May McAvoy
Actor/Actriz
73
Filmes
0
Séries
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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.
Como Ator/Atriz
Ben-Hur
Woman in crowd (uncredited)
Mystery Street
Nurse (uncredited)
Cuando llama el deseo
Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Rio Rita
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Clarence
Cora Wheeler
The Terror
Olga Redmayne
Irish Hearts
Sheila
The Jazz Singer
Mary Dale
Morals
Carlotta Carlotta
The Savage
Ysabel Atwater
Hollywood
May McAvoy
Slightly Used
Cynthia Martin
Only 38
Lucy Stanley
Movie Pests
Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
Tarnish
Letitia Tevis
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Esther
Dulcy
Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)
Cautivos del mal
Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Sentimental Tommy
Grizel
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Wife (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
Woman (uncredited)
The Enchanted Cottage
Laura Pennington
Third Finger, Left Hand
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Bedroom Window
Ruth Martin
Phantom Raiders
Middle Telephone Operator
Her Reputation
Jacqueline Lanier
1-2-3-Go!
Nurse
Three Women
Jeannie Wilton
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Saleslady