Mary Forbes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1882-12-30

Day of death

1974-07-22 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK

Mary Forbes

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Cavalcade

    Cavalcade

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Trespasser

    The Trespasser

  • Roberta

    Roberta

  • Houseboat

    Houseboat

  • Chances

    Chances

  • Laddie

    Laddie

  • Terror by Night

    Terror by Night

  • Lady on a Train

    Lady on a Train

  • Dizzy Dames

    Dizzy Dames

  • Ninotchka

    Ninotchka

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • The Brat

    The Brat

  • Bombshell

    Bombshell

  • I'll Remember April

    I'll Remember April

  • Florian

    Florian

  • Shock

    Shock

  • You Can't Buy Everything

    You Can't Buy Everything

  • British Agent

    British Agent

  • Ivy

    Ivy

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • Everybody Sing

    Everybody Sing

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • Born to Love

    Born to Love

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • We Live Again

    We Live Again

  • So This Is London

    So This Is London

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

  • The Thirteenth Chair

    The Thirteenth Chair

  • She Was a Lady

    She Was a Lady

  • Working Girls

    Working Girls

  • Risky Business

    Risky Business

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • This Above All

    This Above All

  • Her Private Life

    Her Private Life

  • Tender Comrade

    Tender Comrade

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • Sadie McKee

    Sadie McKee

  • You Gotta Stay Happy

    You Gotta Stay Happy

  • A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms

  • Captain Blood

    Captain Blood

  • You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • Stage Door

    Stage Door

  • Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Twin Beds

    Twin Beds

  • Wee Willie Winkie

    Wee Willie Winkie

  • Sherlock Holmes in Washington

    Sherlock Holmes in Washington

  • Cigarette Girl

    Cigarette Girl

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • The Ice Follies of 1939

    The Ice Follies of 1939

  • The Black Arrow

    The Black Arrow

  • The Lady Clare

    The Lady Clare

  • All This, and Heaven Too

    All This, and Heaven Too

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

  • It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • The Rage of Paris

    The Rage of Paris

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up

    Three Smart Girls Grow Up

  • The Life of the Party

    The Life of the Party

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • The White Angel

    The White Angel

  • The Judge Steps Out

    The Judge Steps Out

  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

  • The Devil to Pay!

    The Devil to Pay!

  • Women of Glamour

    Women of Glamour

  • Dangerous Blondes

    Dangerous Blondes

  • The Widow from Monte Carlo

    The Widow from Monte Carlo

  • Wedding Present

    Wedding Present

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • The Sun Never Sets

    The Sun Never Sets

  • Another Dawn

    Another Dawn

  • Outside These Walls

    Outside These Walls

  • The Perfect Gentleman

    The Perfect Gentleman

  • One Hundred Men and a Girl

    One Hundred Men and a Girl

  • Sunny Side Up

    Sunny Side Up

  • The Man Who Came Back

    The Man Who Came Back

  • I Stole a Million

    I Stole a Million

  • East Is West

    East Is West

  • The Exile

    The Exile

  • Earl Carroll Vanities

    Earl Carroll Vanities

  • The Great Impersonation

    The Great Impersonation

  • Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Hollywood Cavalcade

  • Laddie

    Laddie

  • Most Precious Thing in Life

    Most Precious Thing in Life

  • Klondike Fury

    Klondike Fury

  • Two Tickets to London

    Two Tickets to London

  • What Do You Think? (Number Three)

    What Do You Think? (Number Three)

  • Outside of Paradise

    Outside of Paradise

  • Two Heads on a Pillow

    Two Heads on a Pillow

  • Almost Married

    Almost Married

  • Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

  • South of Suez

    South of Suez

  • The Silent Witness

    The Silent Witness

  • Blame It on Love

    Blame It on Love

  • Women Who Win

    Women Who Win

  • The Woman's Portion

    The Woman's Portion