
5.4
Loser Takes All
1956
as Nurse (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Maytime in Mayfair
1949
as Lady Levenson
5.3
5.3
The Blue Bird
1976
as Grandmother
5.2
5.2
The Gambler and the Lady
1952
as Miss Minter
4.5
4.5
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
1968
as Mrs. Brown
4.3
4.3
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
as Gran Alice Tallent
4.2
4.2
Count Your Blessings
1959
as Nanny
3.3
3.3
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Mrs. Jarley
3.2
3.2
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982
as Queen Mother
2.0
2.0
Operation Stogie
1962
as Lady Cormorant
1.7
1.7
Two a Penny
1967
Dark Interval
1950
The Good Companions
1957
as Mrs. Joe
Probation Officer
1950
as Mrs. Mead
December Flower
1984
as Mary Grey
Son of a Stranger
1958
Number Ten
1968
as Julia Pryton
Poor Mother
1970
as Sister
I Spy a Stranger
1972
as Mrs. Hudson
Pygmalion
1981
as Mrs. Pearce
Circus Friends
1956
as Miss Linstead
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